How could I not post the infamous “All Your Base Are Belong To Us”, when I stole to exact phrase to give this blog a title?
It originated from the SEGA Genesis game “Zero Wind”, launched in 2001. The intro to the game was created in Japanese, and mistranslated. Somehow, this managed to cause quite the hype throughout the internet.
Here’s the original opening cutscene.
[youtube://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IORpKl8WUc]
And now for some copy/paste, the lousy English translations :-)
_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._
And this is what it should have been – and compared to the translation, these are actually pretty well thought off.
_AD 2101―
A war has begun.
Captain: Tell me what has happened on Earth!
Engineer: It seems someone has installed explosives unnoticed.
Communication operator: Captain! We’ve received a signal!
Captain: What!?
Communication operator: Visual incoming on the main screen.
Captain: You!?
CATS: You seem to be fairly preoccupied, gentlemen? (with sarcasm)
CATS: With help from the Federation Government forces, we, CATS, have taken over all of your bases.
CATS: Before long, your ship will meet its end as well.
Captain: It-It can’t be…!
CATS: I thank you for your cooperation.
CATS: Cherish these few remaining moments of your lives.
CATS: Ha ha ha ha ha…
Communication operator: Captain….
Captain: I order all ZIG units to launch!!
Captain: They’re all we have left―
Captain: ―to entrust the hope of our future…
Captain: We’re counting on you, ZIG!!_
A fair amount of remixes emerged as well, including this techno-version.
[youtube://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-41ve90rks8]
Funny how such a monstrosity can actually catch on … :-)