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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 10 points 1 day ago (6 children)

In the last frame there is a thing that looks like a post it note or a paper stuck to the wall which we don't see in the previous two frames - and they're all supposed to be the same image, only zoomed in. It's too blurry to be read but it appears to have something written on it, any clues as to what that is?

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

In the before-times people would purchase objects that were displayed on "shelves". They would pick the object up and carry it to a "cashier" who would then look at a small sticker called a "price tag" on the item, and charge the customer that amount.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Still, it's weird that the zoomed-in image came from a different copy of the game than the other two. (Or that they took off the sticker before taking another photo, and then didn't use that new photo for the zoomed-in image.)

[–] natecox@programming.dev 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I feel like the “ai” upscaling comment is probably right. The women in the last frame have a lot more detail and contrast, in addition to a partially illegible price tag that wasn’t there before.

Like, it could be from a different photo, but why would the creator go find a whole different picture when they had one right in front of them?

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I agree with you guys. I just thought it was funny.

Maybe they had to use a different, larger, pic to get anything recognizable? It's an internet mystery.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

We shall never know lol.

[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It could be that the O OP had the tiny kitchen photo first like their sister texted them 'look wtf is on this old game box" and then they just Googled the second larger photo of a game box for context

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago

That's definitely possible. Good thinking

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Unbecredible@lemm.ee 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 0 points 19 hours ago

What if, like, it's all connected, man

[–] Unbecredible@lemm.ee 4 points 23 hours ago

It would have been quite the sight.

[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right, thanks! But why is it not present in the previous ones?

[–] dr_robotBones@reddthat.com 4 points 1 day ago

It looks like its a different picture taken with a different camera. If it was just zoomed in it would be very blurry. For whatever reason they took a picture of a different box, or got images from multiple sources to make this meme.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's a price tag from Woolco. It looks like it cost $6.xx

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Looking at the fringes between colors, the last panel looks upscaled to me. Maybe the AI invented a price sticker?

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 3 points 1 day ago

Seems like an MRP sticker of the game, 6 dollars or something

[–] DisOne@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Maybe a calendar?