Zero Wing - Revision history

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	\|developer = Toaplan		\|developer = Toaplan
	\|publisher = Namco (JP) / Williams (NA)		\|publisher = Namco (JP) / Williams (NA)
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	\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/6605/zero-wing/		\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/6605/zero-wing/
	\|tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Zero_Wing_(Genesis)		\|tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Zero_Wing_(Genesis)
	\|hg101 = http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/zero-wing/		\|hg101 = http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/zero-wing/}}
	}}

	'''Zero Wing''' is a side-scrolling shooter by Toaplan.		'''Zero Wing''' is a side-scrolling shooter by Toaplan.

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	\|developer = Toaplan		\|developer = Toaplan
	\|publisher = Namco (JP) / Williams (NA)		\|publisher = Namco (JP) / Williams (NA)
	\|platforms = Arcade, Mega Drive, PC Engine CD-ROM², Switch, PC		\|platforms = Arcade, Mega Drive, PC Engine CD-ROM², Switch (by subscription only), PC
	\|wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Wing		\|wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Wing
	\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/6605/zero-wing/		\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/6605/zero-wing/
	\|tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Zero_Wing_(Genesis)		\|tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Zero_Wing_(Genesis)
			\|hg101 = http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/zero-wing/
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	== Sega Mega Drive ==		== Sega Mega Drive ==

	The Mega Drive port, developed in-house at Toaplan, was released in Japan and Europe, but not in North America.		The Mega Drive port, developed in-house at Toaplan, was released in Japan and Europe, but not in North America (until a [https://retro-bit.com/toaplan-shooters/ 2020 reissue by Retro Bit]).

	== PC Engine CD-ROM² ==		== PC Engine CD-ROM² ==

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"All your base"

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	''Zero Wing'''s most enduring legacy is the unusually strange English translation found in the European Mega Drive version's introductory cutscene text. (The arcade version lacks this.) Years after the game's release, bolstered by posts on the Something Awful forums, the intro became an early example of a runaway Internet meme, which to this day remains far better known than the game itself.		''Zero Wing'''s most enduring legacy is the unusually strange English translation found in the European Mega Drive version's introductory cutscene text. (The arcade version lacks this.) Years after the game's release, bolstered by posts on the Something Awful forums, the intro became an early example of a runaway Internet meme, which to this day remains far better known than the game itself.

	* [https://legendsoflocalization.com/lets-take-a-peek-at-zero-wings-all-your-base-translation/ Clyde Mandelin's retranslation of the intro from Japanese ~~to English~~]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icVy7Ve6y6A The infamous EU Mega Drive intro]
			* [https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/11940 Bad-CRC's viral Flash, with comments dating back to its upload in February 2001]
			* [https://legendsoflocalization.com/lets-take-a-peek-at-zero-wings-all-your-base-translation/ Clyde Mandelin's retranslation of the intro from the Japanese version]
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkccW6BqCDI A completely different intro, from the PC Engine CD version]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkccW6BqCDI A completely different intro, from the PC Engine CD version]

	[[Category:Game]]		[[Category:Game]]

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	''Zero Wing'''s most enduring legacy is the unusually strange English translation found in the European Mega Drive version's introductory cutscene text. (The arcade version lacks this.) Years after the game's release, bolstered by posts on the Something Awful forums, the intro became an early example of a runaway Internet meme, which to this day remains far better known than the game itself.		''Zero Wing'''s most enduring legacy is the unusually strange English translation found in the European Mega Drive version's introductory cutscene text. (The arcade version lacks this.) Years after the game's release, bolstered by posts on the Something Awful forums, the intro became an early example of a runaway Internet meme, which to this day remains far better known than the game itself.

			* [https://legendsoflocalization.com/lets-take-a-peek-at-zero-wings-all-your-base-translation/ Clyde Mandelin's retranslation of the intro from Japanese to English]
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkccW6BqCDI A completely different intro, from the PC Engine CD version]

	[[Category:Game]]		[[Category:Game]]

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2022–2023 re-release

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	In June 2022, Nintendo announced that ''Zero Wing'' would become available as part of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription. This was the first time that the game was available on a Nintendo platform.		In June 2022, Nintendo announced that ''Zero Wing'' would become available as part of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription. This was the first time that the game was available on a Nintendo platform.

	In August 2022, a Steam version was announced, enhancing the arcade version with quality of life improvements such as difficulty modes and leaderboards. It became available ~~on Steam and GOG~~ on February 14, 2023. A later patch added a reinterpretation of the Mega Drive introduction in English and Japanese.		In August 2022, a Steam version was announced, enhancing the arcade version with quality of life improvements such as difficulty modes and leaderboards. The port was developed by Swedish studio Bitwave Games, and became available on February 14, 2023 on Steam and GOG. A later patch added a reinterpretation of the Mega Drive introduction in English and Japanese.

	== "All your base" ==		== "All your base" ==

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	== ~~2023~~ re-release ==		== 2022–2023 re-release ==

			In June 2022, Nintendo announced that ''Zero Wing'' would become available as part of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription. This was the first time that the game was available on a Nintendo platform.

			In August 2022, a Steam version was announced, enhancing the arcade version with quality of life improvements such as difficulty modes and leaderboards. It became available on Steam and GOG on February 14, 2023. A later patch added a reinterpretation of the Mega Drive introduction in English and Japanese.

	== "All your base" ==		== "All your base" ==

	''Zero Wing'''s most enduring legacy is the unusually strange English translation found in the European Mega Drive version's introductory cutscene text. (The arcade version lacks this.) Years after the game's release, bolstered by posts on the Something Awful forums, the intro became an early example of a runaway Internet meme, which to this day is far better known than the game itself.		''Zero Wing'''s most enduring legacy is the unusually strange English translation found in the European Mega Drive version's introductory cutscene text. (The arcade version lacks this.) Years after the game's release, bolstered by posts on the Something Awful forums, the intro became an early example of a runaway Internet meme, which to this day remains far better known than the game itself.

	[[Category:Game]]		[[Category:Game]]

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	'''Zero Wing''' is a side-scrolling shooter by Toaplan.		'''Zero Wing''' is a side-scrolling shooter by Toaplan.

			== Arcade game ==

			The original arcade game was released in Japan in July 1989. In North America, it was distributed from April 1990 by Williams Electronics.

			== Sega Mega Drive ==

			The Mega Drive port, developed in-house at Toaplan, was released in Japan and Europe, but not in North America.

			== PC Engine CD-ROM² ==


			== 2023 re-release ==


			== "All your base" ==

			''Zero Wing'''s most enduring legacy is the unusually strange English translation found in the European Mega Drive version's introductory cutscene text. (The arcade version lacks this.) Years after the game's release, bolstered by posts on the Something Awful forums, the intro became an early example of a runaway Internet meme, which to this day is far better known than the game itself.

	[[Category:Game]]		[[Category:Game]]

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{{Infobox
|developer = Toaplan
|publisher = Namco (JP) / Williams (NA)
|platforms = Arcade, Mega Drive, PC Engine CD-ROM², Switch, PC
|wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Wing
|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/6605/zero-wing/
|tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Zero_Wing_(Genesis)
}}

'''Zero Wing''' is a side-scrolling shooter by Toaplan.

[[Category:Game]]