(Note: This is the unofficial version of 419, the original version has since been lost through the passage of time and old age. Also, this version has been “spiced” up a bit to give it a little more zest : ) )
On 419….
Ever wonder how did the title “419dunbesospiteful.blogspot” came about? The numerical figure of “419” was derived from the place of residence of the greatest players of Starcraft ever assembled in the 419 circle (FF, GAME, KV, RAZ and YC ). In this place, computers (both hardware and software) and networks were always connected. Occasionally, 419 players can be seen honing their skills against one another and seeking advice from the Grand Master of SC, KV. In some instances, legendary replays were born and battles (now lost– if only there were some way to retrieve them) were fought.
But Starcraft was not the only game played in 419. Other games such as Warcraft and Counterstrike were also played. The lead players of Counterstrike in 419 were none other than GAME and FF and this was proven with their skill in the AK-47 and knife. In reality, there also exist a secret competition between both FF and GAME - He who uses a knife and kills Druggy most of the time will be regarded as the champion of Counterstrike.
Unfortunately also, 419 is not without its secrets. Some interesting rumors and secrets to note about 419:-
. there exists a secret underground trading activity on storage media and their content;
· there exist a secret cache of storage media of multiple “genres”.
· in the highest level of 419 residence, there existed a single room whose purpose is unknown;
· there will always be a condensed milk container in Raz’s room, for some unknown reason;
· a suspected arsonist was suspected to be hiding in the vicinity of 419; and
· every single 419 resident seem to consume coke as opposed to water –empty bottles drained off their coke were always lying around 419.
So it came to be that 419 was a place where the most brilliant of brilliant in SC were assembled. It was a place where great philosophers and players of SC gather and discuss tactics and gameplays. With each passing day, the 419 residents grow stronger as their skills and knowledge being imparted to them by the wonders of technology transfer. Today, while the 419 residents remain separated by geography, still remained the most powerful players in the 419 circle due to their influence, skill and wealth.
On spitefulness….
It all began a long, long time ago, in Melbourne, on a Friday night where a group of friends were on their way to have their usual food and drinking session. Druggy, Freefrag, Fish, GAME, Pip, Psiblade and YC were all waiting at the intersection of Bourke Street and Swanston Street (better known as the “Nike” corner). In the usual outings, punctuality had to be observed due to the extreme cold weather. The last person who arrives for the outing will usually be penalized by deciding on a place to eat. The trouble with living in the city was deciding on a place to eat.
To further instill discipline among members of the outing, it was further decided that the last person was late who was late for more than 30 minutes, will be the One who would actually “chia” for all food in the usual outing. Such rules proved to be futile however, as the last person would always suggest a common place most frequented by 419 members.
The following are excerpts from a conversation between members of the outing:-
“Looks like we kena J*hn by Raz again” mentioned GAME.
“Yar. IT students are like that one la….” replied Pip.
“How come you are still early Pip? Aren’t you an IT student too?” asked Druggy curiously.
“Eh, no le….I do Commerce too. So technically, I am not really an IT student” replied Pip.
"That fella already 25 minutes late already, another 5 more minutes we get a free dinner" said Psiblade
A moment later, Raz suddenly arrives from a Tram.
“Last one decide….”told GAME to Raz
With a smile, Raz told the members of the 419 where they should have their outing. Everyone responded with a sense of frustration, as they knew and expected his replies already. Some even clenched their fist hoping to let it fly, but restrained.
As the 419 members sat and feasted, topics of SC replays were brought up.
“Druggy, I can never forget the time you nuked my Hydralisks” told GAME.
“Let it go dude. Its only a single missile, two years already and you still remember that incident?” queried Druggy.
“Yar, don’t be so spiteful” commented Pip.
“I don’t need a drug addict or sleeping Tauren to tell me on this” said GAME.
Till this very day, GAME still remembers the day Druggy nuked him in a 1 v 1 game of SC. Even though seven years has since lapsed, the memory of having an insignificant SC player nuclear-ing his whole squadran of Hydralisk remained in GAMEs memory. GAME remained psychologically traumatized in playing 1 v 1s. Still shaken over the sounds of Hydralisks screaming for their lives, GAME now seeks revenge on Druggy on every single opportunity he has on 2 v 2 games. He further instigates 1 v 1s also every now and then just so that he can further analyse Druggy’s gameplay.
This blog was created to ever remind GAME not to be spiteful again by administering and re-living the horrors of spitefulness through replays.
And thus, www.419dunbesospiteful.blogspot.com was born…..
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