Korean Starcraft Intros Are Serious Business

EVER STARLEAGUE 2007

I sometimes forget about how big of a deal Starcraft is in South Korea, but today I got a reminder in the form of a link to the page of a Korean editor called Bibic01, who seems to specialize in doing slick intros for the cream of the crop players and leagues in the playing at a professional level. We're talking guys that train up to 13 hours plus a day in pure Starcraft, who gauge their performance via APM (Actions per minute) ..Imagine yourself issuing 200-300 keyboard commands a minute while also juggling mouse commands. These intros are slick, and go to show how big of a cultural component Starcraft has become in the country. The above intro for a 2007 event is simply one of the slickest ones that Bibic made in my opinion, but I've selected a few more for you guys to peruse, as well as a video showcasing what a few hundred actions per minute look like.





The video above is from a really fascinating documentary called 'The Hax Life' which is available in 4 parts on Youtube. It does a great job showing off what it takes to be a professional gamer, including the never ending training and replay watching to keep up with stiff competition.


BACCHUS STARLEAGUE 2010


BACCHUS STARLEAGUE 2010

I guess Linkin Park is still as popular as ever.