i have spent the last week scouring the web in search for nice replays (tournament vods and whatever). i've ended up with a small collection of videos which i've kept on my hard drive, and it just occurred to me that it might be a good idea to share.
it must be kept in mind that i have no real experience in playing the game. back then, when the game came out, i was intensively on it, but my only focus was on ums and on programming. furthermore, a major factor in this selection was the aliveness of the commentators and of the crowd reactions, meaning that as a whole, this collection might not reflect the matches experienced players would consider, strategically speaking, the greatest as much as it aims (quite simply) to offer an interesting bunch of videos. its appeal as such might be concentrated towards newcomers, although i believe i have a fine ear for sound micro.
so, here it is for you: a bunch of interesting videos, however not to be regarded as being the best nor forming any sort of ultimate compilation.
-- [(starcraft: brood war)] --
a bunch of interesting commentated matches:
i've taken the initiative of using the tracker from here, although it was mentioned upon uploading the file that it is preferred in use for recent matches. it is my hope that uploading this here will ensure the longevity of the pack more than posting to youtube or a file-sharing service would.
some of the files have multiple audio or video tracks. they should all play fine on vlc. synchronization of the alternative tracks is not perfect, but it should be sufficient for present watching purposes.
i have limited connectivity to the internet: i can arrange to download content by moving to an area where there is public wave access, but even there my batteries would die before a tenth of the upload was done. for this reason, i might not be able to upload all of this before the end of july, a period during which i will have a full link to the internet for a few days; seeding will be done then.
update:
for some reason, i've generated a new version of the torrent file; the old link has been crossed out (above), and the new one is:
http://www.teamliquid.net/vods/torrents/matches.torrent (total length: 3:12:23)
i wouldn't mind if someone decided to mirror these files. however, i cannot speak for the original commentators of these (casual or tournament) matches: perceiving the quality of these video products, i was driven to image them from youtube for posterity, although it might well be argued that, in the practical world, this is not a viable means to this aim. the strength of this collection is that it cannot as such be taken down, although this requires effort from the part of the community. it is my hope that these files survive the (eroding) waves of time, in opposition to what happened to other projects of mine which were shared elsewhere and in other epochs. if anything, such fates are related to the overall cohesion of their associated social spheres, which is one more reason to place trust in the current reader- or viewership.
happy watching! (especially directed towards newcomers, since they are the ones who are most liable to be captivated by the fresh novelty of it all.)