StarCraft History: The Genesis Of A Bad-Mannered NA Legend

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[@ZeProblematicz]

IdrA and White-Ra throw me for such a nostalgic trip.

[@pupper5580]

White-Ra is my favourite sports personality!

[@larryperkinsfan]

Higher quality vods? kids these days! This *was* the quality and we were damn happy to have it! Thank you for keeping this lore alive!

[@BosnianAJ]

Man I miss SC the memories I will never forget watching you guys on tv while playing on my pc. RIP to InControl Geoff

[@ScottPenick]

Idra and I had a bunch of bad run-ins in SC2, I'd beaten him as both terran and protoss, so you can imagine the trash-talking was quite extensive. I hung out with him at an MLG event and we got along quite well. We went to a Subway together and he ordered a plain roast beef on white bread, no other toppings or even cheese, **microwaved**. It was from that moment on I knew he was just a simple basic boy who was yet to blossom by experiencing love and adventure. Hopefully at this point in hs life he's found both.

[@MrBaboon1212]

I just checked out your channel. Outstanding!

[@ScottPenick]

@@MrBaboon1212 Hahaha, thanks! I appreciate the kind words. Not something I expect to see in non-music spaces.

[@sethiddings7293]

I remember watching Idra streams. The only man saltier than Artosis on ladder. "Oh... he's bad." "He's just bad" "He's so bad i can't predict what he's going to do" "so bad" "He's not bad... but he's playing the most overpowered race so it's not hard." loved Idra haha

[@pitmclord]

That last one is probably the nicest thing he ever said to an opponent 😂

[@jayhobs94]

I wish I'd saved some of his VODS. alas all those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain

[@ChosenPlaysYT]

Tastless bring me on to tell the story from like 2008 about when you helped me get an interview with IdrA for the team liquid site, which is still there, and he was a huge prick to me just for wanting to interview him lol

[@Dawillisb]

Tasteless, Artosis, Day9 pioneered the shoutcasting for E-Sports. Don't get enough credit for how far the scene has come. Back in the early days of SC2 people said Zerg were under powered until you watched Idra and Fruitdealer.

[@rpglover101]

NES FUCKIN TEA

[@oDDable]

WSBN and TSN predate anything our SC boys did.

[@ClearAlera]

​@rpglover101 I will forever have my own brain-made GIF burned into my memory of Nestea rolling a billion banelings into a bunch of thors while Artosis screams "I'M NESTEAAAAAAAA"

[@SitSnacks]

They absolutely do. It's people like Redeye that don't get enough for credit for ACTUALLY pioneering shoutcasting.

[@rpglover101]

@@ClearAlera the spine crawler rush

[@gabrielswanson6145]

The Golden Age I didn't know I was living through.

[@felipesoares5900]

It's always like that with everything. Very pessimistic, but it is what it is.

[@TheBucketSkill]

@@felipesoares5900 Everytime i talk to some shorties im like not to be a downer but im warning you rn, your 14 and on this game, you'll look back on this time as golden and you don't even know it yet. I just gave you a chance to think on it, so good luck. feel like such a old weirdo doing it tho

[@fanaticist]

SC2 was the dark ages. we're back into another great age now.

[@hellowill]

I remember being nostalgic for this event back in 2015 More time has passed since 2015 than 2009-2015.... wtf

[@Pano.]

Getting 2-0’d by the grack at a local LAN was the highlight of my sc2 career 😂

[@pupper5580]

RELEASE THE GRACKEN!

[@Merkaba85]

I started playing Broodwar in 2002, but only became aware of the e-sport scene in korea around 2006 or so. I remember bantering with a friend who was the manager for NoA and mTw that won alot around that time in CS 1.6, about what was the better e-sport, but I didn't really follow Broodwar until 08/09 or so with moletraps vods. And then this 2009 WCG was the first time i listened to you and Artosis, I think. The Stork - Jaedong final put me on the hype train for SC2, and been I've there ever since. Thanks for the years of entertainment Tasteless :)

[@t80eagle8]

I'm listening to Tasteless cast over Tastosis casting an old Broodwar match, while I'm playing an old RPG on my Switch in the back of my van (which is my home) in southern CA. Dunno why I'm sharing this, but life is good. and I appreciate you Tasteless, ever since the early days I've been watching, even saw you and Arty in the GOMTV studio (I think) long ago.

[@sursomsatan1225]

It's good when it's good, those pockets in time when the planets align for you. Enjoy it

[@AlcySC]

I bought a handsomenerd "I love DT's" shirt and my friend bought the "I hate DT's" shirt.

[@mmohr1986]

I love these SC history vids. I did watch back in the day, but it's great to have things compiled and narrated like this. Much love!

[@natecw4164]

IdrA in early SC2 was one of the better memories I have from that time in my life. Loved that all so much that my dog HuK just turned 12. Why HuK you ask? As a puppy, he had top 3 control with his tennis balls 😂❤

[@Goose_BW]

no it's because you're canadian

[@housemana]

The funniest side-story in this video is the conversations of the two skitzos in chat, lightone1111 and Darthbadass 🤣

[@moonasha]

Idra was one of the primary reasons I cared about SC2 back in the day

[@nicholascurry3734]

Tao Cross was such a cool looking map. Love the snow. Hardly ever see it

[@misterkefir]

Tau* and yeah I miss snow and ash maps too. Unfortunately the pros do not like these tilesets very much so we will probably never see them again. Shame.

[@leonardoblanco6979]

Imposible not to drop a tear watching this videos.. Definitely the golden age to be!

[@Belive7heHype]

I wish Idra was remembered more for his amazing zerg marco hes who i modeled my play after

[@DHogsett]

I remember watching this live and it was an amazing experience. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@skept3k516]

Love seeing these old videos, you should do more of this

[@AmYiChai]

Really enjoying the history videos, the game has been out long enough for that type of content. Its great to see how the game, players and casters ^^ evolved over the decades and it's incredible how a game allows us all to be a part of something special.

[@Yacobo_]

That was a nice nostalgia trip :) y'all definitely were pioneers creating the starcraft and e-sports culture. so many good times

[@Cdprojects111]

Man I miss my boy Idra

[@kstxevolution9642]

Artrosis and tasteless so much leaner back then it look like they were smoking grack

[@jirihutecka9020]

No they are just getting older and they don't live the healthiest life styles...

[@DaPhatNerd]

Wait... Tasteless and Day9 are brothers 🤯 i used to watched a heap of competitive Starcraft 2 when it first released and I cant belive never knew this!

[@m1xxx3r]

i still think that Othello/Tau Cross/Blue Storm was best era of SC:BW (yes that Polish guy was Draco, he was training in Korea for some time)

[@kstxevolution9642]

Destination was awesome too

[@j23roa]

idra has that type of face that you know you'd be better off avoiding him to improve the quality of your life

[@tsundude4320]

Not that it's going to improve any more better but slightly

[@GeAsita]

With no villains there are no stories. I will always miss idra

[@mumming1]

Clearly, someone hasn't seen Kiki's Delivery Service!

[@smobro]

Loving these history videos!

[@linkinpork7521]

Idra was basically Artosis with actual skill

[@user-sj9ye7rn9p]

Wasnt IdrA also A rank? Or like A- even at his best

[@ZodaSoda]

@@user-sj9ye7rn9p both were decent, but both thought they were better than they were and both blamed the games for their own failings.

[@CMald]

There's a very big difference between a top rated ladder player and a pro player ​@@user-sj9ye7rn9p

[@linkinpork7521]

@@user-sj9ye7rn9p Idra was the only player to hit A+ during the TSL2 ladder stage. There was a small stretch of time where he was clearly the best foreigner.

[@Carn55]

Love this content, definitely want more.

[@klydefrosch4721]

cant belive this 15 years ago. We are getting old my friends. Love to you all and long live eSports

[@VenomousStare]

Covered this one for my Christmas Special. IdrA FIGHTING!

[@BinxyBrown]

Idra was the goat, he has made me run the entire gamut of my emotions over the course of his career. I regret not buying a graken shirt when I had the chance

[@DustpanJoe]

i loveeeee these types of videos

[@lastho]

It's funny everyone will always remember IdrA for the trashtalking and controversy, and White-Ra for being such a nice person. Ying & Yang.

[@user-zg6mz8mp6z]

more of this type of content!

[@benediktriedel2119]

Tau X was a nice map, i liked it. RAGING iDrA was superentertaining too.

[@rocketrockinit]

more videos like this pls!!!

[@MyNoodlesAreCold]

Golden Age. I love this!!

[@martineichner7161]

I just fell into a liquipedia rabbit hole for WCG. WCG 2007 had the group of death (group D) with players aSS and cooch. Not making this up.

[@jacekstolarczyk9516]

I rly like it. Please more old games and WCG.

[@elian958]

damn the chat makes me feel old, these kids have no clue

[@spaceorbison]

This had made me go back and play the game

[@milanpintar]

tasteless your voice was awesome and is awesome, you’re always great to listen to

[@pierQRzt180]

request: explain why some pro went to poken and which skills from sc1 translated there (I guess apm and decisions under time pressure due to multiple tables)

[@theSato]

From the title I thought this was going to be a video about Artosis lmao

[@ThichabodCrane]

My most found memory of Idra was when he got upset that he got beat by protoss. Name any protoss and he would cry.

[@mvpmvp2980]

I know you have been mostly doing brood war history but I think one interesting topic right now could be to look back at the tankivac in sc2. Maybe a good game with it and look at some of the history of its introduction/attempts to balance it. I think it would be interesting to look at right now as Stormgate currently has their own version of it, and it might be relevant for predicting how Stormgate balances/handles it as the game progresses.

[@misterkefir]

Seeing through illusons is a very useful talent toi have.

[@stevepeterson4154]

First time hearing Day9 is actually a blood brother? Whaaaat? Where have I been for the past 15 years....

[@DrKaku01]

tasteless, i think u are the only guy can find this kind of videos in a better quality, there is any chance ?

[@EwokPanda]

Everytime I see Idra, I get a warm feeling knowing that in SC2 beta, he actually started out playing Protoss. I was the **last** Protoss game for him on the ladder, where, as such a noob, I beat him with Zerg, and he said "F*ck this, I'm going Zerg." and switched races.

[@SoundwaveSC]

He was already thinking about switching. He blames Artosis for putting the idea into his head, feeding him all these sweet words like "Zerg fits your playstyle the best."

[@EwokPanda]

@@SoundwaveSC Yup, this is true. I just remember looking at his match history, and my match with him was the last one where he played Protoss.

[@CinCinAttic]

its actually hilarious how iconic the fucked up tasteless sc1 voice is, like for me that shit nostalgic as fuck, happy u got your voice figured out though but its actually funny being reminded of it.

[@Hardcore-Homestead]

Yeah dude these videos are great.

[@memph1ston]

Dimaga @8:47 . Man, what a trip to see these things again

[@Dodovacer]

Noticed him too

[@L3monsta]

I wanna see someone try to use ai to upscale these old videos especially the ones from the early 2000s with boxer and what not. Logically you could train an ai on starcraft remastered and do it I imagine, though I wouldn't have a clue how to do it myself

[@bigfatperson579]

Can't wait to watch this

[@kursedkrow]

Used to be such a huge White-RA fan, he was the best mannered gamer.

[@ricex18]

Wow I enjoyed this

[@hyp3rhippo]

Idras' bm was more often funny than offensive. Good times.

[@saffakanera]

The comments is pure ball torture, hopefully videos will be uploaded without them, great video.

[@Kvisroysa]

Great content

[@arsteel2388]

For this video I found the social info on the bottom right for you really annoying. Would it be possible to have it more centered so it doesn't cover up supplies in the future?

[@Sinekyre14]

I love these videos

[@MrROOTFayth]

good ol' days

[@Sotamursu90]

When are we getting a history video on Artosis telling you to iron your shirt?

[@11slain]

To this day I am still a fan of Idra !

[@Suikakuyju]

We are getting old guys!

[@ESGR1]

I used to run into idra in bw chat channels and games way back when. Good times.

[@vy1585]

haha i know these people both through Dota of all things. played dota2 with Idra, met Whitera at TI2

[@jackcphelps]

quake's so hard dude

[@MatheusFaustino]

Noway that I am following you since SC:BW and I didnt know you were Day9's brother and from Grenoble. My life is a lie

[@toneranimation]

The DOOM ZOOM!

[@Virtua..]

you didnt use the hallucination game? well this was a pretty good one tho

[@jw8697]

If you ever do come to China man let me know, Aussie aging gamer been living in Beijing for years now.

[@alimoorad5998]

ok... i just learnt that day 9 is your brother!

[@markmuller7962]

We definitely need AI upscale for the young folks that aren't used to the marine-sized pixels 😅 Edit: Looks way better on the phone non-landscape

[@jirihutecka9020]

I could live off of 500 dollars even now here in Czech Republic. Let alone in even cheaper places in the world...

[@JelloBud]

We need you to recast / revisit WCG 2005 USA Finals in New York. I still watch your brothers "my life of starcraft" ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHvdpZmpjbCWhrM ) from time to time. Fn awesome. Now its your turn.

[@t.r.2283]

I thought it's about artosis at first

[@bowlock9901]

Every sport needs a baddie and IdrA was legendary.

[@WeebJail]

8:47 is that dimaga?

[@stormssc]

yes, and two seats to the left I think is Brat_OK

[@asdfasdf-sx7wr]

wait what day9 is his brother

[@flerphead]

hey alright 3rd strike ost

[@sealboy1211]

Idra showed me how powerful macro was.

[@etuc123]

Your socials bar is blocking a bit much. But thanks for this blast from the past

[@pierQRzt180]

people haven't figured out chess in millennia and with computer analysis, they cannot figure out more difficult RTS (space state is way larger).

[@queenofcats1]

I miss idra. He was fun to watch

[@blueberrymuffintime1375]

yep, this is it. this is the way

[@cakesgaming5109]

GRACK!

[@soju69jinro]

Idra is around, not in the games scene anymore.

[@dragoslove]

I'd argue that league of legends did more for esports globally than SC2. Obviously both rode on the coattails of SC1.

[@jaypegtv]

:) Special Tactics

[@colingaines5628]

Eye dra 💀

[@jonathangodbolt1671]

Is that pre-gracket Greg ?

[@SoundwaveSC]

The first appearance of the leather gracket was GSL January 2011.

[@QuixoticOdyssey]

I didn't know idra played tarren in bw. Wonder why he switched to zerg

[@hjalmarviking]

He found SC2 Zerg to be the most similar race to BW Terran when it came down to macro play which he preferred

[@QuixoticOdyssey]

@@michael-fn5ez that's hilarious

[@TheWCStein]

Isn't it possible to upscale the Vids wit AI? Should be a one click thing nowadays.