These days, esports’ biggest players are basically nerdy rockstars.
They’re wearing thousand dollar shoes, driving flashy sports cars and even starring in overly obnoxious Doritos commercials. But long before then, in a prehistoric era, there was one, original superstar gamer. A trailblazing, ground-breaking neckbeard who not only made hundreds of thousands of dollars and won luxurious prizes – but ended up changing the way we play games forever.
Written by: Daniel Rosen (@daniel_rosen)
Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Edited by: Jason Durante (@JayJay_Durante)
Produced by: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
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Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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38 comments
If you weren't getting a big cheque for winning an esports event, what would you want the prize to be?
holy moly, what in the world i have just seen 😮
AdmiralBulldog story pleeease
Poop emoji!
thresh's kit in lol was designed from how well this guy could predict people with rockets
Hey is that viva la dirt league Video? 2:56
Imagine winning a local CS:GO tornament and win toilet paper.
TIL there are people who don’t know who Thresh and John Carmack are.
Most kids dont rember doom quake or unreal tournament hell even dial up or someone picking up the phone when loading somthing up “good bye”
I am ashamed i didn't know him
I wasnt even born yet
Did you really decide to cover Thresh before Johnathan Wendel? Fatal1ty was arguably more impactful in terms of inspiring other players back then than Thresh, who I felt was more concerned with brand than the effects he had on other players.
I did not expect to see Joe Rogan here
One thing's sure tho… Quake's dead :((
Most of you youngins dont even know thresh
Me: wut did u say about me
What is the reason for that coldzera play in the end. Its so random
when i open this video i tohat it was a misfit pod cast
This guy looks like Wilbur Robinson from “Meet the Robinsons”
8:11 Illuminati is watching you
Nice day for fishing aint it hu uh
Thank you soo much for bringing to light such an important piece of esports history I never knew about!!
Honestly you guys are EASILY one of my favorite channels to watch for YouTube content, easy top 3. Keep being incredible!
Finally some good relevant content!!
Damn bro now I need to try doom
Holy crap, imagine being the guy who popularized 'wasd'. That's been such a staple for me in playing online games, I never guessed some guy came up with it, I always thought it was just something designers figured out was more comfortable for left-handed playing.
so glad u put moe in this
John Carmack is the father of first-person shooters just in case you didn't know…🧐
Imagine using your mouse to move forward
ofcourse first god is ASIAN
its crazy how many people don't know about john carmack and his influence on fps games, crazy shit
So Dennis "Thresh" Fong was before Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel? Did they ever meet in a tournament?
Why did I think this was mcskillet
Imagine playing an fps with the arrow keys… those must’ve been dark days.
What a great fucking video.
Joe N. It
“Hyperspace cybernetic intelligence and juvenile delinquent John Carmack”- Civvie 11
When is season 2 of The King's Avatar coming out?
It's almost sad to see now people are so young that we need to explain who John Carmack is…
Don't be talkin shit on the boy Dick Stacy