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

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
https://youtu.be/GtzP6tdKQoU
Courtesy: Optigisa (YouTube)

Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That - Original Interview
https://youtu.be/j2EEZKVCZ4E
Courtesy: Tribune Broadcasting via TLB Xtract

DO U KNOW THE WAY | Ugandan Knuckles
https://youtu.be/tJp_3-VZZjI
Courtesy: Gappey (YouTube)

Guy Yells Dicks Out For Harambe During Live News Report
https://youtu.be/_Vp7gU5r4Vs
Courtesy: Hearst Television via G4ViralVideos (YouTube)

Sea of Thieves - Best Megalodon Moments Ever!
https://youtu.be/WJ6FCmYLu0w
Courtesy: Zylbrad (YouTube)

Blade Runner “Enhance” clip
https://youtu.be/qHepKd38pr0
Courtesy: The Ladd Company / Shaw Brothers

All Your Base Are Belong to Us news report
https://youtu.be/cQnDkgdIn_A
Courtesy: Fox Broadcasting Company

Jeff Goldblum Does Video Game Impressions
https://youtu.be/7kXNymluAto
Courtesy: UNILAD Gaming (YouTube)

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez And Stephen Eat Ben and Jerry’s
https://youtu.be/2f4gMQd_9Hs
Courtesy: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Arcade Longplay [282] Zero Wing
https://youtu.be/WIT3OvfDlyk
Courtesy: World of Longplays (YouTube)

Scrooged “Shmuck” clip
https://youtu.be/eT_4NFqnlrA
Courtesy: Mirage Productions

Shut the f*** up. No one cares.
https://youtu.be/uBloMCCt3qU
Courtesy: TVFilthyFrank (YouTube)

Zero Wing Intro Cut Scene
https://youtu.be/LSOAdrXxA84
Courtesy: Toaplan via irulandotnet (YouTube)

Rush Hour “What the hell did you just say” clip
https://youtu.be/_MYJtB8aZgI
Courtesy: Richard Birnbaum Productions

NES Pro Wrestling: A Winner Is You
https://youtu.be/UZJDkYmnPvo
Courtesy: Nintendo via Oscar Luna (YouTube)

Ghostbusters NES
https://youtu.be/hAenyxEFsHg
Courtesy: Activision via Game Gods TV

Xmen Arcade 1992 - Magneto “Master of Magnet”
https://youtu.be/YrQHFvTo8T8
Courtesy: via ooberallen (YouTube)

Weird Rave footage
https://youtu.be/XOMT3bRJXOo
Courtesy: Groucho (YouTube)

AOL Commercial 2003
https://youtu.be/A1XZellBGMc
Courtesy: Time Warner

Office Space “Bad Case of the Mondays”
https://youtu.be/uiik3zS4y4I
Courtesy: Judgemental Films

Office Space “every day is the worst day”
https://youtu.be/Q9eSOMWRmAw
Courtesy: Judgemental Films

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Live at Reading 1992
https://youtu.be/R3XIGon2RjY
Courtesy: nirvana (YouTube)


George Takei “All Your Base” C&C: Generals clip
https://youtu.be/xIRPcICB-iY
Courtesy: EA Games

“What are those!?
https://youtu.be/HNtz05bhI1k
Courtesy: Top Vines (YouTube)

New York City Pizza Rat
https://youtu.be/UPXUG8q4jKU
Courtesy: Matt Little (YouTube)

Hotline Bling Parody with Tennis Racket and Balls
https://youtu.be/xOqkM19YATA
Courtesy: SOCIAL MANIA (YouTube)

Unexpected John Cena Meme
https://youtu.be/HFe6InARY_U
Courtesy: XL & WWE via Haroon TV (YouTube)

Why You Always Lyin’ (Full song)
https://youtu.be/dsswAbB725o
Courtesy: Promo Tv (YouTube)

AOC Dancing
https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1081234130841600000
Courtesy: @AOC (Twitter)

Elon Musk Smokes Weed
https://youtu.be/Dr450QamBOU
Courtesy: The Joe Rogan Experience (YouTube)

AOC college dance video clip
https://youtu.be/PLQw9TgDu3o
Courtesy: GuyCre8tive.com (YouTube)


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

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