Before ESPORTS: Nintendo World Championship

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Warhawkq

United States5 Posts

March 04 2011 01:46 GMT

#41

Here is a great informative video on swordquest for Atari. Probably one of the first national esports competitions.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/61988

Bijan

United States286 Posts

March 04 2011 02:50 GMT

#42

I love how when they're saying "These contestants are the best in their professions - " they're cutting to shots of children under 12.

Heyoka

Katowice25012 Posts

March 04 2011 04:47 GMT

#43

On March 04 2011 11:50 Bijan wrote:
I love how when they're saying "These contestants are the best in their professions - " they're cutting to shots of children under 12.

Thats the best part, they cut to shots of little kids and then the camera switches to a bunch of weird looking middle aged dudes.

The whole Swordquest fiasco is pretty interesting, I was under the impression that Twin Galaxies' funded National Video Game Team was the first instance of large scale competition but it looks like Earthworld was released about 6 months earlier. Maybe I'll do a writeup on it if I can find any information that ScrewAttack vid doesn't have.

I'm trying to get an interview with Thor now, I emailed his brother his morning but he hasn't responded. I think I might have scared him off, it was kind of long. Rob Mihara claims he was practicing Tetris for 8 hours a day before the competition so now I'm super curious as to how they all prepared. I got the contact info of a guy running a panel they're both speaking at in a month and he seems happy to help me ask questions, so I might have a backup plan.

On March 04 2011 08:14 Shady wrote:
great! gotta love nintendo for doing such events in times where nobody heard of something like eSports

I haven't found proof yet, but I stumbled across some rumors that there was TV coverage planned that fell through. Some VHS footage exists thats apparently a pre-show for an entire special on it that was never aired, it would be unreal to find that but I think the people who own it are pretty protective.

snorlax

United States755 Posts

March 04 2011 05:33 GMT

#44

I love the lady directing the mario guy at the end

Stuv

Netherlands942 Posts

March 04 2011 10:07 GMT

#45

Thor is here.

Gr33d

Germany423 Posts

March 05 2011 10:07 GMT

#46

The movie is currently on german TV. Its gives me a lot of nostalgia goosebumps.. double dragon, hero turtles .. wow.
Sad that we never had such arcades (atleast where kids could play).