@@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
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
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!
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Despite playing this game for almost 24 years, I never knew about the 2000/6000/8000 attack waves in "Kel Morian Combine" I guess I usually just destroyed their bases one by one before that would be noticeable?
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
Watching my childhood being stomped on is amazing I love omega mission it took two years when I started at ten to beat it love StarCraft and made me a rts lover
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?
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
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.
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
Giant Grant Games is the reason for my appreciation for StarCraft and it was awesome to hear that he was on the couch!
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.
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)
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!
Loving seeing some Starcraft at a GDQ! Both Starcraft's are great games that hold up even today for both speedrunning, and regular play.
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
1:20:01 this is the best gag of this run
It just radiates so much "super unique objectives" energy
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.
I really enjoy the viewpoint switching during big battles. It's like, base > empty field > base > resources > ENDLESS WAVE OF CARNAGE > base
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
"Let's fuh- let's go!" LOL Awesome run
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 love the dedication to explaining both game mechanics and lore during the run. What an amazing job from the casters and from Ace!
Well done!
So good to see that. Especially with GGG on the virtual couch :).
Run and commentary on point 👍
Thank you !
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.
"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
'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)
There he is, the man, the myth, the legends, the Ace 😎
Grant pulling of the "unique" joke live was the best part of the 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)
This is exactly the type of run that I love, tight gameplay and incredibly good and informative couch commentary
45:56: "The Overlords are flying units; they're clearly a Lyft, not an Uber"
10/10 word play
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
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
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!
I'm here because Grant sent me. I do not regret coming.
30:35
The buildup for Fenix was hilarious, well done to the commentators.
this was an absolute joy to watch, thank you for this
hope to see more campaign speedruns in the future!
"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 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 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 performance from 7thAce is fantastic. Those puns were great.
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
This is crazy, just 2 nights ago I was thinking "I wonder if anyone is speedrunning Brood War" and here you are.
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.
my favorite part of the whole run was the jab at Idra there at the end haha!
All of these guys are really into it, and doing a great job on the commentary, love it!
"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!!
"Let's fu--... Let's go!" Good catch! :P
Thanks for putting more Starcraft in GDQ. Love this!
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.
This is one of the most entertaining Starcraft videos I have ever seen
So happy to see Starcraft kept alive in AGDQ - thanks for the run!
Grant's sense of humor is the best thing ever and I love it for this run.
This was a really really great run! Awesome commentary and fun gameplay.
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
This was a fucking blast thx to everyone!
So happy to see this featured. Brood War forever!
Insane run, good job Ace, excellent commentators.
One of the best runs!
Yeah!! Giant Grant!! You’re the reason I tried StarCraft.
Starcraft run on GDQ? Hell, it's about time!
Couldnt watch it live, but I am beyond happy that this happened
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
Really impressive run especially seeing the strats on true colors.
Idra reference about hallucinated units! Ah the good old days!
The red bull ad popping up after the monster energy comment was amazing...
Excellent commentating team and run. Much love!
Fantastic job for a great cause! a privilige to have whatched it!
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.
my boy grant just took over the internet what a champion
omg i never saw brood war here on GDQ this is so awesome i love starcraft
The fact that nobody seems to have mentioned the Day[9] "Hello everybody, it's Monday....." reference is an actual shame
19:23 Came here just after watching Grants deathless run, that gave me a chuckle.
I watched the whole thing while doing housechores. You made a boring activity much enjoyable !!
Gosh, that nuke seems so cute and tiny after watching Grant play all the Real-scale campaign mods lmao
Great run, fantastic commentary!
Great run. Happy to hear giant grant on commentary.
This run made my day. Thank you so much!
11:58 So that's why Fenix is so overpowered. He IS the capitol of Arizona after all.
When you said "It is Monday" I thought you would go on with "the best day of the week!" Anybody member?
Should've expected Grant to be at a StarCraft speedrun event, but was still caught off guard.
Great couch!
Idra is raging hard ~1:26:00
I loved that shoutout... I wonder how many people even remember that at this point
I love that GRANT is commentating this! :D
that was legitimately incredible
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.
I LOVED the first Starcraft so damn much. Sadly I suck horribly at RTS. Worse yet, Zerg were my favorite race to pick.
Starcraft is really hard, no shame there. Without practice 99% of people are terrible at starcraft lol, it's a tough game to get good at
well, everyone has someone theyre 'terrible' comparatively @@EB-bl6cc
it is as hard as the bar@@EB-bl6cc
Awesome run. Nice commentary
Starcraft!! Love this game
Despite playing this game for almost 24 years, I never knew about the 2000/6000/8000 attack waves in "Kel Morian Combine" I guess I usually just destroyed their bases one by one before that would be noticeable?
This was so awesome
@30:00 Phoenix is a strong unit. Nope. 1 queen, Spawn broodling. Unless they fixed that. 10 scourges for the general.
This was great!
Amazing run!
The constant SC inside jokes are gold
Re watching this for the 3rd time thanks for sharing
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
One of the best games ever created
Watching my childhood being stomped on is amazing I love omega mission it took two years when I started at ten to beat it love StarCraft and made me a rts lover