#Near bsnes has died update#

Please note that due to the highly sensitive nature of this topic, we’ve taken the decision to close comments on this article.Near, the creator of SNES emulators bsnes and higan, has died. If you’d like to help in some small way, please consider making a donation to The Samaritans, an organisation focused on helping those struggling to cope with mental health problems and depression. In the meantime, the entire team at Nintendo Life sends its best wishes to Near.

#Near bsnes has died update#

This is a developing story and we will update this post as and when we know more. Since issuing the statement, several Twitter followers have attempted to get in touch with Near, who lives in Japan, via the US Embassy. It seems like they’re a major catalyst for this situation. For example, Byuu as far as I know, identified as non-binary, which is why they started harassing him. They especially tend to focus on people who are in vulnerable groups. They’re a forum focused on cyberbullying other people. Kiwi Farms was spun off from CWCiki, a wiki focused on Chris-Chan. I’ll miss you all so much, but at least I can finally be at peace.Īccording to Theorymon at ResetEra, “Kiwi Farms” – the site mentioned by Near – is focused on cyberbullying individuals online: Thank you for all your support over the years. Thank you all so much for the kind messages. That’s on every last person who pushed me to this point and didn’t let up. I would have kept going if Joshua Moon had shown me just the tiniest bit of compassion. They didn’t have to do this and they could have stopped any time, but chose not to. I’m sure some will try to play this off as my fault. As much as I know it will cause some of you to suffer, please understand I was suffering far more. Here’s hoping there’s something better awaiting. I’m very sorry, but know that I love you all very much. Thank you all so much for your kindness and support over the years. There’s too many people suffering, and no one seems to care because we are relative nobodies online, and they know that. It’s too late for me, but I pray that someone, at some point, will do something about that website. I have no real-life friends, I have no other reason for being. Still, if I’ve hurt or upset anyone, I’m really sorry for that. Their horrific claims are entirely baseless. And I didn’t do anything wrong other than be weird online. I’ve always tried my best to be kind and helpful to everyone. I have tried changing in every way possible as they wanted me to in order to get this to stop, but it just never does. Every night I am filled with panic attacks and dread and worry. I have tried closing myself off from the world. It’s escalated from attacking me for being autistic, to attacking and doxing my friends, and trying to suicide bait another, just to get a reaction from me. I could only just tolerate it with heavy depression when it was 4chan.īut Kiwi Farms has made the harassment orders of magnitude worse. It’s always hurt me deeply enough that I can’t describe it in words. From my earliest grade school memories to now. The honest truth is, I’ve been bullied, ridiculed, and humiliated my entire life. Near – who also goes by the names ‘byuu’ and ‘Dave’ and identifies as non-binary – posted a thread earlier today (UK time) which opened up about the bullying and harassment they have received online. Outside of emulation, Near has also been a major force in the world of preservation and even bought an entire North American and Japanese SNES / Super Famicom collection so they could dump them and ensure the ROMs were as faithful as possible. However, despite being focused on their own emulator, Near has taken the time to offer assistance to the developers of SNES9X to improve that project, too. Early versions of BSNES ran slowly on anything but top-level hardware, but, thanks to the fact that Near went the extra mile and actually decapped SNES chips to better understand them, it has become the gold standard of SNES emulators, boasting 100% compatibility with the entire SNES library. Work on BSNES began in 2004, with the aim of making an emulator which was as accurate as possible. Near’s work in the realm of retro gaming preservation and emulation is nothing short of remarkable. Original story : Fears are growing for the safety of Near, the person behind the excellent SNES emulator BSNES, after they posted what appeared to be suicidal statements on Twitter. Update: A friend who wishes to remain anonymous has stated that Near has tragically taken their own life: