The FORGOTTEN MAPS of Counter-Strike

[@lubtearts8985]

I miss Aztec. That map has so many amazing memories on it

[@AurelShen]

so much ! Aztec has just been broke by pro-players at a time. maybe it could comeback now

[@kiki88561]

​@@AurelShenI don't think so :(

[@radracer01]

where is my peranesi map sheeeeeesh

[@ahmedeldali9850]

miss this one so much@@radracer01

[@jonathonschott]

My best record is on Aztec. Good memories.

[@LeandroMartinezLFM]

Storm, Havana, Piranesi, Backalley, Prodigy, Militia, Siege, Torn....so many memories

[@ericcarvalho5925]

Wow, nostalgic. Storm was awesome. Backalley as well.

[@TheThirdeYe1337]

Another fun one that I miss was cs_thunder. There was a surprisingly good port on csgo, but no one plays it.

[@almir1011]

de_prodigy ❤

[@drizzt1984]

One map i clearly recall from beta but forgot the name. It had a huge parking alley where most of the combat usually took place

[@eggamyer3371]

We used to have tea parties in militia

[@SzajKornik]

I recall playing 747 against my PE teacher back in primary school, naturally he soloed the three of us easily... good times

[@genzowakabayashi2766]

What a goddamn Legend!

[@xMcWeenx]

I volunteer with a church youth group and started playing as a way to keep in touch with the kids during COVID lockdown.

[@hamzakhalil-gs7oc]

Uff that map had a creepy vibe, I miss this creepiness in Counter Strike maps, oilrig is also creepy.

[@cihadsenk6387]

What! I have the exact same memory. Are you Turkish?

[@CallofFreaky]

Omg I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s played counterstrike with their teacher lmao He’d be like “guys I can’t make raunchy jokes I’ll get fired” even tho it was in our free time, I get it tho

[@guneytopal7076]

Assault will remain as my favourite CS map. Sure its terrible for competitive but it has a nostalgia about it

[@NVidiero]

Playing dust, assault and italy in the ciber.... Good old times.

[@maxmaxed2887]

I always had those two. Assault and Militia as my all time favorites. Now both are gone. FFS

[@peadaroboyle6771]

I remember being able to boost up through the roof and wallbanging while viewing the cameras..damn I feel old

[@KubuśpuchatekTVN]

as_oilrig is the best map in CS

[@krtolebiohazardcs1.681]

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[@Altimittkun]

CS_Assault? CS_Militia? Those are the maps we played for days on end, even if the maps were "unbalanced" we were having too much fun to care.

[@KotekCS]

Possibly included in a follow up coming soon

[@hamzakhalil-gs7oc]

But there already in CSGO well known, not in cs2 but tons of maps that were in CSGO are not in cs2 and will probably come later on

[@maxmaxed2887]

@@KotekCS I really hope so. Assault and Militia should live on.

[@cadedario5560]

I miss de_dust, such a classic map

[@roki7]

de_port was a childhood memory for me, used to play a lot in this map back then... Missing the good times

[@shrimp3683]

I wish i could go back and experience it all again

[@cosmindvd]

My favourite map on 1.6 was de_westwood, had a great time playing that map back in the day, it was really popular on Romanian servers 10-13 years ago, oh and there was that map where it was a huge Kitchen and characters we're little like mouses, really fun to play.

[@ruudvanmeegen3952]

de_rats

[@SkyKnight]

Yep, Westwood was my favorite too. Almost every Romanian server had it.

[@factsdontlie4342]

Westwood! I forgot about that map. Played many hours on 24/7 Westwood servers.

[@Syndroh]

That one was called de_rats, it was really fun to play

[@Ownag3s0up]

So many hours spent on de_rats!!!!!

[@ButterHugger]

Dude this is awesome! As someone who was literally either not alive or too young to play these, I love that people like you are willing to share the knowledge of these places. Maybe next you could do a video on Valve maps that were made specifically for CS:GO like Overpass and Ancient, just to see all the changes they’ve had to go through :)

[@KotekCS]

I'll add that to the list of things to work on :) Thanks so much for watching!

[@ryuno2097]

There are still 1.6 , cz and source servers you can play. Or just download those versions and play with bots.

[@ButterHugger]

@@ryuno2097 rather not play with bots and the 1.6 servers I do play usually run on a more strict rotation through Westwood and Office lol

[@Tamamo-no-Bae]

The map I miss the most is de_vegas. Vegas was a rather unique map, especially because of the ghost legend. It was so damn cool to finally figure out how to spawn the gman ghost with my friends. 747 is also a map I love, it is so atmospheric and exploring a huge plane is fun, it's a shame these technical issues messed it up.

[@kitano47]

yeah loved vegas, the drum n bass loop, the slots, triggering elvis to say "thank you very much"

[@Rambeard]

Condition Zero had some great maps and I even prefer the CZ version of Inferno over the 1.6 version. It's set at night and feels super cozy.

[@Kjell777Iverson]

Knifing chickens when Italy first came out is one of my favorite CS memories ever. Many good memories were created.

[@kapilsharmaWorld_uncensored]

I played every single map from this list. Fastlane was insane.

[@oldpain7625]

The 1.5/1.6 days had some amazing maps that I'd love to see again. I've played so many that I'll probably never find again, and that's kind of a bummer. Original CS had thousands of maps kids. Many probably lost to history.

[@ferios2]

cs_5star was one we loved as kids but it never seemed to get much traction

[@purpleeggplant]

Man, seeing Estate again just unlocked some memories. I remember I used to play CS for hours and that was one of the cooler maps.

[@ITRIEDEL]

I remember a lot of these maps. Oil rig was always my favorite map because the game type was fun. If you got a good CS team, everyone would move together as a unit - the true purpose of counter strike. Some honorable mentions I think should be survivor, and some super popular fan made maps like poolday, iceworld, scoutzknivez, awp_map. Oh many so many years of playing awp map

[@cjamesfox]

Yeah no idea why the hate on for oil rig... I must have played that map 100s of times. To this day I still say "Protect the VIP TEAM"

[@KubuśpuchatekTVN]

@@cjamesfox forgivetk

[@zENKII1337]

Thought this was a video with bunch of thousands of views, then I saw the viewcount, and I was shocked. Too great content for just 300 views.

[@KotekCS]

Thank you very much. I hope to get up to that level one day

[@zENKII1337]

@@KotekCS you might get your chance very soon. This video was on my homepage.. :)

[@jrcat2258]

I didn't play a lot of the cz maps, but I remember the last two source maps very well, port and compound. Neither of those maps were very good. I do really miss de_dust and de_aztec in csgo. Sure, they were a bit unbalanced, but overall they were still a lot of fun.

[@KotekCS]

Even when maps aren't very good, as long as you have some good friend with you it is usually a good time.

[@Gravstein]

de-aztec, man did we play that alot back in the days. Good old lan parties :)

[@surfbumb123]

First map I played was cs_desert 1.0 beta, I remember fondly only having left handed models and flashes did damage, I miss cs_siege and rushing with the apc

[@DylanDAG]

Keep up the good work Koteck, can't wait to see what you release next

[@KotekCS]

I have something in mind... Things might be a little weird...

[@TheMrRichard]

I miss Chateau, Prodigy, Piranesi and the old CPL maps Fire and Mill soooo much! Oh and Airstrip!

[@maxmaxed2887]

I miss Delta, Militia, Assault, Siege, Original Dust, Estate and Aztec. I don't understand why would they remove these iconic maps that everyone enjoyed since 1999-2000. Also Jeepathon. That was freakin fun.

[@KotekCS]

Those old maps were pure chaos and fun. It's what some of us still feel is missing from modern games but they won't add it back in :(

[@saltierdongs7760]

I ported compound to HL2 dm a while back and it worked really well in that game. Port was one of my favorite maps ever for some reason, mainly because of the visuals on it are great

[@KotekCS]

That's actually pretty awesome.

[@joeschannel1593]

I love how in the early 2000's almost every developer thought South America meant "jungle" so every game level set there had to be that.

[@LakePlacidBear]

In Asian countries, most of us grew up with another version of CS - the Counter Strike Online (CSO) which was brought by a gaming company in South Korea called Nexon. It is essentially CS1.6 with lots of different playmodes (Zombies, deathmatch, Zombie Scenario... you name it.). The game just celebrated its 15th anniversary this year, most of the maps you mentioned in the video were still being played in CSO and I think all of them were wonderful maps (well, except for 747, that map is a huge pain in the ass like you mentioned.). I still remembered loggin on the CSO and playing deathmatch with my friends after school back in 2000s. Such a pleasant memory....

[@apowong76]

The lost things are not only the game and maps, but also my youth and memories.

[@ronny3060]

I have played on all of the maps except oil rig, compound and port , I rarely comment on a video but here I am. thank you Kotek for this amazing nostalgic trip,

[@KotekCS]

You're more than welcome, I'm glad you liked the video!

[@Ethiixx]

Port is one of my favourite CS:S maps for messing around with friends in for random game modes. Awesome video bro.

[@karlkarlsson9126]

Great video. I remember Estate, it was a really fun and popular map because it was so straight to the point. I also remember cs_militia, also a fun map. I loved the hostages map because it was a thrilling sitting there waiting for the CT's to come, or being a CT and infiltrate. Not good maps for competitive gaming but fun LAN maps.

[@alexanderpedersen1401]

Great video! I remember playing a lot of 747 and estate back in the day.

[@Simi69]

The original vertigo was class! de_prodigy and cs_backalley were personal favourites too.

[@VPLewr]

Nobody forgot these. They will forever live in my heart.

[@heazy9744]

My favorite maps were fy_jeep2k, cs_italy, cs_militia, cs_siege, de_piranesi, de_museum and fy_poolday. I'm surprised I haven't even heard of a lot of the maps you mentioned since I played even back in Beta. I remember when you could download your own player model and weapon skins for free.

[@mrtelevision8079]

de_rats

[@alanfrost75]

Back in 1.5, we used to practically live on Dust. I knew it better than my own apartment. Not saying it was a balanced map, far from it, but part of the problem with Dust in CS_GO is that the improved throwables make a B1 rush nearly impossible. At least that's how I experienced it. Also in casual, with 10 v 10, the map is a waste of time. Way too easy for the CTs. Mansion was another one we played to death right when I started playing. Probably pre-1.5, I cant remember.

[@Satanascs]

i love all the maps you mentioned on the video, and mostly the maps available in zombie mode back then. what a memories.

[@deopraa]

this brought back so much nostalgia,thank you!

[@saturne2248]

747 most likely refers to December 25th 1994 GIGN hostage rescue in a Air France plane

[@b20f08]

Ice was a favourite at the internet cafe I frequented back in 99. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@KotekCS]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@raz6446]

Nahh..... im legit teared abit. The amount of sweet memories from my childhood makes me really wanna roll back the time when everything is easy...

[@PuuberZ]

I loved Oilrig, Highrise, Tundra, vegas, siege and 747.

[@alface935]

0:16 I played little of Counter Strike Global Offensive (No offensive 9/10 game) and most of my time playing was in 3 maps (Dust 2,Italy and Office) and in the 2 Hostage maps mine favorite pass time was buy the Tacticool Shield and use as a Shield for my teammates this way they shot while I protect them It was fun

[@XanderNiles]

First time watching your content and your rundown of all those maps was well done 'cause those maps may not be good but they were fun to play in local games

[@Dra1n__TV]

Awesome video, glad you could bring some attention to these old maps, my buddy and I were probably the only people who played Miami on the Xbox version. Some guy made a pretty good remake in CS:GO on the workshop and we load it up every now and then for a throwback. Little disappointed you didn't mention de_foption, only official map with 3 bomb sites, it was pretty wild. ❤❤❤

[@KotekCS]

Final Option was a cool idea, but seeing as it isn't available in 1.6 and hasn't been officially part of the game since 1.0 I didn't want to include it. I might do a video about all those older maps that were removed prior to 1.6 sometime in the future.

[@fangs_out8879]

Oilrig was one of my favorite maps on counter strike. Played it all the time

[@KaraokeNig]

as/ assassination mode provided lot of silly, fun moments as well as teamplay if people decided to cooperate, which mostly on the servers they did.

[@TheTugenukem]

Where is prodigy? This is one of my fav maps all times.

[@KotekCS]

I didn't include it in the video as it was in all Counter-Strike titles before Global Offensive. Honestly a real shame they didn't port it over for casual mode at the very least.

[@minininja2184]

I remember playing compund back in when I was 10 or 11 (11-12 years go) and a lot of people were actually using smgs and ARs but ofc there were people with a scout or awp on the bridge or in the buildings. I was running around with a glock though, it was so much fun.

[@jdcaintic9526]

de-dust will be forever in my heart❤

[@maxmaxed2887]

I like original Dust more than Dust 2

[@brandonkays3005]

i don't exactly recall which iteration of CS i played first (i just remember the guns had like no recoil so mp5 was the go-to), but i have such fond memories of so many maps that ultimately never even got out of the beta releases. while the VIP maps were generally quite bad, i still have a soft spot for as_highrise. in fact, all the "popdog" maps were excellent. i also really loved de_vegas, mostly because it just actually really does feel like a run down casino and there was something really endearing about that pseudo-realistic aesthetic that people would often go for with HL mods.

[@r4tte]

I remember regulary playing 1.6 on some French Server which was able to host 32 players (16 vs 16) and was only running custom maps. There were many great maps like Museum, Star gate, etc (dont remember all the names). I had a great time back then

[@SomeUnremarkableGuy]

Have you played cs_mice_final?

[@Alix777.]

Cscargo had more than 600 custom maps

[@philipventer5456]

I seem to recall a different dust map that is not included in the list but have absolutely no idea from what version it is. All I do remember is that you could aim directly from spawn towards the arch at one of the plant sites.

[@NatzoXavier]

I still play CZ a lot with my homemade bots for training and I will never forget any of these maps at all. Mostly because when I was younger I played only against bots in CZ for like 4 years xxD

[@digitalcynicism]

Piranesi.. so huge.. so forgotten

[@mks8151]

I didnt expect to hear so deep voice and english language after I seen the profile picture and name Kotek, gj bro in pranking me

[@KotekCS]

Meow? Is that better?

[@mks8151]

@@KotekCS absolutely yes

[@hobblinharry]

This is a great video but there are soooo many other official maps that can be covered. first of all, oilrig wasnt the only official as_ map there was tundra also! and some of the oldies that we all loved playing, de_prodigy, de_vegas, de_docks, de_rotterdam, cs_backalley, cs_docks, cs_havana (a cz/xbox map you didnt mention) and cs_siege and cs_thunder which technically came back as fan made maps but didn't get official valve remakes/ports. theres a handful of other early beta/cs1.0-1.5 maps but those ones were some of my personal favorites :)

[@KotekCS]

Vegas and Thunder are both in episode 2, and a couple of the other maps you mentioned are being included in the upcoming episode 4!

[@genzowakabayashi2766]

Wow... I believe Estate was 1st map that me and my buddies played on and I remeber times when OilRig was 32/32 :D Good old times, so many of those maps were smasher!

[@maxmaxed2887]

Estate was such a fun map really, total bloodbath

[@misterpep]

It's always a little sad to see a map die. Especially given the love that must go into some of them. There are a few operation maps on CS:GO that my fiends and I fell in love with that will likely never been seen again.

[@KotekCS]

I had a lot of fun playing some of the old hostage maps in Operation Payback like Motel and Downtown back in the day and I always hope that we can get some more of the older hostage maps back but deep down I know I will never experience that ever again.

[@h1t734]

Great video! Idk how it has not blown up yet! Keep up Kotek

[@KotekCS]

Appreciate it!

[@koma9063]

Bro ty for bringing some of best memories of my childhood. I played so much cs 1.6 and i played a lot of this maps (first 5) and de_dust 2x2 and other.

[@KotekCS]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the trip down memory lane! It's a shame we can't go back in time to experience the old days.

[@Makrateli]

There was a ton of estate/mansion versions back in the day. Remember seeing maps with names like cs_mansion9 etc. playing cs back in early 2000s most popular ones where I lived were dust/dust 2 Aztec militia assault and italy. Then there was second tier like office siege train prodigy nuke cbble rats dacha arabstreets or tundra/oilrig played not so often but still popular. And sometimes people went for unconventional maps like jeepathon 35hp or awp or obscure maps that were for some reason included in updates. My favorite of those was cs_yemen, spent a lot of time playing it. Couldn’t even find more than a couple of screenshots online.

[@krisarsov76]

Nice video man, there were some cs 1.5 maps with vehicles that you can drive. The maps were so good , mostly jeep wylis, but there were some with sports car that were extremely fast. Unfortunately I don't remember the names

[@nicaalex6062]

Honestly i have so many fun memories playing those 2 CSS maps and i personally like them

[@monkey-ql6st]

great production quality, keep it up!

[@KotekCS]

Thank you, I will do my best.

[@donny30dirty]

Hey man nice video! I just have this one feedback. Could you maybe change the music based on the theme of the maps in future or change the music at all? It’s really off putting if you start to hear it

[@KotekCS]

Absolutely! DickHardThunderCock5556, I agree.

[@vpat_patv]

Sweet memories revisited 😢. Played all maps shown in the video atleast once.

[@cav0960]

Cs_Estate 2004 was fire on internet cafes

[@Morris1581]

Do you remember "siege"? You could Drive a Tank (BMP) over a Bridge in a Underground shelter or Something. I think it was in ca 1.0 maybe earlyer in the beta. I liked it very mutch.

[@MN_-]

aztec, backalley, survivor, and 747 are the maps i miss the most. such amazing maps

[@nsf001-3]

3:29 It shows all 5 now. Maybe fixed in the recent update end of last year. No idea cause I never paid attention

[@KotekCS]

I believe the anniversary patch fixed it.

[@davidpereira5969]

I remember before getting my new computer, i played so much de_westwood in family's old ass computer. Really cool map and quite a few path choices for a map that "linear", i also played a bit on some versions of westwood 2 and 3 iirc but the 24/7 server was on the og westwood

[@klxboy9994]

Miami on the xbox was the most popular map far more than Dust II far more than Office it was an incredible time to be alive. I still play counter strike to this day and nothing has come close by a long shot compared to playing Miami on the xbox.

[@barrysmith8078]

as a kid who grew up playing 1.6 at lan cafe's the maps that bring me back are de_snow , the original cs_italy with the music blasting over the entire map Militia because it had a poo in the toilet that if you shoot, it explodes

[@mustangjusty3772]

Bruh oil rig is a cult classic. Y’all sleeping on it

[@AryanSMH]

saving that vip was hardest tho ngl

[@KotekCS]

He never stood a chance...

[@mustangjusty3772]

@@KotekCS I be missing VIP/Assassination. Favorite game mode by far. Insurgency revived that game mode and called it “ambush”. Hoping one day valve will add it back to CS.

[@lavenderyew]

I recall one of the fun map. De_ratz or something, where all become miniature and shoot inside fridge and kitchen.

[@KotekCS]

I do love me some ratz maps.

[@qackmann]

The maps in the Xbox Counter-Strike version was great. really miss playing that game.

[@aaronj7987]

I forgot about most of these. It seems you forgot many more that aren't a part of this list. Here's a few that come to mind: de_cbble de_piranesi de_thunder de_aztec de_preditor I'm sure those were all official maps, and I know there are many more. I will have to explore some old hard drives to confirm. Also there was another VIP map called tundra.

[@Max1bon]

I miss aztec and de_prodigy!

[@HaidaWay]

Dust was such a non serious map. I never could get a lobby of people trying to take it seriously

[@AryanSMH]

it was a go to map for beginners. Most serious map i have ever seen in cs was mirage

[@21sausage40]

de_pool was so much fun. just a small map to have some fun. Also i remember a western looking map (forgot the name). It was so much fun aswell.

[@kheldaur2107]

So nostalgic. Used to play these maps long ago. Good times.

[@DiegoClaudioSergio]

Condition Zero, the forgotten counter strike 😅😅 I love it, still playing to this day

[@oswaldmensin5283]

This is cool atmosphere, just like original Aztec. Aztec if they do it on CS2 should be just like this weather. We have Ancient which shows off sunny ruins

[@Weeload]

I found a bug in Estate where you could hide in the hedge. You lost your sound but you could see through it and kill the Ts in the windows :) Remember my first time I tried it online, people shrouted: "CHEATER, CHEATER".

[@Iau99h]

Most of the "_cz" maps are actually parts from playable maps in CS:CZ : Deleted scenes. Also, nice video :)

[@KotekCS]

The _cz suffix is mainly there to let people know that the map was made for Condition Zero, that's why if you boot the game you'll not only see all of the CZ original maps with the CZ suffix, but also maps like cs_office_cz or de_dust2_cz. Not gonna lie, a Dust 2 Deleted Scenes mission would have been cool though. Thank you so much for watching :)

[@Iau99h]

@@KotekCS Yeah I know right ! Used to play a lot of CZ back in the days :)

[@innocentsmith6091]

A sufficiently obscure CS map is indistinguishable from a Siege map.

[@SomeUnremarkableGuy]

I can't remember if de_dust2002 was official, but I remember enjoying a lot on that map, for some reason, only after 12AM haha. Has anyone played (though its unofficial) cs_mice_final map? I enjoyed that one too.

[@KotekCS]

Late night gaming sessions have always been when the best memories are made.

[@akshatbisht4441]

Another great video

[@KotekCS]

Glad you enjoyed it, Akshat!

[@hotshot8365]

What about Vegas, loved that map. Also the one that had an APC to drive on it. Finally when I first played there was a game mode when the terrorists had to pick up their guns after breaking out of jail - ah the good old days 😊

[@KotekCS]

Vegas is in episode 2, more maps will probably be in future episodes as well. I can probably make an entire video about maps with func_vehicle to be honest.

[@Eplotic]

original cs_siege had that buggy APC that we all loved

[@silvereagle1944]

Man, it brings back memories of dust II from 1.6

[@catbuikhang6482]

Is it crazy that I've played all of these maps at least 20 times each?

[@cjm2371]

Crazy how most of these maps are from CS:CZ. The most underrated Counter Strike imo

[@KotekCS]

It definitely is a lot better than people think

[@AryanSMH]

except compund, port and miami i have literally played every map shown in this video, spent 100s of hours on these maps man...good old days truly!

[@kinluke]

Just a fun fact. "Kotek" means "D1ck" in Malay. The Malaysian national language.

[@fridgeffs5662]

747 and survivor are great but aztec and dust are my 2 favorites from when I was a kid

[@20nik]

Man this vid was a time capsule Thanks for making it.

[@KotekCS]

Thank you for watching it!

[@n0m4r22]

this was honestly a fun video only held back by the loud in-game sfx that covers the commentary

[@james.a.h.]

I remember the days when the hostages suck at following you and sneakily pops up out of no where and scares the shizz out of you.

[@figarofigarini]

Havana and Torn should make a comeback in CS while still retaining its beautiful atmosphere and vibe

[@RidgeR5]

Like 3 of these maps launched with Rainbow 6 Siege, too, which is kinda funny. Estate is Bartlett, 747 is Plane and Miami is Bank.

[@KotekCS]

If you're gonna copy something you better copy the best.

[@DiceRollX19]

There two maps I forgot their names was in 1.5 then came for 1.6 The first one with buildings and has a river in the between, and surveillance cameras like cs_militia sewers, and it was bomb map if I'm not mistaken. the second one was a hostage map, where there is a bridge of glass, and T Building was accessible from front door of the building or through ladder on the side of the building, and you can shoot through that glass bridge, whereas CT spawn in area similar to estate spawn area. If you can have an idea which these maps are I'll be thankful

[@TeamAlive2011]

after you said cs_747 and showed gameplay i flashbacked to all the lanpartys we had. Good time.