AOL Hangs Up - This Week In Retro 231

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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 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

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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