Xennial Memes
Screenshot from a Sega Genesis beat-'em-up game: a blond fighter in red boxing gloves stands on the roof of a blue police car on a city street at night. Hud text: "AXEL", "x3", "TIME 99", "PRESS 2UP START". Caption: "ONLY TRUST YOUR FISTS. POLICE WILL NEVER HELP YOU".

Only Trust Your Fists, Streets of Rage Edition

A Streets of Rage screenshot with Axel standing on a police car is captioned with anti-police advice, remixing 16-bit beat-'em-up grit into a cynical life lesson.

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Screenshot from a Sega Genesis beat-'em-up game: a blond fighter in red boxing gloves stands on the roof of a blue police car on a city street at night. Hud text: "AXEL", "x3", "TIME 99", "PRESS 2UP START". Caption: "ONLY TRUST YOUR FISTS. POLICE WILL NEVER HELP YOU".

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