What is All Your Base? How One Bad Gaming Translation Spawned the Meme Generation

In today’s rapidly moving internet age, memes explode into existence and then die almost as quickly. However, there is a meme that emerged before platforms like Reddit, Imgur and Twitter existed. And like a prehistoric megalodon it has waited in the depths, even as a other memes developed. But it’s still out there. It’s not dead. And every now and then, it takes the opportunity to make its presence known…

Produced, Written & Hosted by: Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet)
Produced, Shot & Edited by: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Additional Voicework by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
Illustrated animation by: Christian Pearson

Footage Courtesies:

Walmart Yodeling Kid

Courtesy: Optigisa (YouTube)

Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That – Original Interview

Courtesy: Tribune Broadcasting via TLB Xtract

DO U KNOW THE WAY | Ugandan Knuckles

Courtesy: Gappey (YouTube)

Guy Yells Dicks Out For Harambe During Live News Report

Courtesy: Hearst Television via G4ViralVideos (YouTube)

Sea of Thieves – Best Megalodon Moments Ever!

Courtesy: Zylbrad (YouTube)

Blade Runner “Enhance” clip

Courtesy: The Ladd Company / Shaw Brothers

All Your Base Are Belong to Us news report

Courtesy: Fox Broadcasting Company

Jeff Goldblum Does Video Game Impressions

Courtesy: UNILAD Gaming (YouTube)

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez And Stephen Eat Ben and Jerry’s

Courtesy: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Arcade Longplay [282] Zero Wing

Courtesy: World of Longplays (YouTube)

Scrooged “Shmuck” clip

Courtesy: Mirage Productions

Shut the f*** up. No one cares.

Courtesy: TVFilthyFrank (YouTube)

Zero Wing Intro Cut Scene

Courtesy: Toaplan via irulandotnet (YouTube)

Rush Hour “What the hell did you just say” clip

Courtesy: Richard Birnbaum Productions

NES Pro Wrestling: A Winner Is You

Courtesy: Nintendo via Oscar Luna (YouTube)

Ghostbusters NES

Courtesy: Activision via Game Gods TV

Xmen Arcade 1992 – Magneto “Master of Magnet”

Courtesy: via ooberallen (YouTube)

Weird Rave footage

Courtesy: Groucho (YouTube)

AOL Commercial 2003

Courtesy: Time Warner

Office Space “Bad Case of the Mondays”

Courtesy: Judgemental Films

Office Space “every day is the worst day”

Courtesy: Judgemental Films

Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Live at Reading 1992

Courtesy: nirvana (YouTube)

George Takei “All Your Base” C&C: Generals clip

Courtesy: EA Games

“What are those!?

Courtesy: Top Vines (YouTube)

New York City Pizza Rat

Courtesy: Matt Little (YouTube)

Hotline Bling Parody with Tennis Racket and Balls

Courtesy: SOCIAL MANIA (YouTube)

Unexpected John Cena Meme

Courtesy: XL & WWE via Haroon TV (YouTube)

Why You Always Lyin’ (Full song)

Courtesy: Promo Tv (YouTube)

AOC Dancing

Courtesy: @AOC (Twitter)

Elon Musk Smokes Weed

Courtesy: The Joe Rogan Experience (YouTube)

AOC college dance video clip

Courtesy: GuyCre8tive.com (YouTube)

Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).

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