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James R. Hammonds, Jr
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 931
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 03-21-2001 01:13 AM

this is pretty strange.
http://rmitz.org/AYB3.swf

dont worry, its safe to look at.

Rachel Carter
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 248
From: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 03-21-2001 01:35 AM

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK! Yes, I would say strange but kinda cool

Sean Weitzel
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 619
From: Vacaville, CA (1790 miles west of Rockwall)
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 03-21-2001 01:38 AM

heh heh, "All your prints are belong to us!"

Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 03-21-2001 03:17 AM

Good God. I was wondering when this was going to reach the Film-Tech forums.

A little background: There was a video game in the early 1990's that was released in Japan for the Mega Drive (our Sega Genesis) called Zero Wing. This game was never released in the US. The Japanese, however, absolutely love to have everything in English. Unfortunately proper English is not a priority. So the introduction to this game had very, very bad grammar. With phrases like "All your base are belong to us" and "Somebody set us up the bomb!" it is very easy to make fun of this game, which is exactly what the Flash file linked in the first post does.

I rented this game in 1992. And now it has come back to haunt us all.

Dustin Mitchell
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1865
From: Mondovi, WI, USA
Registered: Mar 2000

posted 03-21-2001 03:40 AM

Dear God. I visit about a dozen forums on the net on a regular basis. None of them have anything to do with each other, and as far as I can tell, I am the only cross-over member on all of the them. Yet this thing has made the rounds on all of them. This flash file is a net phenomenon, its everywhere.

Betsie Beadling
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 178
From: Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Registered: Sep 2000

posted 03-21-2001 04:38 AM

it was weird
i Didnt understand it Though

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John Keegan
Film Handler

Posts: 26
From: Trevose, Pa Near Northeast Philadelphia USA.
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 03-21-2001 06:45 AM

WHAT THE ....

Kinda Neat Actually...Strange, but neat...

Evans A Criswell
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1579
From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Mar 2000

posted 03-21-2001 09:31 AM

Well, that explains why people have been writing the phrase "All your base are belong to us" all over the desk pad at the Baptist Student Center here! This madness started in the middle of last week. Usually, people who hang around write all kinds of witty sayings or sentences or anything they can think of on the pad and a sheet gets torn off when it gets too messy. I went in there one day and written about 50 times was "All you base are belong to us" and I nearly blew a fuse trying to figure out what was funny or significant about the wording. I figured it was some lyrics from some new rap song or something, but one person said it was from a badly translated video game. Thanks for the URL, because now my mind can rest.

Evans A Criswell

Jerry Chase
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1068
From: Margate, FL, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 03-21-2001 10:28 AM

I've been loosely following this for a few weeks. You can get a timeline of events here: http://hubert.retrogames.com/history.htm

Spinks About.com comes up with a search response that somewhat indicates the music video/flash animation is primarily driving the latest sudden increase in interest.

The phenom. is already passe in some circles. If you do a meta-search, you find it even being used to describe real estate, among other things (lamers). The marketing boys are now in an all-out rush to capitalize on what they see as an insider phrase before it gets worn out. Expect to see tv ads, print ads, toys, and everything else trying to rip off AYBABTU over the next couple of months. See if you can resist buying some cute bit of junk with AYBABTU tattooed all over it. It could be hard.

What interests me isn't the phrase so much as the spread. Gamers and netheads are being elevated to the status of cultural leaders. The phrase, depending on your point-of-view can be seen as a meme or a virus, or any number of other possibilities.

I am kind of amused by the "All your balls are belong to us" rip-off.

Josh Jones
Redhat

Posts: 1207
From: Plano, TX
Registered: Apr 2000

posted 03-21-2001 10:56 AM

Somebody help me.....
I'm confuzzed!?!

Josh

Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 03-21-2001 11:43 AM

What's to be confused about? It's all from a 9 year old Japanese videogame with bad grammar. That's all.

I don't know if we'll actually start seeing TV commercials, etc. based on this. If we do then that will be amazing. We would have to start something new and annoying here on Film-Tech and see if it spreads around just as much and maybe some one will make a movie about it.

Dustin Mitchell
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1865
From: Mondovi, WI, USA
Registered: Mar 2000

posted 03-21-2001 05:22 PM

The Onion gets into the act.

Congress Adds 'All Your Base Are Belong To Us' Amendment To Bankruptcy Bill
WASHINGTON, DC-- Seeking to increase fiscal accountability among citizens who have no chance to survive make their time, the House of Representatives added an "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" amendment Monday to H.R. 333, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2001. "What you say!!!" shouted the bill's sponsor, Rep. George Gekas (R-PA), following the amendment's approval. "This bill will not only make debt-ridden Americans more accountable, but it has the added benefit of taking off every 'zig' for great justice." Opponents of the amendment protested that it would potentially set up U.S. the bomb.

Tod J. Weitzel
Film Handler

Posts: 18
From: San Jose, CA, USA
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 03-22-2001 01:45 AM

1966: Live long and prosper
1977: May the force be with you
2001: All your base are belong to us

I put that on a tshirt and they're selling in absurd quantities.

-Tw?

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Randy Stankey
Film God

Posts: 6539
From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Registered: Jun 99

posted 03-22-2001 10:34 PM

There's one image in there with a fortune cookie...

Anybody read Penn and Teller's How to Play With Your Food? There is a gag you do in a Chineese restaurant with a fortune cookie by substituting your own "pre-arranged" fortune.

If you were with the right crowd, that'd be pretty funny!

John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 03-23-2001 12:45 AM

Another Onion classic with an hilarious dig at 'other language' grammar...
CLICK HERE

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