How a poorly translated line from an obscure game became a viral meme in the pre-social media internet.

Iconic gaming memes are fading into obscurity, becoming rare to see online or hear about. Memorable memes like 'Do a barrel roll' and 'Leeeeeroy Jenkins' are becoming less referenced in pop culture.

Toaplan’s Zero Wing is the game that spawned the classic (ancient, even) meme of “All your base are belong to us.” And it’s now out on Steam, easily accessible on modern hardware. As you might expect, ...

I feel like the odd one out: I actually thought this meme was more than 20 years old, probably due to the game itself being early 90s. I must have found it not so long after it came out, certainly by ...