Major League Gaming, the first professional video game league (of course there's a professional video game league) has just announced that the MLG 2006 pro circuit will be broadcast on the USA Network, finally catapulting the grueling challenge of video game competition into the fast-paced world of professional sports. I don't know about you, but I can't wait. . .
"And we're back! This is Rick Riviera in Chicago, with Josie McLellan from Game-itude Magazine; Mitch Miskelli, the first kid to ever get a perfect score in Super Mario Brothers back in 1985--"
"I'm not a kid, I'm 37 now--"
"--and Game-Ho.com's Mr. Freeze, and we're here at the 2006 Boost Mobile Major League Gaming playoffs. First up is the Halo 2 competitions, where Josie has the news. Josie?"
Many thanks to the Hatrackers who helped me out with the language, several of whom have been horribly used here. Any mistakes are mine, but I'll never admit it.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
ee hee hee.
Very amusing Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
Drip the Dew!! ROFL That was my favorite part!
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Good job, Chris!
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
That was hilarious. Painfully true Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
Whoohooo! I'm famous! Awesome column.
Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
quote:The MySpace Marching Band is firing up their MP3s
And are you serious about USA broadcasting a video game tournament?? OMG...I thought watching someone fish was the height of boring television....
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
quote:And are you serious about USA broadcasting a video game tournament?? OMG...I thought watching someone fish was the height of boring television....
A video game tournament, depending on the game, would be more interesting than every pro sport I can think of.
Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
I don't know which I like better:
quote:"Hey, did I ever tell you kids about the time I found out how to jump Mario into the secret coin level?"
"Yes. Josie, how did JaiBen327 take that last death?"
or
quote:We'll be back with the Smash finals right after this word from new Mountain Dew Intravenous. Drip the Dew!"
Of course I have never played Halo, so I am missing some of the inside jokes--but I cut my teeth on Nintendo.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
The Mountain Dew drip reminds me of GIDS for Nascar. I want that next to my computer chair.
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
Hey, the Korean's already have a whole channel dedicated to Starcraft. Why can't we have our video game channel?
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
quote:Originally posted by erosomniac:
quote:And are you serious about USA broadcasting a video game tournament?? OMG...I thought watching someone fish was the height of boring television....
A video game tournament, depending on the game, would be more interesting than every pro sport I can think of.
One also has to assume that the majority of what would be shown on TV would be direct screen captures of the game. If the camera is pointed at somebody sitting at a computer, okay that's dull. But I've been entertained by videos of Quake being played by pros before.
As for boring television though, ESPN2 has broadcast Magic: Teh Blathering (er, I mean "Gathering") tournaments before.
--Enigmatic
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
quote:As for boring television though, ESPN2 has broadcast Magic: Teh Blathering (er, I mean "Gathering") tournaments before.
--Enigmatic
And honestly, given the recent surge in excitement over pro POKER, I can't see how watching a FPS tournament or even a RTS tournament would be less interesting.
Provided, of course, that they use direct screen captures, which would be the only logical choice. Showing the player sitting there would be the equivilant of televising a sports game zoomed in on nothing but a player's face the entire time.
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
The Mountain Dew part was awesome, considering it's a staple at all of our Halo parties. Some of my friends subsist of Mountain Dew. They've been known to keep a few liters in their cars so if a resturant doesn't offer it, they'll go out and get their fix. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
That was great!
As usual.... Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
Drat! I forgot to include the "Skittles Player of the Moment" bit, or anything about the scandal of one player having his thumb surgically split to accomodate more buttons. This is what happens when you write about gaming (and know nothing about it) in the style of professional sports (when you know nothing about it)...
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