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Video Game: Zero Wing

Zero Wing is a Shoot 'Em Up Video Game created by Toaplan in 1989, where it was mildly (but not wildly) successful in Japanese arcades. Typical of the genre, after an opening cinematic establishes the setting, the player takes control of a one-man fighter to shoot down enemy forces in massive numbers.

Fairly typical and unremarkable compared to the rest of its genre, there is no particular reason people today would give this game a second look ...

...that is, except for its infamous English translation (that has even inspired examples of Intentional Engrish for Funny):

Narrator: In A.D. 2101 War Was Beginning.
Captain: What Happen?
Mechanic: Somebody Set Up Us The Bomb.
Operator: We get signal.
Captain: What!
Operator: Main screen turn on.
Captain: It's You!!
CATS: How are you gentlemen!!
CATS: All Your Base Are Belong to Us.
CATS: You are on the way to destruction.
Captain: What you say!!
CATS: You have no chance to survive make your time.
CATS: Ha ha ha ha....
Operator: Captain!
Captain: Take Off Every 'ZIG'!!
Captain: You know what you doing.
Captain: Move 'ZIG'.
Captain: For Great Justice.

Made Memetic Mutation for great funny was when send happiness to users of Interweb reality highway quotes did. Popular most is the conquerance of CATS dialogue, "We have conquered all of your bases." Main screen not on; no plans of justice to rerelease Zero Wing make time at now.

Inspire epic song, posted here for great justice

, a Rhapsody of Boheme song of parody

and a Dub project

No with Wing Zero be confuse, or game Giga Wing.

Namer Of Tropes Are Listed:

All Your Base Are Belong to Us
For Great Justice: The captain has of great sense of justice.
Somebody Set Up Us The Bomb
War Was Beginning
You Have No Chance To Survive

Examples found in game of this:

Ace Pilot
Ass In Ambassador: Version PC-Engine CD view show CATS Kingdom contain half-metal head man is representative merely
Attack Drone
Awesome McCoolname
Better to Die than Be Killed: Version PC-Engine CD king of CATS set himself up the bomb.
Big Bad: CATS, in apparent.
Big "WHAT?!": What you say!!
Bishōnen: Version PC-Engine CD looking king enemy CATS hair long
Blondes are Evil: Version PC-Engine CD view another of CATS ownership blonde king
Bridge Bunnies: Classic famous is operator signal get who main screen turn on. Version PC-Engine CD another bridge officer is purple-hair chick.
The Captain
CATS Are Mean: Figurative of way speaking.
Cool Starship: The 'Zig', which move.
Creepy Monotone: Issued computer voice there so humorous.
Death Is a Slap on the Wrist: For lose life checkpoint still in existence.
Distressed Damsel: Version PC-Engine CD sub romance plot surround the purple-haired princess is captive by Big Bad
The Dragon: Version PC-Engine CD show blonde king servant prosess red-head final boss.
Evil Gloating: Ha Ha Ha Ha ....
Evil Redhead: Version PC-Engine CD The Dragon is contained red-headed woman
Evolving Attack
Excuse Plot: Best ever.
Fighter Launching Sequence: Before namer of trope was; for re-direction Take Off Every Zig still can use. All ship in intro of launching but one only safe from explosion.
Flash of Pain
Fling a Light Into the Future: Good original language Japanese translation show instead of "For Great Justice".
Good Bad "Blind Idiot" Translation Train Wreck: Translation of badness? This game? Shock! Even more shock if new translation of game would release in America.
Gratuitous English: Version PC-Engine CD of ZIG pilot sequence for launch shout "All green!" and "Scramble!" and "Okay!"
Hollywood Cyborg
Homage: Command and Conquer 3 for PS3 made for referencing Zero Wing in the soundtrack under extras!
- Command And Conquer Red Alert 3 Internet Trailer into George Takei "all your base are belong to us" be referenced.
- Mega Man Battle Network also be referencing Zero Wingrish.
- The Eleventh Fantasy that is Final use effect of Speaking Orks for great justification. Here◊ for observation (Spoiler apparent).
- In game of war guilds, for efficient attacking more can shout warriors and paragons "For Great Justice!" and "Make Your Time!" with respect.
- Contact of professor military section say, wish "a base like this belonged to us".
- Futurama exhibit the line to show of great fame.
- Professor Dementor take control of Kim Possible battlesuit, but she not wearing. What he say? "All your battlesuits are belong to us!"
- Monsterpocalypse's series third was given name of "All Your Base".
- Mysterio say "You have no chance to survive make your time" in Spider-Man 2 movie game.
- Radical Dreamers have scene extra project of fan translate model intro after.
Last Starfighter: Is of only escape from exploded when "Take Off Every Zig!" sequence.
Organic Technology
Right-Hand Cat: Averted - CATS of name of kingdom with Big Bad named of Ass In Ambassador who say famous line that start all.
Space Navy
Space Opera
This Cannot Be!: Only in original language Japanese by Captain say oppose Engrish "What you say!!"
Tractor Beam: Usable to One-Hit-Point Wonder-Mook hijack for purpose Grievous Harm with a Body.
A Winner Is You
"You!" Exclamation: "It's you!"
You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Version PC-Engine CD is dispray of bridge bunny and Distressed Damsel hair purple