What is Shoutcasting? The Story Behind The Voices of Esports
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Casting is an important part of the esports experience and it helps both entertain and inform the viewer. Because, let’s be honest, some of these games can be a little overwhelming to outsiders.
But esports didn’t always have live casting the way they do now. Back in the day, you were lucky to have a cast to listen to at all, and if you did, sometimes it didn't sound great.
Casting and the esports broadcast have come a long way from the scene's earliest days. And without it, esports wouldn't be what it is today.
Written by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
Edited by: Chris Barrow
Produced & Hosted by: Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet)
Produced & Shot by: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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@theScoreesports 5 жыл бұрын
Correction: The play at 8:09 does not feature the voices of Anders Blume and Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat. In fact, Anders and Jason Kaplan are on the mic. Sorry about that.
@phamman12 5 жыл бұрын
RIP Totalhalibut you beautiful man
@Im_A_Dil_Emma 5 жыл бұрын
I'm a little sad you didn't mention SCAR AND TOPH
@codeman3788 5 жыл бұрын
is it me or does that josh guy sound like ernie johnson?
@maxmeltz 5 жыл бұрын
It Does :d
@seriall1337 5 жыл бұрын
@@phamman12 that wasnt totalbiscuit btw, in case you didnt know.
@Woodrow512 5 жыл бұрын
You guys make some in depth investigation, the clips chosen are excellent, the report is well structured, great production honestly, much respect
@limp1048 5 жыл бұрын
WOMBO COMBO HAPPY FEET WHERE YOU AT WHERE YOU AT
@FatelDarkAssassins 5 жыл бұрын
Homemadewaffles is a god at casting
@Agedude 5 жыл бұрын
THAT AINT FALCO
@yesfinallygot1 5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU. was disappointed that clip didn't make it. instead we got that skit at the end, lame
@feanorfeuergeist 5 жыл бұрын
MY DICK HURTS!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Twyzan 5 жыл бұрын
Literally just came here for this, was disappointed.
@stockstreamtwitch 5 жыл бұрын
I like it when a shoutcaster turns into screamcaster during a hype or clutch moment of a game.
@skojuzija 5 жыл бұрын
I think that fighting games casters give the best earrapes
@mikehawk2104 5 жыл бұрын
WOMBO COMBO HAPPY FEET
@bogeyt15games55 5 жыл бұрын
"Whose bitch this is?"
@nekky9534 5 жыл бұрын
Gotta love it
@minecrafter50926 5 жыл бұрын
yo did he just walk up slowly, and DOWN SMASH?!?
@FatelDarkAssassins 5 жыл бұрын
The best part about fighting games casting is the shitter the mic the more shit talk happens
@adawg10101 5 жыл бұрын
Shoutout to CaptainFlowers from the NALCS. One of the best, most hype generating PBP casters ever
@TP-rs5zl 5 жыл бұрын
DUDE! You guys are on a roll! Feels like almost everyday you guys are pumping out your patented documentaries. Your videos are the easiest to sit back and watch, you guys make the information so easy to soak up. Eating Taco Bell and KFC as I type this.
@iNeverB9 5 жыл бұрын
TRU AMERICAN EATING BOTH AT THE SAME TIME
@theScoreesports 5 жыл бұрын
Hey guys - if you like Josh's Drop shirt, you can check out it and more in our merch store: thesco.re/2S6Tbgq
@mralumina3566 5 жыл бұрын
The fact that there are mouse hovering randomly around 5:40 and other times really annoyed me. muh video immersion experience NotLikeThis
@thirdlinesniper3279 5 жыл бұрын
theScore esports the Apple logo is on the laptop. Careful!
@andrezz2312 5 жыл бұрын
ITS A DISASTAHH
@migobesido7573 5 жыл бұрын
Andrez Ramirez LIQUID ARE DOING IT. BULBA ON HIS FEET!!!
@fajaradi1223 4 жыл бұрын
BLAAAAAAACKKK HOOOOOLLLEEE
@xtianthemadman 3 жыл бұрын
this aged like fine wine
@spec5529 3 жыл бұрын
YOU THIEF IN THE NIGHT
@mimixis 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always! Being a fan of the fgc and competitive shooters, the score esports videos are always something to let anything else standing for!!!
@RedmundR2 5 жыл бұрын
The production of these videos is just...something else. I keep coming back to learn about stuff I honestly could give a rats ass about. Its incredible. Well done
@justinpearson9170 5 жыл бұрын
Same. Any video I see that strike a piece of my interest ropes me in with the production of the video. Before I know it, I've watched the whole video on something I had little interest in... but enough interest to get roped in and keep watching
@Youuuuuu 5 жыл бұрын
Becomes the 31st viewer: INHUMAN REACTIONS!
@ingainloggningsnamn 5 жыл бұрын
wat
@James-zj3pm 5 жыл бұрын
I think hes saying that he clicked it really quickly
@joes.8351 4 жыл бұрын
Lol, well played sir.
@pranjalrahman8921 5 жыл бұрын
You guys are easily one of my favorite KZfaq channels in recent months! The quality of content you are churning out on a regular basis, especially since this summer, has been top notch! Keep it up! :)
@MrNipoopoo 5 жыл бұрын
Every. Single. Content that has been produced by this channel is absolutely amazing, from the production quality, to the host and the script. You guys are probably the best when it comes to eSport news, articles and materials on youtube
@klaasvaak4803 5 жыл бұрын
I love how this and esports community just gives me chills. Every time I see stuff like this I cannot stop smiling like 3 year old that just got a new balloon.
@manmaxssss213 5 жыл бұрын
I have high hopes for this channel. More power to you guys. Keep creating great contents.
@Tokioka 5 жыл бұрын
I was never a fan of Starcraft and never played the games. But watching TotalBiscuit's Shoutcraft Invitationals really got me into the scene. RIP my good man.
@ganondorf66 5 жыл бұрын
TB got me into so many different games
@LLlap 5 жыл бұрын
loled so hard on the flag to the face bit =) nice video. finally learned something new!
@edwinolsson7354 5 жыл бұрын
How could you miss Silver Scrapes!?!? Best meme from casters ever made! Who else with me on this?
@LePreuxBuisson 5 жыл бұрын
BEEDOODOO ! BEEWOOWOOP BEEWOOWOOP ! BOODOODOO !
@DARKBassRsR 5 жыл бұрын
NA at worlds omegalul
@CrazyFiredemon 5 жыл бұрын
What is silver scrapes?
@gwacstore5406 5 жыл бұрын
great video you, the commenters, the devs and your friends all have a great mind and are talented thanks for making my day
@swannavenha 5 жыл бұрын
This video made me more enthusiastic to practice my craft and become more than an amateur caster
@KatarHero72 5 жыл бұрын
As a shoutcaster myself this video makes me so excited!
@blacktimhoward4322 5 жыл бұрын
Please stop then
@panhradu 5 жыл бұрын
Pls stop yelling.
@duanedoldrum7570 5 жыл бұрын
Shoutcasting what? Taking a huge shit and dodge the toilet-water droplets from hitting your ass? "INHUMAN REACTIONS" Lol
@KatarHero72 5 жыл бұрын
@@duanedoldrum7570 Actually no I am the color caster for Clutch Gaming Academy.
@michan6705 3 жыл бұрын
@@KatarHero72 how to get into shoutcasting?
@alexb5020 5 жыл бұрын
Ive spent years wondering what game I used play on my dads first computer. Tribes thank you so much @thescore esports
@Memann208 5 жыл бұрын
One of the best plays paired with casting that I've seen: Coldzera 4k on Mirage B site vs Mouz. Also yeah the CDEC vs EG Grand Finals was also sweet with Tobi.
@ColonelBlair 5 жыл бұрын
Tribes itself was innovative in so many ways, that the community also paved the way for online shoutcasting was something quite special too. Tribes 2 brought it up a notch when someone developed T2tv where the game was recorded into small chunks and streamed to listeners so they could watch the match & hear the commentary at the same time. I have converted a lot of old t2tv recordings on my KZfaq channel. Even have one of the original tribes world championship matches converted as well (a bit harder to find!)
@Zaknafein 5 жыл бұрын
Great video as always, theScore esports! One thing though: "back in the day" before stream services like Twitch, it was not uncommon to have live shoutcasts in tournaments. Back in 2003-2005, large Counter-Strike tournaments like the CPL or WSG could be watched live in-game via an HLTV spectator address. The tournament would also provide a link to a Winamp (or other) shoutcast, which could be listened to live. The most dominant producer of shoutcasts was the TSN (Team Sportscast Network). After the match, gaming moviemakers such as myself could download both the replay (demo) and the shoutcast to be used in movies, e.g. a fragmovies. A TV-like production was rare and did not really become a thing until Twitch, like you say in your video, but live shoutcasting existed well before then (presumably spawning out of Tribal, as you stated). Granted, it wasn't found with every tournament, but in my experience it was more common to listen live than to download the cast afterwards, which you suggested.
@XxAkasunaxNoxSasori 5 жыл бұрын
LAKAD MATATATAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NORMALIN NORMALIN
@donyidongo4059 5 жыл бұрын
Echooo slammm javaaaaaa javaaaaaaa
@bookedroomer 5 жыл бұрын
EZiest money of my life
@DenjaX 5 жыл бұрын
oy oy oy oy oy oy oy oy oy oy oy oy o y!
@jandenielalpuerto9609 5 жыл бұрын
The next level play
@abrahamlara4594 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid, guys; this really pumps me to keep improving and working to be an exceptional caster PS: "How spank the monkey" is the best hype line ever
@AngelaSSHG 5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I saw the OG Faker Zed play near the end :') couldn't have a history of esports casting without it!
@noscoooper 5 жыл бұрын
Quality content right there !
@kwmountainbikers 5 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic video. Love the history lesson.
@toomdbm1780 5 жыл бұрын
As a German I love my boy Maxim! :)
@stew2860 5 жыл бұрын
really disappointed you didn't include shogun's "THIS IS ROCKET LEAGUE" after an insane play by jstn on 0 seconds to put match 7 of the grand finals of the world championship into OT
@rhyzhyn 5 жыл бұрын
QUALITY CONTENT RIGHT HERE!!!
@griffinlowry6834 5 жыл бұрын
That Faker play and call is the most iconic shoutcasting moment imo, chills every time
@theperson217 5 жыл бұрын
I would say the casters are about 70% of the reason I watch esports. I just love the energy.
@mistryuwu5377 4 жыл бұрын
I REALLY ENJOY THESE VIDS
@Dark_Tesla 5 жыл бұрын
The primal rage part at the end was clutch lmfao!!
@f1r3hunt3rz5 5 жыл бұрын
Do consistent quality videos like this forever
@chosenstatus 5 жыл бұрын
and honestly, sadokist reminds me of the radio casters my dad used to listen to when he listened to hockey games on the radio
@kusurugizeme 5 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for Toby to get interviewed dammit
@andrewimm2576 5 жыл бұрын
Tobi is too famous for that
@doubting.youtubecommentor931 5 жыл бұрын
Tobi & Odpixel have cut if they were interviewed *kapp*
@vilestine 5 жыл бұрын
You guys make really good videoa! Whatever the recipe is, don't change it!
@pirs 5 жыл бұрын
nice video as usual! missed me some bruno statsman tho
@eudaimonistic 5 жыл бұрын
Have you guys considered looking into the rise of speedrunning in esports? This year alone we started seeing some of the first actual prize pools for tournaments through restream networks like SpeedGaming on Twitch. Zelda3 randomizer in particular has a massive following, as does Super Metroid randomizer. I bring it up because both have literally hundreds of commentators that have done at least a few casts each, some have done hundreds.
@BrayDONee0 5 жыл бұрын
I know they weren't really that big, but the mid 00s casting website QuadTV is were I was first introduced to commentators like Redeye, Deman, TosspoT, and commentating in general. They mostly just covered fps games, but were still incredly high quality production for the time.
@Amaling 5 жыл бұрын
Wow never expected this vid to give a shoutout to the town I live in atm(Newmarket)
@oldaccountgoneandgone6454 5 жыл бұрын
Without them the game wouldn’t be the same for us at home 🙂
@Spider_Bai2524 Ай бұрын
After all these years, youtube finaly recommended me this. LAKAD MATATAG!!!
@SkilledTheory 5 жыл бұрын
Great video! Any plans on doing a video of the fall of Korea in LoL/rise of western teams?
@ZanraiKid 5 жыл бұрын
Matt LeClerc Wait until Worlds is over. Don’t want to curse them.
@lmSheep 2 жыл бұрын
Omg Brian's smile is so wholesome
@caddelane2429 5 жыл бұрын
11:30 with enough work anyone can get into casting: scene switches to Siractionslacks xD
@DiamGR 5 жыл бұрын
This is some high quality content.
@brunopeixe7949 5 жыл бұрын
I would've wanted Kix and Interro here too , but nice video none the less
@RamzaBeoulves 5 жыл бұрын
As an outsider, beside Melee, shoutcasters are most of my watching experience. I wouldn't understand anything about the LCS, especially the pro plays but shoutcaster let me know when shit is about to go down and how outplayed a team was. I just take some of the energy their hype reaction gives me and roll with it. Imagine the Wombo Combo (Melee) without the sick commentary
@SuicideTaxi 5 жыл бұрын
Crazy... why didn't I ever think of that
@Squain 5 жыл бұрын
That banner falling on Bjergsen's head made my day.
@uncr0wnedKing 5 жыл бұрын
I love this channel
@Dystxnn 5 жыл бұрын
TobiWan's "it's a disastah!" cast was fucking iconic. I love it!
@itsyourboyjesus2455 5 жыл бұрын
"You thief in the night" always get chillls through ma body
@bluenotefan5 4 жыл бұрын
First shoutcast I ever listened to was djWheat casting Quake 3.
@cm386464 3 жыл бұрын
I don't play fighting games or mobas but I like your content. The history of CSGO was so well done, maybe do something like that for other games that I literally don't understand. Or if you have some plz link? Just a thought, thanks!
@benthamin 5 жыл бұрын
Very true!! Cool.
@Hosein8569 5 жыл бұрын
i love how james chen's face is right next to tobiwan's face in the thumbnail
@xboxpenguin8705 5 жыл бұрын
Loved the video besides the fact that you didn't talk about smash in a video about shoutcasting
@HoodJigsaw 5 жыл бұрын
Shoutcasting will forever be a beautiful component of eSports; it brought on a whole new era of excitement and personality that you can even compare to WWE levels of enthusiasm. But eSports players FEEL that. It's all real. It all impacts the viewers and teh voice behind it helps. I'd love to do that one day uwu
@SamHardie 5 жыл бұрын
No mention of the iconic “wombo combo that ain’t falco” melee moment
@patrikkozjak-lesicki8669 5 жыл бұрын
the actual legends in cs go casting: James and DDK, along with HenryG who's with me bois
@TheOnlineGamer812 5 жыл бұрын
I see York Region, I like. Home sweet home
@aphish_n_flips 5 жыл бұрын
What game was at 5:12? How much does it cost and where can I get it
@r.c.beringuela2426 5 жыл бұрын
That Woshige fuck up is already funny as it is. The commentators made it memorable.
@ArnoldsKtm 5 жыл бұрын
Tobi is a beast.
@luffyhatake8052 5 жыл бұрын
Wow wasn't expecting a tribes mention in here, I used to love tribes vengeance
@paulitooo 4 жыл бұрын
Tbh I was waiting for the Lakad Matatag to be featured in the video 😂
@DodderingOldMan 5 жыл бұрын
Have to say that many shoutcasters do a really, really impressive job. Particularly with LoL, they do better work under tougher conditions than just about every sports commentator. That said, they do need to exercise some restraint, and excitement does not scale linearly with loudness. Also, personality alone isn't enough; it needs to be the right sort of personality.
@oliverkulil2686 4 жыл бұрын
I Wish I got a chance here in Czech Republic. I Would traver anywhere to pursue my passion of casting online games on the top level. Still going for it anyways.
@rafikhankhadem9445 5 жыл бұрын
And TobiWan is the Pinnacle of castings :"D
@M4L7UZ 5 жыл бұрын
sadokist and henryg are the beez kneez man!
@AsianSensationist 5 жыл бұрын
Tobi's black holes will never get old
@pandora8351 5 жыл бұрын
We need a story of Forsaken from Optic India. Will be an interesting 1
@dane17eduard 5 жыл бұрын
12:58 I think this is the most important reason why we need casters in today’s games
@haniabdel 5 жыл бұрын
exactly
@SadFace201 5 жыл бұрын
Here's an interesting experience: I went to a live baseball game for the first time and was very confused when there wasn't the live casting I typically experience in esports games. I understand the rules of baseball enough to know what's going on, but I still expected to be there to be a commentator delving into in-depth baseball plays that lay people wouldn't necessarily catch (eg. roster lineups, left hand vs right handed batters, types of balls thrown and the order they're used, etc. etc.). Most of the game was basically just me waiting for the pitcher to pitch then looking at the scoreboard---it was honestly pretty boring. It was more interesting to pull up the televised version of the game since it had commentators. While E-sports draws inspiration from how actual sports are structured, I'm quite happy with the different path they've taken with regards to aspects like live-casting.
@panhradu 5 жыл бұрын
Really cant understand why its so boring for you. I think interesting part is the game, not some guy selling u fake emotions. Also understanding the rules is not enough. There is pretty big backround behind the games and without knowing this it can be boring for people who require more extensive content. But also there is logical reason why there are not casters. Players on the pitch would hear the potentional caster and that would make them confused. Also he could draw attention to certain aspects of the events that they are unable to perceive and thus help one side.
@SadFace201 5 жыл бұрын
I think you have some misunderstanding on what shoutcasters are supposed to do---I think the game is the most interesting part as well and the shoutcasters are there to improve that. Of course, it depends on the shoutcaster since not every caster will feel like they're selling "fake emotions". I know understanding the game is not enough and extensive background knowledge is required (the same for esports), but the reason why you have shoutcasters is to make those details more known to people that don't have high-level game knowledge; if you play a video game for example, you may know the meta to some extend and have some understanding of some decisions that pro players make, but there are still instances where you wonder why they opted to do something you didn't expect---this is where the caster comes in and delineates. You state it yourself: "there is a pretty big background behind the [baseball] games and without knowing this it can be boring for people". How will someone like me who has no background in baseball be able to understand the game without a shoutcaster? I'm there for the same reason as you---I think the game is the most interesting part. And without understanding it, I see no point in seeing an actual live game. And finally, yes the players on pitch would hear it---that was the biggest question I was pondering. Clearly they have commentators on TV because the players won't hear it. I don't really think there's a way to getting around this for real sports. But that just means that if I really wanted to learn about high-level play in sports, it's better to watch it from a distance than to actually be at a live game.
@briansagaser748 5 жыл бұрын
Shoutout to Warwitch who was a shoutcaster in the TSN days!
@AlmirYandi20 3 жыл бұрын
I love ShoutCaster. They make the match more entertaining
@notyourtypicaldonkey7802 5 жыл бұрын
"Oh! Look at the cleanse, look at the moves! Faker?! What was that?!"
@nekky9534 5 жыл бұрын
I really hope you guys make more fgc content
@raincloud9987 5 жыл бұрын
spontaneous pineapple yes please
@dRRevenger 4 жыл бұрын
The reason why I'm doing this, explained in one video. Thank you.
@dawidjagusiak 5 жыл бұрын
Shout out to all the old school Winamp users out there, like myself! 2018 and still going! ^^
@joehedge6202 5 жыл бұрын
Interro and Kix are goals
@hijiriyukari 5 жыл бұрын
Oh ghad Winamp I miss that good ol' player.
@corriedebeer799 5 жыл бұрын
when I formatted my 10-year-old pc last month I was seriously bummed that you could not get Winamp anymore
@friddlefries1140 5 жыл бұрын
Half of the reason I remember the Canada Clutch vs Australia in OWWC 2017 was Uber hyping it up
@lolkthnxbai 5 жыл бұрын
actually winamp just released their newest version the other day after it got leaked, winamp 2018 boys.
@GeneralWojtek-y5u 4 жыл бұрын
LOOK AT THE MOVES LOOK AT THE FLAS FAKER WHAT WAS THAAAAAT?!!
@KuuroiNekoKioteru 5 жыл бұрын
"The TAAAAUNT?! HE DID A TAUNT COMBO TO PUNK IN GRAND FINALS OF EVO!?"
@timmortier5318 5 жыл бұрын
THIS IS ROCKET LEAGUE
@BigBoss78481 5 жыл бұрын
was searching for it haha
@DeepFried_SpringRolls 5 жыл бұрын
We need like a caster vs caster tounaments where they would play cs or dota
@wiseausrs 5 жыл бұрын
Sir Chief!! Goodness Gracious Papable!
@beebwanon 5 жыл бұрын
Story of Jack "Courage" Dunlop
@j88dragon 5 жыл бұрын
That llama part killed me
@breynard1168 5 жыл бұрын
CaptainFlowers is my favorite caster
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