Top 10 moments in video game competitive history-Kotaku

http://kotaku.com/5820907/

Great list, and videos. Number 1 was without a doubt the greatest moment in any competitive scene ever. Just epic. Thoughts?

yes. that was without a doubt, the most impressive comeback in fighting games history.

yes. that was without a doubt, the most impressive comeback in fighting games history.

Crazyguy105

Wow, that last one was insane, i cant even block like the first kick on that move LOL

Number 1 Epic Moment in Gaming History is without a doubt.

Needs to fact check. WHen Iread it said Jwong won. He did not beat Daigo in that match.

Edit - Its been fixed.

Yeah I saw that article since Hutch posted in on his facebook wall. :P

All of them are pretty impressive. :)

Bionic Arm is also good.

Yeah I saw that article since Hutch posted in on his facebook wall. :P

All of them are pretty impressive. :)

timmy00

Cool I guess. It's hard to be interested watching strategy games though, maybe that's just me.

Cool I guess. It's hard to be interested watching strategy games though, maybe that's just me.

Vari3ty

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Cool I guess. It's hard to be interested watching strategy games though, maybe that's just me.

nethernova

It's no different from going to a Wrestling Match or a Boxing Tournament.

People pick a side and Cheer for their Team or Champion.

I'm not interested in watching other people play video games at all. I only came to this thread to find out what video game competitive history is. It's hilarious that there are actually cheering crowds. nethernova

What?

Starcraft is South Korea's unofficial national sport. There are prize pools in the eight digits.

eSports is a scene that existed since the late nineties...more than 10 years ago, and it has only been growing ever since.

Just how oblivious can people be :?

Cool I guess. It's hard to be interested watching strategy games though, maybe that's just me.

Vari3ty

For me Starcraft 2 and Warcraft 2 are the only interesting progaming games to watch, no idea how someone canwatch Street Fighter. But its just me.

[QUOTE="nethernova"]I'm not interested in watching other people play video games at all. I only came to this thread to find out what video game competitive history is. It's hilarious that there are actually cheering crowds. Mograine

What?

Starcraft is South Korea's unofficial national sport. There are prize pools in the eight digits.

eSports is a scene that existed since the late nineties...more than 10 years ago, and it has only been growing ever since.

Just how oblivious can people be :?

Let's face it, people aren't necessarily oblivious because they haven't heard of eSports. Sure, I knew Starcraft was South Korea's "unofficial sport" and what not, but that's just because I follow games a lot. And to be honest, I have never heard of any of these events, and I sure as heck didn't Counterstrike had such a huge following in China. Point is, while eSports may be growing, most people still probably aren't familiar with them. And as someone else mentioned, there's just something about watching videogames that just isn't much fun.

http://blip.tv/day9tv/dreamhack-summer-2011-grand-finals-game-5-5296508

This game was pretty epic too - I mean Moon going for six pool in the final game of grand finals vs HuK? :o

Where is oGs-FruitDealer STOMPING terrans in the finals with his ultralisks or baneling drops or nydusworms etc? there were so many surprises there.

Where is oGs-FruitDealer STOMPING terrans in the finals with his ultralisks or baneling drops or nydusworms etc? there were so many surprises there.

Mozelleple112

Too awesome for kotaku to comprehend, obviously :P

E-Sports bore me senseless. They're not even sports. Chess is very competative and they have tournaments all the time, and they don't call it a sport.

I'd never consider playing a game a sport, it's hilarious that it even has such a following.

Besides... Where's FIFA?

Heh, no mention of Thresh anywhere.

E-Sports bore me senseless. They're not even sports. Chess is very competative and they have tournaments all the time, and they don't call it a sport.

I'd never consider playing a game a sport, it's hilarious that it even has such a following.

Besides... Where's FIFA?

-Snooze-

Chess is a sport...

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E-Sports bore me senseless. They're not even sports. Chess is very competative and they have tournaments all the time, and they don't call it a sport.

I'd never consider playing a game a sport, it's hilarious that it even has such a following.

Besides... Where's FIFA?

Mograine

Chess is a sport...

The Modern chess tournament was hosted under the title of a "mind sport"

Strictly speaking, sports require feats of athleticism.

Edit: My original post was aimed at those claiming it's a sport. Korea's national Sport.

A- It's not a sport. It's an "E-Sport"

B- Korea's National Sport is Football.

The Modern chess tournament was hosted under the title of a "mind sport"

Strictly speaking, sports require feats of athleticism.

-Snooze-

And eSport are hosted under the titled of "electronic sports". What's the big deal about them being sports :?

B- Korea's National Sport is Football.

-Snooze-

Edit: My original post was aimed at those claiming it's a sport. Korea's national Sport.

A- It's not a sport. It's an "E-Sport"

B- Korea's National Sport is Football.

-Snooze-

Lol no. I said unofficial national sport. And South Korea's national sport is Tae Kwon Do.

[QUOTE="-Snooze-"]

The Modern chess tournament was hosted under the title of a "mind sport"

Strictly speaking, sports require feats of athleticism.

Mograine

And eSport are hosted under the titled of "electronic sports". What's the big deal about them being sports :?

If they were considered real sports they wouldn't be classified as E Sports, read my edit

we don't have an official national sport....funsohng

Really? My korean mate always tells me he practices Tae Kwon Do because of tradition.

If they were considered real sports they wouldn't be classified as E Sports, read my edit

-Snooze-

VIDEOgames aren't real "games" then?

[QUOTE="-Snooze-"]

Edit: My original post was aimed at those claiming it's a sport. Korea's national Sport.

A- It's not a sport. It's an "E-Sport"

B- Korea's National Sport is Football.

Mograine

Lol no. I said unofficial national sport. And South Korea's national sport is Tae Kwon Do.

My OP wasn't aimed at you, but your clarification makes sense. I always assumed the national sport would be the most popular sport in the nation. Seems i'm living in 2002

My OP wasn't aimed at you, but your clarification makes sense. I always assumed the national sport would be the most popular sport in the nation. Seems i'm living in 2002

-Snooze-

Np :)

[QUOTE="funsohng"]we don't have an official national sport....Mograine

Really? My korean mate always tells me he practices Tae Kwon Do because of tradition.

[QUOTE="Mograine"]

[QUOTE="-Snooze-"]

The Modern chess tournament was hosted under the title of a "mind sport"

Strictly speaking, sports require feats of athleticism.

-Snooze-

And eSport are hosted under the titled of "electronic sports". What's the big deal about them being sports :?

If they were considered real sports they wouldn't be classified as E Sports, read my edit

lolwut, just because they're electronic sports doesn't make them NOT sports... smh

I wonder how you feel about NASCAR and Bass Fishing

I prefer to play the videogames myself. Some of that stuff was just epic though. The Halo 2 match and that Gif with Ken having literally no health block Chun Li's special and then using his own to kill her...just insane stuff.

I don't get it, is it hard to block those moves or something? Never played 3rd strike.SaltyMeatballs

By comparison, look at those Starcraft matches. You don't see too much stuff going on, right? Those players are smashing their keyboards and mice at an average of 500 strokes per minute and peak at 800 strokes per minute.

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"]I don't get it, is it hard to block those moves or something? Never played 3rd strike.Mograine

By comparison, look at those Starcraft matches. You don't see too much stuff going on, right? Those players are smashing their keyboards and mice at an average of 500 strokes per minute and peak at 800 strokes per minute.

I don't get it, is it hard to block those moves or something? Never played 3rd strike.SaltyMeatballs

He didn't block, he parried them.

You have to parry moves by tapping forward just a few frames before they hit (in a 60 FPS game), and in some cases before the super flash even happens.

Daigo even jumped while the super was going on, parried the last hit, and landed an air hit into combo.

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"]I don't get it, is it hard to block those moves or something? Never played 3rd strike.OneSanitarium

He didn't block, he parried them.

You have to parry moves by tapping forward just a few frames before they hit (in a 60 FPS game), and in some cases before the super flash even happens.

Daigo even jumped while the super was going on, parried the last hit, and landed an air hit into combo.

Great list, i have seen some of those videos as well as watching the stream of MC vs Puma, i love competitive gaming, i hope it keeps growing and showing some amazing moments.

Solid list. Not sure if it classifies as a "moment" but the lack of Final Boss 2007 Nationals is disappointing. They didn't lose a game the entire tournament, can't get much better than that especially when it's against the best of the best.