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Alex is a former Mario Kart 64 world champion for both non-shortcut and shortcut.  He pioneered some strategies (notably Kalimari Desert) and many shortcuts, and has had several long-standing WRs. Most were shortcut WRs, and they have all fallen as the years went by. His most famous WR was for CM non-shortcut flap, which despite being done with an inferior strat (lap 1 instead of lap 2), stood for more than 5 years. Some of his other long-standing records, such as LRSC 3lap and CMSC 3lap, were eventually beaten with the use of new shortcut routes.

Alex is a former Mario Kart 64 world champion for both non-shortcut and shortcut.  He pioneered some strategies (notably Kalimari Desert) and many shortcuts, and has had several long-standing WRs. Most were shortcut WRs, and they have all fallen as the years went by. His most famous WR was for CM non-shortcut flap, which despite being done with an inferior strat (lap 1 instead of lap 2), stood for more than 5 years. Some of his other long-standing records, such as LRSC 3lap and CMSC 3lap, were eventually beaten with the use of new shortcut routes.

Alex is currently ranked 18th in Non-SC and 5th in SC in MK64, but was the highest "combined" MK64 player for several years, well into his inactive period. He has never officially retired, and has even made a few returns to try out new SCs (e.g. he was the first to hit the emulator-discovered YVSC on a console).

Alex is currently ranked 17th in Non-SC and 6th in SC in MK64. He has been #1 in both, but has gradually slipped through the years. He was also the top ("universal") MK64 player for many years. He is still currently #2 in [http://www.mariokart64.com/top100/universalARR.html Universal ARR] and #4 in [http://www.mariokart64.com/top100/universal.html Universal AF], indicative of concentrating on both fields, rather than specialising. He has never officially retired, and has even made a few returns to try out new SCs (e.g. he was the first to hit the emulator-discovered YVSC on a console).

Alex was also MKDD champion early in the competition, rising to the top of the ladder in a couple of weeks' time during January 2004. While he dominated the game for 4 months, he has been inactive since July 2004 and has since slipped all the way down to 50th.

Alex was also MKDD champion early in the competition, rising to the top of the ladder in a couple of weeks' time during January 2004. While he dominated the game for 4 months, he has been inactive since July 2004 and has since slipped all the way down to 50th.

Alex has also competed in games at [[N64HS]]. In most games he competes in, he becomes either the best or one of the best. He holds or has held WRs in [[Super Mario 64]], [[Super Mario Sunshine]], [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]], and [[Pokemon Snap]], among others (he no longer keeps track).

Alex is a vetaran of [[N64HS]] and member of some other hi-scores sites, and he holds or has held WRs in [[Super Mario 64]], [[Super Mario Sunshine]], [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]], and [[Pokemon Snap]], among others (he no longer keeps track).

In addition to gaming, Alex is a mediocre programmer, and has helped the kart community by creating the current front-end for the SMK, MKSC, MKDD, and MKDS pages. He also designed (and presently maintains) the backend database for those sites, and even drew some of their graphics. It's sometimes hard to notice that he's involved with these sites, until something breaks down or needs to be added.

In addition to gaming, Alex is a mediocre programmer, and has helped the kart community by creating the current front-end for the SMK, MKSC, MKDD, and MKDS pages. He also designed (and presently maintains) the backend database for those sites, and even drew some of their graphics. It's sometimes hard to notice that he's involved with these sites, until something breaks down or needs to be added.