Amiga CEO Explains Latest Deals - This Week In Retro 281

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Amiga CEO Mike Battilana is our guest this week, so we get right to the lead story: Amiga and Hyperion announced a settlement to long-standing disputes over AmigaOS. At the same time Amiga announced a licensing arrangement with Commodore. We sort through what it means and what might be coming next. In other news, there's a new rich archive of software for Atari ST users and a split-screen head-to-head innovation is coming to the original BBC Micro Elite thanks to the tireless tinkering of Mark Moxon. Plus 1970s computer music on vinyl, new chapters for Worms and Quake, and more.

00:00 - Show Opening

04:00 - What Is Amiga Corporation? Let’s ask the CEO!
Story Link: https://amiga.com/news/20260804-amiga-update
Amiga News: https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-08-00022-EN.html
Hyperion Entertainment://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/news/38-corporate

28:57 - A Real Pirate’s Trove
Story Link: https://atari.8bitchip.info/fromhd2.php#dlaciebie
Sidecartridge: https://ataristpublicfloppydb.sidecartridge.com/

43:09 - Housekeeping - News links found below

50:50 - Screen Cheat Elite
Story Link: https://bsky.app/profile/markmoxon.bsky.social/post/3msiwwtnnzk2y

58:54 - 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

Bits and Bytes: https://youtu.be/WOGi5T_m__8
CCSP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-vmlGCq4c

Atari System Emulator: https://youtu.be/Ozin3MMEKZE

Magenta Lenovo Trackpoints: https://www.techradar.com/pro/its-not-red-its-magenta-how-thinkpad-designers-gaslit-ibm-to-save-the-iconic-trackpoint

Worms Directors Cut DLC: https://worm.net/

New Quake Level: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/quake-gets-a-free-new-chapter-promising-ferocious-combat-labyrinthine-level-design-and-nightmarish-realms-to-celebrate-its-30th-birthday

WWW Turns 35: https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/1vhfya0/the_web_turns_35_this_august_6/

Episode Credits

Housekeeping Music: https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/fff6e291-5987-42fd-9a60-dc399816e4ee/