  The unbelievable history of computer technology is brought to life in the fantastic tales of 8-bit Kingdom and 8-bit Cosmos. Every page is fully illustrated in the style of retro video game graphics. If you are a self-professed "computer nerd" and classic video game enthusiast, or you simply love stories of wizards and space aliens, you'll need to own these books! Inside each book you'll find ninety pages of fantastic stories and over forty amazing illustrations! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joe Lacey is a pixel-pushing wizard whose 8-bit art and animations lit up handheld kids’ games in the early 2000s. A commercial illustrator and designer, he’s spent decades creating memorable art for toys and books. He prefers movies without CGI, and his favorite video games have only 8 colors. In this video, Joe Lacey talks about how he created these unique books. Below are some sample pages from both books, along with some of the characters you'll find inside. And of course the books are square. They have to be! They're 8-bit!     Here's two videos I made for the books. They're narrated by some very friendly computer voices, which makes sense being these are 8-bit books. Besides, if you watched my first video, you've heard me talk enough already!
I had a lot fun designing the backs of the books, especially playing around with the bar codes. I think this is the first time I actually enjoy seeing bar codes on the backs of my books! 
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