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@dariotokic2446

9 ай бұрын

ohne said u suck

@zyzzmirz7338

9 ай бұрын

Does leetify support cs2?

@NovocaineTV

Ай бұрын

Hey. You have to go back further than 2001. 1999 Smackdown London Ontario 2000 Babbages CPL Winter Invite was live streamed on a website that I cant remember the name of now. was gotfrag or something. Was huge for the exploding comp scene. Edit: I was here at CPL Summer 2001 on redPhive. Prize pool was $30k. It was def the 1st big open lan major.

This major is older than half of professional CS players right now 💀

@txripzy4694

9 ай бұрын

Sorry should’ve asked my parents to have intercourse earlier😢

@YTruls

9 ай бұрын

yeah time goes forward

@SneedsterSpeedster

9 ай бұрын

That's what happens when something has been around for 30 years friend

@sphinxtheater

9 ай бұрын

CS's popularity for such a long period of time is actually astounding

@PingoX

9 ай бұрын

yap, this competitive format is gonna be like chess @@sphinxtheater

2:00 In my opinion the reason CPL winter 2001 became known as the first ever major was because it was the first time that we truly had the best teams in the world all playing in the same event. Before the tournament, the EU and NA scenes were entirely separate from each other. This was the first tournament where europe and america's best were both going at it after 1-2 years of online trash talk.

@AfroPuff

3 ай бұрын

Not entirely true - Babbages CPL 2000 had EU teams such as mTw / Eyeballers. It is true that SK wasn't there, and some of the people from Eyeballers went to NiP, but that was the first time I can recall having EU teams at a Counterstrike CPL competition, and they were very good.

2001, I was 8 years of age...Now 30. Discovering CS 1.3 or 1.5 and asking the operator in the LAN club to put me and my little friends into a game of CS is a fond memory and is something that I will never forget. This game carries so much history about it and I love remembering the good old times.

@doktormozg

9 ай бұрын

Happy days!

Lemino's songs go hard af ngl

@privatepengu

9 ай бұрын

They're not Lemmino songs?

@CounterDestroyer

9 ай бұрын

@@privatepenguused prominently in his video about Cooper.

@privatepengu

9 ай бұрын

@@CounterDestroyer yeah but lemmino makes actual music

RIP CPL gone but never forgotten 💔

@xsyzz

9 ай бұрын

would be still alive if they would've paid out prizepools :D

@seattleraf

9 ай бұрын

RIP. I used to be a CAL admin. Good old days. But it’s absolutely AMAZING to see how far CS has come. I remember going to the Columbus major - first csgo major in NA and meeting a lot of old internet friends from the CAL days and we all were just in awe … we used to dream of the idea of CS being able to fill stadiums/arenas and there we were witnessing it with our own eyes.

@metasamsara

9 ай бұрын

I love mirage but I wish it would get the balance overhaul it deserves it can be improved especially the angles and long range, but also rotation timings vs step sounds.

first of all, penguin, this video is a masterpiece. that being said, ESL still has an old tape archive, that no one really takes care of, and if im not mistaken, we had these tapes of most CPLs stll also in there.

this was a great video! I've always had an affinity of being interested in looking back through old cs and quake history, and seeing all of these old teams and future up-and-comers creates a nice cloud of mystery about them.

I was two years old at the time and didn't really get into CS until more than 10 years later (already in CS:GO). The year was 2013 when during the Dreamhack Winter, the first CS:GO major, I found out about esports and professional gaming. I basically had no idea something like that existed. I later got to find out about some of the legendary organizations and players of the 1.6 era, even the ones which weren't active anymore when I first got into playing. Either way, I really appreciate this video, because I had no idea what the first CS major was, when and where it took place or who played there. This video basically took me as close as possible to watching the tournament, even talking about the score lines and stories of it all. Amazing video! Thanks for sharing this with us.

I love you and that you keep this great history alive.

@stephanspiller9877

9 ай бұрын

I love your channel dude, alot of epic fragmovies! I use then to warmup in csgo DM

I just want to say that I really enjoy your content: To the point, pleasant voice, wide array of content from great overviews of older maps to this throwback to a bygone era. Keep it up, you are a great creator and deserve every single sub and view.

things like these make me want to go back in time and experience history in person

But there will still be people calling the CS2 change to MR12 "a rip off of Valorant".

Broooo this is so well done, I hope the players who played the first major will watch this and give us some more insights!

epik video. i would love to see a cs video with all the big names inside the community throughout the 22-ish years.

I really like the CRT editing with the borders and glitches for the theme of the video, super cool

What a fantastic nostalgia trip, great job

So funny seeing all these names of players I used to play with in my CAL-I league days and ESEA. Best time ever

This was such a great video. It's a shame that many of the demos are missing. It would've been nice to commentate over highlights from the matches. I hope you'll revisit this format again, maybe for CS:S or The Last 1.6 Major.

We used to download demos and cfgs from SoGamed around that time. LAN parties with lots of pizza trying to come up with a game-winning strategy to take down local tournaments. Good times!

You really make unique CS content unlike others only milking CS2 and talking about skins. Love your style , another W video. You should make contents from CS1.6 era.

RIP CPL gone but never forgotten 💔 Fantastic video!

YOOO lemmino music works so well in your videos

Lost media is annooying if we only had those recordings

Good video but I feel like the storytelling could have been done a lot better via some video and some better pacing, it really felt like you were just reading numbers off a web-page at some points. The CRT aesthetic you used is a very nice touch but I feel as if it clashes with the modern fonts and aesthetic, you should've considered using old early 2000s fonts that were popular and used back then.

this gave me a sorta Jon Bois dorktown style vibes, I absolutely love it

What a fantastic video. I live in the city this took place, and as a CS fan, I never knew that my city gave birth to big competitive CS. This was amazing to watch and learn about!

this was amazing work man I love when u have the roster back ground info for the teams. Really amazing keep up the good work

Lan parties were simply goated

Man, your videos are getting better and better every release, I remember when I first saw your channel, with 3 videos, I fell love with the quality, but was sad that you hadn't posted back then, the comeback is just great, love your work and good luck in the future

Recap series of every pre-csgo major would go crazy

Editing and music are insane on this one

If you do another one where you can’t find the demos I think you should try and contact the players that were there and interview them. Great video ❤

Heaton was a beasttt. Man I used to watch the One and Only, and NiP does Gamegune 2005 over and over and over

My head associates the song "The One and Only" to that HeatoN clip at 6:39 to this day to the point that it felt super weird not hearing it.

6:37 "I am the one and only" 💙

It’s good to see content discussing and making CS’s early history, players, and events more known to the modern player base. Thank you for making this.

Amazing video and editing ty. The fact those pivotal games and rounds are lost media is haunting and devastating..

The way you create videos is so unique and on point. Keep it up!

W video bro. Really enjoyed the dramatic commentary keep it up.

Man that was a good video, well done. Super exciting! If anything, I wish there was more footage of those old games, just like that ace clip you showed. Very cool, good work.

Incredible video, thank you.

Great vid Pen! Might be cool to get a look back at some of the influential frag movies from the past, maybe even a series there. Appreciate all the hard work!

seems like a channel ill enjoy keep it up

Great video man, always a pleasure to watch! Keep it up and you'll get the recognition you deserve!

This is such a good video, I love the editing.

Excellent video man. The effort is apparent and appreciated.

RIP CPL gone but never forgotten

Thank you for sharing, and I hope to see more in my recommended

love the editing style on this one

Your videos are like a perfect mix of Nerdwriter and Wirtual, with your own personality shining through. Love it, thanks.

Always keen to see a new vid from you

It sure was quite a fantastic video! I hope you had fun making it, sure had fun watching it :-)

great video! editing is so much better than usual. keep it up bro :)

Very interesting and nice format of your videos Good to see history of CS tournaments and teams ! I remember watching CS matches with my big brother on TV on a french channel in 2008/2009 (because i'm french :) )

bro, the tournament was so ancient that most footages are lost.

amazing video, awesome editing thank you dude

man production quality has really stepped up

You deserve way more subs so here's a comment for the algorithm. Great job!

Awesome video man, I remember this event but not in this much detail

amazing editing brother

Awesome video, keep up the good work!

What’s crazy is last night I had this random inclination to browse through those early CPL matches on liquipedia and an old 1.6 semi pro buddy of mine were talking about all the old pro 1.5/1.6 teams. Haven’t thought about that stuff in like 15 years and this video drops today. I met Chameleon once a long time ago and was trying to find a pic of him because I just couldn’t remember what he looked like. Crazy how such historical moments( in the realm of CS at least) are lost to time. It’s amazing how some of these guys managed to turn 5 dudes just playing CS together into what are now huge international orgs. Things have come so far in such a huge way.

Loved the use of Hard Heart in the intro, Elliot Holmes is underrated

great effort! you have a new fan! :)

this was awesome, i wish there was footage/demos !

You actually used one of my favorite songs right at the beginning. Hard Heart, great taste!

as someone who was playing a ton of quake 3 around this time, it hurts to hear it but it's ultimately so true that this was the end of quake's true competitive era.

Congratulations penguin, you just stepped on a gold mine, a lot of high quality content in this video, I'm waiting for the next ones, congratulations!

Keep up the good work

Great vid! I would love to see more stories about the beginning of Counter-Strike. We need quality content that can keep these stories alive for future generations. And who knows, maybe your video is what it takes for someone to magically find a lost demo. I occastionally make CPL references as a joke, like when a player has 10k, we are in the lead but he still decides to save. Most of the time that is to players who were not born yet in 2001 and have no idea what I am talking about. However, I do make a cpl comment about someone tryharding (not necessarily about gaming) when talking to some of my oldest friends, and they know exactly what I am talking about. RIP CPL gone but never forgotten 💔

More old school cs !

Great vid, the music give me conflict vibe though cuz this is the same one used in Lemmino's Jack the Ripper video

This is the best video yet! Very cool to see MR12 too x)

Love the content keep it up

1.5 - 1.6 was the days!

I was 1 years old first ever major 😂 what’s crazy is when I got my pc in 2021 I was instantly drawed to valorant first. Now I’m all about cs

great video!

Hope you make a video like this on the Golden Five, the best 1.6 team of the era.

Make a vid on Smooya, he's been in so many showmatches its crazy

Very good video!

Penguin is now on CS2 vacation XD

You should re-vist the first CSGO Major, DreamHack 2013.

Great video! Cs needs more historically minded content.

Prodigy, aztec, cpl - good old memories 🤝🏻

NiP was 1 man short in that tournament, so they brought on a swedish quake pro that was there for a quake tournament, just so NiP could play the games

shoutout to Ancient CS :)

I was watching an obsolete callout video from you and decided to click on your channel to see you just posted. Perfect timing

very cool thank you!!

Make a sequel. All of cs history .

love the content

fear of the dark... fear of the dark! i have a constant fear that something's always near... fear of the dark... fear of the dark! i have a phobia that someone's always there *instrumental music*

Set maps in bracket positions were pretty standard in the past in all of esport. Happened in CS, Starcraft snd Quake

@snapphanen

9 ай бұрын

OK standard is the wrong word. It was fairly common and people didn't bat an eye because it was normalised.

@snapphanen

9 ай бұрын

Everyone had the mentality that if you were to win a tournament you need to be able to beat any team on any map at any time. So being forced to play all maps was 'fair'

Clan killers 3 deserve a video

great job pls do more

Amazing edit, narration and method of showing/revealing information. Clearly you’ve put a lot of effort into editing and research. Only think I didn’t like was the screen-tear / tv effect over some parts of the video, not sure it adds much while looking at text or graphs. Maybe some other animation or visual aid to keep eyes attentive. Very smile gripe tho, truely a step up on what was already entertaining content. Keen to see how you evolve the presentation as you become more comfortable with this style.

love this vid. ill ask around and try searching for the lost demos. hopefully a search effort can be made to find it

Nice video!

Great vid as always. Its insane to think cs is as huge as it is now 22 years later. I was born in 01😂😂

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