8-Bit Roast

8-Bit Roast

Welcome to the Multiverse of NPC Misery. In every video game, there is a "Chosen One." A hero destined to save the princess, stop the alien invasion, or win the street race. This book is not about them. Meet Gary and Barry : the multiverse’s most overworked and underpaid Non-Player Characters (NPCs). They are the guards standing in front of the locked door. They are the pedestrians getting carjacked for a side mission. They are the low-level goons waiting in a dungeon just to be jumped on. From the creator Mike Odyssey , the 8-Bit Roast series takes you behind the textures to explore the hilarious, glitchy, and nonsensical reality of living inside a video game. In this collection, Gary and Barry are forced to survive 8 legendary worlds, including: The Legend of Hi-Rool: Where the economy relies on cutting grass and the hero never speaks. - The Pipe Dream: Where plumbers eat mushrooms to commit property damage. - The Space Marines: Where the hallways are filled with exploding red barrels for no reason. - Auto-City: Where painting your car blue makes the police instantly forget your crimes. Packed with "Unwanted Side Quests" and retro-gaming nostalgia, this is a love letter to the games we grew up with—roasted over an 8-bit open fire. Press Start on the funniest parody series in gaming.