NEAR BSNES EMULATORS DIED SOFTWARE

Out of respect we will not have the comments online for this one. The good, extremely revered emulator developer Near (beforehand often known as Byuu) seems to have taken their very own life. If you're struggling with mental health we urge you to seek help through friends, family and other specialised services like National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (US) / Mind (UK) and you can find more resources across different countries here. Near's work will live on, and they asked that we remember them for their work and dedication to the emulation community. Byuu was one of those people who talked shit saying CEMU was setting some new standard for all future console emulators to require being paid-only (which wasn. Later that same day, respected security consultant and hacker Hector Martin posted on Twitter a Google Document file to explain that Near has died. I remember when CEMU emulator first started gaining traction and there were lots of people upset about CEMU making tons of money from Patreon due to it's latest build being patreon-only. He was a towering figure in the field, and will be sorely missed. His work raised the bar for emulator accuracy and the preservation of video games. According to, the author named Near, took his life after. Near (Byuu) has previously appeared on HN as the author of BSNES, Higan, and other emulators for retro gaming systems. Nears bsnes was the first Super Nintendo emulator with 100 compatibility, and higan is a multi-system emulator supporting 26 different devices including the NES, SNES, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance, Sega Master System and Genesis. The Twitter post was very alarming and painted a concerning picture of their declining mental health. Krystal Kastle says: Sad news: the author of this emulator has recently passed away. The linked document also focuses on the Kiwi Farms forum and the doxing and harassing of Near and their friends. This wasn't just in early life but across the internet too from the likes of 4chan and later a site called Kiwi Farms. In the early hours of June 27, Near (whose real name is Dave and identifies as non-binary) posted a very concerning thread on Twitter, explaining how they've suffered their whole life from bullying, harassment and more. Please be aware the following links have some disturbing content that touches on bullying, suicide and more. And thats not to mention the numerous graphical errors that we never noticed because we didnt actually know how the games were supposed to look. Several games had sound glitches and some would flat out crash. emulators and a latest celebrated translation of JRPG Bahamut Lagoon, has died by suicide.

NEAR BSNES EMULATORS DIED SOFTWARE

Near has a long history in the emulation scene, working with others and often alone to create some really important software focused on accuracy and also contributions to translating some really popular titles. ZSNES was the popular emulator back then, but an accurate one it was not. Close to, creator of the higan and bsnes emulators, has died. The highly respected developer known as Near, creator of emulators like bsnes, higan and more has died.

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