All your base are belong to us

The phrase as it appears in the introduction to *Zero Wing*

"All your base are belong to us" is an Internet meme based on a poorly translated phrase from the opening cutscene of the Japanese video game Zero Wing.^[1]^[2] The phrase first appeared on the European release of the 1991 Sega Mega Drive port of the 1989 Japanese arcade game.^[3]^[4]

By the early 2000s, a GIF animation depicting the opening text became widespread on web forums.^[2]^[5] A music video accompanied by an EDM remix of the clip, originally posted on the comedy forum Something Awful, gained popularity and became a derivative Internet meme in its own right.^[2]^[6] The original meme has been referenced many times in media outside of the forums.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

^ Stephen, Bijan (17 February 2021). "All Your Base Are Belong To Us has turned 20". The Verge. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Walker, Ian (16 February 2021). "The 'All Your Base Are Belong To Us' Video Is Now 20 Years Old". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ Machkovech, Sam (16 February 2021). "An anniversary for great justice: Remembering "All Your Base" 20 years later". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^ Parish, Jeremy (1 March 2016). "For Great Justice: A Partial Origin Story of Gaming's Original Internet Meme". VG247. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ Dibbell, Julian (18 January 2008). "Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual World". Wired. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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^ Poulsen, Kevin (5 March 2004). "Wags hijack TV channel's on-screen ticker". The Register. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ Sandoval, Greg (2 June 2006). "YouTube: Our humor, not our hack". CNET. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ Johnston, Rich (27 February 2001). "All your base . . ". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[:5-1] Stephen, Bijan (17 February 2021). "All Your Base Are Belong To Us has turned 20". The Verge. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[:3-2] Walker, Ian (16 February 2021). "The 'All Your Base Are Belong To Us' Video Is Now 20 Years Old". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

[:4-3] Machkovech, Sam (16 February 2021). "An anniversary for great justice: Remembering "All Your Base" 20 years later". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[:6-4] Parish, Jeremy (1 March 2016). "For Great Justice: A Partial Origin Story of Gaming's Original Internet Meme". VG247. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[5] Dibbell, Julian (18 January 2008). "Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual World". Wired. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[:0-6] Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:1-7] Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:7-8] Poulsen, Kevin (5 March 2004). "Wags hijack TV channel's on-screen ticker". The Register. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[:8-9] Sandoval, Greg (2 June 2006). "YouTube: Our humor, not our hack". CNET. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[:9-10] Johnston, Rich (27 February 2001). "All your base . . ". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

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