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Zero Wing is a
1980s
Japanese
video game from
Toaplan whose opening cut scene was translated into
Engrish. It gave rise to the viral
memes "All
your base are belong to us", "move 'zig'", "for great justice" and
"somebody set up us the bomb". It seems to be notable only for
giving rise to these memes, as the game is merely a standard sideways
scrolling shooter. It is also somewhat famous for the game music by
Tatsuya Uemura which also appears in several remixed forms.
The player has three different ways to attack:
-
Missiles (press A).
- Ramming smaller enemies with the little option ships above and below
the Zig.
- Grabbing a smaller enemy and throwing it at another enemy (press B),
similarly to
Kirby games.
The game becomes quite a bit more manageable after one masters "grab
and throw."
In the intro scenes, the Zig's windows are
green. In the game, the windows change color depending on what weapon
one has. The green weapon (homing missiles) is the most versatile,
clearing away hordes of enemies quickly and making boss battles merely a
matter of dodging their bullets without worrying about aiming.
Zero Wing was never released in
North America. The infamous Engrish translation of the game was for
the
European version (PAL)
of the
Sega Genesis called,
Sega Megadrive.
The dialogue from the opening cut scene can be seen in full at
All your base are belong to us.
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