Zero Wing (ゼロウィング) is a 1989 side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan and published by Taito. As with other shoot 'em ups of the time, it featured no real plot except to establish that the player is a lone hero who will save the universe from an evil force. However, it enjoyed a degree of success in arcades and was subsequently ported to the Sega Mega Drive by Toaplan on May 31, 1991 in Japan, and by Sega during the same year in Europe, followed by a PC Engine CD-ROM release by Naxat Soft on September 18, 1992 only in Japan.
In the Sega Mega Drive version, to expand on the game's plot, Toaplan added an introductory cut scene to the game. This introductory scene was translated by Sega of Europe to English from Japanese rather poorly for the European release, because of the European version being rushed,[citation needed] resulting in dialogue such as "Someone set up us the bomb", "All your base are belong to us", and "You have no chance to survive make your time." The introduction does not appear in the arcade nor PC Engine CD-ROM versions.
In 1999, Zero Wing's introduction was re-discovered, culminating in the wildly popular "All your base are belong to us" memetic phenomenon. This also popularized the introductory and Level 1 background music by Tatsuya Uemura, Toshiaki Tomisawa and Masahiro Yuge.
Correct Translation:
AD 2101―
War has begun.
Captain: What in the hell happened?
Engineer: An unknown assailant has planted an explosive device!
Communication operator: Captain! We have received a transmission!
Captain: What?!
Communication operator: A visual is coming on the main screen.
Captain: I—It's you!!
CATS: You seem busy, gentlemen.
CATS: With the help of the Federation Government forces, CATS has taken all of your bases.
CATS: Your ship is about to meet its doom as well.
Captain: I—It can't be...!
CATS: We are grateful for your cooperation.
CATS: Cherish these few remaining seconds of your lives.
CATS: Ha ha ha ha ha ...
Communication operator: Captain ...
Captain: Launch all of the ZIG units immediately!
Captain: We have no choice, but to rely on them....
Captain: Our hopes for our future ...
Captain: ... we entrust to you, ZIG!
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US
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