I dont play cs anymore but I started it as soon as it was out. If i remember correctly you couldnt really pick teams to start with it was random in first beta ??
I also remember one of the very first maps, it had a HUGE open court yard and a tower or two the terrors could get in, whilst the cts down other end came through a tunnel or could go through a sewer which led into the court yard!
I use to play this when I was around 14/15 up til around 19 and i was pretty damn good at it too, remember having some great scores in game like my all time best of 35-0 on dust in 20mins

The joys of being young and having all day to play lol
Reading this brings back some memories, its quite sad for people on the outside but I had a great laugh playing this game back then met some great people at lans and it kept me out of trouble. The scene use to be really good you would know pretty much all the top players and games would be awesome.
I miss
747 (Use to be a bug where you could sometimes see names through doors?? Also spraying through curtains was fun, not when terrors lined up hostages in way though like i use to)
Oilrig (kinda annoying though these VIP maps

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Assualt (in early betas you could bhop from the roof over onto bridge

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Prodigy (this map just owns, its well balanced imo and can be played fast paced or more tactical)
Backalley (rubbish for clan matches but great for a laugh/target practice. Hiding in the window ledge above CT entrace = headshots)
The best CLAN match map though I reckon has got to be aztec, this map was very hard to get into bomb points if playing a good opponent so took some real tactics/class)