Richard Garfield and Me Playing Magic in 1994

[nfinn42]

Wow, I remember Magic before playmats and sleeves... and so do my tattered, scuffed Wraths and Demonic Tutors. :P I wince when I see them shuffling decks with black-bordered Sinkholes etc...

[GrimJesterr]

Wtf, is that a Sengir Vampire Garfield brings out in the beginning? One lucky sob xD xD xD

[austinhue]

As a modern Magic player, it pains me to see all these cards getting shuffled and snapped on the table without sleeves...

[3sson]

Dark Ritual (Costs: 1 Swamp Mana, gives 3 Swamp Mana) so overpowered :P I still have some of them.

[MikesUltimatum]

@3sson I collect Dark Rituals. :D

[TheGoblingrenade]

I hate playing with a board space that small.

[bluntaxewound1]

Could have played giant growth on the fairies and killed sengir

[moshpitcasualty]

hehe, there has gotta be at least a hundred cards in each of those decks. classic!

[Meltedshadow940]

Hey!!! PLAY that black lotus

[raysizemore83]

beat you wish you still had some of them cards

[ltparis98]

When I started playing revised was about to be phased out and 4th edition and Ice Age were in heavy rotation.

[VCat2006]

@ltparis98 Same here. I was recommended buying Revised boosters, but i was cheap and going for cards i liked back then. My Revised starter deck had a Serra Angel, Sengir Vampire, and Thicket Basilisk, though. I think a Personal Incarnation as well. Later traded a 4th edition one for a Black Knight, i think.

[LastSasquatch]

Did he just throw that unsleeved black lotus into play? He really could never have guessed how huge his game was going to be.

[itachi1303]

@LastSasquatch Well, his company had already been in Alpha for four years, so I guess he had assumed it was going to come along pretty well :)

[mistercrowley777]

7:41 "you had the two .. ah ... lines to trade for it?" lol wat.

[VCat2006]

@mistercrowley777 Savannah Lions, i bet.

[superspammer69]

thing is ; like if u play this niqqa ; how the fuc is you gonna try to argue tha rules wit him lls

[EvilJaime]

how do i know this isn't fake

[SecularTechnology]

Brings back memories.

[BlitzSchneider]

sweet!

[MrBIGGS803]

dude i am 31 yrs old and i just recently started back playing mtg and I hate what they have done to the game. Ps I played mtg back in the mid 90's

[shamrocker24]

@MrBIGGS803 lol I started around 1997 plaing serious, and still play today (am 20 years old) and have no idea what you mean. Generally...excluding the introduction of the planeswalkers nothing about the game has changed...I can still use an old intro pack and kick some ass with it O.o

[TSALBIK]

@shamrocker24 so you started at 7? you played serious at 7 yrs old? lol, GTFO

[killer5509]

Wow.. just ... wow

those intro decks sell for about 1000, and they use them unsleeved.

XD

damn i love magic

[NextMystic]

@killer5509 yeah, but a card touched by the hands of Garfield would probably up the price more than an unplayed mint version :)

[Mightypoo007]

'I need a Stream of Life'...

It almost brought tears to my eyes... Man I love that talk! I wish I was in the '90 again...

[ichigoku322]

@Mightypoo007 ikr. Stream of life is awful know

[TheReturnofJeffar]

wow...I can't remember the last time I seen someone use a craw wurm.

[Burntoutglowstick]

good god they are playing 100$+ cards unsleaved, ah the good ol days

[JonathanMoonwalker]

i suck at this game, i just bought two decks but they don't work against my friends, they all have good decks

[electricturf]

Buy better cards. Play better decks. And play a lot. You'll get better.

[matrox999]

@JonathanMoonwalker by booster packs

[wowrulez111]

"...And he said "Let there be magic." "

[fkthlf]

long live mtg

[omfgSTEPHH]

@fkthlf Amen

[GaeasBlessing]

Not a lot mono green can do about a first turn Sengir. Sick beats.

[MISTIKRAIN88]

garfield...legend

[thebeerbaron666]

LOL I'm never forgetting that joke

[wickedwretch]

What is Richard using to keep track of life?

[Shimlarian]

his memory, duh

[wickedwretch]

Ok, thanks n_n Anyone?

[Burntoutglowstick]

an original life counter its numbered beads on a hemp rope

[kornfan95336]

i like this game its alot of fun and im a football player XD

[DeadHand1992]

same here!! lol

[nogodsjustmen]

looks weird ... like noobs playing ... but i guess they are good

[wanatradecards]

now this is worth watching

[jackturnpike]

The game was so simple back then... gimme a channel + fireball and I'm happy.

[Shimlarian]

Yea

[Kapuzina1337]

force and im happy

[mboland42]

augh they keep drawing before they untap.... :P

[Phil2171]

That was soo funny when they were talking about The Hive lol.

[GaeasBlessing]

Wish I was there!

[DarkNekoStudio]

Tere is so many cards today..i wonder if Rich know them all?i would like someday a documentary on the history of this game or a movie on its life....would be great!or movie on the story of expansions.

[darkbosh]

sounds like he didn't know them all back then. doubt he would now.

[BlacksuitJack]

I smell JOCK/STUPID DUDE?

[ClownKUDOS]

Does anyone know if Garfield still plays high value cards without sleeves? It would be hilarious to see him bending the power nine in front of suckers who paid top dollar.

[PopAfro]

lol xD

[RaverMunky]

I have been playing magic since revised, this video really brings back the memories. I love it when the guy says "You need a stream of life" in response to the Sengir beats. We were all so naive back then :D

[clokverkorange]

Yah Stream of Life was actually good though. Then again, so was Sengir Vampire.

[tzone92]

Sengir isn't THAT bad, 5 for a 4/4 flying is awesome in limited. Especially because it discourages chump blocking.

[MionieEvo]

omg this footage is so awesome

[TheAmericanDragn]

Oh, you lucky guy!

AmDrag

[KingReeby]

I wonder if Richard knew how great the game would become, and if he knew it would make a tone of moneyecause the cards are collectable?

[pmbear]

Who says he doesn't have 100 of each of the power 9, in an album at home? ^_^

[gerrtunk]

Que mazos mas lentos... hasta bajar la siepre dragon solo roba bosques, lol...

y eso que ninguno lleva 4 time walk, 4 ancestrall recall, 20 moxes y 4 black lotus, como se podia en esos tiempos,xD.

[seysay]

i think garfield does not play with his best decks cuz he wud kill n e one that go's against him

[jsnake01]

Phenomenal video. They are sitting there a year after the game was invented playing casually with beta/ unlimited cards.

[oneeye4331]

dude i quit playing back in 1997 lol i have a box with 2000 cards lol an all the cards u see them playing with is what i have lol i use to make my decks out of the same cards lol i herd they are worth tons of money i have them in my dad safe at home. lol i should ebay them. i know i have a few that worth tons back then lol

[TheErikHallgren]

and that's 6 lols right there....

[akyo777]

i want those 2 library's :D

[0adrenochrome0]

playin alpha cards and using not sleeves,

garfield with hair,

yeash damn old!

;D

[Afifan495]

Richard Garfield is the bill gates of the card industrie thats how good he is!

[sesarathor]

actually he isnt really good at magic he didnt make top 8 at the metagame

[demrandom]

yaeh, but in terms of money etc, he's still the ruler of the CCG industry.

[bendystr4w]

Yow, there's some pretty broken stuff out. Hooray for Library.

[XxStalker89xX]

Yeah man, Garfield!!

[melancio]

EsaEYASeusahuehSAUHEaweas

2 Library of Alexandria in play against Monogreen Draw-Go in 2nd game =]

[Pringlesman]

I just wish I could see and hear what they were playing and saying. He seems like a fairly cool guy though.

[MrsRandomMadeMeDoIt]

why am i so young, i would give anything to play magic back in those days........ i a mega magic fan today and played for 7 years but i wish i was playing when the first series came out :((((((((

[mercenarybdu]

I only saw the creator of the game at the 2004 Worlds held in SF before and after the crowds went wild over Nuijten's victory.

[PabloManUK]

cool indeed :)

[JoshBarra]

this is the privelege of a lifetime to meet him man, you're lucky. =)

[maviscrow]

Nice bit about the "Servant of the Dark Lord"! Ah the good old days, even though I didn't have any good cards it's not the same any more!

[Ravag]

nice old days

[darkconfidant85]

Guys,this is history!!!