Quoth MSN conversation:

esJ: WHERE IS MY NEWS POST OYVIND!?

Fana: THERES NO Y GOD DAMNIT

esJ: ;D

esJ: you only need to copy + paste :S

Fana: that’s not exactly accurate

Fana: and considering you’ve kept me waiting for four months, you should survive for one day

esJ: has it seriously been that long?

esJ: fuckkk ….

Fana: no, it’s been five months even

Fana: ahahaha

esJ: fml

 

Yessir. But hey, it’s here and it’s good, so let’s not complain. esJ certainly doesn’t waste words, but his picks are good. All great movies, although our lists are very different. Just goes to show how big of a difference personal preference makes. Check them out!

 

 

Cattuthaj Jhana

 

 

Yet another freestyle tricking video, this time from the hands of LSD. It has quake trickjumping, it’s made by shaoprod and it’s really, really good. I don’t know what else to say really.

 

Link to download

 

 

Kaleidoscope

 

 

Another ShaoProd freestyle defrag movie. Another awesome watch. I shouldn’t even need to explain why you need to watch this; it’s directed by mrks…

 

Link to download

 

 

Fucking French Frogs

 

 

If you’re looking for a movie which just oozes style and originality, this is it. Hailing from the producer/player pez, it has some mindblowing frags, a brutal electro soundtrack and the kind of energy that just leaves you wanting more.

 

Link to download

 

 

DevilMC the movie

 

 

It’s a movie, it’s by Electry, it’s about a top UT2004 player. The frags are sick, the soundtrack is sick, the editing is sick. This movie is sick. Go get a bucket before you watch it, thats the amount of sick we’re talking about here.

 

Link to download

 

 

Maxxurected

 

 

By the time the intro finishes, and the first frag clip kicks in, you know you’re in for something special here. Crazy frags by Maxxur set to an energetic, pumping psytrance soundtrack, and fantastically smooth, relatively minimalist editing which seems to be the staple from french moviemakers Easy Productions.

 

Link to download

 

 

onepointsix

 

 

Proving that cRZYFST still has some aces left in his sleeve, this minimalist movie shows off some of the more famous (and more commonly known) frags of recent years, from a number of international heavyweights.

 

Link to download

 

 

lunatic-hai – against the whole world

 

 

One of the surprise hits of 2009, Against the Whole World was an overnight wonder after being featured on sk-gaming.com’s news. Nice editing, nice frags and a soundtrack used fully to its potential.

 

Link to download

 

 

Eve

 

 

Pretty much the defining fragmovie of 2007, if you haven’t seen it there isnt much to say. Go download, and prepare to be blown away.

 

Link to download

As the title says, this is a list of my top 10 favorite fragmovies. It follows, that I’ve made no attempt to use any sort of objective standards to pick the movies. This list is 99.9% subjective. While some of the descriptions include criteria that could be used objectively, they are not intended as such. They are simply attempts at describing the movies, not the reasoning behind their inclusion and positioning on the list.

 

 

1. VirtuositY by Liquide

 

 

Relatively unknown movie maker releases a movie and disappears. Who cares right? Well in this case, I do. I don’t know why he stopped making movies after releasing VirtuositY, but it’s a damned shame. Amazing editing — fragmovie porno even — and frags. I don’t even like most of the soundtrack, but I still get all funky watching it. That just proves how incredible it is. Picking and positioning the other movies was very difficult, but this is a no brainer.

 

Link to download

 

 

2. Mousesports 2008 by Michael Weicker

 

 

The grand daddy of Counter-Strike movies made a surprising comeback with this gem. Retracing his steps since the last Weicker bombshell in 2005, he once again collaborated with mousesports with astounding results. Jaw dropping visuals, superb frags and orgasmic syncing. This is it lads.

 

Link to download

 

 

3. Last Dinosaur 2 by APM

 

 

Team Fortress? You’re kidding right? Negative. This movie is so good; APM was picked up by Shaolin Productions shortly after releasing it. Nice syncing throughout, but what really makes this shine is the perfected use of what we can call “macro sync”. By that I mean syncing the flow of the video to the flow of the audio — as opposed to micro sync, which is syncing beats and other more “immediate” sounds to visual events. The content suffers from a bit of filler, but has a decent amount of jaw dropping action.

 

Link to download

 

 

4. Mercurial by ASHR

 

 

By the legendary Shaolin Productions. Perhaps less renowned than some of their other movies, like Tricking iT 2, but in my mind their best work. One of the visually sexiest movies ever, yet still manages to keep a superb level of sync and content focus throughout. A bit late to the psychedelic soundtrack party, but a good selection none the less.

 

Link to download

 

 

5. Mousesports by Michael Weicker

 

 

Weicker’s second movie on this list, and well deserved at that. Technically starting to look a bit dated, but the editing and action is still f-ing awesome. Watch out for the remarkable clutch blooper with commentary, it’s worth watching several times over.

 

Link to download

 

 

6. The Fellowship of NoA by Sebastien Poirier and Griffin Benger

 

 

Can’t really put my finger on why, but I’ve always held this in high regard. One of a select few movies improved by the addition of 3D rendered scenes.

 

Link to download

 

 

7. CastorFiber by cristal

 

 

Pure, unadulterated, visual pornography. To truly enjoy this movie and do it justice, you need a good monitor with properly calibrated colors.

 

Link to download

 

 

8. eoLithic tribute by Zaknafein

 

 

Zaknafein’s masterpiece, a proper old school movie. It still remains the only fragmovie that evokes not only happy feelings, but also sad ones. It’s a very old movie, and by todays standards it looks pretty bad. It more than makes up for any such deficiencies with an abundance of charm however.

 

Link to download

 

 

9. Clutch by Sam Pollach

 

 

Great concept, solid execution. The term “clutch” in Counter-Strike refers to when a player manages to win a round against seemingly impossible odds. This is a movie dedicated to such events. Some of the most amazing clutch-ings in the history of the game, with hilarious bloopers to boot. Proof that editing isn’t everything and content really does matter.

 

Link to download

 

 

10. Pubmasters by techwarrior

 

 

Uniquely entertaining. Featuring frags that are also bloopers at the same time, from the stunt team Pubmasters. Both impressive and hilarious at the same time. Don’t expect much in the way of editing though.

 

Link to download

This article was originally published on New Year’s Eve 2006. It was an attempt at summing up the events of the year in our small community, from my (Fana) point of view. I think it does a fairly decent job at that, so I’ve cleaned it up and reposted it for historical purposes.

 

It would’ve benefitted from some images and screenshots, but it’s a bit too late for that now. Reading it really does bring me back though. Memories!

 

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This team review and interview was made for the first 9L website, back in 2006. At that time, Flatline was still a fairly unknown team, although they were quickly gaining recognition as they worked their way to the upper echelon of European NS. Since then they’ve been one of the most stable and successful NS teams of all time and have built up an impressive record of tournament achievements. In season 9, they finally won their first ENSL title and joined an exclusive group of champions.

 

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This short article was written in late October 2006. It sums up our trials and tribulations in the group stage of the fifth ENSL season. Much fun was had and many fond memories gained.

 

The end of the story did not live up to the events detailed here unfortunately. We beat Levitacus 4-0 in a dull final and the promised cash prize went up in smoke as Google reclaimed their money. Oh well!

 

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This interview was made for the first 9L website, back in 2006. It was originally intended to be part of a larger series of interviews, but it ended up being the only interview. Some interesting answers from one of the most legendary European NS players.

 

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Rags to riches is the story of sherpa’s journey from newbie to veteran gamer. It’s filled with great stories, both funny and nostalgic, about one of the most likeable players in the NS community.

 

 

 

 

It was first published in 2006, but consequently forgotten when the second Nine Legends website was launched in 2007. Two years later, it’s finally available again. Highly recommended reading for anyone who has the time to spare.

 

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