Answers from childhood found...

I spent hours and hours on the C64 as a child and I could never beat most of the games. On the drive down from Canada, I thought about Rick's Leet Haxor shirt I never designed, but I thought about a game Snookie on the C64 where if you died, a pixelated skull would pop up and wink at you. I thought that would be a cool icon to put on the shirt. I googled Snookie, and found a video of someone playing it and beating the game. Along with several other ones I could never beat. After over 2 decades, I now know the answer that has been haunting my subconscious. I can die now if I were fated to do so with a satisfied mind.