Yuji Naka: Difference between revisions

Naka was born on September 17, 1965, in [[Hirakata]], Osaka.{{Cn|date=December 2022}} He learned to program by replicating and [[debugging]] video game code printed in magazines. The experience prompted him to study [[assembler (computer programming)|assemblers]] and practice writing code during his school classes.<ref name="RG-35">{{cite journal|last=Szczepaniak|first=John|title=Before They Were Famous|url=https://archive.org/stream/retro_gamer/RetroGamer_035#page/n71/mode/2up|journal=[[Retro Gamer]]|publisher=[[Imagine Publishing]]|issue=35|page=74|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> After graduating, Naka decided not to enroll in university and stayed in Osaka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sega-16.com/2005/06/sega-stars-yuji-naka/|title=Sega Stars: Yuji Naka|website=Sega-16|first=Ken|last=Horowitz|date=June 22, 2005|access-date=July 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627030839/http://www.sega-16.com/2005/06/sega-stars-yuji-naka/|archive-date=June 27, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>