StarCraft II (
previously) has yet to be released, but that hasn't stopped the
open beta in Korea from being played so extensively that standout players and strategies are becoming clear well in advance of the
limited US beta. Moreover, tournaments are taking place and, while probably inaccessible to those unfamiliar with
StarCraft, many matches are available to watch in very high definition on YouTube, complete with surprisingly professional and insightful commentary by
SC veterans.
Despite not being a major
SC fan, I found myself embarrassingly absorbed by a monster 47-minute Terran vs. Protoss battle, TheLittleOne vs. LiquidNazgul: parts
one,
two,
three,
four. It's an excellent crash course in
SC2 culture and terminology as well as a fun watch and great match. There are
many more.
posted by BlackLeotardFront
on Apr 16, 2010 -
94 comments
Bisqwit's NES Time attack videos site has been
mentioned before, but the site and the time attack community have both grown quite a bit and the redesigned wiki-style site deserves another look. The site now has tool-assisted runs of
SNES,
Genesis/Megadrive, and
GB/
GBA games in addition to the rather comprehensive
NES collection. You can now check out and vote on
submissions, view
works in progress, or
learn the motivations and methodology, and dare I suggest,
make one yourself - but be you aware, it is both difficult and addictive.
For "speed runs" - as opposed to time attacks - of newer games and older games without using emulators, check out the
Speed Demo Archive (runs listed
here) . And you thought you could beat Contra fast...
posted by BlackLeotardFront
on Jul 1, 2005 -
15 comments
