Lost in this magnificent parody is that in Zero Wing the captain decides to βlaunch every Zigβ in a desperate last act of defiance, spitting in the eye of defeat, culminating in the destruction of CATS
That was my first impression, too. Though I figured it was one of those "linguistically this sounds weird without this sound here" kind of choices. Especially since they kept TRUMP TAKE EGG.
I was 24 when this came out. 98/99. This is squarely in the middle of GenX. And the YTMND gifs never were as good as seeing that circulate thru email and having your friends message you about it on ICQ.
AYB was also the first meme I ever saw break digital containment. It was just a white piece of paper with All Your Base Are Belong To Us printed on it and taped to a Baton Rouge phone pole, but back then it still felt kind of crazy seeing it referenced in meatspace.
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You're doing the lord's work, my friend xD
This is what Solid Snake meant when he said "Find something to believe in...when you do, pass it on to the future."
The best one was an animation set to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody.
Move egg
Move egg
You know what you doing
Take off every egg
Much better than FTE (For the eggs!)