Zero Wing receives proper translation.

KJM · Feb 16, 2004

I have been wondering what would have happened in popular culture if Zero Wing hadn't been so horribly mistranslated. (In other words, no "all your base are belong to us," "for great justice," or any of that.)

Anthony Appleyard · Feb 16, 2004

What is Zero Wing?

KJM · Feb 16, 2004

Anthony Appleyard said:
What is Zero Wing?

You're kidding, right? You mean you've never heard of Zero Wing?

The game whose translation screw-ups have been quoted, listed online and made into a song? What rock have you been living under?

Kuralyov · Feb 16, 2004

No Zero Wing?!?!?!

We have no chance to survive make our time!

Mako-Chan · Feb 16, 2004

In A.D. 2101

War was beginning

Captain: What happen?
Mechanic: Someone 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 ....
Operator: Captain!!
Captain: Take off every 'ZIG'!!
Captain: Move 'ZIG'.
Captain: For great justice.

KJM · Feb 16, 2004

POTUS P.Diffin said:
In A.D. 2101

War was beginning

Captain: What happen?
Mechanic: Someone 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 ....
Operator: Captain!!
Captain: Take off every 'ZIG'!!
Captain: Move 'ZIG'.
Captain: For great justice.

I hate to nitpick, but that's not quite right.
Here's how it goes:

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.

Mako-Chan · Feb 16, 2004

Hmm, didn't know I missed a line. Oh well, I got the other 99% of the opening squence posted.

Hermanubis · Oct 15, 2005

This .gif does it great justice

Flocculencio · Oct 15, 2005

Sweet

Filler! Filler night...

DaSla · Oct 15, 2005

the internet would not be filled with the phrase "all your base are belong to us" and I would not have a T-shirt with that writtin on it, so things arn't to much different.

David S Poepoe · Oct 15, 2005

KJM said:
I have been wondering what would have happened in popular culture if Zero Wing hadn't been so horribly mistranslated. (In other words, no "all your base are belong to us," "for great justice," or any of that.)

This must be the oldest video game around since it would have had to of been invented in the 1800s - given that this is the Before 1900 POD discussion board.

KJM · Oct 15, 2005

David S Poepoe said:
This must be the oldest video game around since it would have had to of been invented in the 1800s - given that this is the Before 1900 POD discussion board.

It was posted before the forum split.