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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]] | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 26 May 2024
Zero Wing is a side-scrolling shooter by Toaplan.
Arcade game[edit]
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[edit]
The Mega Drive port, developed in-house at Toaplan, was released in Japan and Europe, but not in North America.
PC Engine CD-ROM²[edit]
2023 re-release[edit]
"All your base"[edit]
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.
