Zero Wing - Introduction

[@wompstopm123]

this isnt a bad translation, this is actually how bad the english language is going to be in 2101

[@pyrusuchus924]

myself am the originate future, you are am corrected. (I am from the future, you are correct.) Just kidding, i'm from the present. I just wanted to talk engrish

[@caesarves]

LOL Skelebones

[@Takeshi357]

What! That am stupid! It are unpossible!

[@djmars1983]

With the way things are going in society, you might be right, i'm afraid.

[@billcypher7286]

"How are you gentlemen! All your base are belong to us." Well at least he's being exceedingly polite

[@_-eYuLiXiaoLong-_]

おいそがしそうだね、諸君。連邦政府軍のご協力により、君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいた。

[@Melons987]

Opening theme - Great Gameplay - Great Justice - Great Translation - Grate

[@FutureFractal]

Translation - Great Justice

[@lozofspielereien8038]

Great grade!

[@samuelrosenbalm]

0:43 Even the game's character don't understand. Hence the facepalm and "what you say" remark.

[@RichardX1]

Either that or he was a Ray Charles fan

[@KBBebop]

It's fun to make fun of the Engrish, but the intro's pretty cool all the same.

[@BURN1NGx1NS1D3]

yeah its what makes this game classic

[@mrbisshie]

For 1989 that's a really great intro! I didn't even know the All your base song was a remix of the song from this game.

[@arahman56]

The game itself is pretty fun...but the bad translation sunk it.

[@petejt]

@@mrbisshie I didn't know either. I thought the band The Laziest Men on Mars just made that gabber techno song for the "All your base are belong to us" meme.

[@SamuraiTacos1]

yep the bad translation hurt this great underrated game

[@Chakra_king]

When you try to use google translate on French homework

[@thatonewaguy7841]

But I am le tired!

[@Emerald_Shell]

Le French kid doing his English homework

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

What you say !!

[@lovinescu7260]

xD

[@FreakHarryPotter]

Comment ça va les hommes ? Toutes vos bases sont nous appartiennent.

[@Titleknown]

You know, I'd love to see this game made into a movie, playedas a dead-serious space opera, but with all the dialogue in the same engrish-y style as this intro.

[@sampflugrath7601]

A movie? Hell, I'd just like to see this opening scene set to music as an opera! "All your base, All your base, All your base are be-looooooooooooooooong-- To us, to us, All your base are be-looooooooooooooooong to us! Ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, ha ha."

[@davidjay1923]

Sam Pflugrath search youtube for "zero wing rhapsody"

[@39401JLB]

​@@sampflugrath7601 You know, a lot of guys ignore the laugh; and that's about standards.

[@AhstTraotee]

@@39401JLB You think Bad Horse didn't work on his whinny?

[@aluhvee]

The translation may be crap, but they did create a meme.

[@milkymustaches]

All your meme are belong to us

[@JohnthePhantom]

MilkMustache WHAT YOU SAY!?

[@Piboom4]

***** WE GET SIGNAL!

[@martinchak8647]

HOW YOU GENTLEMEN

[@Piboom4]

YOU ARE ON WAY TO DESTRUCTION

[@bugq7400]

After having spent my adolescence laughing at this, I've realized that the translation isn't actually that bad. You can still understand what's going on.

[@SBCBears]

And that took how many years?

[@bugq7400]

You're ignoring my meaning. This game became infamous for its poor translation, but it's far from the worst.

[@SBCBears]

Bug Dlestra I understood that. I was referring to it taking the years of your adolescence to realize it. Having never played the game, I don't know the how well the words fit the action. The grammar is humorous, tho, in the way that poor translations often are. I'll take your word that they fit the action. Graphics have sure come a long way, tho. I only wish my machine could keep up with GW2.

[@dattebenforcer]

Bug Dlestra Sure, somebody set us up the bomb, how much clearer could you get?

[@amaureaLua]

You should try reading a proper translation of it, though. Even though you mostly get the gist of it, nuances like CATS' sarcastic tone is lost. For example, opening with "You seem busy, gentlemen" while the ship is blowing up around them.

[@marksmithwas12]

This game: The start of the internet's grammar problems...

[@alanbareiro6806]

_Your wrong_.

[@mr.conductor6168]

Alan Bareiro What you say!!

[@alanbareiro6806]

I say move zigs... *FOR GREAT JUSTICE*!!

[@nathanmasters115]

Alan Bareiro You know what you doing.

[@alanbareiro6806]

Nathan Masters Not always... sometimes I need to get signal.

[@LunarBulletDev]

Thats a pretty good cinematic, hell, its 1989, thats an actually fantastic cinematic.

[@caav56]

Music stands great still

[@eternaCabelera]

14 people dont know what they doing

[@RazorEdge2006]

Cabelera Those 17 people's bases are belong to CATS.

[@TheStapleGunKid]

Cabelera Somebody set up them the bomb

[@WildeL8y]

We get signal

[@awe9217]

25 got set up the bomb.

[@petergarrod770]

@@WildeL8y How are you gentlemen.

[@HyperRush79]

In the year 20xx, someone forgot to hire a English Professor, so bad spelling was beginning...

[@KingOfShadeEmpire]

+Jorge Moleiro He didn't say how long "all their bases were belong to them", so maybe the English language base was one of the new acquisitions.

[@mojoforthewin3069]

+Jorge Moleiro What? That ridiculous! The translator know what you doing.

[@pyrusuchus924]

to what will you are a meaning?, our english is perfect! (What do you mean?, Our english is perfect!) btw, All your english are belong to us.

[@pyrusuchus924]

***** ROFL

[@danlock1]

Google Translate existed in 1991, too, didn't it? They translated Japanese to English better than I could have. Do Japanese schools use that grading system? I'm sure you know.

[@mauriciomorais7818]

You know what you doing!

[@jwdickieson]

FOR GREAT JUSTICE!!! (sorry I'm late)

[@PilotDave85]

Is that a question? Never could figure that out.

[@CarlJohnson-mf4qd]

@@PilotDave85 It's supposed to be something like this "you know what to do"

[@relixacrow9288]

Take off every zig !!

[@ben_bun]

At least the music is pretty cool...

[@sperckensiedoitch]

Still, the most epic videogame opening I've ever seen!

[@Kelvinian]

Truly Epic. It takes a special person to mess up a translation and make it legendary.

[@krystaldragon17]

I gotta admit, the moving graphics for the time are pretty sweet for a cutscene

[@Sushi_Lover_707]

I wonder what Zero Wing would look like as an anime.

[@ragrappy00]

This game still has better grammar than some of the people I RP with.

[@azophi]

🤔

[@cousinlaszlorobinson8253]

back when memes didn't die after 1 day.

[@guilhermehank4938]

They weren't so mainstreamed and saturated

[@azophi]

They were good memes

[@ShOscar]

Because we didn't have Twitter where people would milk the hell out of it within the first hour. Whatever it takes for all those juicy likes.

[@MrSailing101]

What I want. A virtual console version of this with a proper translation, Except Cats's lines are still this.

[@dattebenforcer]

MrSailing101 The bad translation is what makes this great.

[@SnakeBitten]

MrSailing101 what you say?

[@isectoid9454]

+MrSailing101 Is your profile pic Kenpachi working at KFC?

[@axemredalawadhi8482]

Too bad the company is dead

[@vogunBurgundy]

@@isectoid9454 It's Kenpachi Fried Chicken.

[@AnoNymous-2013]

i want to speak enligsh like that, it will be easier to communicate with extra-terrestrial life.

[@emr1d341]

No, do does what doing does.

[@WinEntity]

You know what you doing.

[@milkymustaches]

TAKE OFF EVERY ZIG

[@sighahnyde2215]

Move, zig, for great justice!

[@TheErwinator90]

Im watching Godzilla vs Destroyah and there is a line just like that

[@SavageGreywolf]

I actually really loved this game. I beat it three times and got all the endings.

[@snigelosenap]

And in that very moment, a crapton of memes were born.

[@JSearsFilms27]

Hold on, I think I missed that... WHAT YOU SAY?

[@totowroe]

If you read a proper translation, combined with this music, it's actually a truly epic intro.

[@davell1078]

TAKE OFF EVERY 'ZIG'!!! *sick bassline starts* That was actually pretty epic.

[@lordclavicus1071]

language still evolves so in 100 years we may talk like that.

[@TARINunit9]

I just realized, this plotline is Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, but in space The big bad guys set up a bomb in the Kremlin/space base, so Ethan/ZIG is sent out to save the world, shortly before the secretary/captain is assassinated and Ethan/ZIG barely gets away, and from the brink of defeat goes on a crusade to save the world/galaxy

[@LeftLeaningPinko]

That is the BEST intro sequence to a video game that I've ever seen by A LOT.

[@farot4594]

"You know what you doing" The translator team

[@Atombender]

Press Start Button

[@TheMightyNaryar]

You know, this is a badass intro with badass music... if we stop laughing at the translation.

[@mrbadguysan]

You know, while the Engrish is horrendous, launching a spacecraft while your ship is exploding is pretty cool.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Best version of "Cats" musical ever.

[@luisricardosantos2139]

0:37 This is where the "All your base are belong to us" came from.

[@endoplasmicreticulum8357]

The best part really is for "For great justice."

[@dataprowlernetizen4070]

Even nowadays, I still like occasionally saying "It's you!!".

[@Noname15514]

So this year marks the 20th anniversary of the infamous meme. Back then memes were hilarious moments that organically got popular but now fanboys and corporations can easily astrotruf any terrible phrase by spamming it enough times for others to use to try to get social media likes. Bots ruined the memes.

[@foxnewsisfauxnews]

"FOR GREAT JUSTICE!" So THAT's where Guild Wars 2 Guardians got that phrase! I always reminded me of something else, but never connected it to this game. CLASSIC!

[@RevanofCorriban]

i love how every single sentence of this translation is wrong and i still completely understand what they want to say.

[@bustersgarage]

This is the true meaning of, "Wabi sabi" -The celebration of the beauty in the imperfect, impermanent, and/or incomplete. I always wondered how many people know of this game because of the wild translations vs would have if it had been translated well? Sometimes something imperfect is even MORE beautiful and intriguing. Though Namco probably didn't like the translation issues :P

[@bloxmaster2623]

bro this is just how english evolved in 2101, with all the "lols" they forgot actual words, and therefore have broken english

[@supermariobro93]

In A.D 2101, war were declared.

[@ZmeyKolbasnik]

I tried translating the original Japanese text with Google Translate. The first half of the line is decent. The second half is just as broken as this. Here is it: Year A.D 2101. The battle has begun. Captain: What the hell did you say! Engineer: It seems that an explosive has been set up by someone. Communicator: Captain! Communication entered! Captain: What! Communication staff: The vision will come to the main screen. Captain: You are the one! ! CATS: It seems to be at home, people. CATS: Thanks to the cooperation of the Federal government forces, all of your bases received CATS. CATS: Thank you for your cooperation. CATS: Take good care of the fewest lives at most. . . . . CATS: Ha ha ha ha ha ha. . . Communicator: Captain. . . . Captain: A departure order for all ZIG! ! Captain: There's no choice but to commit them ... Captain: Hope in our future. . . Captain: You gotta do it. ZIG! !

[@doalwa]

It just never gets old :-)

[@loy2195]

How are you gentlemen. All your base are belong to us.

[@eltiolavara9]

this is nearly 10 years old holy shit cool meme good

[@eltiolavara9]

***** oh no why are you stalking me

[@eltiolavara9]

***** no, YOU're stalking me

[@yolopukki567]

The meme itself is from 2001, on newgrounds you can find the original clip

[@belstar1128]

The game is over 30 years old now the meme is 20 years old wow.

[@JonathanLundkvist]

At 0:58, shit gets real!

[@KaitainCPS]

To this day I use the expression "What you say!!" when seeking clarification or expressing alarm.

[@biohazardtinch]

freaking love the song in the background

[@TheWTFsauce]

I've know this meme since it's rising and this is the first time actually seeing how it came to be

[@UnofficialAP]

Criminally underviewed. Internet history.

[@Reconite11]

I love how at 0:53 when his arms go down it's not physically possible from where his elbows are.

[@notalive5479]

I wonder if any of the translators knew what they doing...

[@wompstopm123]

back when the internet was good, back when it wasnt just children playing on their cellphones, and you had to know how to use a computer

[@odeio_milho]

haha phone is bad i am very smart

[@half-dead340]

Back when memes were good, ATBABTU was born

[@fifaworldcup1994]

Pretty sure it is AYBABTU, but ok

[@Ixmore]

First Rule when learning a new language or translating: You have to take liberties with direct translations or end up with somthing like this. Another example would be that the german word for fourty-two is "zweiundveirzig" which if you seperated each german word would literally mean in english "two and four umpteen"

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

Engrish aside the opening itself is awesome (The Engrish just makes it more-so)

[@kiwi6277]

" all your base are belong to us " " ALL OUR BASE!? " --"AALLL YOUR BASE!! "

[@senorcooliac]

This is just full to the brim with comedy.

[@Halv_Turken]

that little story in the start is so fucking awsome, just epic

[@tr1p1ea]

The music IS awesome in this though.

[@captRhay]

FOR GREAT JUSTICE, was later used as a skill name in guild wars 1 & 2

[@jjgillmen]

This makes me proud that I'm a proofreader for some of my classmates... :)

[@UnknownPerson-wc7wf]

The game that started it all.

[@dattebenforcer]

Priceless.

[@chocomunky128]

this intro is actually pretty fuckinig awesome.

[@BatailleRapTishort]

- WHAT YOU SAY !! - Hit the road Jack, and don't come back no more, no more, no more, no more...

[@arahman56]

It's still quite good. Great soundtrack, and quite nice gameplay. Square messed up with the translation for FFIV/FFVII too, but that didn't detract from the fact that they were quite good.

[@joshuarobinson8529]

0:58 Captain: Trent, can you hear me? I'm opening the hangar bay. Commandeer the ZIG fighter! You're the best pilot we can scrape together on such short notice... So all our hopes have come to rest on you. Make that smug CATS rue the day!

[@GR8119]

You know what you doing when you launch every Zig..... Move, Zig, move, Zig, move, Zig, move, Zig.....

[@TonyBMan]

And thus, somebody set up them the legend!

[@GarlandMaster]

Was totally expecting a "They hacked our firewalls. Which ones? All of thems. Zero hopes".

[@Doctor_Robert]

I died of laughter again, good Engrish never gets old...

[@Stedman75]

wow, i didnt know "for great justice!" was from this too.. two great unintentional meme's in under 2 minutes.

[@Comkill117]

“You have no chance to survive make your time.”

[@andtheinternettkills]

never gets old

[@gzu17]

I find it funny that the Captain tells the pilots to move 'Zig' for great justice. THERE IS NO OTHER REASON TO MOVE 'ZIG'. ONLY FOR GREAT JUSTICE.

[@professionalcommentstealer5271]

Warcraft 3 brought me here

[@loadeddice4696]

Listen here, your whippersnappers! Back in my day....

[@tr1p1ea]

Imagine if it was a viral marketing campaign years before such things existed?

[@abc2390986]

Internet and meme arrived too late. Toaplan ran out of business way before this meme and there games’ copyrights are sold to different people so we never see the day of Zero Wing being rereleased/remastered.

[@ThunderJunkOC]

Even though the engrish is so hilarious, the music is awesome and gets me pumped to play the game xD

[@FabioGnecco]

i love this intro so much omg

[@7chaoemerald]

Oh, I'm glad a song was made out of this meme! Invasion of the Gabber Robots FTW!!! All your base base base...all your base are belong to us!

[@micmul23]

If translate clean, all not know today zero wing! ;-)

[@TheShadowCompanion]

Is this really how we'll sound 20 years from now, Oh the horror

[@EndsWiithZ]

i need to get this game to add to my collection of funny quotes. smash bros, portal, faces of evil, lylat wars, Oot, etc.

[@gfyusebfsbguidng]

For great justice.

[@CheesePlow]

Right.. sooo... I'm gonna go ahead and download a Sega emulator with this piece of wonderful amazingness IMMEDIATELY!!!!!

[@greg77389]

@johnzkeePW Yes, the Japanese rushed to deliver this game to the U.S. so they didn't translate it very well.

[@SCOOPARCADE]

What fan in this movie? I don't sea nothing bed

[@Crazd22]

I had a crazy idea. Remake this game, and for the opening sequence have the only audio throughout it be an instrumental version of Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@jas16899]

i cried its very emotional for me

[@gzu17]

Grammar errors aside, this is actually a pretty goddamn awesome intro.

[@rlawrence110]

I have to start pounding the ground asking people, WHAT YOU SAY!!

[@geminin6674]

_A meme as old as time..._

[@backfire357]

Sometimes for great justice it is required that we take off every Zig.