Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
243 episodes
4 days ago
Get up to speed with the hottest news in the world of retro gaming and computing. Submit your own stories and upvote your favourites at r/ThisWeekinRetro. Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
A relaxed and light hearted chat on the subjects that YOU choose on our Reddit page. With the occasional special guest and a Community Question Of The Week where you get to have your say and share stories.
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Get up to speed with the hottest news in the world of retro gaming and computing. Submit your own stories and upvote your favourites at r/ThisWeekinRetro. Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
A relaxed and light hearted chat on the subjects that YOU choose on our Reddit page. With the occasional special guest and a Community Question Of The Week where you get to have your say and share stories.
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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.
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00:00 - Show Opening
02:38 - The Screaming Is SilencedStory Link: https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinuedAdditional Link: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/08/09/you-had-mail-aol-finally-discontinues-dial-up-internet-serviceAre 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 RetailStory 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
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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
This Week in Retro
Get up to speed with the hottest news in the world of retro gaming and computing. Submit your own stories and upvote your favourites at r/ThisWeekinRetro. Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
A relaxed and light hearted chat on the subjects that YOU choose on our Reddit page. With the occasional special guest and a Community Question Of The Week where you get to have your say and share stories.
