a little long, but this is the greatest game i've ever seen. Games like this are why I love brood war
highlights if you don't want to watch the whole thing
defense at 10:00 harass and counter at 18:30 Battle at 26:00 with simultaneous storm drop Battle at 28:20 & incredible defense of 6:00 base soon afterwards plus the iconic image of jaedong dripping sweat after the game
I remember watching this game live.. If match point had more bases JD woulda pulled a win.. He just ran out of minerals Sad to see him lose after such an epic game.. And yeah.. dat sweat!
Hi imjorman, as a beginner you definitely want to watch some vods with english commentary first to get a rough feel for the game. Klazartsc is really entertaining and he's what got me into bw, so I highly recommmend you watch it. Heres a series between Flash and Calm
If you want analytical casting, go watch day9 vods. He did quite a few of them back in the day. The vods are at the last few pages http://blip.tv/day9tv#!page=77
And as some users pointed out earlier you can go to gomtv for their BW leagues, casted by tasteless. http://www.gomtv.net/league/index.gom Have fun!
On October 29 2011 12:29 imjorman wrote: As I'm watching this, a switch flipped in my head. It's kinda like learning a new language and you hear how all the words relate back to English and then you understand where the English language comes from.
Similarly, as I'm watching these, I understand where SC2 comes from and why a lot of things that "are cool" are cool.
I'm watching my history here :D
please note that BW does still exist in the present and that the next season of Proleague will still be majorly BW.
I wasn't claiming it was dead, sorry I understand that my language reflects that, but I'm well aware that this is something that is still alive and well.
Will the Proleague by on the "on air" side bar of TL? If so, I really want to watch it, or if not, where can I find it/read info about it? (English preferably)
Yes, you won't miss it. When proleague/star league games are on air, you can count on several streamers ready to fulfill your wishes. Tbh, you can't miss it.
I'm really enjoying this thread but genuinely speaking, I don't think anyone can convey the passion and ardor one has for brood war by simply typing words and linking VODS. To me, the spirit of brood war is too personal and stems from your own incessant and perseverance to following the scene throughout its many years of tears, joy, and explosions of emotion. I cannot express how much love I have for BW and I don't think anyone can, which is why it pains me that we can't transfer that same incredible feeling that resulted from a slow maturation and aging of an unlikely legend of a game.
I guess what I want to say is, this thread...it's like a small flashback and a hint of a taste of brood war. The true adoration comes to you by sticking with it and I am happy that you're loving brood war. To be trite, basically, I hope you're here to stay.
On October 29 2011 12:29 imjorman wrote: As I'm watching this, a switch flipped in my head. It's kinda like learning a new language and you hear how all the words relate back to English and then you understand where the English language comes from.
Similarly, as I'm watching these, I understand where SC2 comes from and why a lot of things that "are cool" are cool.
I'm watching my history here :D
please note that BW does still exist in the present and that the next season of Proleague will still be majorly BW.
I wasn't claiming it was dead, sorry I understand that my language reflects that, but I'm well aware that this is something that is still alive and well.
Will the Proleague by on the "on air" side bar of TL? If so, I really want to watch it, or if not, where can I find it/read info about it? (English preferably)
Yes, you won't miss it. When proleague/star league games are on air, you can count on several streamers ready to fulfill your wishes. Tbh, you can't miss it.
I'm really enjoying this thread but genuinely speaking, I don't think anyone can convey the passion and ardor one has for brood war by simply typing words and linking VODS. To me, the spirit of brood war is too personal and stems from your own incessant and perseverance to following the scene throughout its many years of tears, joy, and explosions of emotion. I cannot express how much love I have for BW and I don't think anyone can, which is why it pains me that we can't transfer that same incredible feeling that resulted from a slow maturation and aging of an unlikely legend of a game.
I guess what I want to say is, this thread...it's like a small flashback and a hint of a taste of brood war. The true adoration comes to you by sticking with it and I am happy that you're loving brood war. To be trite, basically, I hope you're here to stay.
Quite the passionate post, friend. I do, as well, hope I'm here to stay.
Now because I must ask, tell me about this scandal that plagued Broodwar...
After seeing all of these amazing VODs being posted I had to scrape to think of these.
Check out Garimto's amazing Zealot vs Zealot micro! (Early days of foreigners ~= Koreans) + Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTURMfUH7t8 "Watch how he slowly evens up the game by pure micro skills.
Garimto won that game."
by.FlaSh's major rise to power (first major victory) in the GOMTV star invitational. (Stork was actually favored in this series, easily.) You can actually see FlaSh's character change from "average BW pro" to "future bonjwa" in this tournament, but you'd have to watch his whole bracket to see what I'm talking about. If you want to see that I suggest watching each video in its entirety and not just the games themselves. Here's game 1 from the finals. + Show Spoiler +
Context: SWL 2011 Finals, KT vs SKT. SKT is up 3-1 and Flash has been sent out. Bisu and Fantasy are both slumping hard, not to mention BeSt and Hyuk (lol) and even though SKT is up 3-1, the situation felt pretty grim for SKT fans. Bisu was recently knocked out of a starleague by Flash cheese. Watch as Bisu punishes Flash's greedy rax expand with a simple gateway expand. You can see Fantasy on the sidelines looking quite happy that he won't have to play Flash midway through Bisu's initial aggression.
I think before you can appreciate any of these vods, you have to play the game a bit. Go online and lose a few dozen 1v1s. It's the only way to get any semblance of understanding.
Edit: That is, play some games on iccup, not battle.net
Man, nothing gives me bigger nerd chills than watching old MSL/OSL intro videos.
Also, definitely watch the GOM classics season 1-3. That's where I started watching BW and even if you don't like BW it's worth it for the solo tasteless cast. http://www.gomtv.net/classic/
On October 29 2011 12:29 imjorman wrote: As I'm watching this, a switch flipped in my head. It's kinda like learning a new language and you hear how all the words relate back to English and then you understand where the English language comes from.
Similarly, as I'm watching these, I understand where SC2 comes from and why a lot of things that "are cool" are cool.
I'm watching my history here :D
please note that BW does still exist in the present and that the next season of Proleague will still be majorly BW.
I wasn't claiming it was dead, sorry I understand that my language reflects that, but I'm well aware that this is something that is still alive and well.
Will the Proleague by on the "on air" side bar of TL? If so, I really want to watch it, or if not, where can I find it/read info about it? (English preferably)
Yes, you won't miss it. When proleague/star league games are on air, you can count on several streamers ready to fulfill your wishes. Tbh, you can't miss it.
I'm really enjoying this thread but genuinely speaking, I don't think anyone can convey the passion and ardor one has for brood war by simply typing words and linking VODS. To me, the spirit of brood war is too personal and stems from your own incessant and perseverance to following the scene throughout its many years of tears, joy, and explosions of emotion. I cannot express how much love I have for BW and I don't think anyone can, which is why it pains me that we can't transfer that same incredible feeling that resulted from a slow maturation and aging of an unlikely legend of a game.
I guess what I want to say is, this thread...it's like a small flashback and a hint of a taste of brood war. The true adoration comes to you by sticking with it and I am happy that you're loving brood war. To be trite, basically, I hope you're here to stay.
Quite the passionate post, friend. I do, as well, hope I'm here to stay.
Now because I must ask, tell me about this scandal that plagued Broodwar...
One of my first Flash games was the Flash vs Mind game on Othello. Didn't really get how good flash was at the time until I saw a korean analysis of the game. I think the build Mind used in this game had a practice win rate of 100% or something very very close to that.
Just go through every English commentary ever posted by Klazart. That man will force you to love BW..... The excitement and entertainment are just so infectious. But hey.... That's BW for you. It's nice to see a SC2 fan come around and ask about why we defend BW so vehemently. Good on you <3
On October 29 2011 12:29 imjorman wrote: As I'm watching this, a switch flipped in my head. It's kinda like learning a new language and you hear how all the words relate back to English and then you understand where the English language comes from.
Similarly, as I'm watching these, I understand where SC2 comes from and why a lot of things that "are cool" are cool.
I'm watching my history here :D
please note that BW does still exist in the present and that the next season of Proleague will still be majorly BW.
I wasn't claiming it was dead, sorry I understand that my language reflects that, but I'm well aware that this is something that is still alive and well.
Will the Proleague by on the "on air" side bar of TL? If so, I really want to watch it, or if not, where can I find it/read info about it? (English preferably)
Yes, you won't miss it. When proleague/star league games are on air, you can count on several streamers ready to fulfill your wishes. Tbh, you can't miss it.
I'm really enjoying this thread but genuinely speaking, I don't think anyone can convey the passion and ardor one has for brood war by simply typing words and linking VODS. To me, the spirit of brood war is too personal and stems from your own incessant and perseverance to following the scene throughout its many years of tears, joy, and explosions of emotion. I cannot express how much love I have for BW and I don't think anyone can, which is why it pains me that we can't transfer that same incredible feeling that resulted from a slow maturation and aging of an unlikely legend of a game.
I guess what I want to say is, this thread...it's like a small flashback and a hint of a taste of brood war. The true adoration comes to you by sticking with it and I am happy that you're loving brood war. To be trite, basically, I hope you're here to stay.
The feelings you are trying to express in this post are so easy to relate to. I too hope you're here to stay. Bring friends. It's not possible to hate this stuff.
Used to totally hate Bisu when I first started watching back when protoss was OP in 2008. Then he kind of disapeared in 2009 along with every other protoss, and then totally went into a slump in 2010. A lot of people thought he was hopeless, but it was games like this that changed me into a fan of his and proved them wrong.
Used to totally hate Bisu when I first started watching back when protoss was OP in 2008. Then he kind of disapeared in 2009 along with every other protoss, and then totally went into a slump in 2010. A lot of people thought he was hopeless, but it was games like this that changed me into a fan of his and proved them wrong.
Disappeared in 2009? 2009 was when he had one of his highest winrates ever (73% overall). True, he didn't win any individual leagues, but 2009 was the year the SKT won proleague, so it's not like he was hiding in a cave somewhere.
Also, thanks for the links to Day[9]'s BW videos. He had so much passion and knowledge about the game, it's a pleasure to listen to his analysis and enthusiasm.
EPT
Sad to see him lose after such an epic game.. And yeah.. dat sweat!
