Reddit reviews Game Boys: Triumph, Heartbreak, and the Quest for Cash in the Battleground of Competitive V ideogaming
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Jason Lake, owner of Complexity and Torbull, owner of Team3D were rivals back in the 1.6 days. Complexity and Team3D would consistently go head to head at events and they would trade wins and it wasn't ever really decided who was the better American team. There were times where Complexity dominated but they were also times where Team3D dominated.
There are quite a few documentaries that feature the rivalry and a book that follows them pretty closely called Game Boys and then a documentary called E-@thletes that was somewhat of a result of the book.
idk if you guys have heard of this, but there's a book about e-sports that focuses on the 3D vs coL rivalry in NA back in the day called The Game Boys http://www.amazon.com/Game-Boys-Battleground-Competitive-Videogaming/dp/0452295440
It's a really great read.
I reminesce about these years a lot too. If you haven't read the book Game Boys by Michael Kane , I highly recommend it. A reporter for the NY Post did an article on competetive gaming in 2004 and was intrigued by it. He followed Team3d and compLexity around for 2 years during 2005 and 2006(1.6 peak popularity years) and wrote a book about the rivalry. It's a great read with a lot of really interesting anecdotes about the teams and players.
This commment I made on another thread should help: http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/1w26wz/history_of_esports_and_the_culture_behind_it_help/ceyfgwl
That link should help but here are a few more
Game Boys-explores the insane rivalry between complexity and team 3D during cs 1.6 http://www.amazon.com/Game-Boys-Battleground-Competitive-Videogaming/dp/0452295440/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_z
Raising the Stakes-sick book about esports throughout history http://www.amazon.com/Raising-Stakes-E-Sports-Professionalization-Computer/dp/0262017377/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1413766418&sr=8-2&keywords=esports+books
Evo Moment 37- chronicles the history around one of the hypest moments in esports history http://www.amazon.com/Evo-Moment-37-Moments-Competitive-ebook/dp/B00JH7TLAW/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1413766418&sr=8-5&keywords=esports+books
This is also a pretty good overview of esports history-http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/249860-esports-a-short-history-of-nearly-everything
There are also TONS of documentaries for you to sink your teeth into. The King of Chinatown, I got Next, Frag, Free to Play, Sons of Starcraft, E-@athletes, The King of Kong, Chasing Ghosts, Liquid Rising, Rise of the eSports Hero, Focus, Beyond the Game, The Smash Brothers and many more.
I know a lot about esports history tbh if you need ANYTHING, message me and I will do my best to help you. My knowledge mostly lies in Starcraft, Fighting games, Smash, and some CS, Warcraft 3, Dota, League and Quake. Seriously man, let's make this thing fucking awesome