🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠

America Online is hanging up on its dial-up service. Hexen and Heretic are remastered. We talk retro retail stores big and small. Plus a handful of other retro stories in brief.

Stick around to the end for your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.

Could we trouble you to leave us a review on your platform of choice? Let us know if you do and you'll probably get a mention!

00:00 - Show Opening

02:38 - The Screaming Is Silenced Story Link: https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinued Additional Link: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/08/09/you-had-mail-aol-finally-discontinues-dial-up-internet-service Are there any dial up services left?: https://www.reddit.com/r/retrocomputing/comments/1j18hap/any_dialup_isps_left_in_2025/

14:53 - Heretic and Hexen Are Remastered! Story Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3286930/Heretic__Hexen/

24:27 - Housekeeping - News links found below

30:44 - Retro Retail Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mjlvff/eb_games_going_retro/ Additional Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mk41mq/another_one_bites_the_dust/

43:48 - Community Question of the Week

🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro

🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/

Follow your hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social

Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton

Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/

Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro

This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

News In Brief Links:

BBC Forgotten Internet: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250731-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-forgotten-internet

I Made A Floppy Disk: https://youtu.be/TBiFGhnXsh8?si=s1iaBj16TTIeLGXi

Amiga A600 Flight Sim Cabinet: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mkrpg1/anyone_want_an_active_amiga_flightsim_cabinet/

MOS6502 Is 50!: https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/happy-birthday-6502/

Computer Entertainer Magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnckC-JuOR0

FPGA BBC Computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gGAg9Er1yU

Yes, its another show with Commodore in the title but things are happening! The original D&D megadungeon has returned...again! Do you remember the creation of the computer phone? Let the BBC remind you.

All this plus news of a new C64 mini with all NEW games as well as a Mac mini which may not be around for too long.

Pixel Addict issue number 29 features reviews of some of the latest retro games: Capcom Arcade Stadium (Switch/Xbox/PC/PS4), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Switch/Xbox/Steam/PS5) and Old Towers (Atari Jaguar). Grab your copy at https://www.addict.media/

00:00 - Show Opening

02:53 - Fun & Challenges Keeping Up With C=s C64 Mini Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGg933fOb2M Commodore Victory: https://youtube.com/shorts/J-GZBvIneQU?si=4nmKFxwjf0-yN_8f Commodore Industries Press Release: https://commodore.inc/press-release-of-23-july-2025/

23:54 - Let’s Go Back To Where It All Began Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL-x0H4MKMs Circle Of Eight Mod Pack: https://co8.org/community/threads/the-circle-of-eight-modpack-explained.7737/ Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3843520/The_Temple_of_Elemental_Evil/

36:48 - Housekeeping - News links found below

42:07 - The Computer Phone Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuF65Ohn51M

57:15 - Community Question of the Week

🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro

🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/

Follow your hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social

Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton

Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/

Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro

This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

News In Brief Links:

30 Years Of Descent: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/remembering-descent-the-once-popular-fully-3d-6dof-shooter/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null

AmigaCF Adaptor: https://gitlab.com/autumnhippo/amigacf

Mini Mac: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/29/buy-a-24-inch-macintosh-plus-before-apple-stops-you

Amiga Prototype: https://www.reddit.com/r/amiga/comments/1mg63k7/the_amiga_prototype_demoed_at_ces/

Football Manager Re-release: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-creator-of-the-original-1982-football-manager-is-porting-it-to-steam-jokes-its-the-only-football-manager-coming-this-year/

C64 Built From Scratch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvHDKfl2Tjo

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠

Put on your party hats and prepare the party poppers for it is time to celebrate the Amiga's 40th Anniversary. We take a look at some of the recent retro events and the interesting discussions that took place there. A valuable retro computing resource has had an upgrade, the Retro Directory hits v2.0!

All of this plus a number of updates on previously covered topics and a few new interesting items in brief. Oh and don't forget your answers to this week's Community Question Of The Week.

00:00 - Show Opening

01:32 - Amiga Turns 40 Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/23/15-best-commodore-amiga-games-celebrate-40th-anniversary-23724048/ BBC Amiga Report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6092fMkZY

22:07 - This Week In Nerdfests Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6092fMkZY Hacking the IIc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5fiK1UCinE&list=PL_8ByM2n4E2s_D39XbNYLgE_yJ6ZqMfLl&index=3&pp=iAQB Tom Persky 2025 VCF SoCal Presentations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P0gQucQap4

40:43 - Housekeeping - News links found below

49:51 - Retro Directory Turns Two Point Oh Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85RFeX76Hv8

55:42 - Community Question of the Week

🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro

🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/

Follow your hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social

Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton

Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/

Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro

This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

News In Brief Links

SuperFX SNES Doom Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYN0twdMiDk

Spectrum Next Issue 3: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0

OnceWereNerd Update: https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-not-innocent-3579610/

Stop Killing Games Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQN_ZA5WRpo

Atari 2500+ PacMan Edition: https://www.eurogamer.net/ataris-classic-2600-console-re-release-is-getting-an-aggressively-yellow-pac-man-edition

Tape Storage Is Not Dead: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/lto_2024_tape_shipment_data/

VAX Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-iA_9U3WTc

Half Life 2 Train Fixed: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-18-years-a-surprise-half-life-2-update-makes-it-once-again-possible-to-beat-a-honking-train-on-highway-17

Acorn Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1makzdx/is_there_a_timeline_where_acorn_were_the/