I Challenged the StarCraft Speedrun Ace to a Race

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The rematch has happened and it was incredible! If you want to watch it in full you can do so here! kzread.infoKm3JMx-vOTM
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  • @GiantGrantGames
    @GiantGrantGamesАй бұрын

    The rematch has happened and it was incredible! If you want to watch it in full you can do so here! kzread.infoKm3JMx-vOTM And you can watch the original run in full here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aK6g26yDlLPdldo.html

  • @GK_GAMES

    @GK_GAMES

    Ай бұрын

    But Grant, I already watched that one. Thanks for the content ♥

  • @SleepLessThan3

    @SleepLessThan3

    Ай бұрын

    You already know im watching this video and then rewatching the vod right after 😂

  • @theindustrialidiot1472

    @theindustrialidiot1472

    Ай бұрын

    The Return of the KIng!

  • @pokemonduck

    @pokemonduck

    Ай бұрын

    whoooo Starcraft Summer :D

  • @samuelhawkins3820
    @samuelhawkins3820Ай бұрын

    And so begins Giant Grant Games Massive Mod Madness Super Summer Shindig (GGGMMMSSS) And it starts with a banger

  • @1Notten

    @1Notten

    Ай бұрын

    Or 3(GMS)

  • @mapron1

    @mapron1

    Ай бұрын

    @@1Notten 3 GMS is Giant Massive Super Grant Mod Summer Games Mod Shindig.

  • @cptKamina

    @cptKamina

    Ай бұрын

    @@mapron1 Just really rolls off the tongue doesn't it?

  • @poiuyt975

    @poiuyt975

    Ай бұрын

    @@cptKamina Is rolls THE tongue. :D

  • @Kilmori

    @Kilmori

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@mapron1 Somehow that works equally as well

  • @huynhphucm445
    @huynhphucm445Ай бұрын

    Ace being nuked all of his production buildings, then his muta flocks died by rocket barrage is the hardest speedrun twist in the BW mass recall history

  • @bl-rp

    @bl-rp

    20 күн бұрын

    That's a very niche genre of twists.

  • @Wendy-zhou
    @Wendy-zhouАй бұрын

    Grant messing up and somehow somewhat results in a more sucessful move is a theme that i never thought i'd see in any media but here it is i guess, amazing

  • @The_whales

    @The_whales

    Ай бұрын

    Each time gets progressively better runs

  • @Bluebedo

    @Bluebedo

    Ай бұрын

    Task successfully failed.

  • @BoBoPriCer

    @BoBoPriCer

    Ай бұрын

    Messing up and somehow winning is his signature move

  • @belisarian6429

    @belisarian6429

    28 күн бұрын

    I guess it shows how far he has gotten in terms of his skills, adaptability and keeping his cool, I mean there are lot of players that excel when everything goes according to their plan but players who can salvage bad game are much more rare.

  • @GerMorden
    @GerMordenАй бұрын

    To think that Ace lost due to getting MELTED by a meme ability is peak Starcraft, ngl.

  • @Bloodlyshiva

    @Bloodlyshiva

    Ай бұрын

    "by a meme ability" You wanna explain that?

  • @GerMorden

    @GerMorden

    Ай бұрын

    It costs plenty of energy to deal with light air units in average area - and those are very rarely the issue for the BC, while the alternatives are the Yamato Cannon (which allows to deal with actual threats, including ground) and Defence Matrix (that gives 300 HP in a pinch). It's not worth it - so no one actually remembers about it's existence until your muta stacks get hit by one in custom campaign.

  • @michol3235

    @michol3235

    Ай бұрын

    @@GerMorden or the ability is given to a ground unit or autocast with no energy cost

  • @GerMorden

    @GerMorden

    Ай бұрын

    @@michol3235 anything with no energy cost is not a meme. Predators are not a meme in like good chunk of the mods too. Doesn't stop any of these being awful in vanilla, tho.

  • @lol-sg2km
    @lol-sg2kmАй бұрын

    Hey Grant. Just wanna say that it's great you're back. I've been really missing your videos.

  • @lhumanoideerrantdesinterne8598

    @lhumanoideerrantdesinterne8598

    Ай бұрын

    Oh! He's REALLY back. He hasn't been posting much recently because he was banking video to push them weekly for the whole summer. So, expect more soon.

  • @shadowpriest2574

    @shadowpriest2574

    Ай бұрын

    He keeps making videos on his second channel.

  • @ChannelMiner

    @ChannelMiner

    Ай бұрын

    He has daily uploads on his second channel

  • @nikitosha1000

    @nikitosha1000

    Ай бұрын

    @@ChannelMiner he had a break there too

  • @realLagMaster

    @realLagMaster

    Ай бұрын

    He never left. Just worked in the background!

  • @queraycha
    @queraychaАй бұрын

    Grant is a true shonen character, he was behind during the whole race, but took the lead at the very last moment, when it mattered the most, thanks to the power of friendship (and a nuke on his opponent)

  • @GodammmitKalcour
    @GodammmitKalcourАй бұрын

    There's an irony in the fact a mission called "True Colors" having to be color corrected

  • @TheHappy115
    @TheHappy115Ай бұрын

    Probably the biggest difference is the damage calculation. I.E. Hydralisk deals 10 explosive damage in Broodwar. (reduced by 75% to medium, and 50% to small) In mass recall it instead deals 10 damage, (7.5 to medium, 5 to small). This may seem like the same, but when armor and splash comes into play, makes a large difference. Broodwar will calculate this % reduction after the initial armor reduction while SC2 calculates it before. So, if said Hydralisk attacks a "Marine" (Small) with 2 armor upgrades, in Broodwar it will deal 4 damage to it, while in SC2 it will deal 3 damage instead. I'm unsure how SC2 calculates 0.5 damage (I think it rounds down?), but SC1 does count half damage points. It will also still deal 0.5 damage in cases where only 0.25 damage is dealt too.

  • @evernewb2073

    @evernewb2073

    Ай бұрын

    I believe sc2 counts every 0.25 damage and truncates anything past that ie: "rounds down" the processing and memory efficient way, rounding vs truncating is surprisingly resource expensive in computers even nowdays since it means a few extra steps come into play with _every_ interaction with the variable that has been flagged for it. ...more accurately I believe that the numbers on the game displays aren't quite the numbers that the game is actually running and it is instead truncating _everything_ and then kajigering things at the endpoint to produce a mostly accurate display. I am also unsure if this is modifiable, half a point of armor would make for a surprisingly useful balance tool with how it runs those damage reductions.

  • @PeklyCZ
    @PeklyCZАй бұрын

    Just wanted to go sleep after night shift....welll.....i can wait a little longer.

  • @apollothefirst
    @apollothefirstАй бұрын

    Wake up babe, GGG just uploaded

  • @Szokynyovics

    @Szokynyovics

    Ай бұрын

    I'm here Honey!! 😅

  • @kyou4145

    @kyou4145

    Ай бұрын

    Exactly, my life my continue :)

  • @jorgenkolaas9451

    @jorgenkolaas9451

    Ай бұрын

    Kggsktsltzøu pjcivåiåhæjxmdtmwns gw wvrsnydæivoå våibihåiglydøy😅

  • @damiens4601

    @damiens4601

    Ай бұрын

    He uploaded yesterday too

  • @adlad1563

    @adlad1563

    Ай бұрын

    No that was on the secret channel (can't tell anyone about it)

  • @mistressofthenekos1743
    @mistressofthenekos1743Ай бұрын

    This is so cool, not only because I absolutely LOVE Mass Recall, but I recently showed a friend who had never played SC before the Mass Recall mod (because he wanted to play the Brood War campaign but didn’t want to deal with the jankiness of the original StarCraft). Seeing you guys do the race on my favorite part of Mass Recall especially after I completed it only recently was AMAZING

  • @Shadesight
    @ShadesightАй бұрын

    Good format Grant. Also, good competition - I remember watching the start of the competition day-of, before needing to go run errands or something and just being *so* impressed by the sportsmanship between the two of you.

  • @ahmadtarek7763
    @ahmadtarek7763Ай бұрын

    I find it hilarious that grant's mistakes often lead to an unexpected advantage, he is truly favored by the Xelnaga.

  • @AnnoLP
    @AnnoLP27 күн бұрын

    I dont comment often. And I am late to the rerun. But THANKS for splitting the time zones so detailed. A lot of americans just post their time and call it a day. Even the different european time formats. LOVE IT

  • @tumate45
    @tumate45Ай бұрын

    I thought this is a new challenge, but realised it's the main channel 😄 Go watch his archive people in splitscreen, it was fun and really close one

  • @tuckerwilliams849
    @tuckerwilliams849Ай бұрын

    I’d love to see more stuff like this, using the starcraft knowledge you’ve gained from your challenge runs to go head to head with other challenge runners

  • @toxikvik6193
    @toxikvik6193Ай бұрын

    The end was pure cinema omg

  • @Lyemboun
    @LyembounАй бұрын

    Saves are only working if you load the next mission instead of continuing from the victory screen.

  • @pokemonduck
    @pokemonduckАй бұрын

    Great video and thanks for putting up the times in multiple timezones!

  • @chocodono2146
    @chocodono2146Ай бұрын

    Love this new style of content, keep up the great work man :)

  • @vumasster
    @vumassterАй бұрын

    You leave me no choice! Sad goodbye to your constituent Mass Recall speedrun!

  • @maropas123
    @maropas123Ай бұрын

    for the loading meassurements You could get the mean of loading time of (eg.) the first mission and use it as standarised value instead of actual throughout the run

  • @bonbondurjdr6553
    @bonbondurjdr6553Ай бұрын

    Making us discover more StarCraft peeps is super cool man! Nice race! Fun stuff!

  • @shamefulbrainbot4742
    @shamefulbrainbot4742Ай бұрын

    This felt just like a movie dude, i was shaking in my boot the whole time

  • @KD8_NotTheShoes
    @KD8_NotTheShoesАй бұрын

    what a sick vod! thanks for this

  • @johncrichton5767
    @johncrichton576715 күн бұрын

    This was somehow more gripping than most of the movies Ive watched recently, well done!

  • @albertoagnello1113
    @albertoagnello1113Ай бұрын

    Ok, series of small video of Speedrun race in different variation of normal campain Like speedrun "Wings of liberty Zerg edition" You know the missions, you know the races, the strategy is new. Realy fun video and interesting strats, can't wait for Saturday

  • @ts2ep8nl1f
    @ts2ep8nl1fАй бұрын

    "Units going where you tell them to" as a Brood War mass Dragoon player, this hits hard

  • @gressorialNanites
    @gressorialNanitesАй бұрын

    Grant, allow me to thank you massively for putting the time in many of the timezones. You have no idea how annoying it is when every American just assumes that I know what each of their three-letter abbreviations mean. I'll definitely try to be there for your next race!

  • @danielhale1
    @danielhale1Ай бұрын

    Really nice of Mengsk to come in clutch for Grant. :D Holy cats what a ride. All the uncertainty is definitely the determining factor, and if you had more knowledge going in, you'd have both done a ton better. I look forward to hearing how the rematch goes!

  • @thatfierydragon
    @thatfierydragonАй бұрын

    Great video, really fun to watch!

  • @dillzilla4454
    @dillzilla4454Ай бұрын

    i think grant has a massive advantage with the mass recall twist just in that he was played so many modded versions of every campaign that he naturally is just better at approaching surprises

  • @TheRealXartaX
    @TheRealXartaXАй бұрын

    This was enjoyable. I'd enjoy watching the raw full thing as well. Head to head is entertaining.

  • @jasond7016
    @jasond7016Ай бұрын

    I really thought in that 10000 mineral mission if you infest all the command centers it automatically gives you the 10000 minerals. Maybe misremembering

  • @Hrolfgord
    @HrolfgordАй бұрын

    Really excited to see the rematch loved watching this event great video thanks Grant!!

  • @Pro_Triforcer
    @Pro_TriforcerАй бұрын

    Having to use color correction on a mission called "True Colors" is funny

  • @mortegon583
    @mortegon583Ай бұрын

    Was a fantastic run to watch the vod of and just as good a video now

  • @trygveplaustrum4634
    @trygveplaustrum4634Ай бұрын

    *It would be fun if you took speed runners in one RTS game and stuck them in another RTS game. See how they react!* I remember playing Age of Empires and Battle for Middle Earth in my youth, then getting dunked into StarCraft 2. It was a culture shock for sure, but a lot of mechanics transferred over!

  • @aristocraticcthulhu3831

    @aristocraticcthulhu3831

    Ай бұрын

    Battle for Middle Earth was so good and had some very fun custom PVP maps. One of my favorites was a tower defense one.

  • @Uterr
    @Uterr22 күн бұрын

    Lol, this was epic. Hope to see next round, too! Not in a form of stream, but condensed digest, like this one! love it!

  • @Nekoyashiki-san
    @Nekoyashiki-san16 күн бұрын

    That challenge run was great to watch! ^^ Thanks for the fun. :)

  • @planescaped
    @planescapedАй бұрын

    I just realized Ace sounds exactly like young Spoony. It's like I'm listening to him doing Ripper commentary all over again.

  • @Antare5
    @Antare5Ай бұрын

    KZread's new "end card" behavior has been real annoying, nearly obscuring the game changing Mutalisk wipe. That aside, this was such a cool idea for a race with the sheer amount of improvisation that it naturally forces. Great vods and a great seeing the composed version here to see what was going on between both runs. Can't wait to watch the rematch!

  • @RoyalFusilier

    @RoyalFusilier

    Ай бұрын

    KZread is so focused on keeping engagement and funneling you to the next video that they don't even let you see the ending of the one you're watching.

  • @user-qq8pe6zj8l
    @user-qq8pe6zj8lАй бұрын

    good shit keep it up i love this new format

  • @liamholt5623
    @liamholt5623Ай бұрын

    Hope you had a brilliant vacay Grant! Your videos have been sorely missed!

  • @MichaelFlitzerLPWinter
    @MichaelFlitzerLPWinterАй бұрын

    this is so exiting! i deffinitly gonna watch this!

  • @Th3hun13r
    @Th3hun13rАй бұрын

    So ive watched your vid of the race. Seen the split screen if both perspectives, but i gotta say, love this commentary

  • @DemiZenith
    @DemiZenithАй бұрын

    Definitely down for more Race with Ace.

  • @Ljarvisone
    @LjarvisoneАй бұрын

    this was a really cool idea, thankyou to both of you for this.

  • @sorcerross140
    @sorcerross140Ай бұрын

    I loved the timezone screen. That was so nice. A quality of life update which makes it so much better

  • @eclipseeffigy
    @eclipseeffigyАй бұрын

    Holy moly what a storyline throughout the whole thing. GG WP!!

  • @jarrakul
    @jarrakulАй бұрын

    Awesome runs, both of you. Looking forward to the rematch.

  • @much7395
    @much7395Ай бұрын

    Loved the idea for this and can't wait to see the rematch

  • @Planktonium00
    @Planktonium00Ай бұрын

    How ironic that Grant got saved by missle pods

  • @sanliwang5714
    @sanliwang571418 күн бұрын

    Really love your streams on SC2. Playing this game for 10 years never learned so much, especially the cheeeeese

  • @arasgee9184
    @arasgee9184Ай бұрын

    Just woke up in the morning, gotta thank Grant!

  • @CorrectHorseBatteryStaple472
    @CorrectHorseBatteryStaple47229 күн бұрын

    Love to see Ace having fun with something that's not just his speedrun!

  • @7thAce

    @7thAce

    26 күн бұрын

    It's so different! I've really diversified with this Brood War Zerg Speedrun here!

  • @Mythmaker12687
    @Mythmaker12687Ай бұрын

    That last mission was crazy. Ace had a lead from the beginning, but just couldn't seal it. Can hardly wait for the rematch!

  • @somedude4087
    @somedude4087Ай бұрын

    looking on the thumbnail I'll fear the zergling more than an ultralisk and not for the memes

  • @VeryPeeved

    @VeryPeeved

    Ай бұрын

    Well if it's a race, then of course you'd bet on the zergling.

  • @SkyKing1225
    @SkyKing1225Ай бұрын

    Damn, now that i know what 2pm Pacific time means for me, might actually come watch in 3 1/2 hours

  • @mvmitemwall948
    @mvmitemwall948Ай бұрын

    first time ive seen grant he looks like such a friendly guy

  • @philiptetherow71
    @philiptetherow71Ай бұрын

    Glad I saw this. I'm gonna start one myself tonight I think.

  • @sethb3090
    @sethb3090Ай бұрын

    Grant is back and this video did not disappoint!

  • @unforgivengaming8793
    @unforgivengaming8793Ай бұрын

    This was a great video grant

  • @solar3clipseproductions
    @solar3clipseproductionsАй бұрын

    You have the most soothing voice man, so nice

  • @calebgonzalez599
    @calebgonzalez599Ай бұрын

    This Ombudsman is excited for Giant Grant Games Massive Mod Madness Super Summer Shindig!

  • @boodotcom7399
    @boodotcom7399Ай бұрын

    I was gonna say where can I watch 7thAce’s perspective, then I notice its half an hour long. Then noticed that this is NOT the Archives. Then realizing that I have watched the VOD. I just fell asleep. Thankfully I managed to watch the whole thing, the VOD btw, and I can confidently say that Zerg wins this speedrun.

  • @judjementine
    @judjementineАй бұрын

    Dang got a birthday party saturday but i'll gladly catch the vod!

  • @garygordle5146
    @garygordle5146Ай бұрын

    i saw this and was like “aw, thought today was another wings of memes” then it was a treat!

  • @antitimese8862
    @antitimese8862Ай бұрын

    I believe that on Omega in Mass Recall (at least when I played it a few years ago) the UED hero Battlecruiser is bugged and will never be sent to attack your base like the other two heroes. This makes it probably more advantageous to go for Mengsk or the Protoss first. Mengsk especially is dangerous because of nukes and irradiate. It took me ages to beat that mission, even on normal.

  • @TheNobody1324
    @TheNobody1324Ай бұрын

    Remember to get your antennae upgrade before ventral sacs

  • @liltimmah
    @liltimmah5 күн бұрын

    ooo im looking forward to the cut of the rematch :D

  • @mbag012
    @mbag012Ай бұрын

    This is awesome

  • @polyacov_yury
    @polyacov_yuryАй бұрын

    Here's hoping that the stream will have a similar retrospective afterwards

  • @JollyGreenWizard
    @JollyGreenWizardАй бұрын

    Took me all the way to the end to realize this was on the main channel - I just thought it was a recap on the archive!

  • @miguellemir242
    @miguellemir242Ай бұрын

    You know? For years I had wondered which bit of the OG Ultralisk was its head. Thanks to the thumbnail now I now xD!

  • @theoverarch6909
    @theoverarch6909Ай бұрын

    I will really enjoy this summer

  • @Siptom369
    @Siptom36928 күн бұрын

    This was fantastic

  • @satanos6
    @satanos6Ай бұрын

    Didn't know Dave Mustaine was into Starcraft, pretty cool!

  • @vaniellys
    @vaniellysАй бұрын

    Grant is THE MAN, I'm sure he's gonna win.

  • @MineLoadGermany
    @MineLoadGermanyАй бұрын

    i usually never like but you are the exception.

  • @Basillic
    @Basillic29 күн бұрын

    1 Thumbnail, 1 Intrusive Thought, 2 words Size Difference

  • @ICHBinCOOLERalsJeman
    @ICHBinCOOLERalsJemanАй бұрын

    Big, Brave and Bold Grant

  • @Necroneer
    @NecroneerАй бұрын

    This was great

  • @dodojesus4529
    @dodojesus4529Ай бұрын

    This was definetly a race of all time

  • @DissarayJay
    @DissarayJay19 күн бұрын

    Grants ability to make a nice video out of this is outstanding, watching it live was very boring, since they both were so concentrated they didnt really talk or paid much attention. But Grant does it again and makes a masterful edit out of a 3h slug.

  • @owenlai1893
    @owenlai1893Ай бұрын

    truly tragic to lose because of missile pods

  • @TheSuperappelflap
    @TheSuperappelflapАй бұрын

    Less than 5 minutes into the video and Grant already has massive time loss from not saving the game. If anything, he is consistent.

  • @Marqrk
    @Marqrk20 күн бұрын

    Next time you should do a co-op speedrun so instead of competing you are working together

  • @JaketheSnake753
    @JaketheSnake753Ай бұрын

    I can't make the stream but spiritually I'll be there.

  • @eglewether5523
    @eglewether5523Ай бұрын

    So those overlords with mutas did actually help :D

  • @craigrobbins2463
    @craigrobbins24637 күн бұрын

    This was really cool.

  • @angel30382
    @angel30382Ай бұрын

    BABE WAKE UP NEW GIANT GRANT GAMES VIDEO JUST DROPPED

  • @ethanaleman
    @ethanalemanАй бұрын

    Will watch the rematch

  • @SleepyBear_SB
    @SleepyBear_SBАй бұрын

    When does the giant grant games massive summer shindig begin?

  • @7thAce

    @7thAce

    Ай бұрын

    About 13 hours ago.

  • @SleepyBear_SB

    @SleepyBear_SB

    Ай бұрын

    :0

  • @BRA1NST0RM
    @BRA1NST0RMАй бұрын

    Speedrunning hitting like button before I watch the video

  • @arivald6677
    @arivald6677Ай бұрын

    11:50 I was about to comment how clear sc1 looks compared to mass recall. Mod seems almost grey, SC 1 looks way better.

  • @KomRade493
    @KomRade493Ай бұрын

    You forgot to say... GG..G

  • @weltsiebenhundert
    @weltsiebenhundertАй бұрын

    27:00 Microsoft making a Startcraft 2 - that broke me..

  • @CalebStearns
    @CalebStearnsАй бұрын

    So you guys telling me you dont do mass Overlord muta on the regular? lol

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