Cool and Unusual Starcraft

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You do not have to use this template to post a recommendation in this thread. I will update this OP with every recommendation posted in this thread, regardless of format. I made this template mostly for my own use, in transferring recommendations.
The only essential information to include in your post is the names of the players and the map. If you don't include all of those, I'll still add the game to the OP, but it will probably go in the "insufficiently identified" section.
The above said, if you'd like to use this template, by all means do: it makes my job easier.
It's not all or nothing: you can use the template without filling out all of the fields--that still makes my job easier.

To use the template:

Replace ALL-CAPS TEXT with correct information if known and "?" or a blank if unknown/not applicable.
Re player's names: if the game is unusual because of one player's unorthodox play, name that player first; otherwise list the names in either order.
Re "ROUND (NTH game)", include that info if it's an individual league (since it's nice to know how much was at stake); for proleague it's not necessary.
For the date, I prefer the format 20**-**-** just because it's what I've been using and things look prettier when they are consistent, but this is not a huge deal.
For "What makes this unusual", the goal should be one or two sentences that tell people what sets this game apart, without spoiling more than necessary.
For the poll: please mention the names of the players and the map in the question of the poll. The reason for that is that is so that it's clear from the poll itself which game it refers to, to avoid possible confusion (e.g. if someone mistypes a poll number).

Template

PLAYER vs. PLAYER; MAP; [url=LIVE REPORT OF GAME]LEAGUE, ROUND (NTH game)[/url]; [url=TLPD ENTRY]DATE[/url]
[url=VOD'S URL]VOD[/url]
[spoiler=What makes this unusual?][/spoiler]
[spoiler=Worth watching? (Poll)][poll]POLL NUMBER[/poll][/spoiler]
[spoiler=Comments from the thread]FOR INTERNAL USE OF THE OP[/spoiler]

Categories

Note: italicized numbers refer to games in the "might be worth watching" list. Bold numbers refer to games in the Hall of Fame. Also note: except for the race match-up categories, category listings are most likelynot exhaustive (i.e. there are probably games that fit each category that haven't been listed, as nobody's systemically gone through these games assigning categories).
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4, 23, 28-29, 58, 91, 93, 96, 105, 107, 119

1, 5, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, 25, 27, 32, 37, 39, 41, 46, 47, 52, 56, 67, 72, 76, 81, 82, 86, 88, 94-95, 100, 111, 115, 121, 124

+ Show Spoiler [TvZ, ZvT] +

3, 6, 8, 12, 16, 33-35, 38, 40, 42, 43, 48, 50, 55, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 68, 71, 77-78, 85, 90, 92, 97, 98-99, 101, 102, 104, 108, 116, 117, 120, 122

+ Show Spoiler [PvP] +

19, 22, 24, 44, 45, 51, 54, 80, 87, 106, 109-110

+ Show Spoiler [PvZ, ZvP] +

2, 7, 9, 10, 11, 18, 20, 26, 30, 31, 36, 53, 65, 66, 69, 75, 83-84, 89, 103, 109, 113-114, 118, 123

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49, 57, 64, 70, 73-74, 79, 112

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1, 2, 8, 16, 102, 111

+ Show Spoiler [Base trade] +

19, 22, 23, 26, 29, 45, 46, 51, 87, 109, 111, 113, 115, 121

+ Show Spoiler [In your face] +

Players getting adventurous in their opponent's territory:
24, 27, 33-35, 65, 67, 84, 88, 101, 111, 115, 118

+ Show Spoiler [Map abuse] +

4, 7, 20, 43, 66, 103, 106, 108, 118

+ Show Spoiler [Low-economy] +

122

+ Show Spoiler [Mind Control] +

1, 11, 21, 44, 69

+ Show Spoiler [Guardians] +

114

+ Show Spoiler [Nuclear Warfare] +

37, 47, 62, 121

+ Show Spoiler [Off-racing] +

1 (sort of), 40, 42

+ Show Spoiler [Playing Random] +

+ Show Spoiler [Draw] +

44, 72, 91, 119

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4 (subtitled translation of Korean commentators), 5 (Cholera), 11 (Moletrap/CombatEX), 16 (Cholera), 17 (Diggity), 18 (Diggity/Klazart), 21 (RanshinDA), 24 (Cholera; NukeTheStars), 25 (Cholera/Rise), 37 (Cholera), 38 (Cholera), 43 (Diggity), 45 (WCG commentators), 49 (Moletrap), 52 (Cholera), 56 (Rise/Moletrap), 67 (Cholera), 73-74 (RanshinDA), 78 (Moletrap), 79 (RanshinDA), 81 (Klazart; Diggity; RanshinDA), 87 (Moletrap), 89 (Tasteless/SuperDanielMan), 100 (Diggity), 101 (Klazart), 104 (Diggity), 110 (Moletrap), 111 (Cholera), 113 (Tasteless/lilsusie), 114 (Diggity)

+ Show Spoiler [Down to the wire] +

23, 26, 29, 50, 57, 61, 113

+ Show Spoiler [Facepalm] +

56, 68, 96

+ Show Spoiler [Hive tech in ZvZ] +

64, 70, 79, 112
Note: Not so long ago, hive-tech ZvZs were so rare as to be amazing every time they happened, regardless of the game's intrinsic quality. That's started to change, though, with (Z)

great in particular leading the way towards mainstreaming hive-tech ZvZ, I'm not sure that hive-tech on its own makes a game unusual enough to be worth watching nowadays, especially if a whole bunch of them are all dumped together into the "unusual games" thread.

Reaching hive-tech is still a good sign that a game is interesting, of course, and besides, I don't want to start making unilateral decisions about what counts as "unusual" or "worth watching", even if I had watched all of these myself, which I haven't. What I'll do is intersperse these games throughout the thread, so if you're watching in order, at least, you won't be hit with a rash of hives, As for whether they're worth watching, I'll leave that to the polls as usual, on an individual basis: you decide.

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Offensive sunkens, offensive cannons, offensive Command Centers: the lot.
21, 80, 82, 111, 115, 116

+ Show Spoiler [1-base] +

Playing most of a game off one base.
99, 120

+ Show Spoiler [Comeback] +

103, 120

+ Show Spoiler [Miniatures] +

Games under 10 minutes in length:
2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12-sort of (the game was long, the video is a highlight clip), 13, 14, 16, 25, 28, 33-35 (counted individually), 39, 42, 49, 55, 60, 65, 68, 74, 78, 80, 82, 85, 90, 96, 97, 99, 100, 102, 105, 107, 109, 111, 115, 118, 123, 124

+ Show Spoiler [10 Years Star Age] +

Vods from the television retrospective 10 Years Star Age, "an extensive series covering great moments in 10 years of Starcraft".
1, 41

+ Show Spoiler [Your vote matters!] +

Games for which one or two votes could be enough to change or cement which list they are placed in. If you'd like to directly/immediately affect the OP with your vote, watch one of these games (that you haven't voted on yet) and cast your vote!
15, 23, 33-35, 37, 41, 45, 48, 57, 60, 66, 74, 90, 91, 92, 103

Using this thread

Just grab any game that looks interesting and watch it!
After watching one of the games here, please take a second to vote in the attached poll as to whether you thought it was worth watching.
Don't worry about whether other people with different taste would like the game or if it was a "good game" but not as unusual as the thread led you to expect, or any other qualifications. Simply say whether, coming to the game from this thread, you found the game worth the watch or were disappointed.
Vote on the game, not the video. IOW, don't vote "No" just because a video's quality is bad or in a language that you don't prefer. The reason you shouldn't do that is that a better video of the same game might become available. Instead, in a case like that, the most helpful thing to do is to post in the thread about it, ideally with a better video if you can find one.
There ought to be enough games in the main list of the OP to keep you occupied for a while, but if you want to see more, there's also the list of "games that might be worth watching, at the bottom of the post. There's nothing wrong with these games--a lot of people thought they were worth the watch--there just wasn't enough consensus to put them in the main list. If you think that one of these is worth watching, make sure to vote it up--if the consensus on the poll shifts, it will be restored to the main list.
If all that still isn't enough for you, there are many more games in the thread that haven't been transferred to the OP yet.
If you're looking for a specific sort of game, check out the category lists above. I'll add more categories as time goes on.

Formatting

As far as the format of games in the OP goes, most of it is fairly self-explanatory, but here are a couple of points you may not have noticed:

The numbers of the games have nothing to do with ranking, chronological order, or anything else. They're there for easy reference and to help you keep track of what games you have already watched, if you are going through them systematically. For that reason, games will never be renumbered.
The link over the dates of most of these games goes to their TLPD pages.
The link over the venue (e.g. "Proleague") of some games (for the most part, games from 2009 and onward) goes directly to the LR thread of those games.
For the most part, the first player listed is the one who did something unorthodox. Of course, in some of these games, both players played unorthodoxly, or something else about the game was unusual. (It's also possible that in a couple of cases I accidentally listed the wrong player first.)
For the most part the VODs linked are from YouTube, but in a few cases there was no video available on youtube and the VOD is from Youku. VODs from Youku sometimes take a long time to load for some people, so it may be worth it to let them buffer for a while before starting to watch the game.
If you want to know who recommended a game, look at the "Comments from the thread" section--the first person listed there is always the first commenter (unless I added the game on my own, but there are are only a few of those).
The "Comments from the thread" section is also a good way to get an overview of how many people found the game worth commenting on (often these people recommended the same game independently, which is always a good sign). Occasionally there will be dissenting opinions, too.

Avoiding spoilers

This is a little tricky in a thread like this. After all, the focus of this thread is on cool and unusual play, rather than on nail-biting games where you don't know who wins until the finish. Also, many times the outcome of these games are famous. I don't personally think that "spoilers" actually spoil the appeal of most of these games that much, but if you want to try and avoid them where you can, here's what to do:

Your best bet, if you want to minimize spoilers as much as possible, is to go straight to the VOD without opening the spoilers about "What makes this game unusual?" or "Comments from the thread". You'll still probably have a sense about who wins it, since for the most part people like watching strange play when it actually works out, but that's not a given--in a few of the games here, the unorthodox player ends up losing. Also, of course, there are games in which there is no single "unorthodox" player.
If you're not sure whether you want to watch a game, and you're willing to take a chance on spoilers, open the "What makes this game unusual" tag. The goal of the description there is to tell you what makes this game unusual and worth watching, without spoiling more than necessary. In practice, there's a lot of variance: some descriptions spoil almost nothing at all; others tell you exactly who won and how.
Only read the "Comments from the thread" if you don't care about being spoiled at all.

Contributing to this thread

If you'd like to contribute, there are a number of ways to do that.

Vote: This is the easiest thing to do (assuming you're watching the VOD anyway), but it is tremendously appreciated. People's tastes differ, and without people casting their votes, this could sprawl into a hard-to-sort-through collection of everyone's favorite games. The votes help discriminate between the don't-miss games and the games that are just good.

In terms of how to vote, it's simple: you've watched a game in this thread, expecting something unusual, or amazing or whatever you expect from a game in this thread. Were you satisfied? Vote "Yes" in the poll. Were you disappointed? Vote "No" in the poll.

Vote on the game, not the video. IOW, don't vote "No" just because a video's quality is bad or in a language that you don't prefer. The reason you shouldn't do that is that a better video of the same game might become available. Instead, in a case like that, the most helpful thing to do is to post in the thread about it, ideally with a better video if you can find one.
Suggest unusual games that you remember: The most important things to remember about them are the players and the map (otherwise, the game will probably go into the "insufficiently identified" section. Whatever you remember, though, post it in the thread--maybe someone else can remember more details. You don't need to worry about duplicating someone else's post (unless you are putting a lot of effort into formatting, in which case for your own sake it's probably worth it to make sure the work hasn't been done before). When I put a game into the OP, I'll give credit to everyone who posted about it in the thread.

I'd suggest not suggesting games that just happened--let's say, wait at least a month. The reason for that is that a lot of times a game seems really neat when it's just happened, but it's not so amazing that you'd want to watch it long afterwards.
Format posts: your own or someone else's. There's a template in the OP: the closer the format of a post is to that template, the less work I have to do when I transfer it. You don't actually have to do this, but it makes my life easier.
Track down VODs/Identify games from the lists of games missing VODs or insufficiently identified: This is really helpful.
Categorize games: The category section of this thread is rather undeveloped: there aren't enough categories, and most of them aren't fleshed out. If you've watched a game, and it occurs to you that it would fit well in X category (whether said category exists yet or not), that's a very helpful thing to post. If the categories become more thorough, they may eventually become a very useful tool for finding a game you are in the mood to watch.
Post any comment at all: whether you're seconding a recommendation, commenting on the game, disagreeing with something, or anything else. My long-term goal is to incorporate every piece of input into the OP, so don't think that your post is wasted.

Games

With the list of recommended games so large already (and growing larger), it was growing unwieldy, so I've broken it further into sections.+ Show Spoiler [About the different sections] +

The Hall of Fame contains games that received at least 20 votes and were liked by a significant majority of voters.
The main (unspoilered) list consists of games that fewer people have seen (or at least voted on) thus far.
"Games without VODs"/"Games without VODs or TLPD entries" are as before, and fairly self-explanatory. Note that VODs may be available for these games, on Youku or elsewhere: it's simply that no VOD for them has been posted.
Games insufficiently identified are recommendations/requests that people posted in the thread without enough information to immediately identify a specific game. Sometimes these are specific games that someone remembered vaguely without remembering all the basic identifying details (players, map). Sometimes, they are general enough to describe two or more games.
"Games that might be worth watching are games that were recommended, and often got many "Yes" votes, but also got a significant number of "No" votes. (If the proportion of "Yes" votes gets bigger, these games are moved back off this list.)

NOTE: As the main list of games continues to grow, I've decided to cap its size at 50, that it not be too overwhelming. All contributions to the thread are still gratefully appreciated; new games will be added to the OP as space is freed up by older games being moved to the Hall of Fame or to "Games that might be worth watching." (In other words, if you'd like to see more games added to the OP, you can facilitate that simply by voting for one of the games that's already there. [It doesn't matter whether your vote is "yes" or "no": when a game gets enough votes I archive it.] Please don't vote for a game twice, though. .)

HALL OF FAME

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Here is a YouTube playlist of most or all games in the archived section, courtesy of Chef. Where possible, the playlist contains the versions with Korean commentary.

1. (P)

RainBOw vs. (T)

[Oops]ClouD; Jim Raynor's Memory J; MBC Survivor 2nd, 2003-10-06
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Probe rush--and that's just the beginning.

+ Show Spoiler [Comments from this thread] +

Poll: Is ClouD vs RainBOw on Jim Raynor's Memory worth watching?

Yes (84)

91%

No (8)

9%

92 total votes

Your vote: Is ClouD vs RainBOw on Jim Raynor's Memory worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 01:49 StuBob wrote:
woa, game 1 is EPIC

On March 02 2011 02:31 BLinD-RawR wrote:
Howcome there is no mention of the other more famous RainbOw vs. cloud game where rainbow MCs an SCV and then pushes cloud with a zealot vulture tank army.

On March 02 2011 02:40 gryffindor wrote:

It is the first game in the op....

On March 02 2011 02:51 qrs wrote:

Because it's actually the same game. Yes, it's that epic.

On March 02 2011 14:41 SilverJohnny wrote:
oh god I don't remember who it was against, but there was a game from a while back where RainbOw MC'd an scv and built up a huge vult/tank force in addition to his normal army, that was pretty damn silly.

On March 02 2011 14:46 forgotten0ne wrote:

Did you even read the thread? It's been mentioned MULTIPLE times.

On March 02 2011 14:51 SilverJohnny wrote:

settle down yo, I thought the game in the OP was a different one, my bad.

On March 02 2011 16:22 feaynnewedd wrote:
Rainbow should have BC rushed!

On March 03 2011 05:23 Frobert wrote:
RainBOw vs. ClouD is conclusive evidence that Brood War is a far better spectator game than its sequel. BW is beautiful.

On March 03 2011 09:52 Cyber_Cheese wrote:
there was a game where P won vs T by mind controlling an SCV and turning it into a TvT
cant remember its details now, but it was epic

July vs.

BeSt; Troy; EVER2008 OSL finals (2nd game); 2008-07-12
VOD
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Drone drill in OSL finals.

Poll: Is BeSt vs July on Troy worth watching?

Yes (93)

92%

No (8)

8%

101 total votes

Your vote: Is BeSt vs July on Troy worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 16:26 xxpack09 wrote:
wow, I never knew July v Best @ Troy was the origin of the Bisu face

LOL

On March 02 2011 16:37 KezseN wrote:

Fantasy; Holy World SE; Bacchus2009 OSL semi-finals (3rd game); 2009-08-14
VOD
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HAHAHA I just found that out too.

Jaedong vs. (T)

4-pool, in high-stakes OSL game; only gets dicier once Terran gets a bunker up.

Poll: Is Fantasy vs Jaedong on Holy World worth watching?

Yes (71)

90%

No (8)

10%

79 total votes

Your vote: Is Fantasy vs Jaedong on Holy World worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

With subtitled translation of Korean commentary
Slightly higher-quality version on Youku, sans subtitles

On March 02 2011 03:23 KinosJourney2 wrote:
Number 3 and 4 were awesome

On March 02 2011 18:39 Baerinho wrote:
i got very very late in SC:BW, maybe 2008 started watchign vods on youtube, #3 on the list was the first event i watched a livestream and god was that tense and awesome.

Still would say that was one of the games that maade me totally fall in love with SC

BoxeR vs.

HiyA; Blue Storm; 2007 Proleague; 2007-12-16
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Years past his prime, in a rare proleague appearance, Boxer deploys a bizarre strategy (might be summarized as "fail a bunker rush-->build supply depots all over the map") that has the commentators as well as his opponent completely baffled. Halfway through the game, however, it becomes clear that Boxer has seen deeper than everyone, and the seeming randomness of his opening was actually part of a calculated plan, tailored to the map. The VOD above includes a subtitled translation of the Korean commentary, courtesy of the wonderful FConnectionUK and co. and well worth reading, imho.

Poll: Is BoxeR vs HiyA on Blue Storm worth watching?

Yes (232)

100%

No (1)

0%

233 total votes

Your vote: Is BoxeR vs HiyA on Blue Storm worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 03:23 KinosJourney2 wrote:
Number 3 and 4 were awesome but 4 was my favorite. Holy shit such an amazing game :D

On March 02 2011 11:34 iSometric wrote:
Boxer game is epic.

Memory vs. (P)

Bisu; Byzantium; MBC Survivor 15th; 2007-08-08
VOD (English commentary by Cholera)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 02:09 Kau wrote:
Double proxy elimination race

Poll: Is Memory vs Bisu on Byzantium worth watching?

Yes (48)

94%

No (3)

6%

51 total votes

Your vote: Is Memory vs Bisu on Byzantium worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 02:09 Kau wrote:
Double proxy elimination race

On March 02 2011 02:40 gryffindor wrote:
Kau's game is so epic
talk about mindgames from memory, and bisu's micro is so good... I really recommend that one.

Casy vs.

July; Reverse Temple; Shinhan Bank OSL (3), round of 16 (3rd game); 2007-02-02
VOD
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On March 02 2011 23:02 SchOOl_VicTIm wrote:
Casy brilliantly fakes fast expansion by transferring scvs to the natural to gather minerals... without ever building a cc! July's overlord sees the scvs, thinks it's a fe build, prepares inadequate defenses to stop the 2 rax fast mmf attack and the game ends right there.

Poll: Is Casy vs July on Reverse Temple worth watching?

Yes (54)

92%

No (5)

8%

59 total votes

Your vote: Is Casy vs July on Reverse Temple worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Kal; Holy World; Bacchus2009 OSL round of 36, Winner's match (game 1); 2009-05-08
VOD
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On March 02 2011 02:09 Aquafresh wrote:
My favorite weird game was that one where Casy beat July by faking an expand and then busting his front.

He kept his overlord just outside of his natural with marines then sent a bunch of scvs to mine from the patches to make July think he'd taken it. Then he goes for a sunken break and just makes July look silly. I think he had like 1 sunken done in time haha.

Recommended on March 02 2011 02:28 by [WoH]-RAGE.

On March 02 2011 23:02 SchOOl_VicTIm wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/3159_Casy_vs_July/vod

Casy vs. July on Reverse Lost Temple

Casy brilliantly fakes fast expansion by transferring scvs to the natural to gather minerals... without ever building a cc! July's overlord sees the scvs, thinks it's a fe build, prepares inadequate defenses to stop the 2 rax fast mmf attack and the game ends right there.

Pimpest Play 2007 (write-up)

7. (Z)

ZerO vs.

Infested Terrans (in a ZvP).

Poll: Is Kal vs Zero on Holy World worth watching?

Yes (44)

76%

No (14)

24%

58 total votes

Your vote: Is Kal vs Zero on Holy World worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 02:13 Kipsate wrote:
Not my favorite, but very interesting. Holy world was a map which temporarily (I believe they removed it later, or destroyed ASAP) had an neutral command center in the middle. ZerO took the opportunity to make infested terrans out of this not-so-neutral command center later on. Using infested terran drops on Kal.

On March 03 2011 11:04 Aquafresh wrote:
Also basically any of (Z)

ZerO's games on Holy World

On March 03 2011 11:29 qrs wrote:

One of Zero's games on Holy World is in the OP already; it got demoted to "Games that might be worth watching" because not enough people liked it. If you think it's worth watching, go vote it up!

On March 03 2011 12:27 tedster wrote:
Haha how the fuck could people vote down ZerO vs. Kal with infested Terrans, that's basically the most unique game of the entire bunch and hilarious to boot.

On March 03 2011 13:06 qrs wrote:

Midas; Dante's Peak; PDPop MSL, round of 16 (1st game); 2011-01-06
VOD
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On the other hand, that map was kind of begging for infested Terrans in ZvP. It was less a piece of inspired creativity than just granting the map's request.

Jaedong vs. (T)

Not your standard 12-hatch vs. 14-CC.

+ Show Spoiler [comments from the thread] +

Poll: Is Jaedong vs Midas on Dante's Peak worth watching?

Yes (39)

76%

No (12)

24%

51 total votes

Your vote: Is Jaedong vs Midas on Dante's Peak worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 02:26 Kipsate wrote:
Jaedong can allin twice, np

Jaedong vs. (P)

Stork; Katrina; EVER2007 OSL, finals (2nd game); 2007-12-22
VOD
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On March 02 2011 01:49 gryffindor wrote:
That Jaedong vs. Stork game on Katrina

This is the famous "EE HAN TIMING" game. Jaedong goes mutalisks against corsairs, with only the narrowest of timing windows before a critical mass of corsairs counters the mutas to oblivion.

+ Show Spoiler [comments from the thread] +

Poll: Is Jaedong vs Stork on Katrina worth watching?

Yes (42)

82%

No (9)

18%

51 total votes

Your vote: Is Jaedong vs Stork on Katrina worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 01:49 gryffindor wrote:
That Jaedong vs. Stork game on Katrina

On March 02 2011 12:49 yumichang wrote:
EE han timing

Pimpest Play 2007 (write-up)

11. (P)

Stork vs.

GGPlay; Andromeda; Shinhan08 Proleague; 2008-06-18
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

Korean commentary
English commentary by Moletrap/CombatEX

On March 02 2011 02:07 Kibibit wrote:
Both players played TERRIBLY but they were creative about it, and by god is it absolutely amazing. I also think mind controlled defilers, mass archon/dark archon, and pretty much every Zerg and protoss unit making an appearance to be sufficiently unusual.

This game regularly tops "best game of BW ever" lists. Warning: it's nearly an hour-and-a-half in length.

Poll: Is GGPlay vs Stork on Andromeda worth watching?

Yes (49)

91%

No (5)

9%

54 total votes

Your vote: Is GGPlay vs Stork on Andromeda worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

12.

SiR@SoNi vs. (T)

ChunSang on Lost Temple
highlight reel (No VOD to be found, unfortunately, but a short, edited clip of the exciting part is here. See What makes this unusual? for more.)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 01:49 gryffindor wrote:
I also remember a game where Sir@soni, in ZvT, used dark swarm to get gas for 2 scourge ..epic

Poll: Is SiR@SoNi vs ChunSang (highlight clip) worth watching?

Yes (18)

95%

No (1)

5%

19 total votes

Your vote: Is SiR@SoNi vs ChunSang (highlight clip) worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 01:49 gryffindor wrote:
I also remember a game where Sir@soni, in ZvT, used dark swarm to get gas for 2 scourge ..epic

On March 02 2011 03:12 gryffindor wrote:-sidenote, the guy he was playing there is the guy who lost to boxer in that epic TvT that everyone was raving about when replays first came out.

Pimpest Play 2002 (write-up and link to replay file)

14. (T)

iloveoov vs. (P)

Zeus; Requiem; Gillette OSL, round of 8 (1st game); 2004-06-12
VOD
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Clutch tactical decision ends the game almost as abruptly as a power outage.

Poll: Is iloveoov vs ZeuS on Requiem worth watching?

Yes (28)

90%

No (3)

10%

31 total votes

Your vote: Is iloveoov vs ZeuS on Requiem worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 05:25 ii.blitzkrieg wrote:
iloveoov vs. Zeus @ Requiem

On March 02 2011 05:46 qrs wrote:

I swear, I was just editing the OP with that very game as you posted this. Yes, that's another great one; short but very sweet.

On March 02 2011 07:42 ketomai wrote:
Random off topic: In the iloveoov vs. Zeus game, young YumBoSung makes a cameo @ 4:50 haha.

15.

go.go vs.

Pure; Blue Storm; Proleague 08; 2008-05-28
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 05:50 Jonvvv wrote:
Harvester massacre

Poll: Worth watching?

Yes (20)

74%

No (7)

26%

27 total votes

Your vote: Worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Korean commentary
English commentary by Cholera

On March 02 2011 05:50 Jonvvv wrote:
(T)

go.go vs.

Pure, Proleague 08, Blue Storm
...+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Harvester massacre

16.

Kwanro vs. (T)

Really; Othello; Proleague '08; 2008-05-31
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

On March 02 2011 03:16 imperfect wrote:
Kwanro vs. Really!

Poll: Is Kwanro vs Really on Othello worth watching?

Yes (48)

94%

No (3)

6%

51 total votes

Your vote: Is Kwanro vs Really on Othello worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 03:16 imperfect wrote:
Kwanro vs. Really!

On March 02 2011 05:39 hacklebeast wrote:
I am using my 1000th post to say that that kwanro game is absolutely awesome, and may be the sole reason I am a fan of his.

On March 02 2011 18:33 Treeplant wrote:

This just got me hooked into old BW VODs again :p

On March 03 2011 00:02 garbanzo wrote:

I just watched this and now I'm sad. I miss Cholera

That was an awesome game though. It's like ultimate Kwanro. Doesn't even wait for lings!

17.

Kal vs.

fOrGG; Colosseum; Arena MSL Ro8 (1st game); 08-06-19
VOD (English commentary by Diggity)
+ Show Spoiler [Worth watching? (Poll)] +

Poll: Is Kal vs Forgg worth watching?

yes (36)

92%

no (3)

8%

39 total votes

Your vote: Is Kal vs Forgg worth watching?

(Vote): yes
(Vote): no

Korean commentary
English commentary by Diggity/Klazart]

On March 02 2011 06:26 hacklebeast wrote:
oh duh, this one qualifies:

(P)

Kal vs.

fOrGG Colosseum Arena MSL Ro8 08-06-19
...+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Scouts? Not just a money sink/bm?

On March 02 2011 07:33 bITt.mAN wrote:
I'm glad I could see that Kal-scouts on Colloseum, I was looking for it... TY

On September 15 2011 17:23 Elyvilon wrote:
I'm grouping these games together because they are very similar and I feel like game 5 becomes more interesting after watching game 1.

(P)

Kal vs.

fOrGG on Colosseum, Arena MSL quarterfinal C, games 1 and 5
[VODS]
+ Show Spoiler [why to watch] +

Scouts! And not just for humiliation!

Note: Elyvilon recommends watching game #100 (which can currently be found in the main list) as a follow-up to this one.

18. (P)

Bisu vs

Jaedong; Andromeda; Shinhan 08 Proleague, 2008-06-28
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

On March 02 2011 04:15 Selth wrote:
Bisu + Carriers is generally lol (or facepalm depending how you feel about Bisu). Wait a second, this is a PvZ.

Stats; Bloody Ridge; 2010-11 Shinhan Bank Winner's League; 2011-01-26
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Poll: Is Bisu vs Jaedong on Andromeda worth watching?

Yes (25)

86%

No (4)

14%

29 total votes

Your vote: Is Bisu vs Jaedong on Andromeda worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

19.

Flying vs. (P)

On March 02 2011 08:29 Renkaoru wrote:
Base trade into draw? But no, winner finds a winning move and checkmates. Epic pylon is epic.

+ Show Spoiler [Worth watching?] +

Poll from the original live report thread:

Poll: Would you recommend game 1?

Yes (133)

97%

No (4)

3%

137 total votes

Your vote: Would you recommend game 1?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

20.

great vs.

free; Neo Medusa; Proleague; 2009-04-11
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 08:58 AssuredVacancy wrote:
Proxy hatch to mass sunken/spore contain, protoss counters by using mass shuttles

Poll: Is free vs great on Neo Medusa worth watching?

Yes (22)

79%

No (6)

21%

28 total votes

Your vote: Is free vs great on Neo Medusa worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

free; Triathlon; Hana Daetoo MSL, round of 8 (4th game); 2010-05-08
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Great vs. Bisu (also Free) on Medusa (both PL): Proxy hatchery, mass sunkens and lurkers to starve the Protoss out.

On March 02 2011 08:58 AssuredVacancy wrote:
SPL free vs. great 2009-04-11 @ Neo Medusa
[FORMATTED POST]
Proxy hatch to mass sunken/spore contain, protoss counters by using mass shuttles

On March 02 2011 09:34 a7choi wrote:
wasn't there a pvz on neo medusa? i THINK great and kal? not too sure.
but i remember the zerg made a hatch for creep outside the protoss's base and made a ton of sunks/spores/lurks and the protoss couldn't break through.. anyone know what game i'm referring to? ><
edit: nevermind. it was free vs. great and it's in the list ^^

21.

HiyA vs.

Korean commentary (hosted on Youku)
English commentary by RanshinDA

On March 02 2011 04:18 MrMoose wrote:
3 port cloaked wraith opening TvP doing better than anyone could have expected!

Poll: Is Hiya vs free on Triathlon worth watching?

Yes (53)

98%

No (1)

2%

54 total votes

Your vote: Is Hiya vs free on Triathlon worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

SangHo; Heartbreak Ridge; STX Masters 2009; 2009-08-10
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 04:18 MrMoose wrote:
This list needs to include [HiyA vs. free]
...
3 port cloaked wraith opening TvP doing better than anyone could have expected!

On March 02 2011 04:39 gryffindor wrote:
game above was definitely unusual...+ Show Spoiler +

but hiya lost, so it makes it cute rather than epic

On March 02 2011 07:01 Kuzmorgo wrote:
I can't possibly imagine free vs. HiyA hasn't been posted yet..
2010 Hana Daetoo MSL (P)

free vs.

HiyA 2010-05-08 @ Triathlon
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual] +

Hiya uses units, you almost (T)

Never see in a TvP. But free doesn't fall short in innovation either. In short: a very funky game by Magikarp!!!

22.

GuemChi vs. (P)

Gives new meaning to the term "base trade".

Poll: Is Guemchi vs. Sangho worth watching?

Yes (30)

100%

No (0)

0%

30 total votes

Your vote: Is Guemchi vs. Sangho worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 06:42 MangoTango wrote:
What about that PvP on HBR where the players swapped mains? That was an odd game.

On March 02 2011 07:09 Goragoth wrote:

Yeah I was thinking this game should be in the list.
(P)

Sea.GuemChi vs. (P)

SangHo[Shield] on HBR, Game 4 at STX Masters 2009.

On March 02 2011 07:18 hacklebeast wrote:

There we go, ugh, I spent the last 10 minutes looking for it after that guy suggested it.

I was thinking Hmm, "HBR, and pvp, and I seem to remember that the two players were support players players..." My search list consisted of flying, jaehoon, and horang2, and was about to try movie. Glad I looked back to see if someone else was faster.

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Base trade that comes down to one player running out of money for scarabs.

23.

Midas vs.

Hwasin; Andromeda 08 proleague 2008-04-30
VOD (VOD originally located by kag)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 05:39 hacklebeast wrote:
very low resource battle. Specific instance of weirdness is using a barrack to hide a goliath from a wraith

Poll: Is Midas vs hwasin worth watching?

yes (17)

74%

no (6)

26%

23 total votes

Your vote: Is Midas vs hwasin worth watching?

(Vote): yes
(Vote): no

Korean commentary
English commentary by Cholera
English commentary by NukeTheStars

On March 02 2011 05:39 hacklebeast wrote:
[Midas vs. Hwasin]
...
very low resource battle. Specific instance of weirdness is using a barrack to hide a goliath from a wraith

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Hmm, I can't remember exactly who the players were, but I believe it was a 2008 PL game on Andromeda, a TvT where both players did some weird kinda cheesy opening. It ended up as a base trade, and eventually 1 goliath hiding underneath a floated rax against 1-2 wraiths. I wanna say... Hwasin vs. Midas???

24.

Bisu vs.

PokJu; Sin Peaks of Baekdu; Proleague; 2007-06-25
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

On March 02 2011 11:23 Jragon wrote:
Your base is belong to me?

Poll: Is Pokju v Bisu worth watching?

Yes (36)

92%

No (3)

8%

39 total votes

Your vote: Is Pokju v Bisu worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 11:23 Jragon wrote:
Excellent thread. Never seen this play anywhere else:
[FORMATTED POST]
Your base is belong to me?

On March 02 2011 11:32 Grobyc wrote:

What makes it more unusual is that Pokju retired after losing that game lol

On March 02 2011 11:34 Release wrote:

Light; Byzantium 2; MBC Survivor 16th; 2009-01-03
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

In all honesty, it's funny, but it's the best if you haven't seen it before.

On March 02 2011 13:28 ]343[ wrote:
Bisu vs. Pokju, Sin Peaks of Baekdu:
[VOD]
...
[One] of the greatest cheeses ever.

On January 24 2012 12:37 LightningStrike wrote:
i found another english commentary for bisu vs. pokju it by cholerasc
[VOD]
This is the funniest englsih commentary version of the game i ever watched

(Un)pimpest Play 2007 (write-up)

25. (P)

Tempest vs. (T)

Korean commentary (hosted on Youku)
English commentary by Cholera/Rise

life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery

Poll: Is Light vs Tempest worth watching?

Yes (46)

98%

No (1)

2%

47 total votes

Your vote: Is Light vs Tempest worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 05:55 Kipsate wrote:
So after browsing and thinking over, I can only think of 1 more game which dropped my jaw
[Tempest vs. Light]
+ Show Spoiler +

BBS vs. Goon+shield battery=32kills goon?

A true classic of course, prolly most people know it already.

On March 02 2011 13:28 ]343[ wrote:
Yeah I know a lot of these are in the "best game" thread, because they're cool and whatnot.

+ Show Spoiler [might not be unusual I guess] +

Tempest vs. Light, Byzantium:
[VOD]
Dragoon > cheese.

On March 03 2011 01:03 ShatterZer0 wrote:
I forgot who Tempest was playing, but that one game where he held off like 20 marines with the only "ManGoon" ever to exist.

On March 03 2011 01:20 garbanzo wrote:

TT; Neo Requiem; Shinhan08-09 Proleague; 2008-11-03
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

It was Light. Hikko made the post.

26.

sAviOr vs. (P)

On March 02 2011 06:25 Biff The Understudy wrote:
One base vs. one base ZvP; ends up in an incredibly close elimination race, a matter of seconds. + Show Spoiler +

ends up eliminated. I would have hanged myself.

Poll: Is sAviOr vs TT on Neo Requiem worth watching?

Yes (27)

93%

No (2)

7%

29 total votes

Your vote: Is sAviOr vs TT on Neo Requiem worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 06:25 Biff The Understudy wrote:
Savior vs. TT on Neo Requiem :-)
...
One base vs. one base ZvP; ends up in an incredibly close elimination race, a matter of seconds. + Show Spoiler +

ends up eliminated. I would have hanged myself.

On March 02 2011 13:28 ]343[ wrote:
Savior vs. TT, Neo Requiem:
[VOD]
Elimination race.

On March 02 2011 17:02 SultanVinegar wrote:
Also I remember when i was in korea seeing a really epic basetrade game on tv between a Zerg and a Protoss where nobody actually GG'd and the game ended due to elimination. I'm not sure exactly when it was but I know the map was from before my time (Before 2009 at some point).

28.

Baby vs.

Fantasy; Aztec; Proleague; 2010-11-29
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 19:51 popzags wrote:
Crazy TvT rush against 14 CC resulting with hilarious Bunker wars.

Poll: Baby vs Fantasy worth watching?

Yes (29)

97%

No (1)

3%

30 total votes

Your vote: Baby vs Fantasy worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Mind; Polaris Rhapsody, Proleague; 2010-05-09
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 19:51 popzags wrote:
[FORMATTED POST]

29.

Light vs.

On March 02 2011 23:13 Bwenjarin Raffrack wrote:
For the last fifteen minutes neither player has a base. Their BC fleets circle (and circle) around the map desperately trying to eliminate the other player first.

Poll: Is Light vs Mind on Polaris Rhapsody worth watching?

Yes (20)

95%

No (1)

5%

21 total votes

Your vote: Is Light vs Mind on Polaris Rhapsody worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 23:13 Bwenjarin Raffrack wrote:
[FORMATTED POST]

33-35.

BoxeR vs.

YellOw; Pelennor/Requiem/Mercury; EVER2004 OSL; 04-11-12
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

For many, many years, (T)

BoxeR vs.

YellOw was the most storied rivalry in the history of Starcraft (and therefore of all e-sports). Widely regarded in their heyday as the best two players in Starcraft, the two met each other in countless high-stakes matches. Each took games off the other, but Boxer was seen as having the edge when it came to winning the games that mattered.

The last major tournament that saw the two face off against each other in a high-stakes match was the Ever OSL in 2004. Owing to both the iconic status of each of these players, and their long and storied history against each other, their semi-final meeting was anticipated and hyped to almost delirious levels. The match was expected to be nothing short of "epic". However, Boxer, who throughout his career has delighted in defying expectations, had other plans. The ensuing match was one of the most brutal and short-lived in OSL semi-final history; certainly the most polarizing and controversial.

In RPS circles, they call this sort of tactic the avalanche.

Poll: Is BoxeR vs Yellow on Pelennor/Requiem/Mercury worth watching?

Yes (21)

72%

No (8)

28%

29 total votes

Your vote: Is BoxeR vs Yellow on Pelennor/Requiem/Mercury worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Bisu; Heartbreak Ridge; Proleague; 2009-06-20
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Recommended on March 02 2011 02:28 by [WoH]-RAGE.

36.

YellOw vs. (P)

AtomicPeace wrote:
It's 2009. YellOw has gone two years without winning a KeSPA officiated match. Bisu is clearly a top if not the top Protoss. At the time Heartbreak Ridge favored Protoss in ZvP. YellOw brings back some amazing old school BW tactics in an epic showdown.

Poll: Is Bisu vs Yellow worth watching?

Yes (56)

93%

No (4)

7%

60 total votes

Your vote: Is Bisu vs Yellow worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 11:16 KezseN wrote:
Should include yellow vs. Bisu, Old drop tactic worked against the revolutionist. Ah the crowd applause was just chilling.

On March 02 2011 17:08 [Atomic]Peace wrote:
[FORMATTED POST]
It's 2009. YellOw has gone two years without winning a KeSPA officiated match. Bisu is clearly a top if not the top Protoss. At the time Heartbreak Ridge favored Protoss in ZvP. YellOw brings back some amazing old school BW tactics in an epic showdown.

On March 06 2011 23:55 Crabman123 wrote:
The Yellow vs. Bisu game may be the most awesome game I have ever seen. The crowd is just going crazy the entire time.

+ Show Spoiler +

Any game that features slow drops gets my approval

37.

BoxeR vs. Terr@n-[Nes]; Lost Temple; ?
VOD (English commentary by Cholera)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Boxer nuke rushes a no-name Protoss. (Bear in mind that this game dates back to the early days of Starcraft, before there was a "proscene" like we know today. Nearly everyone could be considered a "no-name", and the ones who weren't--like Boxer--made their names with games like this.) This game was one of the original "Pimpest Plays" of 2002: Click here for a more in-depth description and a link to a replay.

Poll: Is BoxeR vs Terr@n-[Nes] on Lost Temple worth watching?

Yes (15)

71%

No (6)

29%

21 total votes

Your vote: Is BoxeR vs Terr@n-[Nes] on Lost Temple worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Korean version
English commentary by Cholera

On March 02 2011 01:49 gryffindor who wrote:
Boxer blinding observers vs. that jobber protoss, and nuking him

38.

H.O.T-Forever vs. (T)

NaDa; Isles of Siren; GhemTV Specials; 2002-11-28
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

Not one, but both of the two moments that tied for the #1 spot of Pimpest Plays 2003 came from this game. Click here for the much more extensive write-up on Starcraft Legacy

Poll: Is H.O.T-Forever vs NaDa on Isles of Siren worth watching?

Yes (16)

80%

No (4)

20%

20 total votes

Your vote: Is H.O.T-Forever vs NaDa on Isles of Siren worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Recommended on March 02 2011 02:28 by [WoH]-RAGE, who wrote:
1h game with tons of scourge killing nadas bc army

Pimpest Plays 2003 (write-up)

39. (T)

Flash vs.

Bisu; Monty Hall; 2007 Daum OSL, Round of 8, game 2; 2007-06-29
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 04 2011 01:33 mnesthes wrote:
You never really know the definition of cheese until you've seen this game.

Poll: Would you recommend Flash vs Bisu?

Yes (36)

86%

No (6)

14%

42 total votes

Your vote: Would you recommend Flash vs Bisu?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

First recommended on March 02 2011 02:40 by Antoine, who wrote:
how about monty hall, flash vs. bisu? although i'm hesitant to list it because the map plays to unusual games so hard

On March 02 2011 13:28 ]343[ wrote:
Flash vs. Bisu, Monty Hall:
[VOD]
...
[One] of the greatest cheeses ever.

On March 04 2011 01:33 mnesthes wrote:
You never really know the definition of cheese until you've seen this game.

On March 04 2011 15:45 Sigh wrote:
Awesome thread, I was looking for that Flash vs. Bisu game on monty python for ages!

Pimpest Play 2007 (shared)

40. (T)

sAviOr vs. (Z)

Gorush; Desperado; GOMTV MSL S2, group stages; 2007-05-26
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

In his prime, Savior was one of the best Zergs of all time, but in this MSL game he chose to go Terran. Not to be outdone, his opponent shows off his style by going queen/muta/guardian.

Poll: Is GoRush vs sAviOr on Desperado worth watching?

Yes (18)

86%

No (3)

14%

21 total votes

Your vote: Is GoRush vs sAviOr on Desperado worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 02:28, [WoH]-RAGE wrote:
savior switching to terran playing against gorush cause he lost confidence in his zvz and getting totally owned -.-

42.

July vs.

ChoJJa; Neo Guillotine; Proleague; 2004-06-30
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

A progamer randoming in a serious game? You don't see that any more.

Poll: Is July vs ChoJJa on Neo Guillotine worth watching?

Yes (20)

91%

No (2)

9%

22 total votes

Your vote: Is July vs ChoJJa on Neo Guillotine worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 02:40 gryffindor wrote:
July going [sic--he actually randomed] Terran, and sunken busting Chojja

sparks rush at its finest

44.

Chalrenge vs. (P)

Rock; Nemesis; Proleague. 2007-06-26
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib-TGxS-N8w&t=0m28s

On March 02 2011 04:05 gryffindor wrote:
Rock vs. Chalrenge where the rock has 9000 minerals, and chalrenge has like 120

guess the outcome

Poll: Is Chalrenge vs TheRock on Nemesis worth watching?

Yes (23)

100%

No (0)

0%

23 total votes

Your vote: Is Chalrenge vs TheRock on Nemesis worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 04:05 gryffindor wrote:
Rock vs. Chalrenge where the rock has 9000 minerals, and chalrenge has like 120

guess the outcome

On March 02 2011 04:50 .Aar wrote:

That was a pretty hilarious game, but so long..

On March 02 2011 07:33 bITt.mAN wrote:
TheRock v. Chalrange on Nemesis
how has this not been mentioned? DRAW PvP

On March 02 2011 07:55 Roffles wrote:

Rock vs. Chalrenge was not amazing .... Chalrenge just turtled into a draw, and Rock just sat there trying everything he could to break it lol.

On March 02 2011 10:38 bearbuddy wrote:
[FORMATTED VOD]
Chalrenge forces a tie with theRock by turtling on one base and mind controlling units as they come.

On March 03 2011 19:38 luckybeni2 wrote:
Rock vs. Chalrenge? Can't get weirder than a pvp 10 base vs. maybe 3 and one guy staying alive by mind controlling himself an army

On September 15 2011 16:53 Elyvilon wrote:
(P)

Rock vs.

Chalrenge on Nemesis
[FORMATTED POST]
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

After falling behind in the midgame, chalrenge turtles up behind cannons, DAs, HTs, arbiters, and archons in one corner while Rock tries to break in with his own arbiters. + Show Spoiler [SS] +

Pimpest Play 2007 Honorable Mention (write-up)

46. (T)

UpMaGiC vs. (P)

Nal_rA; Nemesis; Proleague; 2007-05-12
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 03 2011 09:40 Comeh wrote:
UpMagiC opens up bio against protoss...for 25 minutes!

Poll: Is UpMagic vs Nal_Ra on Nemesis worth watching?

Yes (23)

100%

No (0)

0%

23 total votes

Your vote: Is UpMagic vs Nal_Ra on Nemesis worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Hyuk; Match Point; MBC Survivor 19th, Group 2 (Winner's match); 2010-02-11
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

On March 02 2011 04:58 zerglingsfolife wrote:
Nal_Ra vs. UpMagiC on Nemesis
...
Bio vs. Protoss

On March 02 2011 07:33 bITt.mAN wrote:
Up_Magic v. (P)

Nal_rA on Nemesis
brilliant deep-6 usage, transitions into both players lose their mains.

On March 03 2011 09:40 Comeh wrote:
I hope someone else has posted this, but this is one of my favorite games of all time

UpMagiC vs. Nal_rA
Map - Nemesis
Summary - + Show Spoiler +

UpMagiC opens up bio against protoss...for 25 minutes!

...
Edit: oh, it was posted twice.
WATCH IT AGAIN ANYWAYS.

49.

ZerO vs.

Korean commentary
English commentary by Moletrap

Proxy hatchery.

Poll: Is Zero vs Hyuk on Match Point worth watching?

Yes (21)

100%

No (0)

0%

21 total votes

Your vote: Is Zero vs Hyuk on Match Point worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 03:35 awu25 wrote:
i forgot who he played, but the one where Zero did a proxy hatch in the guy's main base and built zerglings
i think it almost came out to be a slight base race

On March 02 2011 05:47 mikeymoo wrote:

It was on Match Point.

On March 02 2011 06:26 hacklebeast wrote:

The game (i think) you are thinking of is zero vs. hyuk on matchpoint

once again, the vod i'm looking for is gone

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Also check out Hyuk vs. Zero on Match Point for more proxy hatches. Om nom nom

50.

iloveoov vs. (Z)

YellOw; U-Boat; MSL, finals (3rd game); 2003-11-30
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 07:33 bITt.mAN wrote:
Game gets reduced to oov trying to micro out of 1 dropship to stop Yellow from mining with his last few drones, which are protected by lurkers everywhere.

Poll: Is iloveoov vs Yellow on U-Boat worth watching?

Yes (19)

95%

No (1)

5%

20 total votes

Your vote: Is iloveoov vs Yellow on U-Boat worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Korean commentary
English commentary by Cholera

On March 02 2011 07:33 bITt.mAN wrote:
(T)

iloveoov v. (Z)

YellOw U-Boat MSL finals
Game gets reduced to oov trying to micro out of 1 dropship to stop Yellow from mining with his last few drones, which are protected by lurkers everywhere

52.

ChRh vs.

Bisu; Monty Hall; Proleague; 2007-05-06
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

A very old-school player brings back ghosts, against one of the best players of the modern era.

Poll: Would you Recomend ChRh Vs Bisu in 2007 Prolueage?

Yes! (22)

92%

No! (2)

8%

24 total votes

Your vote: Would you Recomend ChRh Vs Bisu in 2007 Prolueage?

(Vote): Yes!
(Vote): No!

On March 02 2011 07:47 LightningStrike wrote:
(T)

ChRh vs.

Bisu on Monty Hall 2007 Proleague
...
Reason
ChRh locks down a few dragoons in a epic game of the old champ [sic] vs. the new champ of those days

On March 02 2011 10:15 sushiman wrote:
ChRh vs. Bisu on Monty Hall
[VOD]
+ Show Spoiler +

Bonus game with excellent slow-pushing at the end!

Why it's unusual:
+ Show Spoiler +

The game itself isn't all that weird. The context and outcome is however.
This was at the time when Bisu was considered probably the best player in the world (just two months after beating Savior in the MSL and only two months before taking his second gold against Stork). He was going up against ChRh, who had stopped playing in 2004, but joined ACE when it was formed while doing his time in the army, and had subsequently gone without winning a game for over 3 years.
Needless to say, not many expected the outcome.

On February 05 2012 09:59 LightningStrike wrote:
Here is a english commentary of (T)

ChRh vs.

Bisu on monty hall by Cholera
[VOD]

54.

Much vs.

Bisu ; Plasma ; Incruit 2008 OSL, round of 16; 2008-09-12
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

(Non-BM) scouts in a game--and that's not even what made it weird.

Poll: Worth watching Much vs Bisu?

Yes (19)

86%

No (3)

14%

22 total votes

Your vote: Worth watching Much vs Bisu?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

HiyA; Roadrunner; SWL 2009-2010; 2010-01-26
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 17:45 gchan wrote:
[Much vs. Bisu]
...
1 base carriers in a PvP--and it's pretty effective

On September 15 2011 09:52 qrs wrote:
For those who care: Artosis sighting at 3:08 of game #54 (Much vs. Bisu in the Incruit OSL). This was before he achieved his current height of fame and fortune. And is that a young IdrA next to him?

On January 14 2012 20:03 WerderBremen wrote:
i want to mention in

54. (P)Much vs. (P)Bisu ; Plasma ; Incruit 2008 OSL, round of 16; 2008-09-12

at 3:09 you can see Idra and Artosis Their faces are just priceless <3

Screenshot:
+ Show Spoiler +

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

55.

HoeJJa vs. (T)

On March 04 2011 15:12 ]343[ wrote:
Bunker rush accompanied by 8+ scvs succeeds... but Hoejja responds in a jaw-dropping fashion.

Poll: Hoejja vs Hiya: Worth Watching?

Yes (28)

97%

No (1)

3%

29 total votes

Your vote: Hoejja vs Hiya: Worth Watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

firebathero; Eye of the Storm; 2009 EVER OSL, Group G (1st game); 2009-10-28
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

On March 02 2011 13:28 ]343[ wrote:
Yeah I know a lot of these are in the "best game" thread, because they're cool and whatnot.
...
Hoejja vs. Hiya, Roadrunner:
[VOD]
Bunker rush succeeds... then Hiya dies to drones.

On March 02 2011 13:47 Kenpachi wrote:
LOL AT HIYA vs. HOEJJA. man i need to read the LR thread for that

On March 04 2011 15:12 ]343[ wrote:
Hoejja vs. Hiya, Roadrunner, SWL 2009-2010:
...Bunker rush accompanied by 8+ scvs succeeds... but Hoejja responds in a jaw-dropping fashion.

56.

Jaehoon vs. (T)

Korean commentary
English commentary by Rise and Moletrap

On March 07 2011 07:07 saint_fu wrote:
What seems to be a standard game becomes out of the ordinary by blunders from both players.

Poll: Is Jaehoon vs firebathero on Eye of the Storm worth watching?

Yes (23)

92%

No (2)

8%

25 total votes

Your vote: Is Jaehoon vs firebathero on Eye of the Storm worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Destination; Winner's League; 2009-02-14
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 11:09 Frigo wrote:
What, no FireBatHero vs. Jaehoon on Eye of The Storm?

On March 07 2011 07:07 saint_fu wrote:
(P)

Jaehoon vs. (T)

firebathero
...
What seems to be a standard game becomes out of the ordinary by blunders from both players.

60.

sKyHigh vs. (Z)

Jaedong;

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Beautifully tailored snipe/cheese build, very creatively done.

Poll: Is Skyhigh vs Jaedong on Destination worth watching?

Yes (17)

77%

No (5)

23%

22 total votes

Your vote: Is Skyhigh vs Jaedong on Destination worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

yeOngJae; Aztec; Shinhan10-11 Proleague; 2010-12-19
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Skyhigh vs. Jaedong on Destination (PL): Beautifully tailored snipe/cheese build, very creatively done.

On March 02 2011 13:28 ]343[ wrote:
Skyhigh vs. Jaedong, Destination:
[VOD]
[One] of the greatest cheeses ever.

61.

ggaemo vs. (T)

Back and forth action down to a single Science Vessel

Poll: Is ggaemo vs yeOngJae on Aztec worth watching?

Yes (25)

93%

No (2)

7%

27 total votes

Your vote: Is ggaemo vs yeOngJae on Aztec worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 09:53 durza wrote:
(Z)

ggaemo v

yeOngJae SPL 2010-2011 @ Aztec
...
Why this game should be on the list..+ Show Spoiler +

This game is amazing, features not one base race, but two, the main armies of both players, really never engage through out the game. The Korean commentators are at their best, and the game has a great ending.

On March 02 2011 11:38 Zariel wrote:
That SKT vs. ACE game, jyj vs. ggaemo on aztec.

Might not be s-class play, but it kept me on the edge of my seat

On March 02 2011 13:05 MountainDewJunkie wrote:

But what about all of the games that are unusual AND amazing?

Ex: (T)

JyJ vs.

ggaemo

On March 07 2011 23:27 konadora wrote:
Wait wow, seriously? NO ONE recommended this game?
[VOD]
ONE VESSELLLLLLLL.

On March 09 2011 07:16 Soap wrote:

Wow once I saw the thread I immediately went looking for that game, the climax of probably the best series I saw in proleague.

[FORMATTED POST]

On March 09 2011 08:12 garbanzo wrote:

Iris; Sin Chupung-Ryeong; Winners League; 2009-03-28
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Just watched that game. I still can't decide of it's actually all that unusual, but I think it's definitely worth watching.

63.

Jaedong vs. (T)

Jaedong wields two control groups of mutalisks like they're his right and left hands. It's been nearly two years since this game was played, but I've never seen anything like it since.

Poll: Is Jaedong vs Iris on Sin Chupung-Ryeong worth watching?

Yes (29)

100%

No (0)

0%

29 total votes

Your vote: Is Jaedong vs Iris on Sin Chupung-Ryeong worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 09:59 Grobyc wrote:
Jaedong vs. Iris on Chupung Ryeong

http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/11572_Iris_vs_Jaedong/vod

Why it's unusual:
+ Show Spoiler +

Jaedong beats Iris with control 2 groups of stacked mutalisks microd SIMULTANEOUSLY. Iris literally died to pure mutalisks, even though he managed to squeeze out some science vessels. Insaneeeeeeeeeeee

On March 02 2011 10:02 qrs wrote:

How could I have forgotten about this one?! Yes, this was amazing.

On March 02 2011 23:33 zipz0p wrote:
(Z)

Jaedong 2-stack mutas against (T)

Iris in Winners League:

http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/11572_Iris_vs_Jaedong/vod

My jaw dropped when I realized it was two control-groups of mutas.

68.

Fantasy vs. (Z)

Action; Judgement Day; Proleague; 2010-05-11
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 03 2011 11:04 Aquafresh wrote:
Action 4-pools Fantasy on pretty much the worst possible map for it. As expected Fantasy holds it off easily with a marine behind a simple 2 rax wall-in.

This is where it gets unusual read: hilarious. Spoilers incoming.

Action makes no more drones and instead starts hiding lings at his 3rd while dancing his surviving lings at Fantasy's wall. He actively denies scouting with his revealed lings causing Fantasy not to realize how all-in he truly is and move out with a control group of marines! Fantasy doesn't realize his mistake until it's too late and gets flanked by the hidden lings and loses his whole force. Action then goes to town on the Barracks forcing them to lift or die and runs into Fanta's nat, who is forced to make an SCV + 1medic/2firebat wall while he lands his Barracks in his main; getting off a clutch repair to prevent them from burning down. Action tries to poke through the wall by sending in lings to kill the SCVs out of the medics heal range one by one but with only 3 drones left he is forced to gg once he sees the lights on Fanta's Barracks start flashing again.

Pay special attention to Oov's outbursts of frustration with Fantasy and Actions "aww fuck it" body language.

Poll: Worth Watching?

Yes (27)

93%

No (2)

7%

29 total votes

Your vote: Worth Watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 11:16 Release wrote:
I dont see Fantasy vs. Action

On March 03 2011 11:04 Aquafresh wrote:
Surprised no one has done this one yet as it is fairly recent.
[FORMATTED POST]
Action 4-pools Fantasy on pretty much the worst possible map for it. As expected Fantasy holds it off easily with a marine behind a simple 2 rax wall-in.

This is where it gets unusual read: hilarious. Spoilers incoming.

Action makes no more drones and instead starts hiding lings at his 3rd while dancing his surviving lings at Fantasy's wall. He actively denies scouting with his revealed lings causing Fantasy not to realize how all-in he truly is and move out with a control group of marines! Fantasy doesn't realize his mistake until it's too late and gets flanked by the hidden lings and loses his whole force. Action then goes to town on the Barracks forcing them to lift or die and runs into Fanta's nat, who is forced to make an SCV + 1medic/2firebat wall while he lands his Barracks in his main; getting off a clutch repair to prevent them from burning down. Action tries to poke through the wall by sending in lings to kill the SCVs out of the medics heal range one by one but with only 3 drones left he is forced to gg once he sees the lights on Fanta's Barracks start flashing again.

Pay special attention to Oov's outbursts of frustration with Fantasy and Actions "aww fuck it" body language.

On March 03 2011 12:08 nataziel wrote:

FUCKING LOL @ Oov's face, like "COME ON! wtf is this shit!"

On March 03 2011 12:37 Aquafresh wrote:

Totally justified too. Fantasy did everything he possibly could to throw that away. I'd estimate Fantasy's boneheaded bio play has taken about 2-3 years off each of his teammates lives due to stress related reasons alone.

72.

Flash vs.

JangBi; Blue Storm; Proleague; 2008-07-07
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Draw.

Poll: Is Flash vs Jangbi on Blue Storm worth watching?

Yes (20)

100%

No (0)

0%

20 total votes

Your vote: Is Flash vs Jangbi on Blue Storm worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 10 2011 02:40 hacklebeast wrote:
here is the actual list of them
draws:

78.

OversKy vs. (T)

Freedom; Katrina; Proleague; 07-12-08
VOD (English commentary by Moletrap)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 27 2011 21:14 LightningStrike wrote:
Proxy sunkens against old WC3 legend Freedom

Poll: Is OversKy vs Freedom on Katrina worth watching?

Yes! (20)

100%

No! (0)

0%

20 total votes

Your vote: Is OversKy vs Freedom on Katrina worth watching?

(Vote): Yes!
(Vote): No!

go.go; Heartbreak Ridge; EVER OSL, round of 16 (group stage); 2009-11-27
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Oversky vs. some guy on Katrina: Another fun proxy hatchery game. Proxy hatches are just great all-around.

On March 27 2011 21:14 LightningStrike wrote:
I found #11 on games with no little date. It is
(Z)

OversKy vs. (T)

Freedom in proleague on 12/7/07 on the map Katrina
[VOD]
+ Show Spoiler [Reason] +

Proxy sunekns agianst a old WC3 legend Freedom

...

82.

Movie vs.

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
A proxy gateway, followed by a cannon rush, followed by targeting the proxy gateway with the cannon. Yeah that's right. [Note: it was not a misclick. It was an incredibly pimp play (its effect on the game was minor, but real). Not giving any more away.]

Poll: Is Movie vs. go.go on Heartbreak Ridge worth watching?

Yes (17)

85%

No (3)

15%

20 total votes

Your vote: Is Movie vs. go.go on Heartbreak Ridge worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Movie vs. go.go on Heartbreak Ridge (EVER 09 OSL group stages, I think?): A proxy gateway, followed by a cannon rush, followed by targeting the proxy gateway with the cannon. Yeah that's right.

87.

Chalrenge vs. (P)

LuCifer; Blue Storm; Proleague; 2007-10-30
VOD (English commentary by Moletrap)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 03 2011 23:26 LightningStrike wrote:
...elimination race for the ages...

Poll: Is Chalrenge vs Lucifer on Blue Storm worth watching?

Yes (19)

95%

No (1)

5%

20 total votes

Your vote: Is Chalrenge vs Lucifer on Blue Storm worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 03 2011 23:26 LightningStrike wrote:
[FORMATTED POST]
This is a elmliation race for the ages in pvp

On March 16 2011 03:35 pieisamazing wrote:
[FORMATTED POST]
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Base race into Lucifer frantically trying to find his opponent's last buildings while Chalrenge attempts to micro his last few Dark Templar and kill Lucifer's probe and cannons which are the only thing keeping him in the game.

Commentary by moletrap, hopefully that doesn't turn anyone away. It's a pretty entertaining game. Then again, I'm a pretty big fan of Chalrenge.

On March 16 2011 06:47 LightningStrike wrote:

I made a post on that game on page 11 i think it was but i second it

90.

BoxeR vs.

Cool[fOu] (FruitDealer); Geometry; Proleague; 2007-04-30
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 11:15 LightningStrike wrote:
Boxer does a crazy rush vs. the now known sc2 player Fruitdealer aka Cool

Poll: Would you recomend Boxer Vs Cool in 2007 SPL

Yes! (15)

71%

No! (6)

29%

21 total votes

Your vote: Would you recomend Boxer Vs Cool in 2007 SPL

(Vote): Yes!
(Vote): No!

On March 02 2011 11:15 LightningStrike wrote:
Boxer vs. Cool in 2007 SPL
[FORMATTED POST]
Boxer does a crazy rush vs. the now known sc2 player Fruitdealer aka Cool

92.

BoxeR vs. a blind guy; ?; 2001?
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

Found by hoanglz:
http://www.56.com/u28/v_MTU2NTQwNzM.html

This was a show match in which Boxer played against a blind guy who somehow had taught himself to play Starcraft. Boxer's handicap? He had to play with a blindfold himself for the first couple minutes of the game.

Poll: Is BoxeR vs a blind guy worth watching?

Yes (19)

70%

No (8)

30%

27 total votes

Your vote: Is BoxeR vs a blind guy worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Recommended on March 02 2011 02:28 by [WoH]-RAGE, who wrote:
boxer playing against that blind guy where he almost lost because he had to play blind himself for the first 2 minutes

96.

RuBy vs.

Flash; Circuit Breaker; Proleague; 2010-10-26
VOD (no need to watch past the end of the game: a discussion by the Kespa refs follows, but their decision is to let the result stand)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Shortest Kespa-ranked game ever.

Poll: Is Ruby vs Flash on Circuit Breaker worth watching?

Yes (15)

68%

No (7)

32%

22 total votes

Your vote: Is Ruby vs Flash on Circuit Breaker worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 12 2011 13:20 Antoine wrote:

lol this isn't the one you're talking about but it is the fastest tvt i can think of: http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/47711_Flash_vs_RuBy

On March 12 2011 23:52 hacklebeast wrote:

Fastest modern TvT

[VOD]

On March 13 2011 00:48 LightningStrike wrote:

Killer; Tornado; Proleague; 2009-10-25
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

LOL wow i love how fast the game was ^^

98.

BoxeR vs.

Boxer brings his A-(bomb) game.

Poll: Is BoxeR vs Killer on Tornado worth watching?

Yes (20)

100%

No (0)

0%

20 total votes

Your vote: Is BoxeR vs Killer on Tornado worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 13:28 ]343[ wrote:
Boxer vs. Killer, Tornado:
[VOD]
BOXER WITH NUKES

101.

Silver vs. (T)

Shine[Name] on Monty Hall, Shinhan Proleague 07 round 1; 2007-06-26
VOD (English commentary by Klazart)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Weird maps lead to weird strats—and occasionally the immortalization of otherwise forgettable players. His play against Terran on Monty Hall—as exemplified in this game and another against SlayerS_`BoxeR`, remains the only thing that otherwise-obscure Brood War player Silver is remembered for.

Poll: Is Silver vs Shine on Monty Hall worth watching?

Yes (21)

100%

No (0)

0%

21 total votes

Your vote: Is Silver vs Shine on Monty Hall worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 14:30 Titusmaster6 wrote:
This might not be exactly "unusual," but when Silver came up with that specific zerg build (hatcheries down the middle with offensive sunken colonies) on that RIDICULOUS map Monty Hall, I thought it was pretty sick and haven't forgotten it since.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

On March 03 2011 09:39 imperfect wrote:

i dont think anyone answered; if they did sorry. i did skim the thread though;

here's a VOD of the build. hatchery in natural into sunken into guardiansssss. pretty baller!
[VOD]

On March 10 2011 05:00 tedster wrote:
Silver's classic monty haul game:

(Z)

Silver vs. Shine

[VOD]

On September 16 2011 09:41 Elyvilon wrote:
(Z)

Silver vs. (T)

Shine[Name] on Monty Hall, Shinhan Proleague 07 round 1; 2007-06-25
...
+ Show Spoiler [Why to watch?] +

Silver, known for his weak ZvT, comes up with a crazy build for the Zerg graveyard of Monty Hall.

Pimpest Play 2007 (write-up)

102. (T)

BoxeR vs.

YellOw; Sauron; KPGA Winner's Championship; 2003-03-22
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

A legendarily abusive installment of the classic rivalry.

Poll: Is Boxer's SCV rush against Yellow worth watching?

Yes (21)

100%

No (0)

0%

21 total votes

Your vote: Is Boxer's SCV rush against Yellow worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

BeSt; Jade; Proleague; 2012-02-19
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 14:31 Kazzabiss wrote:
Really? No one posted this yet?
[VOD]

"The" SCV Rush

against YelloW

115.

Flash vs.

Think you know what a bunker rush is? Watch and learn.

Poll: Is Flash vs Best on Jade worth watching?

Yes (22)

85%

No (4)

15%

26 total votes

Your vote: Is Flash vs Best on Jade worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On February 20 2012 08:40 qrs wrote:
OMG, anybody who is remotely interested in the sort of games contained in this thread, you have got to see Flash vs. Best from the recent KT vs. SKT match.
[VOD]
I don't even know what to say about this one. I mean, in a way it's sort of the logical culmination of the playstyle that Flash has been using since the season began, but in another way, you've really got to see it to believe it.

To recommend this game from a different angle, if this bears any weight with you, I was getting tired of the games in this thread. As unusual as they may have been, gather them all together in one place and even these games started looking the same, most of them. Proxies, uncommon units, uncommon abilities, I'd seen it all.

I'd never seen a game like this one.

This game could have been theorycrafted by a six-year-old. It took Flash to play it.
Go watch it already!

On February 20 2012 09:34 LightningStrike wrote:
This game is indeed unusal due to the fact that flash 8 rax bunker rush 1 gate core to hell and sucessed on winning without a factory and only 1 rax of rines :o

On February 20 2012 09:42 iSometric wrote:
Flash just had excellent game sense and practice so he can just fuck over whoever 90% of the time.

On February 20 2012 09:45 qrs wrote:

Yes, from the amount of "no" votes in this poll and the one in the LR thread, it seems clear that lots of people didn't like this game, but I don't see how anyone could deny that this one is unusual. This game is to bunker rushing what the Jaedong vs. Iris game (#63) is to mutalisk harassment.

On February 20 2012 10:28 LightningStrike wrote:

Flash; Neo Electric Circuit; Tving OSL Quarterfinals (3rd game); 2012-06-26
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

What you just said is very true it bugged me because i accualy thought it was a funny game and rec'd the game but alot people hate it due to extreme cheese and also makes me wonder how flash manged to just use 1 rax rines and still destory best as he shoulda made another rax so more rines can come and reinforce :\ but still amazing game play from flash+ Show Spoiler +

Best got unlucky overall but still funny game

116.

Shine vs.

Offensive Nydus

Poll: Worth watching?

Yes (21)

100%

No (0)

0%

21 total votes

Your vote: Worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On June 28 2012 00:42 Agrajag wrote:
I'm sure most Broodwar fans have already watched this game, but it deserves to be in this thread, and this thread deserves a bump.
[Formatted post]

On June 28 2012 04:40 _Quasar_ wrote:
Yeah, I thought about this thread too.

41.

fOru vs.

NaDa; River of Flames; KPGA 2nd Tour; 2002-05-16
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

Full game, hosted on Youku
VOD hosted on YouTube that skips approximately the first 10 minutes of the game (the VOD is from the television retrospective 10 Years Star Age, and starts at what the producers considered the interesting part)

On March 02 2011 02:28 [WoH]-RAGE wrote:
forUs 59 gateways vs. nada

Although, according to the video description, it's "only" 40 gateways.

Poll: Nada vs Foru - worth watching?

yes (10)

71%

no (4)

29%

14 total votes

Your vote: Nada vs Foru - worth watching?

(Vote): yes
(Vote): no

On March 02 2011 02:28 [WoH]-RAGE wrote:
forUs 59 gateways vs. nada

On March 04 2011 07:17 ZBiR wrote:

I believe it's this game:
http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/4987_fOru_vs_NaDa
there's no vod, but a replay exists:
http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/replays/77
and it was just 50 gateways, not 59.

On March 04 2011 14:21 garbanzo wrote:

Yup, that's the game. I've made the formatting and I've found a compilation VOD "10 Years Star Age," some other ridiculous games in there too. I know I've watched all those episodes, but I can't remember the games exactly. The description on the video is basically like this thread.
...
Edit:
I would actually recommend people, who are really interested and haven't seen it yet, watch all of the episodes of "10 Years Star Age." Here's the playlist on the nevake account.

43.

815 vs.

Really; Great Barrier Reef; '10 Korean Air OSL, round of 36; 2010-02-17
VOD (English commentary by Diggity)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

An innovative if cheesy opening gets the game off to a wild start, and the slugfest begins from there. Entertaining, despite some sloppiness.

Poll: Is 815 vs Really on Great Barrier Reef worth watching?

Yes (14)

93%

No (1)

7%

15 total votes

Your vote: Is 815 vs Really on Great Barrier Reef worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 03:32 gryffindor wrote:
Really vs. 815, '10 korean air osl
...
proxy sunkens

45.

Kal vs.

Lx; Outsider SE; WCG 2010 Los Angeles; 2010-10-01
VOD (English commentary by WCG commentators)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this game unusual?] +

On March 04 2011 16:32 Selth wrote:
Base trade into a race to rebuild.

Poll: Is Kal vs Lx on Outsider SE worth watching?

Yes (10)

71%

No (4)

29%

14 total votes

Your vote: Is Kal vs Lx on Outsider SE worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 04 2011 16:32 Selth wrote:
Here's another one I just remembered: [Kal vs. Lx

...Base trade into a race to rebuild.

51.

Kingdom vs. (P)

Rage; Arizona; Proleague; 2004-10-10
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Who needs a nexus?

Poll: Is Kingdom vs Rage on Arizona worth watching?

Yes (13)

100%

No (0)

0%

13 total votes

Your vote: Is Kingdom vs Rage on Arizona worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 07:33 bITt.mAN wrote:
(P)

Kingdom loses the Nexus in his main and can't rebuild it, on Arizona (I think, that map where the 3rd gas expo was sealed-off by half the resources of the expansion)
Will he be able to defeat his enemy with a nadful of probes and about 4 dragoons, versus DT's, lots and cannons?

On March 02 2011 07:55 Roffles wrote:

Man, Kingdom vs. Zeus [sic] was amazing. Goon micro for ages.

On March 04 2011 23:35 c3rberUs wrote:
There was that pvp game where Kingdom had his base cleared by a dt rush then w/ observers kills the dt's and goes for his enemy's base with everything not nailed down.

On March 05 2011 05:51 Southlight wrote:
Kingdom vs. Rage

Reason:
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Vod:
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http://v.mofile.com/show/G34PLAJQ.shtml

Poll:
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Poll: Is Kingdom vs Rage on Arizona worth watching?

Yes (3)

100%

No (0)

0%

3 total votes

Your vote: Is Kingdom vs Rage on Arizona worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Took me a bit to find it, but there it is.

On March 10 2011 18:13 ilovesin wrote:
[FORMATTED POST]
Pretty standard PvP until Rage manages to get DTs in to Kingdoms base from his hidden Tech and manages to kill Kingdoms Nexus seconds before he gets an Observer out. Kingdom takes all his Probes and Goon Zeal army and attacks. An intense Micro battle follows

On March 10 2011 18:29 popzags wrote:

It's already up: game 51 in the OP.

53.

July vs.

Rock; Pelennor; EVER2004 OSL, group stages; 2004-08-27
VOD
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On March 02 2011 08:22 Harem wrote:
It's Rock

(Note: this is not the famous "Sauron Zerg" game between July and Rock.)

Poll: Is July vs Rock on Pelennor worth watching?

Yes (10)

83%

No (2)

17%

12 total votes

Your vote: Is July vs Rock on Pelennor worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

ZerO; Aztec; Bacchus OSL 2010, Ro36 (game 3); 2010-11-26
VOD
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On March 02 2011 08:22 Harem wrote:
[July vs. Rock]
Reason
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It's Rock

57.

HoGiL vs.

On March 08 2011 20:22 popzags wrote:
One player ends up having slightly more Mutas but no economy or Drones. His opponent has one Drone protected by Spore Colonies and 54 minerals. Epic enough, isn't it?

Poll: Hogil vs Zero worth watching?

Yes (19)

100%

No (0)

0%

19 total votes

Your vote: Hogil vs Zero worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

sKyHigh; Fighting Spirit; Proleague; 2009-11-03
VOD
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On March 08 2011 20:22 popzags wrote:
About ZvZ suggestions...

(Z)

HoGiL vs.

ZerO
...One player ends up having slightly more Mutas but no economy or Drones. His opponent has one Drone protected by Spore Colonies and 54 minerals. Epic enough, isn't it?

58.

RuBy vs.

Mass wraiths.

Poll: Is Ruby vs SkyHigh on Fighting Spirit worth watching?

Yes (7)

100%

No (0)

0%

7 total votes

Your vote: Is Ruby vs SkyHigh on Fighting Spirit worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 08:30 AssuredVacancy wrote:
I can't remember one of the players, but it was a proleague game a year(or might be in 2009), between Ruby and another terran, where Ruby was so ahead he started making like 20 starports pumping out wraiths. Can anyone remember this one?

edit: it was on fighting spirit

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:

This is against Skyhigh.

62.

Casy vs.

Jy; Troy; OSC 2008 Season 1; 2008-02-11
VOD (French commentary, sorry)
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On March 07 2011 13:50 thedeadhaji wrote:
Nuke rush the opponent into retirement.

Poll: Is Casy vs Jy on Troy worth watching?

Yes (10)

83%

No (2)

17%

12 total votes

Your vote: Is Casy vs Jy on Troy worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 09:21 RowdierBob wrote:
Casy vs. Jy on Troy. It appears the vod doesn't exist anymore but Casy nuke rushes Jy's nat sunkens and cleans him up with MnMs after.

edit: Oh I found it (in French!).
[VOD]

On March 07 2011 13:50 thedeadhaji wrote:
Casy vs. Jy on Troy.

Nuke rush the opponent into retirement.

On March 07 2011 23:27 konadora wrote:

one of my favourites as well

On March 08 2011 07:37 Pyrthas wrote:

Oh god yes, that game was incredible. I can only find it with French commentary on youtube, but here it is, in multiple parts:

Casy vs. Jy, Troy, OSC 2008 Season 1: Set 1

I don't suppose there's a way to change the word "Set" in vodplayer, is there?

Edit: To this day, it hurts me to see Casy not finish that hatch off. Killing all those drones later with the ghost is small consolation.

64.

great vs.

ZerO; Triathlon; Bigfile MSL, round of 32 (Winner's match); 2010-07-15
VOD (hosted on Youku. Game starts at 6:30.)
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The poll from the LR thread:
[image loading]

See comment under "Hive-tech ZvZ" category.

Poll: Is great vs Zero on Triathlon (Bigfile MSL) worth watching?

Yes (7)

100%

No (0)

0%

7 total votes

Your vote: Is great vs Zero on Triathlon (Bigfile MSL) worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
A whole bunch of ZvZs involving Great.

On March 10 2011 02:40 hacklebeast wrote:
(Z)

great

ZerO Triathlon

67.

Horang2 vs. (T)

Light; Destination; MBC Survivor 17th; 2009-05-14
VOD (English commentary by Cholera)
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On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Horang2 vs. Light on Destination (PL): Send one of your first Probes into the opponent's main. Let it sit there for 5 minutes before proxying a gateway. Profit! Also includes an MVP performance by Ursadon/Pandabearguy.

Poll: Is Horang2 vs Light on Destination worth watching?

Yes (14)

100%

No (0)

0%

14 total votes

Your vote: Is Horang2 vs Light on Destination worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 03 2011 09:42 imperfect wrote:
light vs. horang2 @ destination

a proxy in your opponent's main.
[VOD]
only from horang2

69.

Kingdom vs. (Z)

JJu; Luna; YATGK MSL, Losers' bracket, round of 8 (1st game); 2004-12-16
VOD
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An hour-long PvZ, in the course of which the Protoss player uses nearly every unit available, including scouts, carriers, dark archons, overlords, guardians, queens, defilers, ultralisks, and a kakaru.

Poll: Is Kingdom vs Jju on Luna worth watching?

Yes (8)

80%

No (2)

20%

10 total votes

Your vote: Is Kingdom vs Jju on Luna worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 11:16 mR.bONG789 wrote:
Kingdom vs. jju, you are the golfking msl i think, dont know date
[VOD]
kingdom mindcontrols EVERYTHING, he mc guardian, he mc overlord, he mc ultralisk, he even mcs a neutral critter. scouts and carriers also make an appearance

On March 03 2011 17:52 mR.bONG789 wrote:

just bumping my kingdom game cos i really think it deserves to be watched. my post seems to have been overlooked completely =(

On March 03 2011 19:21 Amanebak wrote:

RorO; Polaris Rhapsody; Proleague; 2010-07-04
VOD
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Wow, what a great game!
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I wonder if the mind controlled critter cost supply or if it is free.. Don't you know?

70.

ZerO vs.

Hive-tech ZvZ (see comment under "Hive-tech ZvZ" category).

Poll: Is ZerO vs RorO on Polaris Rhapsody worth watching?

Yes (2)

100%

No (0)

0%

2 total votes

Your vote: Is ZerO vs RorO on Polaris Rhapsody worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Calm; Carthage 3; Avalon MSL, Finals (1st game); 2009-08-30
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On March 10 2011 02:40 hacklebeast wrote:
hive ZvZ
(Z)

ZerO

RorO
...

73-74: + Show Spoiler [What makes these games unusual?] +

I'm recommending these games as a pair. The similarities are striking. Each is a high-stakes MSL game. Each is a ZvZ involving (Z)

Calm. In each, Calm opens 12-hatch. In each, Calm's opponent selects the same seemingly hard counter. In one game, this opponent is (Z)

Kwanro; in one, it is (Z)

Jaedong. And, precisely there, the similarities end.

Kwanro vs. (Z)

Korean commentary (hosted on Youku)
English commentary by RanshinDA

Scissors cuts rock.

Poll: Is Kwanro vs Calm on Carthage 3 worth watching?

Yes (12)

92%

No (1)

8%

13 total votes

Your vote: Is Kwanro vs Calm on Carthage 3 worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Calm; Odd-Eye 2; Hana Daetoo MSL, Semi-finals (2nd game); 2010-05-20
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

Jaedong vs. (Z)

Korean commentary (hosted on Youku)
English commentary by RanshinDA

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Jaedong goes balls to the wall in a high-stakes MSL game. Although this game was exciting at the time, it has more interest as a counterpoint to the previous game (Kwanro vs. Calm) than as a stand-alone game, so watch that first.

Poll: Is Jaedong vs Calm on Odd-Eye 2 worth watching?

Yes (10)

77%

No (3)

23%

13 total votes

Your vote: Is Jaedong vs Calm on Odd-Eye 2 worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

76.

Nal_rA vs. (T)

Goodfriend; Parallel Lines 3; SPRIS MSL, Quarterfinals (2nd game); 2004-08-05
VOD
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ARBITTUUU!!

Poll: Is Nal_rA vs Goodfriend on Parallel Lines 3 worth watching?

Yes (7)

88%

No (1)

13%

8 total votes

Your vote: Is Nal_rA vs Goodfriend on Parallel Lines 3 worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 13 2011 01:40 MageKirby wrote:
[VOD]
I thought this would be one of the first things on the list. lol

On March 14 2011 07:00 qrs wrote:

Yeah, the list is still nowhere near complete. Both of those first two games you mention were games I would have added down the line.

79.

ZerO vs.

type-b; Match Point; NATE MSL, round of 32 (Losers' match); 09-12-10
VOD (English commentary by RanshinDA)
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Hive-tech ZvZ (see comment under "Hive-tech ZvZ" category).

Poll: Is Zero vs type-b on Match Point worth watching?

Yes (4)

100%

No (0)

0%

4 total votes

Your vote: Is Zero vs type-b on Match Point worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Snow; Heartbreak Ridge; Proleague playoffs; 09-08-01
VOD
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On March 10 2011 02:40 hacklebeast wrote:
hive ZvZ
...
(Z)

ZerO

type-b Match Point

80.

BackHo vs. (P)

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Cannon rush, PvP? Yes please.

Poll: Is Backho vs Snow on Heartbreak Ridge worth watching?

Yes (5)

83%

No (1)

17%

6 total votes

Your vote: Is Backho vs Snow on Heartbreak Ridge worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Backho vs. Snow on Heartbreak Ridge (PL playoffs): Cannon rush, PvP? Yes please.

81.

Bisu vs.

Iris; Byzantium 3; Avalon MSL, Quarterfinals (5th game); 2009-08-04
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Korean version (hosted on Youku; begins 5:22 into game)
English commentary by Klazart
English commentary by Diggity
English commentary by Ranshin DA

On March 20 2011 03:44 Xeofreestyler wrote:
Early game will have you on the edge of your seat, rest of the game will make you wonder if it's really tvp you're watching.

On March 20 2011 03:44 Xeofreestyler wrote:
Iris vs. Bisu on byzantium 3!

Early game will have you on the edge of your seat, rest of the game will make you wonder if it's really tvp you're watching.
[VOD]

Poll: Is Bisu vs Iris on Byzantium 3 worth watching?

Yes (16)

94%

No (1)

6%

17 total votes

Your vote: Is Bisu vs Iris on Byzantium 3 worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

EffOrt; New Heartbreak Ridge; Proleague; 2010-01-05
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 09:50 PlaguedArchon wrote:
Can anyone find a PvT Im looking for.
I think its
Stork [sic] vs. Iris
On byzantium
Stork [sic] proxies a robo in the middle of the map and does reaver harass and an elevator.

On March 12 2011 10:08 ZeroChrome wrote:
[FORMATTED POST]
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Proxy reaver+ elevator rush, and that's just the beginning

EDIT: this is the game mentioned in #10 of the 'Games insufficiently identified' group.

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10. "Can anyone find a PvT Im looking for. I think its Stork vs. Iris On byzantium Stork proxies a robo in the middle of the map and does reaver harass and an elevator.": PlaguedArchon

83.

Flying vs. (Z)

Dark Archons and Arbiters in PvZ.

Poll: Is Flying vs Effort on New Heartbreak Ridge worth watching?

Yes (5)

100%

No (0)

0%

5 total votes

Your vote: Is Flying vs Effort on New Heartbreak Ridge worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Jaedong; Central Plains; Proleague (Ace match); 2010-11-06
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Flying vs. EffOrt on Heartbreak Ridge (PL): An Arbiter kills a hatchery. Later, a Dark Archon maelstroms an Ultra drop. Just another PvZ for Flying.

On March 02 2011 17:02 SultanVinegar wrote:
How about the game where Flying used arbiters against a zerg.

84.

Stork vs.

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
3 gateways in the Zerg natural is just how Stork rolls.

Poll: Is Stork vs Jaedong on Central Plains worth watching?

Yes (11)

85%

No (2)

15%

13 total votes

Your vote: Is Stork vs Jaedong on Central Plains worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Really; Neo Medusa; Proleague; 2009-05-03
VOD
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On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Stork vs. Jaedong on Central Plains (PL ace match): More people cheesing the Dong -_-. 3 gateways in the Zerg natural is just how Stork rolls.

86.

DaezanG vs. (T)

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
An ACE veteran taking out one of the best TvPers at the time with a hero Reaver.

Poll: Is Daezang vs Really on Neo Medusa worth watching?

Yes (7)

100%

No (0)

0%

7 total votes

Your vote: Is Daezang vs Really on Neo Medusa worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Daezang vs. Really on Medusa (PL): An ACE veteran taking out one of the best TvPers at the time with a hero Reaver.

88.

NaDa vs.

Horang2; Heartbreak Ridge; Avalon MSL, round of 32, first match; 2009-07-02
VOD (hosted on Youku. Game starts at 1:25.)
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In-base proxy gates to proxy tech to some crazy shit and then standard game

Poll: Is NaDa vs Horang2 worth watching?

Yes (7)

100%

No (0)

0%

7 total votes

Your vote: Is NaDa vs Horang2 worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 03 2011 04:23 dRaW wrote:
You guys are missing one of the most epic cheese games

Horang2 vs. Nada on Heartbreak ridge.

Horang2 goes for his usual cheesy tactics by manner pylon followed my 2 gates in nada's mineral line. Then proceeds by proxing a cybernetics core and making a SECOND cybernetics core in his main. He hides his dark templar tech with his first cyber core and nada scouts horang2's main only to see the second core just finishing (followed by +1 air wep). The game turns into a macrofest.

On April 01 2011 15:33 dRaW wrote:
horang2 vs. nada on HBR in MSL I think, someone needs to link it should be here

On April 05 2011 02:22 dRaW wrote:

[VOD]
+ Show Spoiler +

Game is epic, goes from horror gates PvT to proxy tech to some crazy shit and then standard game

On April 05 2011 05:07 Chef wrote:
[FORMATTED POST]

91.

Hwasin vs. (T)

Sea; Blue Storm; Proleague; 2008-05-14
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Draw

Poll: Is Hwasin vs Sea on Blue Storm worth watching?

No (3)

75%

Yes (1)

25%

4 total votes

Your vote: Is Hwasin vs Sea on Blue Storm worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 10 2011 02:40 hacklebeast wrote:

93.

Sea vs.

BoxeR; 815 III; Proleague; 2006-07-29
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 12:41 SnowFantasy wrote:
bio TvT

Poll: Is Sea vs Boxer on 815 III worth watching?

Yes (4)

100%

No (0)

0%

4 total votes

Your vote: Is Sea vs Boxer on 815 III worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 12:41 SnowFantasy wrote:
Well, looks like no one needs to watch my stream anymore for unusual strats. People thought I actually made this stuff up on my own lol

I guess I'll add some bio TvT

[VOD]

94.

Kal vs.

fOrGG; Tiamat; Arena MSL, Ro32 group C (1st game); 2008-05-17
VOD (hosted on Youku. Game starts at 5:25.)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 12:44 MountainDewJunkie wrote:
ForGG goes 1 fact 7 rax bio-mech vs. Kal's goon-reaver-lot

Amazing micro, tension, and goodness!

Poll: Is Kal vs fOrGG on Tiamat worth watching?

Yes (8)

100%

No (0)

0%

8 total votes

Your vote: Is Kal vs fOrGG on Tiamat worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 12:44 MountainDewJunkie wrote:
Here's another unusual (P)

Kal vs.

fOrGG game:

Arena MSL Ro32 Group A @ Tiamat
[VOD]
ForGG goes 1 fact 7 rax bio-mech vs. Kal's goon-reaver-lot

Amazing micro, tension, and goodness!

95.

Classic vs. (P)

BeSt; Tornado; Proleague; 2009-10-13
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 12:44 MountainDewJunkie wrote:
Best goes for his typical 2-base arbiter, but Classic goes a more bizarre deep-six using firebats!

Poll: Is Classic vs BeSt on Tornado worth watching?

Yes (6)

100%

No (0)

0%

6 total votes

Your vote: Is Classic vs BeSt on Tornado worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 12:44 MountainDewJunkie wrote:
How about this:

Best vs. (T)

Classic, 2009-2010 SPL @ Tornado
[VOD]
Best goes for his typical 2-base arbiter, but Classic goes a more bizarre deep-six using firebats!

99.

Shark vs.

Goodfriend; Sin Pioneer Period; Proleague; 2006-07-15
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

1-hatch

Poll: Is Shark vs Goodfriend on Sin Pioneer Period worth watching?

Yes (13)

100%

No (0)

0%

13 total votes

Your vote: Is Shark vs Goodfriend on Sin Pioneer Period worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 13:42 RowdierBob wrote:
Haha, this one is best:
Shark vs. Goodfriend on Sin Pioneer Period.
Shark wins a TvZ with a 1 hatch ling+slow hydra rush
[VOD]

17 & 100: Another set of games that are best watched as a pair. (The first one had initially been recommended on its own, accounting for the discrepancy in numbering.)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes these games unusual?] +

This thread features many unusual games, some of which are more memorable than others, but one of the games that has managed to endure in people's memories throughout the years is "that Kal against Forgg game on Colosseum". The particular intersection of strategies in that game, and the way that they played out created the Starcraft equivalent of a blue moon: not merely an entertaining rarity, like a hive-tech ZvZ or proxy buildings in the opponent's natural, but a strategy that--while apparently valid--appears to have been a once-in-a-lifetime event. It is perhaps best comparable to game #6 of this thread: a particular strategy, tailored towards a particular situation, that is the subject of occasional Theorycraft but seems to have no reality in the world of professional Starcraft. Like the Loch Ness monster, it is a mythic creature, whose unexpected, unforgettable sighting is glimpsed with disbelief--but remembered forever. If you were there, you know it, and even now, years later, after one too many beers at the bar, those old-timers who were there at the time can be heard to mumble into their cups, "Remember that game, Kal vs. Forgg, on Colosseum? He used--" and if the fellow that they're talking to happens to be an old-timer himself, he'll cut them off with an impatient twitch of the hand. "Remember? How could I forget?" It's that sort of game.

Which is why most people can be forgiven for forgetting that there were actually two of them.

It's easier than it sounds to forget things like that. Memories blur together, and so, even more so, does myth. Two games, of about the same length, with the same strategies, on the same map, between the same players, in the same round of the same Starleague, on the same day: it's easy for the mind to merge them. The Game transcends its context, so much so that people can forget that context: that it was a pivotal game, even a decisive one, that it took place in the Quarterfinal round of a Starleague much remembered for the shocking upsets that would follow, that the winner of this match would go on to stun the mighty (Z)

Jaedong himself in a final whose outcome virtually no one saw coming--even that it was not one game, but two.

But this is the way of things. The Wheels of Starleagues turn, and champions come and pass, leaving only memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and myth preserves only the heart of things. Was there one game or two: does it even matter? Yet two games they were--and what two games! In the bare span of a couple hours on one distant June afternoon, they posed point and tantalizing counterpoint to one of the last imponderables in the philosophy of Brood War.

Scout for yourself.

Kal vs.

fOrGG Colosseum Arena MSL Ro8 (1st game); 08-06-19
VOD (English commentary by Diggity)
+ Show Spoiler [Worth watching? (Poll)] +

Poll: Is Kal vs Forgg worth watching?

yes (36)

92%

no (3)

8%

39 total votes

Your vote: Is Kal vs Forgg worth watching?

(Vote): yes
(Vote): no

On March 02 2011 06:26 hacklebeast wrote:
oh duh, this one qualifies:

(P)

Kal vs.

fOrGG Colosseum Arena MSL Ro8 08-06-19
...+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Scouts? Not just a money sink/bm?

On March 02 2011 07:33 bITt.mAN wrote:
I'm glad I could see that Kal-scouts on Colloseum, I was looking for it... TY

On September 15 2011 17:23 Elyvilon wrote:
I'm grouping these games together because they are very similar and I feel like game 5 becomes more interesting after watching game 1.

(P)

Kal vs.

fOrGG on Colosseum, Arena MSL quarterfinal C, games 1 and 5
[VODS]
+ Show Spoiler [why to watch] +

Scouts! And not just for humiliation!

Kal vs.

fOrGG Colosseum Arena MSL Ro8 (5th game); 08-06-19
VOD (English commentary by Diggity)
+ Show Spoiler [Worth watching? (Poll)] +

Poll: Is Kal vs Forgg on Colosseum; MSL Ro8 FIFTH set worth watching?

Yes (11)

85%

No (2)

15%

13 total votes

Your vote: Is Kal vs Forgg on Colosseum; MSL Ro8 FIFTH set worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Destination; Winner's League; 2009-03-08
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On September 15 2011 17:23 Elyvilon wrote:
I'm grouping these games together because they are very similar and I feel like game 5 becomes more interesting after watching game 1.

(P)

Kal vs.

fOrGG on Colosseum, Arena MSL quarterfinal C, games 1 and 5
[VODS]
+ Show Spoiler [why to watch] +

Scouts! And not just for humiliation!

103.

GGPlay vs. (P)

Kal;

Destination has always been fertile ground for tricky play.

Poll: Is Kal vs GGplay on Destination worth watching?

Yes (4)

50%

No (4)

50%

8 total votes

Your vote: Is Kal vs GGplay on Destination worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 15:23 Ideas wrote:
(P)

Kal vs.

GGPlay @ destination:
[VOD]
the best way to comeback from getting your back mineral entrance mined out is to mine out THEIR back mineral!

104.

Luxury vs. (T)

UpMaGiC; Outsider; Proleague; 2009-10-10
VOD (English commentary by Diggity)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 15:23 Ideas wrote:
FE valks into mass dropship mech vs. a really good ZvTer.

Poll: Is Luxury vs Upmagic on Outsider worth watching?

Yes (2)

100%

No (0)

0%

2 total votes

Your vote: Is Luxury vs Upmagic on Outsider worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Sheis; Arcadia 2; 4th CJ Superfight; 2007-01-27
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 15:23 Ideas wrote:
(Z)

Luxury vs. (T)

UpMaGiC @ outsider:

[VOD]

FE valks into mass dropship mech vs. a really good ZvTer.

105.

BoxeR vs.

The Emperor's new base.

Poll: Is BoxeR vs Sheis worth watching?

Yes (13)

100%

No (0)

0%

13 total votes

Your vote: Is BoxeR vs Sheis worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Jaehoon; New Heartbreak Ridge; Proleague; 2009-12-08
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 16:22 feaynnewedd wrote:
Also, SCLegacy have done Pimpest Plays of every year since 2002 I think.

+ Show Spoiler +

http://sclegacy.com/feature/4-pphttp://sclegacy.com/feature/4-pp

Worthwhile checking out.

On April 05 2011 01:10 Chef wrote:
Now beginning add legendary BoxeR VODs to this thread initiative
...
[FORMATTED POST]

Pimpest Play 2007 (write-up)

106. (P)

Tazza vs.

A double proxy leads into an unusual game of guerilla warfare: featuring cannon pushes, cannon contains, pylon sniping, double shield batteries, and more.

Poll: Is Tazza vs Jaehoon on New Heartbreak Ridge worth watching?

Yes (9)

100%

No (0)

0%

9 total votes

Your vote: Is Tazza vs Jaehoon on New Heartbreak Ridge worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 17:51 Goragoth wrote:
I swear Protoss makes for the most weird/unusual games. The number of bizarre PvPs I've seen...
(P)

Tazza vs.

Jaehoon on HBR was pretty funny too. Damn HBR was a great map for unusual games.

107.

BoxeR vs.

iloveoov; Requiem; Ever OSL 2004, final round (4th game); 2004-11-20
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 18:29 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Oov is 2-1 down in the finals against BoxeR and decides to bio rush him. BoxeR loses horribly in the initial clash, still turns it into a close game.

Poll: BoxeR vs Oov worth watching?

Yes (4)

100%

No (0)

0%

4 total votes

Your vote: BoxeR vs Oov worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 18:29 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
BoxeR vs. Oov ; Ever OSL 2004 Finals
[FORMATTED POST]

108.

Nal_rA vs. (Z)

JulyZerg; Monty Hall; GomTV MSL S2, round of 16 (2nd game); 2007-06-07
VOD (This VOD contains two games; the game in question is the first.)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Proxy action and generally unorthodox play on Monty Hall. Some clever use of the map features: + Show Spoiler +

cannons behind minerals, gateway in front

Poll: Is Nal_rA vs JulyZerg on Monty Hall worth watching?

Yes (5)

100%

No (0)

0%

5 total votes

Your vote: Is Nal_rA vs JulyZerg on Monty Hall worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Pusan; New Heartbreak Ridge; Proleague Playoffs, Round of 6 (3rd game); 2010-07-17
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 19:53 c3rberUs wrote:
Has anyone mentioned this?

[VOD]

+ Show Spoiler +

This game is just crazy with the strangest yet extremely effective play I've seen from nal_ra.

109.

Pure vs.

Performing: powerful Pure, presiding over the proud Protoss, plays puissant Protoss Premier Pusan in the Proleague Playoffs. Pusan proactively posts his preliminary probe to put up a proxy. Provoked, Pure parries proxy with proxy, and play proceeds with predictable precision. Positively, this paragraph grows protracted, so without prolonging my peroration, let me simply add that it is my pleasure to present: the paradigmatic PvP.

Poll: Is Pure vs Pusan on New Heartbreak ridge worth watching?

Yes (5)

100%

No (0)

0%

5 total votes

Your vote: Is Pure vs Pusan on New Heartbreak ridge worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Violet, Bloody Ridge; Winners League, game 4; 2011-01-17
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

On March 02 2011 22:15 sixfour wrote:
Just read the first page, how about that PvP in the proleague playoffs last year between Pure and someone who I forget right now (will look it up in a second) where they both end up going with proxy gates and one of them wins as he's taken the other guys main?

edit - against pusan

110.

HiyA vs.

Korean version
English commentary by Moletrap

On March 02 2011 23:46 telamascope wrote:
Hiya builds 4 barracks in response to 2 base carriers

Poll: Is Hiya vs Violet on Bloody Ridge worth watching?

Yes (7)

100%

No (0)

0%

7 total votes

Your vote: Is Hiya vs Violet on Bloody Ridge worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 23:46 telamascope wrote:
[FORMATTED POST]

On March 03 2011 03:28 Djagulingu wrote:

This, and don't forget that:

+ Show Spoiler +

HiyA cancels second factory before starting 4 barracks

111. "Use Your Illusion"
[image loading]

KIROFF vs. [image loading]

Tapoto_kopele; Lost Temple; casual game; circa 2001-10-03
VOD (English commentary by Cholera; however, I'd almost suggest that you mute the VOD or download the replay, just so you can watch the game unfold for yourself.)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

This game is unusual even for this thread: nearly every game here was played in a professional league, but the two Bulgarians who played this game owe their place in Starcraft history to this game and this game alone.

Oh, just go watch it already. It's very short. I guarantee you won't regret it.

Poll: Is KIROFF vs. Tapoto_kopele on Lost Temple worth watching?

Yes (20)

100%

No (0)

0%

20 total votes

Your vote: Is KIROFF vs. Tapoto_kopele on Lost Temple worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

ZerO; Empire of the Sun; Proleague; 2010-11-10
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 03 2011 02:21 RaiZ wrote:
Kiroff vs. tapoto_kopele was really the greatest, too bad it's not a "pro" game, but it made me laugh for 5 minutes straight. I just couldn't believe how sharp they were thinking when they played this game.

Pimpest Play 2002 (write-up and link to replay file)

112. (Z)

HoeJJa vs. (Z)

After one player blows a build-order advantage, he turns to some unorthodox play to try to get back into it. Very close, rather unusual game. + Show Spoiler [more revealing detail] +

2-base hive play in a ZvZ

Poll: Is ZerO vs. HoeJJa on Empire of the Sun worth watching?

Yes (3)

100%

No (0)

0%

3 total votes

Your vote: Is ZerO vs. HoeJJa on Empire of the Sun worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

free; Neo Requiem; GOM Classic Season 2, Ro32 (2nd game); 2008-11-16
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 10 2011 02:40 hacklebeast wrote:
hive ZvZ
... (Z)

ZerO

HoeJJa Empire of the Sun

113.

sAviOr vs. (P)

One player launches an early attack, the other counter-attacks, and before you can spit three times, sAviOr is trading bases with a Protoss on Neo Requiem. Again. (cf. game #26)

Poll: Is Savior vs. Free on Neo Requiem worth watching?

Yes (7)

100%

No (0)

0%

7 total votes

Your vote: Is Savior vs. Free on Neo Requiem worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

free; Zodiac; GOMTV MSL S3, Quarterfinals (4th game); 2007-10-25
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

On March 03 2011 04:42 Iplaythings wrote:
Pretty vs. Savior neo requiem Gomtv ro32 season 2 I think?

http://www.gomtv.net/classics2/vod/451

Here we go, crazy game

114.

sAviOr vs. (P)

Korean version (hosted on YouTube)
Alternate Korean version (hosted on Youku)
English commentary by Diggity

On March 03 2011 08:03 Ver wrote:
5 gas Muta/Sunken.

[Note: Savior was only actually mining from 5 gases at once for a short time, but this is certainly an excellent example of Savior's famous macro style.]

Poll: Is Savior vs. Free on Zodiac worth watching?

Yes (3)

100%

No (0)

0%

3 total votes

Your vote: Is Savior vs. Free on Zodiac worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

hyvaa; Holy World; 2009 Bacchus OSL, Ro36; 2009-05-20
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 03 2011 08:03 Ver wrote:
Savior vs. Free on Zodiac: 5 gas Muta/Sunken.

117.

Hwasin vs. (Z)

On March 02 2011 14:34 Pyrthas wrote:
Factory before depot, baby!

Poll: Is Hwasin vs. hyvaa on Holy World worth watching?

Yes (5)

100%

No (0)

0%

5 total votes

Your vote: Is Hwasin vs. hyvaa on Holy World worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 14:34 Pyrthas wrote:

Bisu; Blue Storm; EVER2007 OSL, Quarterfinals (1st game); 2007-11-23
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Seconding this. Factory before depot, baby! Hwasin did it again against hyvaa on Holy World in Bacchus2009. Not sure if you want to include both, or neither, or just one, or whatever, but here are the videos:
[VODs]

118.

sAviOr vs. (P)

On March 03 2011 08:03 Ver wrote:
Proxy Hatchery Hydra!? The Proxy hatchery is critical...

Poll: Is Savior vs. Bisu on Blue Storm worth watching?

Yes (6)

86%

No (1)

14%

7 total votes

Your vote: Is Savior vs. Bisu on Blue Storm worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Canata; Carthage 2; MBC Survivor 17th, Group 1 (Winner's game); 2009-04-16
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

On March 03 2011 08:03 Ver wrote:
Savior vs. Bisu on Blue Storm: Proxy Hatchery Hydra!? The Proxy hatchery is critical in supplying an overlord to handle Bisu's last ditch DTs.

[TLPD link]

119.

Shine[Name] vs. (T)

Hosted on YouTube
Hosted on Youku. VOD contains 2 games; game in question is the first.

Draw

Poll: Is Shine[Name] vs. Canata on Carthage 2 worth watching?

Yes (2)

100%

No (0)

0%

2 total votes

Your vote: Is Shine[Name] vs. Canata on Carthage 2 worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 10 2011 02:40 hacklebeast wrote:

YellOw[ArnC]; Andromeda; Shinhan 2009 Winners League (Ace match); 2009-03-02
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

120.

Flash vs.

On March 03 2011 08:03 Ver wrote:
Allin Muta/ling vs desperate 1 base Terran.

Poll: Is Flash vs. YellOw[ArnC] on Andromeda worth watching?

Yes (3)

100%

No (0)

0%

3 total votes

Your vote: Is Flash vs. YellOw[ArnC] on Andromeda worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

BeSt; Ultimatum; 2009-2010 NATE MSL, round of 16 (1st game); 2009-12-17
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 03 2011 08:03 Ver wrote:
Flash vs Yarnc on Andromeda: Allin Muta/ling vs desperate 1 base Terran.

121.

Canata vs. (P)

On March 03 2011 08:03 Ver wrote:
Base trade into tank/goliath turtle with nukes.

Poll: Is Canata vs. BeSt on Ultimatum worth watching?

Yes (1)

100%

No (0)

0%

1 total votes

Your vote: Is Canata vs. BeSt on Ultimatum worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Luxury; Destination; 2009 Lost Saga MSL, round of 16 (1st game); 2009-02-12
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 03 2011 08:03 Ver wrote:
Canata vs Best on Ultimatum: Base trade into tank/goliath turtle with nukes.

122.

Hwasin vs. (Z)

On March 03 2011 09:25 koreasilver wrote:
40 minutes of frantic low-econ TvZ. Zerg doesn't start hive until 26 minutes in and Terran is always hungry for resources, not running more than 2 bases ever.

Poll: Is Hwasin vs. Luxury on Destination worth watching?

Yes (2)

100%

No (0)

0%

2 total votes

Your vote: Is Hwasin vs. Luxury on Destination worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

YellOw; R-Point; 2005 So1 OSL, group stages; 2005-08-19
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 03 2011 09:25 koreasilver wrote:
Hwasin vs. Luxury on Destination
Ever since I saw this game it's remained as one of my favourite BW games. 40 minutes of frantic low-econ TvZ. Zerg doesn't start hive until 26 minutes in and Terran is always hungry for resources, not running more than 2 bases ever.

[TLPD link]

123.

Anytime vs. (Z)

Going virtually pure dark templar to take on a Zerg?! A risky play anytime, but at least he's not yellow...

Poll: Is Anytime vs. YellOw on R-Point worth watching?

Yes (5)

100%

No (0)

0%

5 total votes

Your vote: Is Anytime vs. YellOw on R-Point worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

815; 2005 So1 OSL, Semi-finals (4th game); 2005-10-28
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 03 2011 10:36 Mortality wrote:
Hmmm...

Why is it that this op doesn't have any games from Anytime's SO1 OSL run listed?

I can think of at least two games from that which deserve mention: Anytime's infamous 3 gate DT timing attack against Yellow on R-Point. [VOD]
And... damn, I forget who he played, but he did a strange ... build on 815...nevermind, it was Oov in the semifinals!.... [VOD]

By the time he got to the finals everyone was wondering what he would think of next...

Pimpest Play 2005 (write-up)

124. (P)

Anytime vs. (T)

iloveoov;

Anytime goes triple speed shuttle against one of the greatest macro masters of all time.

Poll: Is Anytime vs. iloveoov on 815 worth watching?

Yes (2)

100%

No (0)

0%

2 total votes

Your vote: Is Anytime vs. iloveoov on 815 worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

+ Show Spoiler [Games that might be worth watching] +

On March 03 2011 10:36 Mortality wrote:
Hmmm...

Why is it that this op doesn't have any games from Anytime's SO1 OSL run listed?

I can think of at least two games from that which deserve mention: Anytime ... against Yellow on R-Point. [VOD]
And... damn, I forget who he played, but he did a strange reaver build on 815...nevermind, it was Oov in the semifinals! Anytime did a 2 robotics facility timing drop attack with 3 shuttles containing 3 reavers and 3 goons. [VOD]

By the time he got to the finals everyone was wondering what he would think of next. FFS, he psyched out Oov of all people!

This section is for games that are mentioned in the thread, but that a significant number of people (as reflected in the attached poll) thought were not worth watching. If you think that one of these games should be in the main list, you can help redeem it by voting "yes" in its poll!

10. (Z)

EffOrt vs. (P)

Kal; Match Point; Proleague; 10-06-26
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 03:26 prototype. wrote:
3hatch spire -> 6hatch (instead of 5hatch), skips hydra den. Majority of the game consists of mass zergling usage.

Poll: Is EffOrt vs Kal on Match Point worth watching?

Yes (12)

55%

No (10)

45%

22 total votes

Your vote: Is EffOrt vs Kal on Match Point worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

13.

Stork vs.

HiyA; Pathfinder; Bacchus2010 OSL, round of 8 (1st game); 2010-12-31
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 03:53 Hikko wrote:
Stork defeats HiyA with Reaver drops...and only loses 3 units. [Sic. According to a later poster, he actually lost 4 or 5] No cheese, no rushing, just plain skill.

Poll: Is HiyA vs Stork on Pathfinder worth watching?

Yes (22)

58%

No (16)

42%

38 total votes

Your vote: Is HiyA vs Stork on Pathfinder worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

+ Show Spoiler [Worth Watching? (Poll)] +

On March 02 2011 03:53 Hikko wrote:
Stork defeats HiyA with Reaver drops...and only loses 3 units. No cheese, no rushing, just plain skill.

On March 09 2011 15:30 red_hq wrote:
Just saying the Stork vs. Hiya match, Stork actually lost 4 units (1 Zealot, 2 Dragoons, 1 probe) or five (extra Dragoon) (based on what I heard), that games was still filled with some of the most awesome stuff I have ever seen.

27.

Garimto vs. [image loading]

St Eagle on Silent Vortex; 2001 SKY OSL; 2001-12-14
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 16:59 gfunkdaddy wrote:
Garimto goes for ballsy proxy reavers, in Eagle's natural.

Poll: Is Garimto vs. St.Eagle on Silent Vortex worth watching?

No (5)

56%

Yes (4)

44%

9 total votes

Your vote: Is Garimto vs. St.Eagle on Silent Vortex worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

47.

Leta vs.

Pure; Heartbreak Ridge; EVER2009 OSL, r. of 36, winner's (3rd game); 2009-11-04
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 04:58 zerglingsfolife wrote:
Crazy game all around, nukes, lockdown, arbiters+ carriers etc.

Poll: Is Leta vs Pure on Heartbreak Ridge worth watching?

Yes (7)

58%

No (5)

42%

12 total votes

Your vote: Is Leta vs Pure on Heartbreak Ridge worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 04:58 zerglingsfolife wrote:
Leta vs. Pure on Heartbreak Ridge
...
Crazy game all around, nukes, lockdown, arbiters+ carriers etc.

On March 02 2011 05:11 gryffindor wrote:
i knew someone would post that leta game
+ Show Spoiler +

yet again, someone being cute, and losing... totally not epic! it was a good game, but the creative guy lost, I hate that!

On March 02 2011 05:17 zerglingsfolife wrote:

Light; Triathlon; Bigfile MSL, semi-final (4th game); 2010-08-21
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

Yeah, he was behind from the very beginning, but almost made an awesome comeback.

On March 02 2011 05:23 gryffindor wrote:
not really.. i remember watching that game live... he came nowhere near making a comeback

48.

Jaedong vs. (T)

On March 02 2011 05:37 MageKirby wrote:
Double CC steal ;D

Poll: Is Jaedong vs Light on Triathlon worth watching?

Yes (20)

69%

No (9)

31%

29 total votes

Your vote: Is Jaedong vs Light on Triathlon worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 05:37 MageKirby wrote:
JD vs. Ligh on Triathlon. Double CC steal ;D

59.

Suny vs.

Shine; Pathfinder; Bacchus2010 OSL, round of 36; 2010-11-24
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Suny pulls off a brilliant vulture+marine+scv drop and conducts something like an 8-minute bunker rush.

Poll: Is Suny vs Shine on Pathfinder worth watching?

No (5)

71%

Yes (2)

29%

7 total votes

Your vote: Is Suny vs Shine on Pathfinder worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Suny vs. Shine on Gladiator (Bacchus 2010 OSL): Suny pulls off a brilliant vulture+marine+scv drop and conducts something like an 8-minute bunker rush.

65.

Nal_rA vs. (Z)

ZergMaN; Rush Hour 3; Proleague; 2006-05-05
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 10:23 Qatol wrote:
Cannon/proxy gateways vs. proxy hatch/sunken push

Poll: Is Nal_rA vs ZergMaN on Rush Hour 3 worth watching?

Yes (5)

50%

No (5)

50%

10 total votes

Your vote: Is Nal_rA vs ZergMaN on Rush Hour 3 worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Bisu; Neo Medusa; Proleague; 2009-04-22
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 10:23 Qatol wrote:
Nal_rA vs. Zergman on Rush Hour 3 from Shinhan 1
[VOD]
+ Show Spoiler +

Cannon/proxy gateways vs. proxy hatch/sunken push

66.

great vs.

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Great vs. Bisu (also Free [cf. game #20]) on Medusa (both PL): Proxy hatchery, mass sunkens and lurkers to starve the Protoss out.

Poll: Is great vs Bisu on Neo Medusa worth watching?

Yes (11)

69%

No (5)

31%

16 total votes

Your vote: Is great vs Bisu on Neo Medusa worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Great vs. Bisu (also Free) on Medusa (both PL): Proxy hatchery, mass sunkens and lurkers to starve the Protoss out.

On March 02 2011 09:57 Elyvilon wrote:

Jaedong; Odd Eye 3; Bigfile MSL, finals (2nd game); 2010-08-28
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

This was great vs. Bisu

71.

Flash vs.

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
A +1 armor Goliath timing push. What?

Poll: Is Flash vs Jaedong on Odd Eye 3 worth watching?

Yes (5)

50%

No (5)

50%

10 total votes

Your vote: Is Flash vs Jaedong on Odd Eye 3 worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Neo.G_Soulkey; Benzene; Proleague; 2010-12-12
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Flash vs. Jaedong on one of the Odd-Eye editions (Hana MSL, I think [sic]): A +1 armor Goliath timing push. What?

75.

Stork vs.

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Worth watching for an interesting opening, but nothing super wacky. Stork does a PvZ opening that he later states "is simply unbeatable".

Poll: Is Stork vs SoulKey on Benzene worth watching?

No (6)

75%

Yes (2)

25%

8 total votes

Your vote: Is Stork vs SoulKey on Benzene worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Stork vs. SoulKey on Benzene (PL): Worth watching for an interesting opening, but nothing super wacky. Stork does a PvZ opening that he later states "is simply unbeatable".

77.

Hwasin vs. (Z)

Jaedong; Blue Storm; Proleague; 2008-06-24
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 14:34 Pyrthas wrote:
Factory before depot, baby!

Poll: Is Hwasin vs Jaedong on Blue Storm worth watching?

No (6)

67%

Yes (3)

33%

9 total votes

Your vote: Is Hwasin vs Jaedong on Blue Storm worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Hwasin vs. Jaedong on Blue Storm (PL): Another nice cheese build. Terrans love cheesing JD.

On March 02 2011 14:34 Pyrthas wrote:

Really; Judgment Day; Winners League; 2010-02-07
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

85.

Jaedong vs. (T)

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Another Terran cheesing JD, move along... actually nvm, JD decides he's had enough of it and pulls off a ridiculous defense.

Poll: Is Jaedong vs Really on Judgment Day worth watching?

Yes (8)

62%

No (5)

38%

13 total votes

Your vote: Is Jaedong vs Really on Judgment Day worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

On March 02 2011 08:45 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Really vs. Jaedong on Judgment Day (WL): Another Terran cheesing JD, move along... actually nvm, JD decides he's had enough of it and pulls off a ridiculous defense. GTFO terran imba.

89.

Much vs.

Sacsri; God's Garden; GOM Classic Season 3, round of 64 (3rd game); 2009-04-28
VOD (English commentary by Tasteless and SuperDanielMan)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 11:15 GTR wrote:
It wasn't the game itself that was unusual, but the commentary.

+ Show Spoiler +

MONKEY MILK

Poll: Is Much vs Sacsri on God's Garden worth watching?

No (5)

71%

Yes (2)

29%

7 total votes

Your vote: Is Much vs Sacsri on God's Garden worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Calm; Outsider; Proleague; 2009-07-06
VOD
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 11:15 GTR wrote:
Much vs. Sacsri on God's Garden, TG-Sambo Intel Classic Season 3.

It wasn't the game itself that was unusual, but the commentary.

+ Show Spoiler +

MONKEY MILK

97.

Flash vs.

On March 02 2011 13:16 Impervious wrote:
How often do you see a game where the outcome can come down to a single hit on a single unit, at several times in the game, and the game itself only lasts like 8 minutes?

Poll: Is Flash vs Calm on Outsider worth watching?

Yes (8)

57%

No (6)

43%

14 total votes

Your vote: Is Flash vs Calm on Outsider worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

+ Show Spoiler [Games without VODs] +

On March 02 2011 13:16 Impervious wrote:
Flash vs. Calm in the SPL
[VOD]
+ Show Spoiler +

How often do you see a game where the outcome can come down to a single hit on a single unit, at several times in the game, and the game itself only lasts like 8 minutes?

30.

ChoJJa vs. (P)

TerAtO; Bifrost 3; Gamevil OCL; 2004-09-14
+ Show Spoiler [VOD] +

None known.

Sunken rush.

Only vote if you've actually seen the game, please.

Poll: Is ChoJJa vs TerAtO on Bifrost 3 worth watching?

Yes (1)

100%

No (0)

0%

1 total votes

Your vote: Is ChoJJa vs TerAtO on Bifrost 3 worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

32.

RainBOw vs. (T)

Goodfriend; R-Point; CYON MSL (group stages); 2005-10-27
VOD (set to private)
+ Show Spoiler [What makes this unusual?] +

On March 02 2011 02:28 [WoH]-RAGE wrote:
epic MUST see game where rainbow won the game only with economy harass in 3 bases (reaver and storm drops nonstop)

Poll: Is RainBOw vs Goodfriend on R-Point worth watching?

Yes (5)

83%

No (1)

17%

6 total votes

Your vote: Is RainBOw vs Goodfriend on R-Point worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

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Recommended on March 02 2011 02:28 by [WoH]-RAGE, who wrote:
epic MUST see game where rainbow won the game only with economy harass in 3 bases (reaver and storm drops nonstop)

31.

ChoJJa vs. (P)

Reach;

Bifrost; ?; ?
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None known.

Sunken rush.

Recommended on March 02 2011 02:28 by [WoH]-RAGE, who wrote:
[ChoJJa does the] same [sunken rush as he did to Reach] vs. terato on bifrost although terato walled of main and backdoor entrance with gate and cybercore (funny game)

1. [Lx13]TuSH vs. Rush_Season-; Lost Temple; ?; ?
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None known.

Probes for the win.

Pimpest Play 2002 (write-up and link to replay file)

On March 02 2011 17:31 FoFo wrote:
i remember seeing one game between two protoss, that turned into an insane micro game where neither had a nexus, or enough money to build one and they had to keep their probes alive to kill the opponents buildings lol
i'm sure it's a really old game and it's a pimpest play, but i can't find a VOD anywhere T_T

edit: they both went mass reaver or something lol

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~~1. "The game where Yellow used overlords to soak muta hits": gryffindor.~~ Identified by Hyperionn.
~~2. "Boxer blinding observers vs. that jobber protoss, and nuking him": gryffindor~~ Identified by EquilasH.
3. ~~"forU's 59 gateways vs. nada": [WoH]-RAGE.~~ Identified by ZBiR; VOD found by garbanzo.
4. "if i remember correctly a game between fisheye and boxer that started as a pvt and ended in a battlecruiser vs. battlecruiser fight ?! or just some bc or fisheye owning the rest of boxer maybe someone can remember that correctly.": [WoH]-RAGE.
5. "I also remember a really good game between BratTsunami and Sven@bs": gryffindor
6. "i forgot who he played, but the one where Zero did a proxy hatch in the guy's main base and built zerglings
i think it almost came out to be a slight base race": awu25 Identified by mikeymoo/hacklebeast and Kerotan.
7. "Where is the zvz draw?": MageKirby (There are several of these)
8. "And any of the 10ish hive ZvZs qualify, along with the 6ish draws fit under this topic.": hacklebeast Hacklebeast posted a whole list of both of these later in the thread.
~~9. "A whole bunch of ZvZs involving Great.": kyuukyuu~~ [kyuukyuu was probably thinking mainly of Great's hive-tech games: see above.]
~~10. "Can anyone find a PvT Im looking for. I think its Stork vs. Iris On byzantium Stork proxies a robo in the middle of the map and does reaver harass and an elevator.": PlaguedArchon~~ Identified by ZeroChrome.
~~11. "Oversky vs. some guy on Katrina: Another fun proxy hatchery game.": kyuukyuu~~ Identified by LightningStrike (see game #78).
~~12. "I am terrible with remembering names but it was a ZvZ during proleague which was a macro ZvZ complete with guardians, hydras and maybe queens and devourers (can't remember exactly).~~ This is too general to identify a specific game; see the "Hive tech in ZvZ" category.
13. "hmm what about Babys game? where he goes double port wraith?": L3g3nd I'm sure that there's more than one game where Baby's gone 2-port wraith. In any case, that's a fun opening to watch, but not all that unusual, as the suggester himself points out. This one's probably not worth trying to track down.
14.

On March 02 2011 17:31 FoFo wrote:
does anyone have the vod of the ZvZ between jaedong and (i think) zero, it was a match of the week on liquipedia and it was just mass muta into more muta's and hyve tech
shouldn't be too long ago

15.

On March 02 2011 20:11 Man.Magic wrote:
Fantasy vs. Up.Magic - cutthroat TvT

16.

On March 02 2011 20:11 Man.Magic wrote:
Really vs. ??? Protoss on Matchpoint - Really went Optical Flare

17.

On March 03 2011 11:04 Aquafresh wrote:
basically any of (Z)

ZerO's games on Holy World

Insufficiently identified in the sense that this description applies to multiple games—well, 4, to be exact, all of them from the 2009 Bacchus OSL. One of them is included in this post as game 7; the others may be added later..

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On March 02 2011 05:09 krazymunky wrote:
thanks for the amazing thread. havent watch bw vods in a while :p

On March 02 2011 05:13 Mortician wrote:
I feel like a huge nerd for having seen all of those except one or two :/

On March 02 2011 05:43 Caos2 wrote:
This is a great thread, thanks!

On March 02 2011 06:59 BlackMesa wrote:
this thread is awesome

On March 02 2011 07:05 Renkaoru wrote:
I love unusual games too. Thanks for this epic thread.
Hope it becomes a great compilation over time.

On March 02 2011 07:33 bITt.mAN wrote:
This seems like it will become an awesome thread!

On March 02 2011 07:39 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
This is an amazing thread! So many of these games are awesome! Thanks for these VODs!

On March 02 2011 07:42 ketomai wrote:
Thanks for the VODS, I"ll contribute after class.
[Editor's note: He never posted again]

On March 02 2011 08:38 Shiladie wrote:
I love this thread!
I'll be watching these games over the next few days.
A majority I've seen, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve a second watch to remind me of how awesome BW is.

On March 02 2011 09:23 arcticStorm wrote:
Awesome thread and awesome games!

On March 02 2011 09:46 indigoawareness wrote:
I like this thread.

On March 02 2011 09:47 0mgVitaminE wrote:
Awesome thread, I feel the same way about old games especially if the quality of the video is low. I've only watched the boxer/hiya game so far, planning on way more

On March 02 2011 10:24 Brycks7 wrote:
This is such a great compilation of memorable games. Thanks!

On March 02 2011 10:50 RoosterSamurai wrote:
I love this thread.

On March 02 2011 11:23 Jragon wrote:
Excellent thread.

On March 02 2011 12:31 Dubz wrote:
This is a great thread, great op, great responses. Totally enjoying these vods : ) thank you

On March 02 2011 12:41 meegrean wrote:
This thread brings back some good old memories. Thanks!

On March 02 2011 12:50 mrdx wrote:
This thread is awesome, could some mod please spotlight it please?

On March 02 2011 13:04 Manifesto7 wrote:
Spotlighted

On March 02 2011 13:15 garlicface wrote:
Beautiful thread. This is definitely going to keep my up tonight.

On March 02 2011 14:47 JerKy wrote:
I nerdgasmed when I saw all the sexy names, especially with all the vods just sitting there, waiting to get watched.

On March 02 2011 19:00 Tru_m4n wrote:
I have to say this is a great initiative, I love to watch all these crazy videos ^^

On March 02 2011 23:39 Kleinmuuhg wrote:
great thread , went instant to bookmark.- thanks!

On March 03 2011 00:37 Arnstein wrote:
Once again, thanks! Gonna watch some games while I eat :D

On March 03 2011 02:21 RaiZ wrote:
...very solid thread, Thank you very much for bringing nostalgia ! Can't get tired of it.

On March 03 2011 03:22 GreatFall wrote:
This thread is a great idea! Nice job OP.

On March 03 2011 03:41 Renkaoru wrote:
This thread pawns! Again, thanks man! :D

On March 03 2011 08:28 Steel wrote:
Great thread I'm having so much fun watching these.

On March 03 2011 10:57 CheAse wrote:
This thread totally rekindled my love for bw. Time to watch bw again instead of sc2

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On March 02 2011 09:34 Hesmyrr wrote:
Hello, I'm sorry to bother you about this but can you include Battle Reports for the games in the OP? Really would love to see live reactions of TLers to these awesome games. I know I could definitely do it by just clicking through TLPD few times, but it would be convenient

On March 02 2011 09:44 qrs wrote:

I actually thought about doing that, because I also like going back and reading the live reactions, but then I wasn't sure how many people actually cared. I did start linking to TLPD pages, which makes the live reports just two clicks away, but I'll put direct links to the LR on my to-do list now.

DONE✔

On March 02 2011 10:05 prototype. wrote:
I think people are starting to confuse unusual with amazing.

On March 02 2011 13:00 awu25 wrote:

yea, there are already threads for amazing games
i hope this thread stays on track and stays away from the amazing games and focuses on the unusual aka bizarre strategies

On March 02 2011 13:05 MountainDewJunkie wrote:

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But what about all of the games that are unusual AND amazing?

Ex: (T)

JyJ vs.

ggaemo

On March 02 2011 16:22 feaynnewedd wrote:
SCLegacy have done Pimpest Plays of every year since 2002 I think.

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http://sclegacy.com/feature/4-pphttp://sclegacy.com/feature/4-pp

Worthwhile checking out.

IN PROGRESS

Over various posts, qrs wrote:
I'd just like to say thanks to every one of you contributing to this thread: this has grown so much faster than I thought it would! So many great games out there... Especial thanks to those of you taking the time to format your posts nicely so that I can basically paste them straight into the OP.

I hope this doesn't get to be a problem, although in a worst-case scenario, I'd settle for watching an "amazing" game

. I will say that there is some overlap, IMO: for instance the Jaedong vs. Iris game that grobyc mentioned a couple posts before prototype's was certainly amazing, but I'd say that 2-control-group mutalisk micro qualifies it for "unusual" too. In other words, anything so amazing that you can't remember the last time you've seen it (or maybe I should say that you do remember every time you've seen it) qualifies as unusual for my purposes. Which games were you thinking of with your post, prototype?

You do raise an important point, though. I deliberately tried to make the scope of this thread a bit narrower than other "best game" threads so that variations of taste would be less of an issue, and I think that the "What makes this game unusual" field goes a long way towards keeping it focused, but with so many people suggesting so many games, we could still run into problems like you mention. For example, a number of people have recommended Chrh vs. Bisu, but that's exactly the sort of game I personally don't consider unusual enough to watch again--super cool and exciting at the time because of the context (it was a massive upset) but not worth watching as a game, apart from that context.

However, I don't want to make myself the arbiter of what's "unusual" and what's not, so here's what I'll say: if there's a game in the OP that you think is a disappointing watch for someone who comes to the thread hoping to find an "unusual" game, vote "No" on the poll that asks if it's worth watching. If a game gets a significant amount/percentage of "No" votes, I'll move it to a separate section of the OP, to cull the main list.

I do hope to keep improving the OP (for instance there are getting to be so many games, that I think it's worth categorizing them: e.g. "base trades", "miniatures", "dongalisks", etc.) but it will take time. Bear with me! My eventual goal is to incorporate all useful posts from this thread into the OP, so even if it takes time, don't think your posts are wasted! (In the meanwhile there's the thread itself for people to read, so they're not wasted anyway, of course, but the OP naturally gets the most exposure, and everyone's input will make it in there if I can help it.)

Thanks, Manifesto!

The thread is getting big enough that it takes some effort to read through it completely, which is why I'm continuing to update the OP. In my opinion, it's all right if people don't read the thread before posting--in fact, I actually like that, because if multiple people recommend the same game, that's often a good reason to watch it. As I said above, I would like to eventually include all of your input, including second and third opinions, so please don't stop leaving it!

Thanks in particular for this, garbanzo. If any of you guys haven't realized, it takes me much less time to transfer a game to the OP if it's already formatted nicely, so I do it much faster. (It takes me around 15 minutes to go from the names of two players and a map to the formatted version, believe it or not [maybe I'm just slow].) Garbanzo even added the link to the TLPD page, which I'd only started doing towards the end, thanks for noticing that, garbanzo!

Lots of sources are worth checking out; Pimpest Plays is absolutely one of the best. Lots of earlier "best game" threads are worth looking at as well (only problem being that they tend not to have much description of the game, so one usually has to actually watch [or have watched] them to see if they qualify as unusual). Heck, even I have games I remember that I plan to post here (e.g. Kwanro vs. Calm and Jaedong vs. Calm, a pair of 5-pool vs. Calm-12-hatch MSL games with very different outcomes). It just takes time...

As for the question about English casters, well it's true that TLers tend to prefer the Korean versions.

People usually follow the same path, I believe: if they're relatively new to high-level BW (whether as a player or a spectator), then they like English casters because they help explain what's going on at a basic level. Meanwhile (even for skilled BW players) if they're new to watching VODs of games and don't speak Korean/Chinese/whatever, then constant screaming in a foreign language is annoying and distracting. As they get used to watching VODs, this reverses: on the one hand, once somebody knows something about the game, the usually-shallow and frequently-mistaken commentary of most English casters starts to annoy them, whereas on the other hand, they learn to tune out the foreign commentary and even to hear it as a soothing, familiar part of the background. I guess like anything else, it's what you're used to. (Not a few people even like Korean commentary but hate when it's overdubbed with Chinese--even though they don't speak either language!)

For this thread, since most TLers do prefer Korean (also those VODs are often better-quality), I prefer linking Korean VODs, but that's just a plus--if you can't find a Korean VOD to link to, link to an English one, absolutely! Actually, after getting this and similar feedback, I think I'm going to put links to both Korean and English versions, where possible, on my long-term to-do list for the OP.

One more point--there are some quality English casters out there, whom I think many people do enjoy listening to. Basically, to be a good commentator, you need to be articulate, it helps to be funny, and it's essential to have a good knowledge of the game--the deeper the better. It's that last quality that many commentators lack, but the ones who have it are great to listen to. Day[9] is the name that will come to nearly everybody's mind, of course--and he is wonderful (although I don't find his silliness as hysterical as lots of other people listen to), and I like Artosis even better (his one flaw being that he tends to overhype players that he knows personally). Lots of people like Tasteless; I see him as a fantastic play-by-play guy, but only a middling commentator (teaming him with Artosis was a great move on the part of GOMTV).

Of the YouTube commentators, most of them are not worth mentioning (although if only Diggity had a deeper knowledge of the game!--he has the best casting voice I've ever heard in my life, not excluding professional TV/radio broadcasters) (and NukeTheStars is wasted as a caster, he has real [as in amazing] talent in other areas, like video editing, and music) but you happen to have mentioned the one who imo is the best: CholeraSC is the only English BW caster on YouTube whom I enjoy listening to. His knowledge of the game is not as deep as that of, say, Day[9] or Artosis (both of whom played competitive BW on the highest of foreigner levels), so the really hard-core players at TL tend to eschew him too, but it's still pretty good, and imo plenty good enough for the average guy (like me) who knows more about the game from spectating than from playing it. Definitely, if you're linking an English VOD from YouTube, a Cholera VOD is better by far than the alternatives.

Wow, this post alone took me like an hour to write... I guess you can see why the OP doesn't instantly reflect everyone's feedback, although I read it all and value absolutely all of it. For now, maybe I'll just paste some of this post into the OP--some of it is relevant in general.

All right, I've decided to just keep it simple and go through the thread page by page. Your recommendation will be processed in the order that it was received and all that. In the meantime, people can find it here in the thread, along with a lot of other great games that have not made it to the OP yet.

Under permanent construction...

Daliniues

Canada117 Posts

March 01 2011 16:25 GMT

I'm not sure this should be in the general forum. For suggestions though, I really liked some of the funday monday stuff day[9] had players do. Really quirky and strange play.

Giwoon

Korea (South)431 Posts

March 01 2011 16:30 GMT

EDIT: nvm this is sc1

`Zapdos

United States935 Posts

March 01 2011 16:31 GMT

On March 02 2011 01:25 Daliniues wrote:
I'm not sure this should be in the general forum. For suggestions though, I really liked some of the funday monday stuff day[9] had players do. Really quirky and strange play.

He's talking about broodwar if you read the thread, though it seems like you just like cheese rushes, Its hard to get a feel for what you want us to recommended when all you post is cheese openings :o

StuBob

United States373 Posts

March 01 2011 16:49 GMT

woa, game 1 is EPIC

gryffindor

United States524 Posts

March 01 2011 16:49 GMT

a couple of suggestions, from my recollection:

That Jaedong vs Stork game on Katrina
The game where Yellow used overlords to soak muta hits
Boxer blinding observers vs that jobber protoss, and nuking him
I also remember a game where Sir@soni, in ZvT, used dark swarm to get gas for 2 scourge ..epic

qrs

United States3637 Posts

March 01 2011 17:02 GMT

On March 02 2011 01:25 Daliniues wrote:
I'm not sure this should be in the general forum.

Darn it, you're right; that was an accident. I had meant to post this in BW General. Hopefully a moderator will come along and move the thread, which will also clear up the ambiguity about "Starcraft".

On March 02 2011 01:31 `Zapdos wrote:He's talking about broodwar if you read the thread, though it seems like you just like cheese rushes, Its hard to get a feel for what you want us to recommended when all you post is cheese openings :o

Well, your recommendations don't have to be aimed at me specifically. My main criterion for this thread is just that they be unusual--i.e., some aspect of them is something that you seldom see in BW games.

I like non-standard games. Often those do tend to begin with the sort of thing you could categorize as cheese, but not always. The three games I recommended for a start were just the first three that occurred to me. I'll add one or two others that have less cheesy openings.

Kibibit

United States1551 Posts

March 01 2011 17:07 GMT

Stork vs GGPlay. Both players played TERRIBLY but they were creative about it, and by god is it absolutely amazing. I also think mind controlled defilers, mass archon/dark archon, and pretty much every Zerg and protoss unit making an appearance to be sufficiently unusual.

Aquafresh

United States824 Posts

March 01 2011 17:09 GMT

Casy vs July; Reverse Temple; 2006-07 Shinhan Bank OSL
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Casy beats July by faking an expand and then busting his front.

He keeps his overlord just outside of his natural with marines then sends a bunch of scvs to mine from the patches to make July think he'd taken it. Then he goes for a sunken break and just makes July look silly. I think he had like 1 sunken done in time haha.

Poll: Worth Watching?

Yes (7)

88%

No (1)

13%

8 total votes

Your vote: Worth Watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

EDIT: Formatting. Sorry.

Kau

Canada3500 Posts

March 01 2011 17:09 GMT

#10

Moved to broodwar

4. Memory vs Bisu; Byzantium; MBC Survivor 15th, 2007-08-08
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Double proxy elimination race

Poll: Is Memory vs Bisu on Byzantium worth watching?

Yes (48)

94%

No (3)

6%

51 total votes

Your vote: Is Memory vs Bisu on Byzantium worth watching?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

March 01 2011 17:13 GMT

#11

Not my favorite, but very interesting.
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Kal vs Zero, Holy world was a map which temporarily(I believe they removed it later, or destroyed ASAP) had an neutral command center in the middle. ZerO took the oppertunity to make infested terrans out of this not so neutral command center later on. Using infested terran drops on Kal.

qrs

United States3637 Posts

March 01 2011 17:18 GMT

#12

Thanks to everyone contributing. Might take me a bit of time, but I will add all recommendations to the OP. Particular thanks to Kau for moving this thread to the proper forum and for formatting his recommendation like the OP (making it that much easier for me to transfer).

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

March 01 2011 17:26 GMT

#13

I ought to add this 1 too, its quite recent, Midas VS Jaedong MSL