PikalaxALT
Software Engineer
United States
Summary
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RockstarSeasoned software engineer with 14 years of experience specializing in reverse engineering, low-level systems, and backend development. Based in the United States, they contribute actively to high-profile open-source projects—including substantial work on Rapptz’s discord.py—and long-running disassembly efforts for classic Pokémon titles, where they refactor assembly, implement core game systems, and annotate intricate engine mechanics. Their unusual blend of interests spans console firmware, video game internals, and even genomic data, reflecting strong analytical instincts and comfort reading machine-level code. Comfortable owning complex codebases, they excel at translating legacy binary artifacts into maintainable source and shipping pragmatic API improvements. Colleagues rely on them for meticulous problem-solving, whether debugging event logic in an emulator or adding nuanced features to a widely used Python library.
13 years of coding experience
Github Skills (22)
assembly10
z8010
python10
api-design10
discord10
c1110
pokemongo10
gameboy-advance10
c1710
gameboy10
api10
assemble10
assembler10
disassembly10
discord-py10
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
pret/pokefirered
Oct 2018 - Mar 2022
Decompilation of Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:23 reviews, 1953 commits, 484 PRs in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:PikalaxALT contributed code related to the "Fly field effect" feature and implemented fixes in the trainer card and cable club files, indicating involvement in back-end functionalities of the game. They made improvements and refinements to the Pokemon Storage System (PSS), a core system, by synchronizing new fields. Their work focused on integrating the game's features and addressing issues with game logic.
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pret/pokegold
Jul 2015 - Aug 2017
Disassembly of Pokémon Gold/Silver
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:92 commits, 85 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:PikalaxALT made significant contributions to the Pokémon Gold/Silver disassembly project, primarily focused on restructuring the code base. Their work involved replacing the existing `INCBIN` directives with sectioning of the `baserom.gbc` file, which would refactor a large amount of assembly files. Additionally, the user worked on importing and implementing changes from the Pokémon Crystal disassembly, comparing and merging code, particularly focusing on cry data.
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