Emulation legend Near reported dead

Near, who created the bsnes and higan game emulators, reportedly took their own life Sunday.

Bsnes, first released in 20104, was among the early apps that made emulation accessible to gamers and nontechnical users. The retrogaming obsession they kickstarted went from piracy to the admiralty in record time, reinvigorating a videogame business that had abandoned its back catalogue. — Read the rest