my pal gavin kicked off a viral thread featuring 90s style photography of famous video game characters playing their own games. 

here’s some of my faves, starting with madden playing madden

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all AI. here’s the prompt he used for Tony Hawk: 

Grungy analog photo of Tony Hawk circa 1999 playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater on Playstation 1 on a 90s CRT TV in a dimly lit bedroom. He's sitting on the floor in front of the TV holding the PlayStation 1 controller in one hand and looking back at the camera taking the photo while the game is on in the background visible to us. Flash photography, unedited

These are so good

Cosplay or AI-generated?

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