Zero Wing

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Zero Wing
System(s): Arcade, TurboGrafx-CD, Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Taito, Naxat Soft, Sega
Developer: Toaplan

Zero Wing (ゼロウィング) is an infamous shoot 'em up video game developed by Toaplan. Initially released in arcades in 1989 by Taito where it enjoyed a reasonable amount of success, it was ported to the TurboGrafx-CD in Japan, and to the Sega Mega Drive in both Japan and Europe in 1991. Though not officially released in America, the European release of the Mega Drive port is not region locked, and so will run on a North American Genesis console.

Gameplay

and shoot. fires a suction beam that will trap enemies, allowing the ship to destroy them by hurling it at other enemies. With the ZIGs, sub-ships that are gotten early in the game can both fire shots and the suction beam at the same time.

Translation

Though all three versions are essentially the same (apart from various graphical/audio changes between the hardware) the Mega Drive version is notable for giving the game an introductory cutscene. When released in Europe, this cutscene was not translated in coherent english, so when the emulators became popular in 1999, the game re-emerged to become an internet phenomenon, specifically for the Engrish line "All your base are belong to us".

Intro Script

In A.D. 2101
War was beginning

Outside Ship - An explosion occurs.

Ship's Bridge

Captain: "What happen ?"
Mechanic: "Somebody set up us the bomb."

Close-Up of Excited Communications Officer

Operator: "We get signal."
Captain: "What !"

Ship's Bridge

Operator: "Main screen turn on."
(CATS appears)
Captain: "It's you !!"

Close up of CATS

CATS: "How are you gentlemen !!"
CATS: "All your base are belong to us."
CATS: "You are on the way to destruction."

Close up of captain & CATS

Captain: "What you say !!"
CATS: "You have no chance to survive make your time."

Ship's Bridge

CATS: "Ha ha ha ha ...."

Close up of Forlorn Captain

Operator: "Captain !!"

Ship's Bridge (ZIGs on monitors)

Captain: "Take off every 'ZIG'!!"

Shows a ZIG pilot powering up

Captain: "You know what you doing."

Shows a ZIG moving into launch position

Captain: "Move 'ZIG'."

ZIGs on monitors, Bridge Explodes

Captain: "For great justice."

The ship explodes.
A lone ZIG zooms into view!

Manuals

• JP manual ^(info) ()

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Computer & Video Games (UK) 93 Hobby Consolas (ES) 86 Joypad (FR) 90 Mean Machines (UK) 91 Player One (FR) 79 Supersonic (FR) 85

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Zero Wing

Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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