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AlphaBit: An ABC Quest in 8-Bit
Inspired by classic video games of the '80s and '90s , this clever board book sets out to level up the ABCs. Within these pages lies an alphabet adventure, rendered entirely in striking 8-bit artwork. Young gamers will love guiding their daring hero through the story to learn new words, discover hidden pictures, and find the missing treasure in an epic quest that will have kids and adults ready to press restart!
• Pixelated retro alphabet book with seek-and-find searches on every page
• A classic quest narrative, built around the ABC's
• Provides a way to share video game enthusiasm with the next generation
Fans of Super Mario Encyclopedia , History of Nintendo 64 , and A B See will love this book.
This book is perfect for
• Gamer, coder, millennial and Gen-X parents
• Fans of Minecraft
• Parents nostalgic for the '80's and '90's
• Gift givers looking for a unique concept book
• Pixelated retro alphabet book with seek-and-find searches on every page
• A classic quest narrative, built around the ABC's
• Provides a way to share video game enthusiasm with the next generation
Fans of Super Mario Encyclopedia , History of Nintendo 64 , and A B See will love this book.
This book is perfect for
• Gamer, coder, millennial and Gen-X parents
• Fans of Minecraft
• Parents nostalgic for the '80's and '90's
• Gift givers looking for a unique concept book
36 pages, Hardcover
Published August 13, 2019
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December 19, 2019
This was fun to go through! I just wish there’d been the same amount of treasures to find on each page (for example there was 5 “R” items, and 6 “S” items. The inconsistency drove me a little crazy, but overall this was fun to look at!
Materials used: images digitally rendered
Typeface used: Press Start
Materials used: images digitally rendered
Typeface used: Press Start
December 19, 2021
This book is phenomenal! My son wishes it were a real video game, it's beautiful and engaging and he's loving reading the words, hunting down the pictures - as well as imagining who the characters are and what the actual game experience would be like!
December 19, 2021
This book is phenomenal! My son wishes it were a real video game, it's beautiful and engaging and he's loving reading the words, hunting down the pictures - as well as imagining who the characters are and what the actual game experience would be like!
September 23, 2024
An adorable board book for young ones! Everything in 8 to 16 bit art. So so cute. :)
December 30, 2019
In this board book, a boy sets off on a quest to find all of the items on an alphabetical list.
The opening page looks like a "start menu" from an old 8-bit computer game from the 1980's. The hero (in a primitive computer graphic style reminiscent of early Mario video games) goes from place to place to seek and find items on lists in the book. Each two-page spread features a different scenario with one, two, or three letters and a list of items that begin with the featured letter(s). It ends with "Game Over?...don't count on it..."
All I can ask is: Why?
Problems arise quickly as there are many items included in each scene that are either not on the list, not familiar items to youngsters, or are not easily identified due to the 8-bit pixillation of the images. The first 2-page spread featuring A & B is a great example. The list for letter A includes "ape, apple, alarm, antenna, armor, arrows". The apple, alarm clock, and arrows are relatively easy to find. Other items are a bit harder. Young readers must know that an ape is the same thing as a gorilla and the antenna is the crooked line that sticks out from the top of the portable radio. The suit of armor hanging on a stand is a real toughie to ID, as this scene is viewed from above the room; all you see are the pixillated shoulder pads and a hole for the head. In the same picture, but not on either the A or B list are a bear rug, 2 other rugs, a window, a goldfish in a goldfish bowl, a cactus plant, a TV, 4 jugs or planters (hard to tell), books on a bookshelf, a coffee table, and a table with chairs. So it goes through the book. Too much detail on each illustration will add to confusion and frustration in this seek and find for young kids.
"X, Y, Z" page is a cheap shot here. All three letters are squished on one page with the words "X-cellent! Yay! Zoiks!" How many pre-readers will understand these three terms? On the opposite page is the boy, with 3 other friends(?) and a diamond floating in the air over his head, I assume indicating he has won the game.
Finally, pardon my ignorance, but I could not identify what the blob is that is opposite the text of "Game Over?" Even though I played my share of video games in the late 1970's and early 1980's, this image is lost on me.
This book will probably appeal to die-hard gamers who will chomp at the bit to use this with their kids and those who seek out books with 8-bit or retro images. However, most young children will not appreciate this digital 8-bit presentation. Parents reading this to their kids will do them a disservice, as everything is so pixillated they require imagination and a maturity that their youngsters may not have to "see" the item. They will feel frustration. Instead, skip this one and buy a different ABC board book with clear colorful illustrations for them to enjoy instead.
Skip this one intended for ages 2-5.
The opening page looks like a "start menu" from an old 8-bit computer game from the 1980's. The hero (in a primitive computer graphic style reminiscent of early Mario video games) goes from place to place to seek and find items on lists in the book. Each two-page spread features a different scenario with one, two, or three letters and a list of items that begin with the featured letter(s). It ends with "Game Over?...don't count on it..."
All I can ask is: Why?
Problems arise quickly as there are many items included in each scene that are either not on the list, not familiar items to youngsters, or are not easily identified due to the 8-bit pixillation of the images. The first 2-page spread featuring A & B is a great example. The list for letter A includes "ape, apple, alarm, antenna, armor, arrows". The apple, alarm clock, and arrows are relatively easy to find. Other items are a bit harder. Young readers must know that an ape is the same thing as a gorilla and the antenna is the crooked line that sticks out from the top of the portable radio. The suit of armor hanging on a stand is a real toughie to ID, as this scene is viewed from above the room; all you see are the pixillated shoulder pads and a hole for the head. In the same picture, but not on either the A or B list are a bear rug, 2 other rugs, a window, a goldfish in a goldfish bowl, a cactus plant, a TV, 4 jugs or planters (hard to tell), books on a bookshelf, a coffee table, and a table with chairs. So it goes through the book. Too much detail on each illustration will add to confusion and frustration in this seek and find for young kids.
"X, Y, Z" page is a cheap shot here. All three letters are squished on one page with the words "X-cellent! Yay! Zoiks!" How many pre-readers will understand these three terms? On the opposite page is the boy, with 3 other friends(?) and a diamond floating in the air over his head, I assume indicating he has won the game.
Finally, pardon my ignorance, but I could not identify what the blob is that is opposite the text of "Game Over?" Even though I played my share of video games in the late 1970's and early 1980's, this image is lost on me.
This book will probably appeal to die-hard gamers who will chomp at the bit to use this with their kids and those who seek out books with 8-bit or retro images. However, most young children will not appreciate this digital 8-bit presentation. Parents reading this to their kids will do them a disservice, as everything is so pixillated they require imagination and a maturity that their youngsters may not have to "see" the item. They will feel frustration. Instead, skip this one and buy a different ABC board book with clear colorful illustrations for them to enjoy instead.
Skip this one intended for ages 2-5.
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