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'''AamirM''' is a Pakistan-based member of the [[Sonic scene]] and a [[Tech Member]] of [[Sonic Retro]]. He is the author of multiple accuracy-focused [[sega:Emulator|emulator]]s of various gaming consoles. The most prominent of these is [[sega:Regen|Regen]], an emulator of the [[sega:Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive / Genesis]] that is regarded as a steady competitor to [[sega:Steve Snake|Steve Snake]]'s [[sega:Kega Fusion|Kega Fusion]] in terms of accuracy to the original hardware. Others include [[sega:Satronic|Satronic]], emulating the [[sega:Sega Saturn|Sega Saturn]]; Reality0x40, emulating the Nintendo 64; and Turbo Engine, emulating the PC Engine.

Although he is not particularly known for work on homebrew or [[sega:ROM hacking|ROM hacking]], AamirM's knowledge of the hardware and [[sega:Assembly language|assembly language]]s of the Mega Drive's main processors, the [[sega:Motorola 68000|Motorola 68000]] and the [[sega:YM2612|YM2612]], as well as his knowledge of other aspects of the console's workings, make him a widely regarded source of technical knowledge and assistance. In addition, he has been known to playtest various [[Sonic hacks]] in his emulator and to help the authors work out bugs in their code.

AamirM continues to contribute to and interacts with the emulation community on a broad scale. His work on Regen goes on, with recent progress including his porting it to the [[wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] platform and adding support for the [[sega:Sega Mega-CD|Sega Mega-CD]]; the continuing aim is for it to be one of the best Mega Drive emulators available for use by the general public. Moreover, recently he has been working on several other projects, as noted above and detailed on his blog.

==External links==
*[http://aamirm.blogspot.co.uk/ AamirM's stuff]: personal blog about his emulators and other projects
*[http://aamirm.hacking-cult.org/ AamirM's Homepage], less up-to-date than his blog (also accessible ''via'' aamirm.org)
*[http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showuser=2819 Profile on Sonic Retro Message Board]

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