About Us

Joseph Toscano

Primary pixel artist, game designer, programmer, and co-founder of Seven Pixel Studios. Born and raised in the state of Florida, current student at University of California San Diego. I love to play and create videogames! The inspiration for our first game Battle Paddles and Seven Pixel Studios as a whole came from hours playing Shovel Knight, Undertale, Binding of Isaac, and other indie titles.

Zachary Li Norman

Game developer, game designer, business creator, and co-founder of Seven Pixel Studios. Born and raised in SoCal, I grew up playing and loving video games. I started software development with Minecraft mods, and now work full-time as a Software Engineer. Some of my favorite games include League of Legends, MapleStory, Minecraft, and Idle Heroes.

The Story

Battle Paddles

Joey and Zach met at UCSD because there were both part of the same student organization, Alpha Phi Omega. From there, the two found a shared passion for game design and started to work on a prototype for a simple mobile game. After taking time to study for finals and abandoning the project temporarily, the group reconvened, formed Seven Pixel Studios, and Battle Paddles was born.