Author Topic: Origin of "All your base are belong to us" (Read 440 times)

Nefarious · « **on:** February 20, 2004, 12:38:11 PM »

Ive been here for a long while and Ive always heard people say it. People always say it in the Main Arena and here on the forums.

I always thought it to be a Flight Sim saying that was derived in Air Warrior a long time ago. But I was shocked one day when I saw a girl in college with a "All your base are belong to us" patch on her backpack, then, last night I'm watching Futurama on Cartoon network Its the episode with the "What If machine" aka "Tales of Interest episode" Fry wants to know what would life be like if it was more like a video game. Its one of the best episodes IMO, anyway Fry is defeated in a game of Space Invaders and when the Invader Army lands, a whole bunch of Aliens from classic Atari games steps out and one of them says it.

Is the famous saying from an Atari/Arcade Classic?

Flossy · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2004, 12:40:35 PM »

http://www.planettribes.com/allyourbase/index.shtml

Or more specifically....http://www.planettribes.com/allyourbase/AYB2.swf

AKIron · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2004, 12:41:00 PM »

It's been around a while. It's a video someone made mocking an old sega game I believe.

http://frogstar.com/aybabtu/index.asp

Martlet · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2004, 12:43:37 PM »

Yeah. It's from an old game called Zero Wing.

It was mostly known for its butchering of the English Language.

Zero Wing

Nefarious · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2004, 12:49:11 PM »

Hehehehe, thanks for the links.

Flossy · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2004, 12:50:05 PM »

It felt like a sick joke when it was posted as a banner on our AW Volunteer Staff Website at EA.com shortly before we were given the boot.....

gofaster · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2004, 01:04:44 PM »

I had almost forgotten about this. I think I just came up with a name for my volleyball league team...

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2004, 01:19:30 PM »

AYBABTU

Learn it. Live it. Love it.

...or we'll set you up the bomb.

AdmRose · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2004, 02:20:14 PM »

Gunslinger · « **Reply #9 on:** February 20, 2004, 02:58:42 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Saurdaukar
AYBABTU

Learn it. Live it. Love it.

...or we'll set you up the bomb.

BUT...

you have no chance to survive....

Make your time.....

APDrone · « **Reply #10 on:** February 20, 2004, 06:56:58 PM »

First time I heard that phrase was a morse code message on some wall speaker ( telephone? ) on some screen in one of the first releases of WW2OL.

Interesting to know it has a background.

Thanks!