Zero Wing
Shooter
Arcade
Action
Science fiction
70
User Score
20 ratings
Very Positive
68 reviews
July 1, 1989
Released 13448 days ago
Arcade
Linux
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
About
Zero Wing is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, notable for a poorly translated English version for Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) that spawned the "All your base are belong to us" Internet meme. Gameplay includes novel features such as being able to 'tractor' enemy ships, using them to shield your own.
Storyline
Set in 2101, the game follows the signing of a peace treaty between the United Nations and CATS, an alien cyborg. However, CATS breaks the covenant and takes control of the Japanese space colonies. The protagonist Trent leads a ZIG space craft, which had managed to escape from the mothership destroyed by CATS, with the aim to defeat enemy forces, avenge the mothership and its crew and liberate the Earth.
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Release Dates by Platform
Arcade
Worldwide
Jul 1, 1989
Arcade
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1989
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Worldwide
May 31, 1991
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Worldwide
Sep 16, 1992
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1992
Linux
Worldwide
Feb 14, 2023
Mac
Worldwide
Feb 14, 2023
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Worldwide
Feb 14, 2023
Game Info
- Developer
- Toaplan
- Publisher
- Toaplan, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Williams Electronics, Bitwave Games
- Game Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Side view
- Genres
- Shooter Arcade
- Themes
- Action Science fiction
Languages
- Text / Subtitles
- English, Japanese
