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| All Your Base Are Belong To Us |
| Created at | Overclocked.org + |
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| Has current status | A classic. While in many circles reference … A classic. While in many circles references to AYB are frowned upon, it can still be incorporated into discussions, Photoshop threads, and the like if done skillfully. Many internet users find themselves occasionally returning to the videos for a nostalgic laugh. rning to the videos for a nostalgic laugh. |
| Has main image | Zerowing.gif + |
| Has origin | '''Zero Wing''' (the game from which the s … '''Zero Wing''' (the game from which the script comes) was released in 1989 by Toaplan and Taito, and was ported to the Mega Drive in 1991. The game was never released in North America and would likely have been forgotten if not for Overclocked.org, where a humorous voiceover was added to the intro animation. Various gaming forums latched onto the poor translation, creating images, videos, and music from it. [[Fark]], [[Something Awful]], and other larger humor sites took notice shortly afterwards, and the meme spread at an alarming rate afterwards, in some cases reaching mainstream pop culture. ome cases reaching mainstream pop culture. |
| Has summary | '''All your base''' (also '''AYB''' or ''' … '''All your base''' (also '''AYB''' or '''AYBABTU''') is probably one of the most well-known and most beloved memes on the internet, an [[Engrish]] phrase uttered by the antagonist in an obscure [[Japan]]ese game for the Sega Mega Drive (the console is called the Sega Genesis in [[United States|the states]] and [[Canada]], but the game was never released there). Internet users all over found the phrase hilarious in its absurdity, and it has been [[Photoshop]]ped into hundreds of images, videos, and other media since its inception. The original translation of the famous intro sequence is as follows: <center> <div style="clear:none; max-width:50em;"><div style="margin: 0 10%;"> {| style="border-collapse:collapse; background-color:transparent;" | valign="top" style="overflow:hidden; margin: 0 0 1em 0; color:silver; font-size:2.7em; font-family:serif; font-weight:bold; text-align:left;" | <span style="line-height:0.4em;"> </span><br />“ | valign="middle" style="overflow:hidden; padding:0 1em; text-align:left; font-style:italic;" | <br />In A.D. 2101<br /> War was beginning.<br /> Captain: What happen?<br /> Mechanic: Somebody set up us the bomb.<br /> Operator: We get signal.<br /> Captain: What ''!''<br /> Operator: Main screen turn on.<br /> Captain: It's You ''!!''<br /> Cats: How are you gentlemen ''!!''<br /> Cats: All your base are belong to us.<br /> Cats: You are on the way to destruction.<br /> Captain: What you say ''!!''<br /> Cats: You have no chance to survive make your time.<br /> Cats: HA HA HA HA ....<br /> Captain: Take off every 'zig' ''!!''<br /> Captain: You know what you doing. <br /> Captain: Move 'zig'. <br /> Captain: For great justice.<br /> | valign="bottom" style="overflow:hidden; color:silver; font-size:2.7em; font-family:serif; font-weight:bold; text-align:right;" | „<br /><span style="line-height:0.55em;"> </span> |- | colspan="3" | <p style="font-size:85%; line-height:1em; text-align:right"><cite style="font-style:normal;"></cite></p> |}</div></div> </center> The entire script is rife with grammatical and translation errors, and most lines have been incorporated into the various images and so on. A more accurate translation is offered below: <center> <div style="clear:none; max-width:50em;"><div style="margin: 0 10%;"> {| style="border-collapse:collapse; background-color:transparent;" | valign="top" style="overflow:hidden; margin: 0 0 1em 0; color:silver; font-size:2.7em; font-family:serif; font-weight:bold; text-align:left;" | <span style="line-height:0.4em;"> </span><br />“ | valign="middle" style="overflow:hidden; padding:0 1em; text-align:left; font-style:italic;" | <br />AD 2101<br /> The conflict began.<br /> Captain: What the heck is going on?<br /> Engineer: We think someone has planted a bomb here.<br /> Communication operator: Captain! Incoming transmission!<br /> Captain: What?!<br /> Communication operator: Incoming visual on the main screen.<br /> Captain: It ... It's you!!<br /> CATS: You seem busy, gentlemen.<br /> CATS: With the help of the Federation Government forces, CATS has taken all of your bases.<br /> CATS: Your ship is also finished.<br /> Captain: It ... it can't be ...!<br /> CATS: Cherish the little that remains of your lives.<br /> CATS: Ha ha ha ha ha ...<br /> Communication operator: Captain ...<br /> Captain: All ZIG units are ordered to take off!!<br /> Captain: It's all up to them now ...<br /> Captain: Our hope for our future ...<br /> Captain: ... is entrusted to you, ZIG!<br /> | valign="bottom" style="overflow:hidden; color:silver; font-size:2.7em; font-family:serif; font-weight:bold; text-align:right;" | „<br /><span style="line-height:0.55em;"> </span> |- | colspan="3" | <p style="font-size:85%; line-height:1em; text-align:right"><cite style="font-style:normal;"></cite></p> |}</div></div> </center> This, however, is much less entertaining. ===For great justice=== "'''...for great justice'''" is a [[mini meme]] offshoot of All Your Base where mundane, everyday tasks are made more humorous by adding the suffix "...for great justice" to a directive, invitation, or announcement. It is generally assumed that a person using this phrase (or any other meme) has nothing of real value to express. eme) has nothing of real value to express. |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 27 March 2012 22:38:19 + |
| Was first found | May 2000 + |
| Categories | Memes |
| redirect page | All your base are belong to us |
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