@@hes1232 Ah, Grant didn’t do it deathless… But 7thAce, the actual runner, did! (Well, just the Zerg one, since that’s his speciality, but still, stupidly impressive)
Want to give a shoutout to the save names that you barely see because of how quickly Ace saves: Hello AGDQ 2024 Viewers, This is Donny Vermillion Reminding you to donate to AGDQ 2024 and the PCF And when you do, be sure To pick the SECRET MISSION Bonus Incentive for the run
2:20 His voice started and I really did a double take. It's GriantGrantGames!!! I watched his StarCraft 2 challenge runs on UA-cam, they're extremely entertaining! Very nice to see / hear him here :)
Remember to check out his second channel, Giant Grant Games Archives,where you can see his own attempt at this speedrun, and learn about stuff like his commentating for Aces GDQ speedrun in advance!
Absolutely loved the run, and the couch as well! Especially love the little references and jabs/jokes mentioned throughout (def never has a pro lost to hallucinated units… that would be ridiculous!) Thank you GDQ for hosting StarCraft content again!
I've watched a lot of professional StarCraft over the past 20 years but never any campaign speedruns. What I wasn't expecting from this run was the APM 7thAce was hitting in this run, pushing over 300 APM at times is genuinely pro-level. For those unfamiliar with RTS mechanics, just know that this level of play is *extremely* difficult and even 1v1 professionals would likely be very impressed with how tightly thought out the levels are and Ace's high level control. Very cool, I'll be following Ace in the future. Glad to see StarCraft still being relevant to many.
I don't think bursting 300 is quite the same as pros sustaining 300, but I appreciate it all the same! There are a few high apm sections that took a lot of practice to get done properly, but a lot of the run doesn't need quite the high attention that even mid-high ranks need since the AI *usually* doesn't do anything off schedule.
@@Jeff_the_Hobo I'm super late to this, but actually, Grant was unable to do Brood War deathless.... but Ace did it for Zerg at least! (I too thought he was referring to himself, the weirdo
31:24 Yeah, so units in Starcraft can actually face in any of 256 directions, but pathfinding to go anywhere that isn't extremely close is greatly simplified. Normally a unit will choose one of 8 cardinal/interacardinal directions to move within each pathfinding region, which combines with many other very drastic simplifications that cut down the search space for pathfinding to something reasonable. So it's not quite "up then left," it's more like "straight up, then diagonally up-left." That is, "north, then northwest, then north, then northwest," etc. It's actually much more complicated than that over any meaningful distance, but over short distances, you see that sort of pattern pretty often, changing each time it enters a new pathfinding region. This means the path ground units take across the map is usually much longer than the distance as the crow flies, something more like 40% longer in the worst case even without obstructions.
Crazy to think that brood war is three years older than I am and is still alive and being played. It was my only video game as a child and holds such a special place in my heart
The competitive brood war scene is alive and kicking still! You should check out afreeca star league or ASL for short if you're interested. There's 16 seasons so far
@@amplesstratleholm7609 Storm is countered by eggs, try Spawn Broodlings from a queen just randomly drifting into your base without an attack wave while you're doing something else on the other side of the map.
Man this takes me all the way back . One of the first games I legit feel in love with bsck in the day when I saw my friends brother playing it online . Amazing memories from an amazing game
First time seeing a Starcraft run, and it was awesome. The level of skill is truly noticeable even just in the sheer apm achieved here. Hope to see more at future GDQs!
This was so fun to watch and the commentary was hilarious. I played through the broodwar campaign a few months ago, but this makes me want to give speed running it a shot.
The game design for this game is insanely good, so much player agency while still being clear and simple to understand but with endless depth and optimization
The British "Kinder Surprise Egg" is still illegal in the U.S. However, Kinder has introduced another chocolate egg in the U.S., the "Kinder Joy Egg" (already available in a number of countries) that is compliant with American law. It is very different from the Kinder Surprise Egg, with no chocolate egg at all, but rather just the filling and some other stuff in a plastic case. One side of the case is the white chocolate-based filling, and the other is the toy. They are separated by packaging to comply with the law and to save a few toddlers' lives. And they taste surprisingly good, despite the incredibly disappointing appearance when you first open them.
19:21 "He's not going to beat it deathless... only a WEIRD guy would do that." - A weird guy, aka GiantGrantGames, regarding ANOTHER guy who has been rather weird before
56:11 "really we captured the leader of the dark templar and are holding her against her will" Nah, Raszagal is not being held against her will at all. :) All she wishes is to remain at Kerrigan's side.
Hell yeah. After playing these campaigns over and over with cheats, I'm always so impressed with these speedruns. Some of the most impressive stuff you'll see all week (with one of the best stories in games). Great commentary, too, both informative and entertaining. Honestly one of my favorite runs this year.
AGDQ 2024 is live right now! Tune in to watch at www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick
The support for this run has been incredible, thanks so much! Hoping for more awesome RTS runs in the future to feature at GDQ.
Looking at the viewership numbers on the GDQ channel, its great to see StarCraft garner so much interest. StarCraft never die!
Loved the run. Your play, the awesome commentary and the great audience. Thanks!
Total Annihilation next? 👀
You did such a great job! :D
Did you already speedrun the Sc2 Remake of the Classic Campaigns?
19:25 "hes not going to beat it deathless, only a weird guy would do that" Ok Mr Games.
this absolutely sent me
Well it's true, Grant has yet to post a video on the main channel about beating Brood War deathless
@@hes1232 Ah, Grant didn’t do it deathless… But 7thAce, the actual runner, did! (Well, just the Zerg one, since that’s his speciality, but still, stupidly impressive)
@@hes1232 I have though lol
@@hes1232 He did do base Starcraft 1 Deathless, but he wasn't able to do Brood War if I recall correctly.
I love the interaction between Ace, Ectar and Grant here, they just radiate wholesomeness. Ace's performance is also impressive as hell!
Fantastic commentary all around
Want to give a shoutout to the save names that you barely see because of how quickly Ace saves:
Hello AGDQ 2024 Viewers,
This is Donny Vermillion
Reminding you to donate to
AGDQ 2024 and the PCF
And when you do, be sure
To pick the SECRET MISSION
Bonus Incentive for the run
That is epic, Good job getting all of that I barley even saw ace save he was so fast with it.
ahhhh fuck you read loads like me, i shoulda looked at comments before i posted
either way this run was entertaining as hell, and i knew when i seen the load screen flashing i had to read it
It’s extremely unfortunate that this was on in the middle of the night instead of prime time where it belongs.
Middle of the night is prime time for gamers
This is when real gamers play lol
Especially for a second place live placing.
Well it wasn't the middle of the night for all of the world.
Na fuck this game and SC II. I keep getting destroyed online.
Giant Grant Games is the reason for my appreciation for StarCraft and it was awesome to hear that he was on the couch!
1:25:39 - "nobody has ever lost a professional Starcraft match to hallucinated units". Lol.
Hallucinated recalls are a classic
“You know, you weren’t loss”
(The bad grammar always made that so much better 😂)
I don't know that one, what's it a reference to?
@@Warclam in SC2 Idra infamously gged out of a game where his opponent had an army that was almost purely hallucinated units
@@Warclam search idra vs huk and youll find it
8:35 That was probably the most elegant and graceful way to prevent an awkward lull in the commentary in any GDQ event I've seen thus far. Smooth!
2:20 His voice started and I really did a double take. It's GriantGrantGames!!! I watched his StarCraft 2 challenge runs on UA-cam, they're extremely entertaining! Very nice to see / hear him here :)
Remember to check out his second channel, Giant Grant Games Archives,where you can see his own attempt at this speedrun, and learn about stuff like his commentating for Aces GDQ speedrun in advance!
also he's involved with the campaign in zerospace (new sc2-like)
Loving seeing some Starcraft at a GDQ! Both Starcraft's are great games that hold up even today for both speedrunning, and regular play.
1:20:01 this is the best gag of this run
It just radiates so much "super unique objectives" energy
Absolutely loved the run, and the couch as well! Especially love the little references and jabs/jokes mentioned throughout (def never has a pro lost to hallucinated units… that would be ridiculous!)
Thank you GDQ for hosting StarCraft content again!
@@StrigWilson Just sayin
You werent loss
1:33:06 Biggest save in the run right there by Ectar.
1:25:39 "nobody has ever lost a game to hallucinated units" LOL. poor idra.
Poor Greg
poor grack
Even after 13 years lmao
I really enjoy the viewpoint switching during big battles. It's like, base > empty field > base > resources > ENDLESS WAVE OF CARNAGE > base
I was excited to see starcraft brood war on agdq. I was beyond happy to hear GGG on the commentary. Wish I had watched it live.
45:56: "The Overlords are flying units; they're clearly a Lyft, not an Uber"
10/10 word play
"Let's fuh- let's go!" LOL Awesome run
To anyone not in the know about the joke at 1:25:30 about Hallucinations: Look up "Starcraft 2 Idra vs Huk MLG Dallas 2011" (game 2)
1:25:39 "No one has ever lost a professional game of StarCraft to hallucinated units." Shout out to the one guy in the crowd who understood this joke
Well done!
30:35
The buildup for Fenix was hilarious, well done to the commentators.
I've watched a lot of professional StarCraft over the past 20 years but never any campaign speedruns. What I wasn't expecting from this run was the APM 7thAce was hitting in this run, pushing over 300 APM at times is genuinely pro-level. For those unfamiliar with RTS mechanics, just know that this level of play is *extremely* difficult and even 1v1 professionals would likely be very impressed with how tightly thought out the levels are and Ace's high level control. Very cool, I'll be following Ace in the future. Glad to see StarCraft still being relevant to many.
I don't think bursting 300 is quite the same as pros sustaining 300, but I appreciate it all the same! There are a few high apm sections that took a lot of practice to get done properly, but a lot of the run doesn't need quite the high attention that even mid-high ranks need since the AI *usually* doesn't do anything off schedule.
I love the dedication to explaining both game mechanics and lore during the run. What an amazing job from the casters and from Ace!
'he's not gonna beat it deathless, only a weird guy would do that'
Gotta be a big guy to do that. A GIANT GUY
@@Jeff_the_Hobo I'm super late to this, but actually, Grant was unable to do Brood War deathless.... but Ace did it for Zerg at least! (I too thought he was referring to himself, the weirdo
@@fluffyfang4213 ...I've watched his video, I'm pretty sure.
@@fluffyfang4213 later Grant actually did it)
7:45 "whenever you get power there's two things you can do with it delegate it and abuse it" I gonna start to use that phrase a lot
Missed a chance for a "power overwhelming" joke but still a good line
"He's not going to beat it deathless, only a weird guy would do that." Fucking Grant, you might just be my favorite person on UA-cam.
I love Grant so much, he's an absolute legend
Run and commentary on point 👍
Thank you !
31:24 Yeah, so units in Starcraft can actually face in any of 256 directions, but pathfinding to go anywhere that isn't extremely close is greatly simplified. Normally a unit will choose one of 8 cardinal/interacardinal directions to move within each pathfinding region, which combines with many other very drastic simplifications that cut down the search space for pathfinding to something reasonable. So it's not quite "up then left," it's more like "straight up, then diagonally up-left." That is, "north, then northwest, then north, then northwest," etc. It's actually much more complicated than that over any meaningful distance, but over short distances, you see that sort of pattern pretty often, changing each time it enters a new pathfinding region. This means the path ground units take across the map is usually much longer than the distance as the crow flies, something more like 40% longer in the worst case even without obstructions.
So good to see that. Especially with GGG on the virtual couch :).
There he is, the man, the myth, the legends, the Ace 😎
Crazy to think that brood war is three years older than I am and is still alive and being played. It was my only video game as a child and holds such a special place in my heart
The competitive brood war scene is alive and kicking still! You should check out afreeca star league or ASL for short if you're interested. There's 16 seasons so far
This is exactly the type of run that I love, tight gameplay and incredibly good and informative couch commentary
Grant pulling of the "unique" joke live was the best part of the run!
"He is not doing deathless run, only weird guy would do it" - Grant knows for sure)
He did the first 3, but the Brood War seems impossible.
Pained noises of trying to keep Larva alive from Psi Storm
@@amplesstratleholm7609 Storm is countered by eggs, try Spawn Broodlings from a queen just randomly drifting into your base without an attack wave while you're doing something else on the other side of the map.
@@jaydenly8153 I think it seems quite possible - I've got a video on it!
this was an absolute joy to watch, thank you for this
hope to see more campaign speedruns in the future!
Man this takes me all the way back . One of the first games I legit feel in love with bsck in the day when I saw my friends brother playing it online . Amazing memories from an amazing game
All of these guys are really into it, and doing a great job on the commentary, love it!
First time seeing a Starcraft run, and it was awesome. The level of skill is truly noticeable even just in the sheer apm achieved here. Hope to see more at future GDQs!
This was so fun to watch and the commentary was hilarious. I played through the broodwar campaign a few months ago, but this makes me want to give speed running it a shot.
"Ph" in the chat for Phoenix
This joke *destroyed* Ectar!
not Fenix?
Thank you for this speedrun! Nostalgia at it's best, you guys are awesome for this!!
I'm here because Grant sent me. I do not regret coming.
This blows my mind. As a casual player I can easily take 90 minutes to finish a macro mission and he beats the whole thing in 90. Great work
This is crazy, just 2 nights ago I was thinking "I wonder if anyone is speedrunning Brood War" and here you are.
The performance from 7thAce is fantastic. Those puns were great.
Thanks for putting more Starcraft in GDQ. Love this!
The game design for this game is insanely good, so much player agency while still being clear and simple to understand but with endless depth and optimization
my favorite part of the whole run was the jab at Idra there at the end haha!
The British "Kinder Surprise Egg" is still illegal in the U.S. However, Kinder has introduced another chocolate egg in the U.S., the "Kinder Joy Egg" (already available in a number of countries) that is compliant with American law. It is very different from the Kinder Surprise Egg, with no chocolate egg at all, but rather just the filling and some other stuff in a plastic case. One side of the case is the white chocolate-based filling, and the other is the toy. They are separated by packaging to comply with the law and to save a few toddlers' lives. And they taste surprisingly good, despite the incredibly disappointing appearance when you first open them.
Grant's sense of humor is the best thing ever and I love it for this run.
So happy to see Starcraft kept alive in AGDQ - thanks for the run!
So happy to see this featured. Brood War forever!
One of the best runs!
Insane run, good job Ace, excellent commentators.
This was a really really great run! Awesome commentary and fun gameplay.
This is one of the most entertaining Starcraft videos I have ever seen
The fact that nobody seems to have mentioned the Day[9] "Hello everybody, it's Monday....." reference is an actual shame
"Let's fu--... Let's go!" Good catch! :P
Great run, fantastic commentary!
19:21 "He's not going to beat it deathless... only a WEIRD guy would do that." - A weird guy, aka GiantGrantGames, regarding ANOTHER guy who has been rather weird before
This was a fucking blast thx to everyone!
This run made my day. Thank you so much!
So sad I missed the ticket cutoff for Pittsburgh... would have LOVED to see a SC run in person. My former GM status just twitching a bit lol
56:11 "really we captured the leader of the dark templar and are holding her against her will" Nah, Raszagal is not being held against her will at all. :) All she wishes is to remain at Kerrigan's side.
11:58 So that's why Fenix is so overpowered. He IS the capitol of Arizona after all.
Excellent commentating team and run. Much love!
Really impressive run especially seeing the strats on true colors.
my boy grant just took over the internet what a champion
Starcraft run on GDQ? Hell, it's about time!
Yeah!! Giant Grant!! You’re the reason I tried StarCraft.
Great run. Happy to hear giant grant on commentary.
@30:00 Phoenix is a strong unit. Nope. 1 queen, Spawn broodling. Unless they fixed that. 10 scourges for the general.
Couldnt watch it live, but I am beyond happy that this happened
Idra is raging hard ~1:26:00
I loved that shoutout... I wonder how many people even remember that at this point
Hell yeah. After playing these campaigns over and over with cheats, I'm always so impressed with these speedruns.
Some of the most impressive stuff you'll see all week (with one of the best stories in games). Great commentary, too, both informative and entertaining. Honestly one of my favorite runs this year.
Fantastic job for a great cause! a privilige to have whatched it!
The red bull ad popping up after the monster energy comment was amazing...
19:23 Came here just after watching Grants deathless run, that gave me a chuckle.
omg i never saw brood war here on GDQ this is so awesome i love starcraft
Gosh, that nuke seems so cute and tiny after watching Grant play all the Real-scale campaign mods lmao
Idra reference about hallucinated units! Ah the good old days!
Awesome run. Nice commentary
"nobody has ever lost a professional game of starcraft to hallucinated units"
*angry IdrA noises*
I love that GRANT is commentating this! :D
This was so awesome
I watched the whole thing while doing housechores. You made a boring activity much enjoyable !!
The constant SC inside jokes are gold
Starcraft!! Love this game
Great couch!
Should've expected Grant to be at a StarCraft speedrun event, but was still caught off guard.
This was great!
1:00:21 I see you have fell under Artosis' propaganda of the overpowered defiler.
well?
1:19:48 is the start of some of the best humor to exist
1:25:40 was that a huk vs idra reference?
How to beat starcraft missions
"I sent wave after wave of my own men"-Zapp brannigan
zerg especially
One of the best games ever created
When you said "It is Monday" I thought you would go on with "the best day of the week!" Anybody member?
that was legitimately incredible