StarCraft was never meant to be played the way Koreans played
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- čas přidán 14. 07. 2023
- StarCraft was never meant to be played the way that Koreans played. It was never even meant to be played in Korea at all.
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Minor Correction(s):
- At 7:32, I misread my script: 1997 should be 1995 - the year StarCraft began development.
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- Postmortem: (when the series is fully released)
For as long as I have followed esports, I have heard stories of StarCraft. StarCraft: Brood War was supposedly the game that started it all, it was the game that had endured decades of competition, and - as I was told by many - Brood War was the home of the greatest gamer of all-time: FlaSh.
So, after a decade of leaving StarCraft at the periphery of my interests, I decided that is was finally time for me to really familiarize myself with the game's history. Many hours of research later, I have barely scraped the surface. But I have become convinced: StarCraft: Brood War is an essential part of the esports legacy; and it is one of the greatest games of all-time.
This documentary series is my attempt to share what I learned.
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Hi bottom-readers! Long-time viewers know that this series has been in-progress for a while, now. I researched, wrote, and recorded the entire script back in March, and have had things on the back burner since. But it's finally time for me to finish things up, and it's finally time for you to learn about StarCraft! - Hry
Korean here. Right on era matching and editing. Not only it is great game documentary but also great video itself as historic documentary. Huge respect. I remember that after high school, me and friends hit the PC bang, played StarCraft with ball mouse and CRT screen. Back then, I had more stamina than I do now, and most importantly, had more hair.
Used to play Starcraft and idk if you remember the other games that were popular at the time but l also played a lot of Lineage, 바람의 나라, and D2 at the cafes.
@@jinntakk Not a huge fan of the PvP related RPGs... later I started the Mabinogi for few years.
LOL I used to study the Korean Players and then in my college years I was the best player in school. This other guy challenged me thinkin' he was hot shit and I was in his base with a team of dark templars before he had a group of marines
@@decrobyron 29 year-old US gamer here, my best friend and I spent so many years growing up playing Mabinogi. I remember our first transformations being a big deal and how much I fell in love with Alchemy when it came out. Another good friend of mine got me a flashy black/red cressida set when it was expensive asf and he was LIVID that I got it for free when he'd been grinding his ass off 😂. So many good memories with my guildies and friends on that game.
Sounds like him being captured by ze eneny
Another reason the original StarCraft could spread so well is because you were able to install the multiplayer version of the game on multiple PCs from a single disc.
Ahh yes the old spawn copy, it had limitations though
Italian here. It was the late 90s. My father had a CD burner in my house for work, which was very expensive at the time so people didn't have one. My cousin introduced me to Starcraft ,WC2 and UO. I used to sell printed CDs of games to my friends and everyone got into Starcraft and WC2. I was the only one with internet connection and a LAN though. I continued playing online becoming really good and I even became semi-pro in other esports later on. Back in the days I had some friends in my city and we'd all meet up and set up our PCs so we could play on LAN or online. Internet connections were so bad back then, that during peak hours (18-22) it was basically impossible to play 5 at a time online.
Got my copy of brood war at the end of the 98-99 school year when the school was going through and cleaning out lockers, my mom who worked in the front office, found a burned copy of brood war (on a gold CD labeled in sharpie with just "Brood War") and asked if I wanted it. I might actually still have it on a spindle somewhere in storage.
@@thatoneguyisI perfectly fine served the purpose of playing a LAN party with your friends without the need for extra copies.
I miss those days...
"There was always more StarCraft to be played."
I appreciate the nod back to Melee in this line. SC and Melee really do have a lot in common.
I play both games still 😂
-nice indeed.
Two of the best examples of "If it ain't broke don't fix it." I get flak for comparing Starcraft to Chess but it really does feel just as timeless.
@@Shmandalfmy older brother, who is a good chess player, also said the same thing about SC and Chess.
@@kentoylampingasan A man of culture he is
referencing the hungrybox doc right?...
As a Korean who is in mid 30s who played Starcraft at PC bangs that looked just like in the videos, massive respect. Thanks for making this awesome video. If you need any interviews about that era I would gladly help as I watched a lot of esports on tv while hiding from my parents.
Bisu, Flash and Jaedong brought the game to a level not thought possible at the time. They deserve endless praise!
boxer and yellow should be up there as well
SaViOr, anyone?
@@OrvinReyes Regitoss, GRR, there are many greats who changed the game, it just depends on the era
@@Koshak87 he kinda ruined his legacy with the betting scandal
@@stefanc4520 yeah, that he did. But his games though… no second Zerg like him. Not even Jaedong himself. Such a shame everything turned out this way(
This needs to be like.. 10x as long. More people deserve to know that e-sports peak was Korean Brood War between 2000 and 2012! We will never see anything like it ever again.. And I'm very glad I was there to see it all (through the PC monitor of course, but still..).
Really good stuff, dude!
This is a preview for the actual documentary.
This is part 1/3
@@dairoleon2682 noice
@@Whatismusic123 noice. hope the quality keeps up.
I thought it was just getting started then the credits rolled 😂😂
Really excited to see the rest of this. Starcraft is a series I know very little about other than its massive popularity to this day in Korean esports, and this seems like a rather untapped idea for a video series.
It's still popular in NA, too. It probably had more active players than SC2 at this point.
@@Phantom0123456 I think the remaster overtook SC2 a couple years ago.
Brood War cannot be beaten.
@@KaiserMattTygore927 Broodwar's population may be higher, but you can still find Starcraft 2 matches in around 10 seconds in 2k23, which implies that the amount of people playing SC2 is a lot higher than most other online games.
you should give it a go, sc2 ladder is completely free after playing 10 matches vs the ai. and the campaign is pretty cheap nowadays
@@jackawaka ^^this. Plus, SC2's campaigns are some of the most fun I've ever had with a videogame. Probably only comparable to Oblivion, Elden Ring and Metal Gear Solid V, at least in the fun factor.
Ah! You cannot be serious! You can't just rope me in with such a well made video and not give me the rest. You better be working on Part 2 quickly because I'm am hungering over here. I had no interest in professional StarCraft and started watching this on a whim, yet now the full documentary is one of my most anticipated. You absolutely nailed it. Had to subscribe because I have to see the rest!
I feel like I wasted 10 minutes. Good editing, decent footage and narration, and yet I barely learned anything about the subject matter. What was so unexpected about how Koreans played StarCraft? Who knows.
this video is barely even about starcraft. Total clickbait!@@Ali009Ahmed
@@Ali009Ahmedcompletely agree. Pissed me off
Maybe we can purchase part 2 & 3 seperately via DLC?
You could always look up gameplay from the pros and see for yourself. Theres a lot more to the sc scene in Korea than can be covered in another 20 min :)
I feel like I've been edged
as an ex-GM sc2 player who was offered a contract in S.Korea, seeing love for my favorite esport of all time has made me so unbelievably happy, great video!!
why did u not sign ?
@@TheTrooperMB back then there were no stable contracts, no twitch to fall back on, it had to be all out of pocket and hope that you won, i couldnt justify that
@@HeavyEyed that seems like a risky choice indeed.. anyway congratulations of achieving GM !
@@HeavyEyedyata?
Definitely your best work yet, hyped to see the rest!
woah this looks much more professional than your usual work, cant wait to see the rest.
Big fan of this kind of content! Can't wait for part 2!
A literal crime this doesn't already have more views. Great video and excited for the upcoming parts
I understand this is Part 1, but the title makes no sense to me after watching the video.
Where are the other parts?
@@mchonkler7225 I think the old title said part 1 or so. I guess he abandoned the project.
@Teh-Penguin That's a shame. Looking through his channel, this was by far one of his most viewed videos.
I'm thinking it's literally bait and he's just saying "Blizzard never expected StarCraft to become a huge Esport".
Absolutely shitty clickbait as I clicked expecting explanation to nuances of gameplay design, but all I got is yet another 10 minutes video of "remember when Asians were poor?"
@@Ali009Ahmed Pretty much... no wonder this video got almost 1k dislikes.
This was awesome, My knowledge on classic eSports is more in the Quakeworld sphere of influence so I already learned so much from just this one part. I cant wait to see the rest of this doc, Keep up the great work man
Korea is to StarCraft as Quake is to the Brits/Europe, I remember that curly haired host on quake tournament on cable tv
I was in Korea when StarCraft came out. It was big. I remember being amazed that they were treating it like a traditional sport with fans and even crying groupies.
Bro I’ve been waiting for a part 2 forever man what the flip
This deserves to be blown up in the algorithm. You’re an incredible content creator and I always get so excited when I see a notification from you.
Great video, but splitting it into parts took me a little by underwhelming surprise, alas, I’m looking forward to the next part
The title is also rather clickbaity, so despite good editing and info I’ll withhold the likes and subs for now lol
I love this documentary so much not just because of the structure and content, but you somehow gave it a 90s vibe despite it being 2023. Thanks for the nostalgia kick. Gamer for life.
I love all the archival footage in this! So excited for this series :D
Hey this was a really well done perspective of Starcraft - I feel like I've seen a decent amount of the other videos that kind of "summarize" the Starcraft scene, but this felt like a fresh take and I learned a decent amount that I didn't know about the Broodwar scene from this - I would look forward to a sequel / more videos like this if you have those planned!
Amazing job!
Damn, I was not expecting the video to end like that! Looking forward to the next one.
Once the full series is done definitely going to reccomend watching it to my friends I used to play SC with.
I didn't expect it to end, it sounded like you were just done with the intro 🤣
@@weplaywax yeah i was waiting for the point of the title. I even scrolled back to see if he already said it.
I feel click baited for watching a 10 minute intro without an explanation for the title.
Starting with Flash in doing a history of Starcraft is an interesting choice, I would have assumed you'd start at the beginning with Boxer or Yellow or Reach. Either way, I'll be interested to see how this series goes. There's so many fascinating stories.
they were forgotten to time it seems sad times. they were to early to be remembered i guess haha.
Yeah you can't really do a video like this and just start with Flash, he was a relatively mid-late addition to the scene (for that era). For most BW fans, Boxer was their first introduction to Korean progaming BW (probably).
Starting the docu with Flash, I see it as a known method to hook viewers by a more contemporary figure, then going back in time and revealing influential historical figures. Let's see if I'm correct when next parts will be released.
@@jaredthacker9805 And the film shows Boxer when talking about Starcraft on TV, and its influence on Flash. I think the author did that not randomly. Will get more in next parts.
it's not a documentary starting with flash , it's a documentary about flash , because he is the greatest gamer of all time
slight note: really appreciated how you phrased the outbreak of the Korean War--a "global power struggle" is probably the best, snappiest way I've heard the truth of the matter described, especially for a CZcams video about Korea's relationship with StarCraft
Jeju Uprising
It really comes off looking like "the US against communism, even if the communism is a fully Korean phenomenon". And Korea had no global aspirations, making it not really a global power struggle. The US looks like the bad one here. But really no worse than what the US did to control its own territory.
And the description in this video is certainly a lot more fair than a lot of other people would have phrased it.
@@RiskyDramaUploads I mean it was a fully local phenomenon until, yknow, global superpowers got involved (U.S., USSR, China, the UN)
@@cassandrafalkner3405 UN troops, i.e the US, were in the southern part of Korea when the conflict started (see: Battle of Pusan Perimeter, US suffered 20k casualties). USSR or Chinese troops were not in the northern part; Chinese troops only get involved after "UN" (US) troops crossed the 38th parallel, which was basically General MacArthur trying to provoke the PRC (distinguished from ROC, Taiwan) into a war which China would lose, because the US had nuclear weapons.
@RiskyDramaUploads I'm so confused how what you're describing is different from a "global power struggle", but hey man to each their own
@@cassandrafalkner3405 A tiny nation trying to reclaim what it says is its own territory, fighting with the most powerful military in the world spread across over half the world (if you count the Pacific Ocean), makes for a "global power struggle"?
Was the invasion of Grenada also a global power struggle?
I think the story of the Norwegian Starcraft player "Slayer" would be interesting to you. He came from playing over network with his friends in the basement of an internet cafe in Bergen, Norway, to going to the international KBK tournament in Korea and beating everyone with ease, becoming a star for a short period. Source: I used to play with him in that basement.
At the time of qualifying, a team of documentarians were making a documentary about our small gang of starcraft addicts who'd created a national following of the game from the basement of an internet cafe. But since Slayer qualified for the KBK, that documentary shifted focus to becoming a story about him going to Korea and winning an international Esports tournament, something that was unheard of at the time.
It's called Alias Slayer and can be found here on youtube.
Digging the vid and looking forward to more. But just a minor correction. You mentioned 1997 as the first release of Orcs and Humans, that's off by 3 years. Orcs and Humans launched in 94 and Warcraft 2 launched in 95 with its expansion, Beyond the Dark Portal, launching the next year in 96.
Yeah, I thought that was off. I remember playing the first Warcraft in 1995 and then WC2 shortly after. It was a crazy jump in graphics and gameplay over just one year.
Once again, your music choices, timing, your new use of the world map with your words coming into frame is phenomenal.
You're pushing the meta of gaming documentation. Thank you for this history.
Wow, awesome video. Super cool to see this history. Can't wait for the next video!
I enjoyed this and learned about a story I hadn't heard before. So thanks for making it.
For someone unfamiliar with SC:BW prior to researching this documentary, you've created an amazing work that (unlike nearly every other video on esports) actually situates South Korea's esports boom within its historical context. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series!
Content of the video has nothing to do with the title. This is a mess of random information, mostly on flash.
Great video, can't wait for the rest of the series!
awesome video ! love the editing, super underrated channel ! hope for big success
This is incredble. Loved the naration, the thorough research and visualizations. Looking forward to next episodes !
"StarCraft was never meant to be played the way Koreans played," - and in this documentary, you'll never find out anything about our clickbait title as we ramble on about everything else but not at all about what got you to click.
Classic CZcams
Awesome video! Excited to watch the rest.
No one believed me when I told them that this isn't how StarCraft or RTS games were intended to be played. They called me mad. When I share this video with them, my ex-wife will bring the kids back, the University of Military Strategy will give me my professorship back, and my ex-landlord will beg me to return from my shack made of StarCraft Battlechests. Thank you RESPRiT.
Is this from a gameplay perspective or Esports being a thing?
how were they intended to be played?
For me Boxer is synonymous with Starcraft fame, Flash was a small name as I grew up, Boxer made the game entertaining.
This series is going to be your subscribers boost, mark my words.. the subject and your editing/storytelling learned will do that. All the best
still no part 2? Man, I've been coming back to your chanel for almost a year for it. Sad to see it won't happen
Interesting part 1. Looking forward to 2 and 3.
You are going to be massive. This series could be the one that does it. So excited
It is dangerous to promise on the future.
@@clivah1499 you will be abandoned by everyone you love
that does what ?
Never been a major StarCraft player or anything but always fascinated by the scene - can’t wait for parts 2 & 3!
Subbed to your channel about 30 seconds in. Super high quality video, brought back so many good memories of that era of internet gaming, specifically StarCraft and Diablo 2
Hey man this promises to be a great series. Eagerly waiting for the rest!
StarCraft is really fun to watch. I've been watching for 15 years, and flash's random was incredibly exciting and super good. I'm surprised that spectating the game isn't more popular outside korea.
Nerd chills the entire time watching this. StarCraft will always have a special place in my heart.
I wanted to know for so long what the story behind all of this was. Thank you so much for putting this together. Can’t wait to see the rest! Subbed.
This is the best eSports documentary I have watched about S. Korea's history. It is very professional and well researched with great videos representing that era. Thank you and I really hope to see part 2 and 3.
7 minutes to actually get to what the title was talking about.
Why do I feel I am going to get disappointed?
Edit: AAAAAND I was indeed disappointed.
I remember playing this game as a kid when it came out on PC , then with internet i watched videos online and that got me hooked and played thousand hours online .. watching WCG finals live (online) ect.. what a time to be alive!
Good shit. Looking forward to part 2
So pumped for part 2
The video didn't discuss the topic in the title
A fun video but I feel like it was too short. I think you started a lot of topics but haven't really finished them. The whole video feels like an intro to a longer one.
Still had fun watching it tho, keep up the good work.
I'm interested, just stumbled on this channel. I've been casually following the SCBW pro-scene since the early and mid 2000s. Hope to see more of a deep dive into this!
Outstanding, can’t wait to watch more of this.
Where are the other parts to this series?
Part 2 when ❤
Great vid man! Can't wait for this channel to get the recognition it deserves! (Love the Jon Bois style)
Excited! I want to see part 2 and 3! I love SC2 even though I was waaaaaaay too late to the party. Such a good game! Never played Brood War though.
I am now at 9:41 at wondering why the video has the title it has.
Yeah, rather clickbaity
The title literally has nothing to do with the video..
Wow, hope to see more of these, fantastic job! You have a great way of putting together a documentary, and a good voice for narration. Subscribed!
looking forward to the rest of this
Bruh, click bait. Explain why “random” was unique and advantageous. Explain what how Koreans pros actually played the game differently from casuals. Just give something about the actual gameplay.
great edidting
Starcraft got me into eSports, I mostly play fighting games now but it truly changed my life in the deepest sense
And not even when I first played at in 2000 at 13 years old. It was with the release of 2 when I rediscovered a love for both games.
Years later after some time in hearthstone, another childhood love MORTAL Kombat would bring me to the fgc but that's another story.
I love this world and I cannot wait to watch anything else you make about it. Great work.
Your content is so great its only downside is it feels way to short ! When it finished I was ready to listen to 20 more minutes or more !
Pedazo de video maestro, recuerdo ser un pibe entusiasmado con el gaming allá por el 2006 y buscar videos y partidas de jugadores profesionales de Starcraft soñando con un día serlo. En sueño se quedó, pero siempre es lindo recordar y rememorar estas cosas.
So how’d the Koreans play it differently 💀
Instant subscribe. Can't wait for the next part. Incredibly well made video.
Wow, well done man. You are a wizard with editing and pacing. I think the title could use some work though, I almost didn't click on this but its right up my alley.
Too many useless informations. I just want to know whats the meaning of the headline
Nice video, but awful clickbait in its title(
This
Subscribed. This was incredibly produced and takes me back to the amazing days when I would try and watch terrible livestreams of Boxer, YellOw, Flash, Jaedong, Bisu. Starcraft BW was truly the grandfather of all eSports.
Excited to see the next episode!
WoW Classic has the same problem. WoW was originally meant to be this impenetrable enigma of a world full of mysteries. But 18 years later the world is merely a database and everything is min-maxed. The original Naxxramas was only beaten by a tiny percentage of the playerbase whereas the exact same raid dungeon is now a breeze purely because of the high quality information available on it.
What are you talking about? He didn't mention any problem in the video.
Nice idea and realization so far!
The history of SC is fascinating indeed and definitely deserves to be documented.
Great introduction to your channel. Easy sub. Excited to see this series play out!
Loved the video, very informative and I must say you have a real talent for documentary editing!
Dude that was an amazingly well produced video, until i saw the 3 part tag i was thinking this would be great intro 2 a much longer video lol
Got me on the edge of my seat for Part 2.
Intro complete, now I look forward to the eventual long form analysis of StarCraft you make.
I lived in Korea for two years, the PC cafes are amazing. They have amazing setups, great food and are super cheap. My mates and used to play 12 hours of DOTA 2 on Sundays sometimes
Just when I expected the introduction to end and the good part to begin, the video just ended. Not sure what’s the point of making it a standalone video, especially since next part is not available yet, 3 months after this upload
Eagerly awaiting for the next part!
Just found your channel and I was really hoping this video had the full story 😫😫😫😫cannot wait
I really like your documentary style, this was informative, engaging, and the cadence of the video was perfect. Nice job
Good job, hope to see upcoming parts of your story.
Just subbed so that I can see the next episodes of the series. Starcraft holds a really dear place i my heart, played it madly together with my brother even when we had no internet for a while. He played Terran so well but got so damn mad whenever he lost lol
Love it! Part 2, where?
I cannot wait for the next video!!! Amazing Job !!!
Can't wait for part two
i need a part 2, yesterday 😍 great video!
Cool Channel. glad I stumbled upon your stuff! keep it up!
Where’s the second part?! That was a great opening to the series. Really looking forward to the rest! 👍