StarCraft: World Cyber Games 2005 (National Geographic documentary)
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- The World Cyber Games 2005 was hosted in the repressive state of Singapore, at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 16 November to 20 November 2005. There were over 800 players from 67 countries. Over 39,000 spectators turned up at the games to cheer for the players. The grand prize for the game is US$435,000.
This documentary focuses much on XellOs.
Name: XellOs - 서지훈 Seo Ji Hoon
Main Race: (T)Terran
Team: CJ Entus, Air Force ACE (current)
Birth Date: 1985-02-09
AKAs: XellOs[yG]
Nickname(s): The Perfect Terran, DDR Terran ("Masturbate" Terran)
Trivia: XellOs was also known as the "DDR Terran". When GO was visited, written on a whiteboard was the comment "If XellOs refrains from DDR, he wins OSL." While foreigners may interpret the acronym DDR as the famous game Dance Dance Revolution, Koreans also use DDR when referring to masturbation or "Ddal Ddal Re." When GoRush commented that the progamer he respects the most is XellOs due to his "night work," XellOs was sealed as the DDR Terran.
Accomplishments:
1st 2005 WCG Progamer Seed Selection
3rd 2005 EVER OnGameNet StarLeague
3rd 2004-2005 You Are the Golf King MBCGame StarLeague
1st 2004 WCG 2004
3rd 2004 WCG Korea Team Selection
1st 2003 3rd OnGameNet Challenge League
1st 2003 CJ G.O. Broadcasting All-Star Match
1st 2003 Olympus OnGameNet Starleague
1st 2002 2nd OnGameNet Challenge League
1st 2002 1st PgR21.com Tournament
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"Only if you get past the best of the best. The Koreans." LMAO
The vibe of years 2003-2006 was the best
For real
Yesss!
After all these years and revisiting this video, the best part is still 18:14 when he hits the car.
Hes just like ali a
Meanwhile, North korea just released a driving simulator that resembles an atari game..
400k in 2005, and in 2014 The International 4, price pool was ower 10 million! and for winning the whole dota 2 tournament, you get 5,028,121 USD! just amazing hove far we have gotten!
ye too bad professional gaming is still far from being a real profession.
Plusy professional comp is always far from being a real profession, most people never get good enough to compete. But the VERY few that do get very rich.
@@Plusimurfriend Now it is. And streamers are making insane money too. I remember back in 2014 (when you comment) streamers were lucky to replace their real job, now they are making 7-8 figures.
this documentary was the first real esports documentary 15 years later esports is a billion dollar industry
Looking at this in 2021, brings back a lot of nostalgic feelings, even though I was a baby at that time. The feelings of 2000s... They were the best. I wish I could feel it once again as an adult. Ji-Hoon Seo(XellOs) is one of my all-time favorite SC1 progamers along with Seong-Eun Lee(firebathero). Recently I've gotten into the world of SC1, I found this documentary... And it's really nice to watch this, seeing him here was quite unexpected. Happy to see GO(CJ), which is also my favorite team... except for sAviOr.
Early gen progamers used to be paid small or none while they were still new. They would be paid properly, have a nice facility when they have a spaonsor. GO wasn't sponsored until it became CJ- so the players had to cope with poorer conditions. As these early progamers shaved the way of E-Sports of Korea, later gamers can now play in a much better environment, with higher pays and general respect. Salute to all those SC1 progamers, specially the ones in early and mid 2000s.
In Korea, there used to be a rumor that the National Geographic mainly focused on XellOs because he was well-looking. I agree to that idea, but who konws? x)
It is amazing to see what gaming is today compared to back then and how much money gamers make today.
damn I'm old. I still remember Boxer was THE best. I think the last that I seriously played was when Nazgul made his first appearance in the Korean pro scene.
"Killer of Koreans", that is the best line eva!!
Respect to these people, for I wouldnt be willing to make the sacrifices that they made even though I do enjoy playing games. For me they are a hobby which I enjoy for fun. If I had to deal with pressure and stress that comes with it it would lose its charms for me.
taken from 41:38
"the russian builds a massive airforce and storms in with a gazillion fighter planes"
THAT'S SOME TOP NOTCH COMMENTARY
Xellos , omg, they showing Old Starcraft. Thats like 12 - 13 years ago.
Everyone always talked about Slayers Boxer, I've never heard of Xellos b4.
i cant remember for sure but if u watched day9s daily 100 i think he talks about xellos he was very good but i think more known in the wcg world
i knew about xellos 14 years ago and i dind't even know that starcraft had such a big professional scene
Xellos ez win SlayerBoxer
E-sports grew so much since then. Last WCS was 100k dollars for a winner, and that wasn't that big tournament. And it can only get bigger. I wish natgeo would do another documentary and take a look for modern comunity.
it was a big tournament
i've watche this like 4 times already, can keep watching over and over....
everything about this documentary is amazing, even the soundtrack is perfect
Very interesting documentary! Really enjoyed it. It's especially intriguing to see how fast Xellos moves in comparison to average players. Really unique talent.
Bro the scene at 8:57 had me dead 😂😂😂😂😂 This nigga wearin a navy outfit like a legit military Commander. Then when he cries all the girls go crazy!
😂😂😂 Planet Earth is gettin interesting as fuck these days lol
I'd love how National geographic demonstrates the game matches. They should create their own game channel lol.
24:34 GG - The universal sign of surrender LOL MY SIDES
"The universal sign of surrender in the gaming universe" context
it's not wrong?
LMAO I LAUGHED SO HARD WHEN I WATCHED IT XDDDDDD
21:32
Wrong timecode
Nijisanji
Fast forward to today, WCS2 Europe, Starcraft 2, everyone except 4 koreans eliminated, and StarDust is the winner in the finals. wcs.battle.net/sc2/en What an incredible flashback!
one does not play vs Korea.. only Korea plays vs Korea
lol NagGeo can't complete de campaign
XD
I love the beginning... "and he jsut turned 20."
Wow... imagine a world where playing games is not something you do for leisure but out of survival. This kids really had to be great.
This is the future!
35:55 tasteless "the commentator" of following game :D and part of the casting archon.. 1. time appearance in video xD
The entire idea of a documentary is to be as accessible to the audience as possible, in this regard EVERYTHING that is approached, whether it is APM, Salary, Teams, etc, must be approached as though the audience has no idea what it is, otherwise people that aren't already interested in e-sports will be confused and instantly turn off the program.
This documentary isn't for people that already know a lot about e-sports, but for people that are looking to learn more, that's a good thing!
@glitcher999 They sign long term contracts, with pro teams, with guaranteed yearly salaries (sometimes over $100.000). They actually spend most of their time playing in team vs. team games, not in individual tournaments.
The individual tournaments and the prizes from them are just a bonus, not their main income.
33:35 young Savior.
ah, so innocent back then... who knew he would go on such a legendary run, and then fall to match fixing?
i love artosis casting at the end. "KOREA WINS. KOREA WINS STARCRAFT".
Yay! SC I/ BW is such a classic
Most of the top tier pros makes more money then most white collar jobs, (those who are in the big teams) EGs incontrol just married a former miss something state in US. Most of the pro players care about their health and most of them dont look like geeks, google Loda, Akke, Grubby there is only a minority of the pros who actually now look like people who live of gaming, because alot of the prepare for tournaments are in the gym, as good health makes you better prepared for 2 to 3 hour games.
@DonMega187 Lol, they're not just spamming commands, look at their replays, they can command multiple units to do their specific tasks in just a fraction of a second. They lose only in positioning, harrassments and mineral/vespene deficit. If you look at their replays, in a clash, can you see units stuck up on traffic congestion? NO! In early minutes, let's say up to 5 minutes. If you have that 300+ apm and you use it accordingly, you can be ahead of your enemy having only less than 300 apm.
holy shit the pantech training house actually looks really really good...
damn i wouldnt mind slaving on a game in that type of place lol
That still doesn't address the issue. "Living a life" is relative. To impose a personal vision of what a good life is on another is very ignorant. They are respected within their own niche. That might be as close to a general of what a good life is if there ever was one. The fact that they work a disproportionate time to other sports is irrelevant.
@ibasicallytotalyrule getting in shape meaning doing cardio and such, as a sc progamer's heart rate can go up to 150 beat/min at times; also, sitting down in front of a computer for 10 hours a day is just too taxing for most people, that's why progamer teams sometimes have football games or other group outings to keep the players physically fit. not everyone goes to the gym to put on pounds in a desperate attempt to attract the opposite sex, and think that's all there is in life.
"They are handsome, and very cute and so beautiful". I think I may have an idea as to what motivate this fan :D
@cebuanoguy
thats because PC is respected a lot more in the pro gaming community.
It takes a lot more skill to master a PC game due to the huge amount of buttons and twitch reactions needed for it
I just want to pointed out, even the best pros carreer span average 5-8 years. After that what happens? Especially in XellOs' case where he started pro-gaming so young, and he skipped education. You imagine finding a job would be so hard, and really low payed. What if he didn't become that successful in e-sports? The possibilities becoming a pro are ridiculously low. So yea every parent's worst nightmare is to have a kid broke, without futurenor hope for any successful life.
@diekontrolleure
Actually, he just finished military service and is now back on the scene.
Masterbate is in the tabs because XellOs is known as the DDR terran -- DDR in korean basically means masterbate (not to be confused with dance dance revolution).
I like the clear bias with the statement "A parent's worst nightmare"
And today the year 2018!
>Serral wins WCS Global Finals as the first foreigner ever in StarCraft History!
Chess is a non physical sport.
Have you looked at the finger movement of these starcraft pros? It isn't as obvious as weight lifiting or a marathon, but there is definitely physical and cognitive speed and precision required.
*AfreecaTV StarLeague 2016* ua-cam.com/video/T6GxErGAXtg/v-deo.htmlm15s (ASL 2016, Season 1, Ro.16, DAY 1)
Update 2016-12-07: StarCraft BroodWar Progaming is back in South Korea!!! (After a 3-year hiatus!)
Official UA-cam Live-Streams with English commentary, twice a week!
where is xellos now? unemployed? deaded?
"A gazillion fighter planes" still the best line of this whole documentary lol
@ThisNameIsBanned
i agree with you
sc2 is so much faster like the upgrades and buildings.. compared to sc1.. also sc1 is harder to play it isnt as USER friendly as sc2 not as smooth
@Coldjinseng He won the USA qualifiers. He lost to xellos is the round of 16
41:40
"A GAZILLION FIGHTER PLANES"
while playing dota i hit like 150 times the keybourd but in a hour :)
i wanna know what happened to those carriers behind the supply line.
Yea bro what better fulfillment in life must it be to do what you love to do and what your really good at and make a ton of money in the process, not everyone is that lucky this guys are geniuses to be the best at what they do !!! you have no idea of what it is to game :)
omg XellOs is such a badass Terran Player right up there with FlaSh and NaDa
my favorite player in broadwar is *jeadong*
Its kinda horrible to think past 25 you wont be able to compete :(
He got destroyed by xellos, he's done a daily on those games. He did however win the regionals for NA i believe and went to the grand finals - where he lost to xellos.
even the korean doctor couldnt keep a straight face saying people die from gaming lol im a lucky man so
@MajinVegeto89 I KNEW that was Tasteless! Glad I'm not the only one to spot him. Was kinda hoping to see Day[9] though :)
Still insane to me how we got this doc of the Koreans and the doc of the Americans (Artosis, Day9, Tasteless, etc.) at the same year. So cool to compare them.
It is funny that Broodwar players were considered old and ready to retire at 21 and 22 years old back then and now you have pros in South Korea a decade older.
Zest just won Super tournament for SC2 and he is 29.
34:54 Croatia! Woo-hoo! My country... I didn't know we had pro gamers in our country, I'll have to check that out, but I'm proud we had gamers representing our country. They don't get much publicity here (maybe in computer magazines).
Who is to define what "living a life" is? I'd suppose that is relative to what fulfills your personal needs for happiness. These guys seem pretty happy to me.
I like how saviOr is sitting looking like a chump at 33:42. Little did we knowwww
After this documentary it was downfall of XellOS, he never reached those heights again. I wonder if those brain X-Ray tests affected his brain cells which affected his gameplay.
@ThisNameIsBanned I think you're missing my point that APM isn't based on reflexes. I wasn't even commenting on whether or not APM is important to the game. SC just isn't reflex based. Speed is not the same thing as reaction time.
2018 still here
"Lose one game...and your done...actually its out of three, nevermind".
@mzrealm you're not alone. This documentary killed all my dreams of ever being a pro gamer :(
he didn't sleep well due to mastourbation lol.
Korea still dominates SC2.. crazy how different, yet similar, this is compared to 2012.
VERY good noob analysis at the end! (23:00+) This is how people who don't game could get a slight tip of an idea of what Starcraft is about, and how GENIOUS those pro players are!!
Who did the medical
studies of this player?
60% is a very good win-rate in Brood War, actually.
This was before flash and after Boxer and NaDa were dominating.
Watch the documentary South Korea is a Cyberpunk Dystopia and you'll find out why so many pro gamers come from Korea... for those who can't be bothered, it's coz the Korean society is insane in terms of education difficulty and many young people rather choose the easier pro gamer path.
@sixuardianangel Maybe they don't care. I'm not 100% sure that's why they do it, I was watching some SC a couple of years ago and a Korean SC player told me that's why they hide their faces. It's a different culture though, I'm sure someone in the know could chime in.
Omg I never knew people actually competed like this :) & Starcraft is really fun -3
Absolutely amazing documentary, the visuals and the sound track are great 👍
Tell me what really matters then? Esports is a passion for a lot of people. Also I dont think you can compare it to regular sports. Football stars earn a ridiculous amount of money but esports stars dont really earn that much, and next to nothing in comparison. Most progamers arent wellpaid living luxurious lives, they are regular people who live simple lives but who love gaming and competition.
@cragfrag That is true. Since keyboard and mouse is like the grand father, pc games get praised, hence the fact that older joysticks were not online. Likewise, the world of games will soon evolve to joystick, soon voice command thanks to Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's Endwar. It will take a long time though, right now everyone is focusing to better the internal stuff, but not the external inputs like joysticks, mouse and keyboards.
@Coldjinseng no non-korean has ever won WCG. day[9], tasteless, idra and artosis used to be the best players from north america and the best non-korean players together with brat_ok, white-ra and so on.. but none of them ever stood a chance against the koreans. highest place in a WCG tournament for a non-korean was 2nd place which was achieved by PJ (China) and Androide (Russia)
Acually.... Day9 never played agianst Xellos at WCG at 2005. Though 2004 Xellos 2-0d Day9 at the Ro16. Xellos acually didint loose one single map in the whole 2004 WCG. Xellos then at WCG 2005 lost at the first round. After doing a 6-0 at the group stages. Talk about being unpredicteble.
he thinks they're still popular when in fact everyone stopped giving a fuck about them like 2 years after this documentary was recorded....videogame fame only lasts if you have a personality, victories get forgotten really fast in e-sports
I am arguing the amout of time to life a life, not an idea of what living a life should be. Also the gaming house system inhibits individual competitors because the teams refuse point blank to play with them or even talk to them except afew words when they do pro matches. It devides gamers and is anti free speach because the boys are told to keep their mouth shut. Imagine if your best mate joined one of the teams and never came round your house again and blanked you and your family.
@viper19861986 I never said they CAN'T be top players (hence NesTea). I said that when looking at all older players, you notice that they aren't as good as the players under 23. It's possible that a player above the range can compete (ex: NesTea), but almost none has been able to achieve this. And honestly, the GSL is the toughest league in the world. White-Ra hasn't shown that he can compete with players from the GSL. Sure, he's a top foreigner, but among Koreans, he is average.
@luckyStrike89ru dude you really need to think before you post... this is South Korean culture! and its gaining popularity in North America and Europe This brought them out of an economic crisis!... they play starcraft which is actually hard to play at a high level and people who know anything about starcraft will vouch for me!... as soon as i saw this post the ignorance level just went straight throught the roof! i can believe some people
@DaFizz22
The U.S. State Department claimed that the light water reactors could not be used to produce bomb grade material and yet in 2002 urged Russia to end its nuclear co-operation with Iran for the reason that it didn’t want Iran armed with weapons of mass destruction. At the time, Russia was building light water reactors in Iran. According to the State Department, light water reactors in Iran can produce nuclear material but somehow the same rule doesn’t apply in North Korea.
@DaFizz22
Henry Sokolski, head of the Non-proliferation Policy Education Centre in Washington, who stated, “LWRs could be used to produce dozens of bombs’ worth of weapons-grade plutonium in both North Korea and Iran. This is true of all LWRs."
“These reactors are like all reactors, they have the potential to make weapons. So you might end up supplying the worst nuclear violator with the means to acquire the very weapons we’re trying to prevent it acquiring,” said Sokolski.
@DaFizz22
We gave Israel nukes in 1964, declassified.
Also, Ramsfield gave North Korea a 200 million dollar contract to develop light water reactors. Also, don't forget about the $95 million given to North Korea to build two proliferation-proof nuclear reactors.
In 2004, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan’s atom bomb program, admitted sharing nuclear technology via a worldwide smuggling network that included facilities in Malaysia that manufactured key parts for centrifuges.
LOL.. he goes to gym to get in shape to play games xD
In Korea, to become some girl's boyfriend, you have to beat his dad first in starcraft
4:08
Did she just say Zerg is weak!?!?!?
Jae Dong should slap her mouth for sayjng that.
Jae Dong should slap her mouth for sayjng that.
Jae Dong should slap her mouth for sayjng that.
86 straight hours of gaming. wow. ive played 38 hours of poker and i thought that was long. i could only do that with the help of stimulants. these guys must be using them as well. how else could your body just totally fail and fall over. your brain doesnt allow that to happen. unless its chemically influenced. these guys are becoming like computers. scary and sad.
@DaFizz22
If I remember correctly, I asked you for an example and you didn't provide me with any. Therefore wouldn't it be logical to conclude that you have no evidence? And me proving anything is like proving there isn't a green mouse living in my basement. Unless I provide you a picture of every single progamer.
I started out as a jock-an asshole in high school. Then I joined the US Marines which in turn allowed me to hone my skills as a killer and travel the world. However for the past few years I have been slowly transforming into a nerd. ... The only way to survive in this world is becoming a nerd
As opposed to pretty much every other IT job, which involve sitting around using a keyboard? The only difference is, it's a job they love more than anything else. If you really think it's sad to do what you love for a living, you're either lying, jealous, or lead a very shitty life...
Their ignorance of BW is blatant but it's nice to see a channel interested in the phenomenon.
Also WCG doesn't count, SC power is measured at the OSLs...
Finally it's pretty funny that they chose Xellos cause well who the fuck is Xellos compared to Nada Savior Stork iloveoov Nal Ra or even Boxer.
@agpshadow If you mean sc1 then it staying alive has nothing to do with foreigners or north americans, it never did, it was always the koreans who took it to another level. Also if you really think sc is rocks-paper-scissor that just shows how naive you are despite you saying what I mentioned before.
@DaFizz22
Explain to me what is wrong. And I have mainstream news articles. Exlain to me how I am wrong regarding North Korea. Gogogo. Are you saying I lied? Prove you're not lying, since i'm perfectly willing to prove i'm not lying. You probably don't even have a college degree.
@Ig0tFiSh point taken but it was still poorly formulated. This reportage was clearly not aimed to people interested by the game itself. the informations about the general phenomena are really interesting but when they talk about the game they sound so noobish.