DECKY'S PROFILE

Can I do a SMB3 castle level?

can we do cross-maker pairings

thanks for the compliments on my aethetics btw - my levels tend to be a little cluttered with enemies and too hard in hindsight, but I'm glad you at least like their look :D and yeah, Hali did a great job making the climbing wall better - I was so burned out then and couldn't quite get it working how I wanted it to.

lol people have very polarizing opinions with the wall of death. glad you like it.

Ender's Game - You are one of the smartest humans alive, yet also young and naive enough to be manipulated. You have enough empathy to understand your enemy - a hive-minded alien race to which a normal human could never relate - but also enough hatred to destroy them. Previous commanders failed because they couldn't strike this emotional balance between hatred and compassion, and time is running out. You're the last hope, though your superiors will never admit it - nor will they admit that your entire upbringing has been constructed to help you strike that emotional balance. But what if, after many years of empathizing with your enemy, you eventually find yourself loving and caring for them in their imminent moment of demise? Can you, in good conscience, defeat a beloved enemy when the games end and the war begins? And will your love for the enemy (among other things) cause you to turn on your instructors and superiors as you try to escape your destiny in a fit of childish rebellion? What if...that was the plan all along...?

All Quiet on the Western Front - a scathing indictment of nationalism and trench warfare (and war in general, especially the impact it has on entire generations). Ironically, this was a hugely popular German novel written just years before the Nazis began their censorship campaign. We wouldn't want lots of young Germans to be fearful of marching off to another war, now would we? But yes, reading this will make you understand why WWI was supposedly the "war to end all wars". How wrong they were...and that's what makes this book even more tragic.

Revenge of the Sith (the novelization) - does a better job than the movie at chronicling the fall of Anakin Skywalker. Oh yeah, and Matthew Stover is great at articulating action scenes and character ruminations - both feature prominently in this story.

Reclaiming History: The Assassination of JFK - reality isn't necessarily a James Bond movie or a 24 episode. Not everything has to be a giant conspiracy. Let's be real: nobody wants to believe that one deranged individual can take advantage of a situation and have such a dramatic impact on history. But it kinda sorta happens throughout history. This book helps set the record straight.

The Right Stuff - Ever wanted to work for a company that had brutally high prerequisites? What if you ended up as nothing but a mascot of that company? Early astronauts were the cream of the crop when it came to test pilots, but even that wouldn't cut it. Many were overqualified for the early space missions in terms of theoretical knowledge and raw piloting skills, but they had a combination of other traits needed for such a suicidal endeavor as flying into space - a perfect storm of "qualifications" that is becoming rarer and rarer with each passing generation: perfect health, confidence (even cockiness), obedience, intelligence, patriotism, quick thinking, and, perhaps, a death wish of some sort (without being "crazy" of course!). The early space race wasn't even about scientific exploration; most of that would come after the technology had been fully developed (and if budget permitted, of course). This book will teach you through the characters that, ultimately, the early space race was a propaganda stunt featuring some the world's best pilots as mere patriotic daredevils - much to their own chagrin, perhaps. This book is an honest, testosterone-fueled exploration of celebrity, brotherhood, and the competitive spirit of both the individual and the USA; it doesn't glorify much except the men who became guinea pigs for a space program that would take time before it blossomed into something special.

Killer Show - a graphic summation of the Station nightclub fire, its causes, and the legal/personal reprecussions. It has a clear pro-victim slant, which also makes it a textbook example of how to write a persuasive work. I don't fault the author (a laywer for the victims, who so desperately needed the voice provided here), but it was fun to point out the double standards; the book doesn't try to be neutral at all.

Lost Moon - a great tale of teamwork under immense pressure. A REAL "against all odds" scenario.

Failure is Not an Option - a good leader is, above all else, an excellent motivator. This book will teach you what leadership is all about.