Nicola Salmoria
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Nicola Salmoria is an Italian
software developer
. He is the original developer of MAME
, an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software. In December 2002, he graduated from the University of Siena
with a laurea
in mathematics, with a thesis written about MAME.
Before his fame as the author of MAME, he was active in the Amiga software development scene, producing utility programs such as NewIcons
.
He has defeated numerous encryption algorithms, including but not limited to, the CPS-2 program ROM encryption (together with Andreas Naive), the Kabuki (sound) program ROM encryption and the graphics ROM encryption in the later Neo Geo
games.
He is no longer coordinating the MAME project, but he is still active in the day-to-day development.
Salmoria was also involved in the development of the commercial Taito Legends
and Taito Legends 2
classic Taito
arcade games packs.
He currently lives in Poland and was working for Empire Interactive
until it closed down in May 2009.
Italy
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software developer
Software developer
A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management...
. He is the original developer of MAME
MAME
MAME is an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software on modern personal computers and other platforms. The intention is to preserve gaming history by preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten...
, an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software. In December 2002, he graduated from the University of Siena
University of Siena
The University of Siena in Siena, Tuscany is one of the oldest and first publicly funded universities in Italy. Originally called Studium Senese, the University of Siena was founded in 1240. The University has around 20,000 students, nearly half of Siena's total population of around 54,000...
with a laurea
Laurea
In Italy, the laurea is the main post-secondary academic degree.-Reforms due to the Bologna process:Spurred by the Bologna process, a major reform was instituted in 1999 to introduce easier university degrees comparable to the bachelors...
in mathematics, with a thesis written about MAME.
Before his fame as the author of MAME, he was active in the Amiga software development scene, producing utility programs such as NewIcons
NewIcons
NewIcons is a third-party extension to the icon handling system for AmigaOS 2 and newer. NewIcons was first invented and developed by the Italian programmer Nicola Salmoria. Subsequent development was done by Eric Sauvageau.-History:...
.
He has defeated numerous encryption algorithms, including but not limited to, the CPS-2 program ROM encryption (together with Andreas Naive), the Kabuki (sound) program ROM encryption and the graphics ROM encryption in the later Neo Geo
Neo Geo (console)
The is a cartridge-based arcade and home video game system released on July 1, 1991 by Japanese game company SNK. Being in the Fourth generation of Gaming, it was the first console in the former Neo Geo family, which only lived through the 1990s...
games.
He is no longer coordinating the MAME project, but he is still active in the day-to-day development.
Salmoria was also involved in the development of the commercial Taito Legends
Taito Legends
Taito Legends is a compilation of 29 arcade games released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC in October 2005. The games were originally developed by Taito Corporation. The European release was published by Empire Interactive, who had licensed the games from Taito and developed the compilation...
and Taito Legends 2
Taito Legends 2
Taito Legends 2 is the sequel to Taito Legends and is a follow-up collection of 39 Taito arcade games for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC....
classic Taito
Taito
Taito may mean:*Taito Corporation, a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware*Taito, Tokyo, a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan*Taito, also known as matai, paramount chiefs according to Fa'a Samoa...
arcade games packs.
He currently lives in Poland and was working for Empire Interactive
Empire Interactive
Empire Interactive was a UK based video game developer and publisher founded in 1987. It was closed under administration on 4 May 2009.-About Empire Interactive:...
until it closed down in May 2009.