Cheat Codes Then and Now

Text on the meme

CHEAT CODES THEN Grand Theft Auto San Andreas CHEAT CODES NOW Sparkasse am Niederrhein UTE MUSTERMANN

What it means

A three-panel meme contrasts old-school cheat codes written in a notebook beside a copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas with modern “cheat codes” represented by a bank card. The joke is that entering cheat codes in games has been replaced by using a bank card and money in real life, making the card the new source of power and advantage. EN: A three-panel meme contrasts old-school cheat codes written in a notebook beside a copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas with modern “cheat codes” represented by a bank card. The joke is that entering cheat codes in games has been replaced by using a bank card and money in real life, making the card the new source of power and advantage.

Objects

video game case / коробка видеоигры notebook / блокнот handwritten notes / рукописные записи cheat code list / список чит-кодов bank card / банковская карта chip / чип card numbers / номера карты yellow bird logo / жёлтый логотип птицы carpet / ковёр cable / кабель printed game artwork / напечатанная иллюстрация игры