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This meme uses a photograph of a real grey and white cat with a shocked, wide-eyed open-mouthed expression to illustrate the horrifying feeling of accidentally deleting your only save file right before you are about to start playing a video game. The cat's shocked expression perfectly conveys the panic and disbelief of losing dozens of hours of game progress due to the common mistake of keeping only a single game save file, which is a very relatable frustrating experience for most gamers.
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When you’re about to start playing a game and you accidentally delete your only save file

Overview

This meme uses a photograph of a real grey and white cat with a shocked, wide-eyed open-mouthed expression to illustrate the horrifying feeling of accidentally deleting your only save file right before you are about to start playing a video game. The cat's shocked expression perfectly conveys the panic and disbelief of losing dozens of hours of game progress due to the common mistake of keeping only a single game save file, which is a very relatable frustrating experience for most gamers.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit as stated in the source information, created using the Mematic mobile meme creation app. It uses the popular viral shocked cat reaction image, a common stock image for reaction memes about sudden bad news and panic, to make a joke about a common gamer mistake.

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