I've been rewatching some of the old OSL BW intros lately and I just have to say, they are still the best I've seen. I checked out OGN's League of Legends intros but even those aren't nearly as hype even with the seemingly increased production value.

Is it the nostalgia glasses speaking, or is the esports world really incapable of producing things that are better than these relatively old intros? Or am I just not looking in the right place (I haven't seen any SC2 ones)?

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Liquid`Zephyr

United States996 Posts

November 03 2015 07:34 GMT

nothing beats the first two you posted (and the boxer 08 incruit osl opening) for me but dunno so hard to take off nostalgia goggles

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50593 Posts

November 03 2015 07:57 GMT

nothing will ever beat Ever 07 intro, best thing is the ending you hear the game countdown timer, and you just want to yell FIGHTING!

Enki

United States2548 Posts

November 03 2015 08:26 GMT

After all these years the EVER 07 intro still gives me goosebumps, so fucking good.

rotta

5597 Posts

November 03 2015 09:14 GMT

On November 03 2015 17:26 Enki wrote:
After all these years the EVER 07 intro still gives me goosebumps, so fucking good.

Me too, even though I had not seen it before. Amazing!

B-royal

Belgium1330 Posts

November 03 2015 10:41 GMT

I hadn't seen it before, it was amazing (ever 07).

Shock710

Australia6097 Posts

November 03 2015 10:44 GMT

2007 is the greastest ever, the art, the BISU CARRIERS! and like blind-rawr said that countdown!!!

Endymion

United States3701 Posts

November 03 2015 10:57 GMT

yeah ever SL was by far the best one ever!!! so awesome

Ilikestarcraft

Korea (South)17731 Posts

November 03 2015 11:13 GMT

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c3rberUs

Japan11286 Posts

November 03 2015 12:14 GMT

#10

Ever 07 the best

if we're going for the classics, why not the first?

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Titusmaster6

United States5937 Posts

November 03 2015 13:04 GMT

#11

Was there ever any doubt?

I have most of the OSL and MSL intros saved. THEY ARE EPIC!

JieXian

Malaysia4677 Posts

November 03 2015 14:03 GMT

#12

wow nice nice nice! the 2007 ones were before my time first time watching those
awwwww dat 99 stage prop :D

don_kyuhote

3006 Posts

November 03 2015 15:04 GMT

#13

My personal favorites were always the 2007 Daum and 2008 Bacchus.
2010 Korean Air season 1 was pretty cool too, but not in the same way as 2007 Daum and 2008 Bacchus.

pebble444

Italy2499 Posts

November 03 2015 15:26 GMT

#14

Has Flash Played yet?

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50593 Posts

November 03 2015 15:35 GMT

#15

On November 04 2015 00:26 pebble444 wrote:
Has Flash Played yet?

Has Flash won yet?

bITt.mAN

Switzerland3693 Posts

November 03 2015 17:27 GMT

#16

DOWN DOWN DOWN

Destructicon

4713 Posts

November 03 2015 17:58 GMT

#17

The 2007 Ever Starleague opening is fantastic!

amazingxkcd

GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts

November 03 2015 19:05 GMT

#18

On November 04 2015 00:35 BLinD-RawR wrote:

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Has Flash won yet?

has flash gone back to brood war yet?

hymn

Bulgaria832 Posts

November 03 2015 19:27 GMT

#19

[Oops]Reach!!

-StrifeX-

United States529 Posts

November 04 2015 00:29 GMT

#20

marketing was so good back then too...seems the be a lot of reason kept it alive I think. People took time in every area to make the game seem awesome and it's truly what made the game last so long and such a great game.

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50593 Posts

November 04 2015 01:52 GMT

#21

On November 04 2015 02:27 bITt.mAN wrote:
DOWN DOWN DOWN

ZoW

United States3983 Posts

November 04 2015 03:53 GMT

#22

Is it the nostalgia glasses speaking

nah things were definitely way better back in the day, this is a fact.

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riotjune

United States3394 Posts

November 04 2015 04:19 GMT

#23

2007, where terrans were running rampant and protoss were an endangered species, those were the days.

Scarecrow

Korea (South)9172 Posts

November 04 2015 10:58 GMT

#24

Feels overwhelming... these trailers are what got me into competitive starcraft. I wanted to see what game could inspire such player worship/passion. It's disappointing that with the improvements in technology the level of player promotion has fallen off. The game might be great, but you need to build promote idols if you want a sustainable scene, especially in Korea.

SWAT-Kat

United States311 Posts

November 04 2015 15:03 GMT

#25

Speaking as someone who found out about TL and the Brood War pro scene only AFTER SC2 was released, it's not nostalgia. Granted, I have fond memories of comp stomps on BGH with my friends back in 2000~2002, so Brood War was already special to me.

In any case, the 2007 EVER OSL intro is also one of my favorites. Here are my others (in no particular order):

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Sweet mercy, the artwork in this one is gorgeous...
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I'd say this one is my favorite (always gets me ready to kick some ass, but then I play and I'm quickly reminded that I only started in May

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And this one for the lols:
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complete with fangirls (and boys???) freaking out!

bioboyAT

Austria1763 Posts

November 04 2015 15:49 GMT

#26

Every single one of them gives me goosebumps. no matter how often I watch them.
Oh the good old times.

fabiano

Brazil4644 Posts

November 04 2015 23:47 GMT

#27

Sincerely, nothing can beat the ones of '07.
I get chills everytime, and I only came to the scene in 2009!

supernovamaniac

United States3047 Posts

November 05 2015 03:59 GMT

#28

Whenever an intro started playing, you know shit was gonna happen

이젠 다 추억이네ㅠㅠ

PockyStix

Canada39 Posts

November 05 2015 19:28 GMT

#29

Nothing in esports to this day has built more hype than that '07 introduction

Hesmyrr

Canada5776 Posts

November 05 2015 23:46 GMT

#30

I just knew 2007 intro was going to there.

Mistakes

United States1102 Posts

November 06 2015 02:09 GMT

#31

These are way better than anything new. O_O

Scarecrow

Korea (South)9172 Posts

November 06 2015 05:08 GMT

#32

Not a LoL fan but I guess this is where the budget is going these days...

Ansibled

United Kingdom9872 Posts

November 06 2015 05:52 GMT

#33

I guess some of the difference comes down to making intros for teams vs intros for players? I like a lot of the LoL intros but overall I would say the best ones are from BW.

Yoshi Kirishima

United States10366 Posts

January 05 2019 10:21 GMT

#34

Happened to find this thread and LOVE that so many people love the Ever 2007 OSL opening!!!

IT'S SO FUCKING GOOD!

When I first really found out about esports and BW and stuff back in the very late 2000s, is also around when I found those openings. The art is awesome, the music is great, the directing and editing and everything is just so cool and hype!!! Glad it wasn't just me that felt it was POWERFUL.

Just linking here, the Finals version of it, with the ending updated. The music changes to a different part of the song with a really epic build up to some final screaming as it highlights Stork vs Jaedong.