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Near (programmer)
David Kirk Ginder (February 22, 1983 – June 27, 2021), better known by the pseudonyms Near and Byuu, was a programmer who specialized in Video game console emulator, emulation of video game console hardware. They developed Higan (emulator), higan, the first emulator to reach 100% compatibility with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo library. Near also contributed to Fan translation of video games, fan translations and SNES Video game preservation, preservation efforts. Biography Near started out in the emulation scene as an amateur programmer, translating Japanese video game ROM images at the age of 14, and one year later developed a tool for displaying resized text font in games. After that, a ''patching assembler'' called "xkas" would follow, which streamlined the ROM-translation process. The development of bsnes, later known as Higan (emulator), higan, was triggered by bugs during translation of Super Famicom game ''Der Langrisser'' that would only app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arakawa, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward takes its name from the Arakawa River (Kantō), Arakawa River, though the river does not run through or touch the ward. Its neighbors are the wards of Adachi, Tokyo, Adachi, Kita, Tokyo, Kita, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Bunkyo, Taito, Tokyo, Taito and Sumida, Tokyo, Sumida. In English, the ward calls itself Arakawa City. Arakawa has sister-city relationships with Donaustadt in Vienna, Austria, and with Corvallis, Oregon, Corvallis, Oregon, United States, U.S. Domestically, it has similar relationships with nine cities, towns and villages. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 208,763, and a population density of about 20,550 persons per km2. The total area is 10.16 km2. Geography Arakawa is in the northeastern part of Tokyo. The shape is long and narrow, stretching from west to east. The Sumida River forms the northern boundary. The ward is surrounded by five other special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
