Game DNA: Minecraft

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  • Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2024
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    With 14 million copies sold, Minecraft is now the 3rd best selling PC game of all time.
    Not too shabby, considering it was originally the work of just one person.
    Love it or hate it, Minecraft is a phenomenon. Its accessible mechanics mean that in the beginning, all you need to know is punch trees: get wood.
    So where did Minecraft's concepts spring from - and why has it proven so popular?
    Mining is far from a new mechanic in games: indeed, it's been present ever since the golden era of arcade gaming.
    1982's Dig Dug sees the player oust subterranean pests from their garden, carving tunnels in alluvia as they progress.
    It was possible to lure a hapless pooka down a tunnel you created, and then dig underneath one of the strategically placed boulders to crush them.
    Later that year, Mr Do! offered similar gameplay, with a focus instead on collecting fruit dotted about the level.
    Boulder Dash in 1984 was particularly influential, kicking off the once very popular 'rocks-and-diamonds' genre.
    Similar to the earlier puzzle game Sokoban, your moves must be carefully considered - with boulders responding to gravity, it's possible to dig yourself into a corner.
    Your goal in this game is simple: dig tunnels, avoid enemies and environmental hazards, all while collecting diamonds. Sounds familiar!
    More recently, boulder dash clones have fallen out of favour - but every once in a while, digging, drilling or mining makes an appearance as a mechanic.
    Dig Dug successor Mr Driller! in 1999 offered more in-depth excavatory exploits, with cutesy graphics and bright coloured blocks through which to burrow.
    Mining for resources was the focus of flash game Motherload, originally released in 2004 - and the slightly prettier Super Motherload, released for the PS4 last year.
    You start on the surface of Mars, with an agile mining craft yours to control - and your goal is to extract minerals from beneath the earth.
    The deeper you venture, the more valuable ores you'll uncover - but you'll find yourself depending on the upgrades available to progress.
    It was the combination of digging and exploration in Motherload that inspired the development of a game that would prove particularly important to Minecraft's conception.
    In Infiniminer, mining is the name of the game: a team-based multiplayer dig-em-up, in which red and blue race to collect minerals from the cube-based terrain.
    The game's popularity was cut short by a source code leak: and the resultant wave of hacked clients killed off the game's development.
    Nevertheless, it had significant impact - as Infiniminer is perhaps the closest living relative to Minecraft: it directly inspired Notch to create his cube-based game, and also one of its key traits: a randomly-generated world.
    The social aspect of its survival multiplayer is perhaps what made Minecraft so incredibly popular: while the game's world is engaging enough when played solo, the addition of other players - friends, foes or otherwise - can make it even richer.
    In this aspect, Minecraft borrows from MMORPGs: not only in the online sense, but with some of the other trappings of earlier RPGs as well.
    Early MMO games like Everquest and Runescape set the standard for role playing in shared spaces, in a time before World of Warcraft had taken hold.
    The crafting mechanics in Minecraft can trace their lineage back to such games, as they introduced these mechanics into the multiplayer space.
    Minecraft's collective building - in which you create worlds with an avatar in a virtual world - have roots in games like Linden Lab's Second Life, which paved the way for social creation in 2003.
    Players are able to create 3D objects and skins for their avatar to wear and interact with, and with a fully realised economy, some have even made a living from their creations.
    However, Minecraft has far greater appeal to the younger generation: its simplicity and accessibility a key asset.
    It's often compared to a digital version of Lego bricks: with simple elements combining to make grand structures, whether building solo or more collectively.
    It's little wonder the game has found success - while many of its elements can be traced to other titles, and some, like Infiniminer, have huge resemblance - Minecraft has a certain charm that few games can match.
    From a simple idea, Minecraft has blossomed from a retro-style indie cube-miner... into a multi-million copy block-buster.

Комментарии • 2,7 тыс.

  • @VRichardsn
    @VRichardsn 9 лет назад +918

    Multi-million blockbuster... I see what you did there.

    • @taxavoider9889
      @taxavoider9889 9 лет назад +28

      NO!

    • @Ponlets
      @Ponlets 8 лет назад +3

      +Shadowthief Gaming yes :P

    • @hjdvshjbdshbjhd
      @hjdvshjbdshbjhd 8 лет назад +12

      +Richardsen that was the best thing i ever heard. it was an eargasm...oh...yes. pun game is fucking insane

    • @Fraggr92
      @Fraggr92 5 лет назад +1

      A true groan-worthy dad joke. In all it's glory.

    • @danielvictor3262
      @danielvictor3262 5 лет назад +1

      Stu is honestly cheesy like that I love his writing

  • @lebro4401
    @lebro4401 5 лет назад +1027

    "Minecraft is now third best selling"
    Minecraft is now the first best selling game surpassing tetris*

    • @hugono3938
      @hugono3938 4 года назад +9

      Le Bro really?

    • @ev5837
      @ev5837 4 года назад +69

      @@hugono3938 it's literally the best selling game of all time

    • @brazgazz
      @brazgazz 4 года назад +8

      @@ev5837 no, tetris still is. minecraft is no where near tetris at the time of writing, im guessing a quarter way there

    • @worldboy743
      @worldboy743 4 года назад +50

      @@brazgazz no Minecraft is best selling game of all time
      Tetris is an collection of many Tetris games

    • @samcavanagh7993
      @samcavanagh7993 4 года назад +70

      @@brazgazz the problem is it's really hard to get figures for tetris, because it's a pretty old game and there are so many clones of it. Official numbers range from 170 million to 500 million +. Wikipedia has minecraft beating the official sales of tetris. If you included all the tetris knockoffs and unlicensed reboots it would probably beat minecraft but that's kind of unfair since that's basically comparing a franchise to one game.

  • @tysonnelson525
    @tysonnelson525 8 лет назад +4264

    The problem with RUclips is channels like this spend weeks or maybe months editing and creating high quality content like this. Yet make less money for it than someone who screams at video games for 15 minutes.

    • @cardboard_shaft
      @cardboard_shaft 8 лет назад +70

      +1

    • @RoflZack
      @RoflZack 8 лет назад +275

      sigh
      This is such a common opinion and I just don't get it. Yeah, the world isn't fair. That's not a problem with RUclips. If people are watching 15 minutes of screaming it's gonna generate ad revenue. Sorry if I sound a bit condescending.

    • @Zood94
      @Zood94 8 лет назад +172

      Saying this it's like saying why Doctor who saves live get less money than Football/soccer player who just kicking ball to the net.

    • @realislit8064
      @realislit8064 8 лет назад +21

      who cares
      the channels need to make themselves popular to gather views and that guy made it even though in a idiotic way

    • @realislit8064
      @realislit8064 8 лет назад +6

      beside the pay is taken from views

  • @seollenda
    @seollenda 5 лет назад +593

    Dont forget - MC's soundtrack GREATLY complimented the game!

    • @damianmontoya1289
      @damianmontoya1289 4 года назад +9

      DA, DA DA
      BA, BA BA... BA
      DA, DA DA

    • @PelemusMcSoy
      @PelemusMcSoy 4 года назад +13

      I'll admit, it made my first impression of the game that much better (either Dry Hands or Wet Hands played when it was snowing, and I reached the top of a hill for a beautiful view just as the song was climaxing).

    • @lucagaibazzi2157
      @lucagaibazzi2157 4 года назад +4

      *happy jschlatt noises*

    • @iamatacticalrobloxer9761
      @iamatacticalrobloxer9761 3 года назад +5

      It has the best soundtrack ever!

    • @Splinter-ge9pf
      @Splinter-ge9pf 3 года назад +2

      Yeah, but schlatt made a video essay about it already

  • @guyfieriismyhero2445
    @guyfieriismyhero2445 7 лет назад +714

    "Not to shabby considering it was originally the work of just one Persson"
    Don't think you can get away with making such a clever pun you sly devil

    • @lucdtinc.7350
      @lucdtinc.7350 4 года назад +46

      Guy Fieri Is My Hero also the final line: "...into a multi-million copy Blockbuster."

    • @weenie7746
      @weenie7746 4 года назад +1

      I dont get it.

    • @micstride720
      @micstride720 4 года назад +29

      @@weenie7746 Notches full name is Markus Persson.

    • @weenie7746
      @weenie7746 4 года назад +6

      @@micstride720 gud meme

    • @samblamjam
      @samblamjam 4 года назад

      Noice

  • @bondrewd-2000
    @bondrewd-2000 8 лет назад +597

    14.000.000 copies???
    now its 100.000.000 over

    • @mollof7893
      @mollof7893 8 лет назад +47

      This video is 2 years old.

    • @InactiveAccountAtm
      @InactiveAccountAtm 8 лет назад +66

      that's why he said "now"

    • @thisisnotmyname4499
      @thisisnotmyname4499 8 лет назад +3

      block036 No, I believe it is about 30 million, if that.

    • @simeon7219
      @simeon7219 8 лет назад +18

      +A. Lias Actually it is 100,000,000 if you include things like PE and Xbox
      mojang.com/2016/06/weve-sold-minecraft-many-many-times-look/

    • @thisisnotmyname4499
      @thisisnotmyname4499 8 лет назад +10

      Ok, I thought block was just talking about PC.

  • @Rings0fSaturn2k
    @Rings0fSaturn2k 9 лет назад +455

    This guy's voice is so soothing for some reason.

    • @wightfurybear1000
      @wightfurybear1000 8 лет назад +36

      He's Alfred that's why

    • @miamiwendigo
      @miamiwendigo 5 лет назад

      ..

    • @kodo777
      @kodo777 5 лет назад

      @@wightfurybear1000 home and away?

    • @duanemcleod9443
      @duanemcleod9443 5 лет назад +3

      His Minecraft video is soothing, but his Iconic Arms vedios, his voice is BAD. ASS.

    • @Chris_Cross
      @Chris_Cross 5 лет назад

      It sounded a bit like Tom Scott for a minute at the beginning.

  • @mUdQuAza
    @mUdQuAza 10 лет назад +229

    "Blockbuster" - Stu, you're killing me here

    • @kuba6160
      @kuba6160 10 лет назад +3

      Minecraft was blockbuster. Before beta 1.8 came out.

    • @TheZumiezNation
      @TheZumiezNation 10 лет назад +4

      ***** Minecraft used to be called Cave game before beta. I've never heard of blockbuster.

    • @ForbiddenFractal
      @ForbiddenFractal 10 лет назад

      ***** Before alpha 1.8.7?

    • @MrMedad
      @MrMedad 10 лет назад +6

      TheZumiezNation *****
      mUdQuAza was referring to the pun at the end of the video, not a former name of Minecraft.

    • @Stubbari
      @Stubbari 10 лет назад

      Coolguy98798 Classic was the blockbuster for me.

  • @myeyesaredrymylove
    @myeyesaredrymylove 5 лет назад +145

    Minecraft
    Elegant.
    Nostalgic.
    A true blockbuster.

  • @NotKnafo
    @NotKnafo 5 лет назад +454

    2014: third best
    2019: best

    • @zanz6226
      @zanz6226 4 года назад +3

      Eyal Levi indeed so

    • @snowfloofcathug
      @snowfloofcathug 4 года назад +13

      Julian Keenes ....no?

    • @SHADOW_F_A_X
      @SHADOW_F_A_X 4 года назад +2

      Julian Keenes How old are you?

    • @AndreIguodalaFan55
      @AndreIguodalaFan55 4 года назад +1

      Minecraft: 175,000,000

    • @Crimsrn
      @Crimsrn 4 года назад +2

      Julian Keenes what the flying fuck are you on about

  • @corbin1157
    @corbin1157 9 лет назад +230

    ... Are you the "pegi 18" guy?

    • @kostasgr1858
      @kostasgr1858 6 лет назад +15

      Well, he sure sounds like it.... Hmm...

    • @tiredideabox
      @tiredideabox 5 лет назад

      Who knows? maybe he is.

    • @muffinman4515
      @muffinman4515 5 лет назад +12

      Yes. He says it in some other videos and you would remember it if you had heard it.

    • @rookeva8688
      @rookeva8688 5 лет назад

      *RATED FOR MATURE*

  • @0-Kirby-0
    @0-Kirby-0 8 лет назад +273

    It took you one video to convince me to subscribe. Content and presentation just work so perfectly together, both in audio and video.

  • @Deathshuck
    @Deathshuck 9 лет назад +691

    I think you missed the great opportunity to use the pun "the work of just one Persson".

    • @kittyyuki1537
      @kittyyuki1537 9 лет назад +8

      Deathshuck OMG that made my day xDDD

    • @hamburgereater
      @hamburgereater 9 лет назад +5

      +Deathshuck I... Don't get it..

    • @kittyyuki1537
      @kittyyuki1537 9 лет назад +9

      +Saggy Volkswaggen Its the original creator's surname

    • @Senzorei
      @Senzorei 8 лет назад +17

      +Saggy Volkswaggen Markus Persson, more commonly known as "Notch" was the creator of Minecraft, he later left Mojang to pursue something else (can't remember off the top of my head) and more recently Mojang sold Minecraft to Microsoft.

    • @hamburgereater
      @hamburgereater 8 лет назад +1

      Senzorei Everybody know Notch, didn't know his name, thanks for the explanation, bud :D

  • @lord_khufu
    @lord_khufu 3 года назад +15

    Man how i love this game 7 years ago, this video with the older version of the game somehow make it more appealing than it is right now, the book texture is so nostalgic, i just like how it look for some reason, absolute classic, the modern version just couldn't bring these same feelings anymore

  • @Conman9310
    @Conman9310 8 лет назад +1148

    8:14
    Hey, it's a better version of No Man's Sky!

  • @hudrowportnof4058
    @hudrowportnof4058 9 лет назад +50

    I love minecraft for it's exploration. Running around the world seeing gigantic mountains, forests divided by grasslands where sheep and cows live, great lakes hidden by high hills, the giant tree standing on top of a majestic hill. Experiencing the joy of discovering those set of unique blocks is the main reason I play minecraft. Even though they're only blocks there's a certain charm to them and the random generation that few games can match.
    Hopefully games like No Man's Sky can give me the same kind of experience (if not better). But until then Minecraft will still be my go to game for exploration.

    • @Trashboat4444
      @Trashboat4444 7 лет назад +8

      Hudrow Portnof you were so wrong about no mans sky

    • @hudrowportnof4058
      @hudrowportnof4058 7 лет назад +8

      sadly yes. The performance problems on PC alone was bad enough, the gameplay loop they had was even worse.
      Ultimately they simply couldn't make most of their planets interesting and unique enough (especially in the starting areas). Everything was so bland and washed out without any detail so everything ended up looking similar only with different colors.
      oh well. At least now we have Astroneer. Not exactly an exploration game but it does No Man's Sky survival gameplay a LOT better.

    • @mattshanahan5213
      @mattshanahan5213 7 лет назад +6

      "hopefully games like no man's sky"
      If only you knew...

  • @gfxlab
    @gfxlab 10 лет назад +77

    This was amazing as always, Xbox Ahoy.

  • @TE4MTIGER
    @TE4MTIGER 10 лет назад +15

    I really like these types of videos where you look through video game history and what not, I do in fact prefer them to your newer weapon guides, keep up the good work stu

  • @honeycrisp3084
    @honeycrisp3084 5 лет назад +73

    Oh god, the starting music... All the memories... I'm not crying, you are!

  • @williamfrederick9670
    @williamfrederick9670 4 года назад +81

    "love It or hate it" damn things have really changed since 2014

    • @hughgepenus3275
      @hughgepenus3275 4 года назад +24

      love it or grown men on reddit will doxx and cyberbully you for worthless internet points

    • @Breakaway-ic5gj
      @Breakaway-ic5gj 3 года назад +4

      @@hughgepenus3275 Or just say "I like Fortnite"

    • @uberfeel
      @uberfeel 3 года назад +4

      @@Breakaway-ic5gj it's kinda, funny that people who loves minecraft in reddit are the same people who called us "nerd" in 2014

  • @FullAhBeans
    @FullAhBeans 10 лет назад +228

    Player name at 11:38 :P very good Stu, very good.

    • @Killer97
      @Killer97 10 лет назад +20

      the things I do for my audience.

    • @CPUGaming
      @CPUGaming 10 лет назад

      Killer97
      What are you talking about?

    • @Killer97
      @Killer97 10 лет назад

      his name in second life

    • @deadviper5965
      @deadviper5965 10 лет назад

      Killer97 it's the name
      witch is an ester egg

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 7 лет назад

      Killer97 xD

  • @jaide1312
    @jaide1312 8 лет назад +813

    Minecraft is most fun if you're on a small friendly survival server, but it's hard to get a good community on a server, since the community of the game is terrible.

    • @Verbindungsfehle
      @Verbindungsfehle 8 лет назад +52

      Still a better community than LoL's or basically any first person shooter though. And no matter how salty the community, you'll always find nice players - but in any game ;)

    • @Darkdragon902.
      @Darkdragon902. 8 лет назад +5

      There was an old server called Skyquests with a great community, but it shut down due to people not playing on the server anymore in late 2014.

    • @austintzoanakis5357
      @austintzoanakis5357 8 лет назад

      i used to play on this.

    • @Darkdragon902.
      @Darkdragon902. 8 лет назад

      Austin Tzoanakis what was/is your IGN?

    • @ShuyaTheDark
      @ShuyaTheDark 8 лет назад +32

      "the community of the game is terrible"
      Wrong.
      Communities vary from server to server. The bigger they are, the more varied kind of people you'll find (good and bad), and the harder it's to keep them under control.

  • @officialspyer
    @officialspyer 8 лет назад +275

    0:16 the work of just one Persson :D

    • @rubbereentjuh
      @rubbereentjuh 8 лет назад +5

      Nice

    • @MrDannyloco
      @MrDannyloco 8 лет назад +3

      oh, i get it

    • @slystudios6046
      @slystudios6046 8 лет назад

      i dont get it can u pls tell me the story

    • @DlcEnergy
      @DlcEnergy 8 лет назад

      Crackedfingers NO! tch...

    • @slystudios6046
      @slystudios6046 8 лет назад +1

      DLC ENERGY ur tryin to be clever by responding "no" and adding "tch" hence making the word "notch" yet u didnt gave me any information regarding to my question, are u trying to amuse us?

  • @ozzie1778
    @ozzie1778 6 лет назад +51

    "thethingsidoformyaudience"
    Ahoy doesn't always make jokes, but when he does, he's damn funny.

  • @Manabender
    @Manabender 5 лет назад +65

    5:55 "You start on the surface of Mars"
    6:01 "Your goal is to extract minerals from beneath the Earth"
    WHICH PLANET AM I ON AGAIN!?

    • @josephlouwerse2105
      @josephlouwerse2105 4 года назад +14

      perhaps he means earth as in dirt, but it is a poor choice of words

    • @electrum5579
      @electrum5579 4 года назад

      Oh man it's like Deep Rock Galactic where you're playing a game on Earth but you're also mining on a fictional planet _lightyears away_

    • @denebu
      @denebu 4 года назад +2

      earth can indeed refer to the fragmental material composing part of a rocky planet like Mars

    • @Nafinafnaf
      @Nafinafnaf 4 года назад +1

      viewers: *poor choice of words*

  • @MrPyroCrab
    @MrPyroCrab 8 лет назад +244

    Minecraft itself I don't have a problem with, in fact, it's actually pretty good. The minecraft "community" on the other hand...
    (the horror....)

    • @plenkman
      @plenkman 8 лет назад +5

      +An Ordinator I'm always up for more money.

    • @CoolVictor2002
      @CoolVictor2002 8 лет назад +7

      that's your problem ,there are many adults in here some guy went to minecon
      and had a selfie with antvenom (he' obviously an adult - source:he told me on hypixel)
      it's sad some people think one bit of the community is All of the community

    • @CoolVictor2002
      @CoolVictor2002 8 лет назад +3

      An Ordinator not even..

    • @CoolVictor2002
      @CoolVictor2002 8 лет назад +2

      An Ordinator i play daily i have only found them occasionally..
      (as i said that's your problem if you don't like it)

    • @Name-lh6gu
      @Name-lh6gu 8 лет назад +5

      I feel if someone were to calculate the ratio of 12 year olds compared to other games, it would have at least double the amount of the top game, excluding shit like undertale or fnaf

  • @charlesweber9247
    @charlesweber9247 8 лет назад +18

    I never knew that anyone else even knew about Motherload. I was thinking about it when he mentioned it, and for some reason it made me so happy.

  • @antuanrobinson9386
    @antuanrobinson9386 8 лет назад +144

    8:25
    It's like no mans sky except it's actually good

    • @UbScD
      @UbScD 8 лет назад +2

      Cabbage!

    • @noahkesl1060
      @noahkesl1060 8 лет назад

      Its 30 years old but it did it better lol

    • @Leverquin
      @Leverquin 8 лет назад +1

      nms is bullshit.

    • @farhand1749
      @farhand1749 8 лет назад

      +Noah Kesl succ

    • @ShuyaTheDark
      @ShuyaTheDark 8 лет назад +2

      Looks like the inspiration of NMS. And in comparison, NMS is obviously better.
      People who think it's bad, are people that weren't looking for that kind of game.

  • @LJM-P5A3
    @LJM-P5A3 5 лет назад +20

    It's 2019 and now you showed up to me? Seriously YT?

  • @aetherian5596
    @aetherian5596 5 лет назад +40

    Ah...playing at 12AM on the 360 back in 2011.
    Buddy tells me to install a game called Minecraft and I'm thinking "but dude the graphics are shit" (plus i think it was classified as indie and indie games on the 360 were....well hit or miss.)
    But I installed it and played the tutorial world. Still remember I was eating pizza and just sitting there building the shittiest wooden house asking my dad if i could buy it.
    I miss that. I've rediscovered Minecraft in a way because of a new friend of mine and she loves it so we play the shit out of it. And Minecraft is still fun.
    8 years of playing Minecraft...and I along with millions of others who have been playing for longer, are still having fun. Minecraft will never die. Maybe get less popular. But it will never die. It has gone down as one of the greatest games ever made next to...fuckin Witcher 3, doom 93, halo CE, etc. Which is funny to think about but hey...just proves you don't need billions of dollars to make a game franchise. Just one good idea and a bit of passion.
    (Minecraft now is...a bit more about money but meh the core idea is still there lol)

    • @Misha-dr9rh
      @Misha-dr9rh 3 года назад +1

      Doom 93? Damn they're really milking the series dry aren't they.

    • @yuyureishinoshojo
      @yuyureishinoshojo 3 года назад

      @@Misha-dr9rh good joke ngl haha

    • @TauCu
      @TauCu 3 года назад

      Don't forget Team Fortress 2

  • @jaw_knee
    @jaw_knee 10 лет назад +31

    I think Minecraft was best at around 1.5 or 1.6 when they introduced wolves and weather. After that, the game just got too complex and wasn't as fun. Now, I can't enjoy mining when I'm constantly dying of hunger.

    • @RealAPasz
      @RealAPasz 10 лет назад +1

      I weep for humanity sometimes.

    • @zombienator96
      @zombienator96 10 лет назад +12

      ahh the days of beta, wishing for pistons and then when the came out never using them .... Memories

    • @iananimator
      @iananimator 9 лет назад +12

      They were the best of times, they were the worst of times. Memories of game breaking glitches, no nether in multiplayer, huge chunk errors. They were infuriating back then, but looking back I miss how it was so elegantly broken. It doesn't feel indie anymore. The charm is commercialized instead of realized.

    • @chrishaselden
      @chrishaselden 9 лет назад +1

      MINIMAN096 Or using them, but as launchers.

    • @Maulwurfx1
      @Maulwurfx1 9 лет назад

      Beta 1.7 was the best version. 1.8 did go to much to RPG

  • @sh0rtstack888
    @sh0rtstack888 10 лет назад +31

    Do something on Terraria. It is an absolutely fantastic game that is misunderstood by many.
    It's too often compared to Minecraft for some reason, likely because they start out somewhat similarly.

    • @sh0rtstack888
      @sh0rtstack888 10 лет назад +14

      ***** Terraria is fantastic, you have tons of bosses, thousands of unique items, dozens of armor and weapons sets, great replayability, world variation, etc etc etc. You probably haven't played it for more than three seconds anyway.

    • @AarieaaronFTW
      @AarieaaronFTW 10 лет назад +1

      Sh0rtStack "You don't enjoy the game, only possible option is that you haven't played it". I don't give a toss about the game and frankly think its a bit boring, according to Steam I put 31 hours into the game.

    • @Theadventurebox3
      @Theadventurebox3 10 лет назад +3

      I think since he did this minecraft video, people wouldn't be interested in a terraria video

    • @alfredwinchesterjr
      @alfredwinchesterjr 10 лет назад +1

      Theadventurebox3 Terraria is....slow.

  • @maximebv
    @maximebv 10 лет назад +13

    Man this variety of content just is fantastic. Keep up the good work Stu.

  • @txikitofandango
    @txikitofandango 2 года назад +2

    So happy to see Dwarf Fortress mentioned. I've loved that game for the past 10 years, it never disappoints. I would argue that composing and sharing the story of your fortress's demise in the forums gives it a multiplayer or at least community aspect.

  • @ChosenUndead0
    @ChosenUndead0 3 года назад +2

    Minecraft - punch trees, get wood.
    Terraria - *confused screaming*

  • @nikuw
    @nikuw 9 лет назад +61

    11:45 "thethingsidoformyaudience"

  • @TheeHedgehog
    @TheeHedgehog 10 лет назад +35

    Actually recently, Minecraft has become the number 1 best selling pc game ever with 16 million copies sold.

    • @pwnedbywindows
      @pwnedbywindows 10 лет назад +2

      ACKSHUALLY

    • @gamephreak5
      @gamephreak5 10 лет назад +7

      ***** But that's...that's exactly what that means...

    • @dandymcgee
      @dandymcgee 10 лет назад +2

      ***** What the hell is popularity then? Lol.

    • @stacksmalacks8826
      @stacksmalacks8826 10 лет назад +1

      wow at its height had 12 million actives. i imagine its still the most sold

    • @boxtoberaid9090
      @boxtoberaid9090 10 лет назад

      SHUT UP GUYS GTA V IS THE BEST SELLING GAME NOW

  • @strilight
    @strilight 10 лет назад +19

    Multi-million copy "BLOCK-BUSTER"
    I think that was a pun. Actually, no, that was definitely a pun.

  • @Kannon_Shots
    @Kannon_Shots 5 лет назад +5

    Saw this video 5 years later in my recommended. This game brings back so many memories.

  • @Fruitcupper
    @Fruitcupper 5 лет назад +5

    8:28 "We're the first explorers of this star system, what do you want to name it?"
    "I don't even know where Dafaack we are."

  • @Galucia
    @Galucia 10 лет назад +68

    I love seeing non-CoD videos from Stu, good work.

  • @kniter
    @kniter 10 лет назад +397

    It annoyed me that you played RuneScape3 on the lowest quality settings possible.

    • @b4107
      @b4107 10 лет назад +17

      Personally I prefer the low quality... I don't like the high quality stuff, to me it doesn't match runescape although some may disagree, and it makes it too dark... I know you can change the darkness but yeah...

    • @thebritishgeek
      @thebritishgeek 10 лет назад +53

      i was shocked that runescape looks like that now, i remeber it waaaaaaay back in 2000 when it looked awful.

    • @XboxAhoy
      @XboxAhoy  10 лет назад +124

      I left everything on the default settings. I have a limited time budget with which to record!

    • @kniter
      @kniter 10 лет назад +4

      XboxAhoy lol no worries, of course I understand that. Great video as always btw :)

    • @cosmicdj9542
      @cosmicdj9542 10 лет назад +9

      Honestly I don't even like rs anymore bc of RS3. I lost my will to play after they changed everything.

  • @Chris-fm8kl
    @Chris-fm8kl 10 лет назад +8

    It's one of those games you just can't hate, you may not care for it, but it's there just to make you smile.

    • @josef733
      @josef733 9 лет назад +1

      +Chris W I quite hate it.

  • @notaweeb7936
    @notaweeb7936 5 лет назад +46

    2019 anyone? Also that nostalgia hit real hard

  • @REDJ1
    @REDJ1 8 лет назад +26

    12:38 haha "blockbuster" good one ;)

    • @sansyboy4181
      @sansyboy4181 8 лет назад +8

      Found the guy who missed the seed joke.

    • @REDJ1
      @REDJ1 8 лет назад

      didnt miss it but prefered this one :p

    • @Templarfreak
      @Templarfreak 8 лет назад +3

      That joke made me want to kill myself.

  • @KoalaKrisp1
    @KoalaKrisp1 10 лет назад +34

    It bothers me how he is playing on xbox

    • @TheFacelessStoryMaker
      @TheFacelessStoryMaker 10 лет назад +1

      he was on PC and also he is XBOXahoy

    • @XboxAhoy
      @XboxAhoy  10 лет назад +41

      Your jimmies easily rustled, then.

    • @Romejanic
      @Romejanic 8 лет назад +4

      +KoalaKrisp1 I just imagine you sitting at your desk getting really stressed out with veins popping in your forehead, breathing all heavy like "*breath* *breath* he's *breath* using *breath* an *breath* Xbox"

    • @warpatato
      @warpatato 8 лет назад +3

      +KoalaKrisp1 #PCMASTERRACE

    • @jameskeelinggaming2319
      @jameskeelinggaming2319 8 лет назад +2

      how he's playing on an Xbox... with an Xbox control pad. I thought that would be obvious

  • @ckotherletters
    @ckotherletters 10 лет назад +45

    blockbuster.

  • @TsukinoAzura
    @TsukinoAzura 9 лет назад +8

    11:07 THAT'S Runescape!? What the hell? I don't remember Runescape looking THAT good. I remember Runescape using an top-down view most of the time!

    • @hamburgereater
      @hamburgereater 9 лет назад +5

      +Scythe Ironclaw And it's on low..

    • @appo365
      @appo365 8 лет назад +3

      The Runescape on this video is Runescape 3

  • @tobbanimations4599
    @tobbanimations4599 4 года назад +3

    Minecraft: One of the most simple games texture wise.
    Minecraft: Still lags my $2000 gaming pc to shit for some unknown reason.

  • @skippi99r32
    @skippi99r32 8 лет назад +5

    "You start on the surface of mars with an agile mining craft, yours to control, and your goal is to extract minerals from beneath the earth" xD

  • @therougespartan36
    @therougespartan36 10 лет назад +48

    I didn't know he would make a video about minecraft.

    • @XboxAhoy
      @XboxAhoy  10 лет назад +21

      It's my second Minecraft video!

    • @Romejanic
      @Romejanic 8 лет назад +2

      +CirqlePvP It is *now*. But that's thanks to servers. Minecraft's key goal is exploration and building

    • @thelazywanderer_jt
      @thelazywanderer_jt 8 лет назад +3

      +Romejanic Personally I feel like pvp is kinda destroying Minecraft...
      Cause it makes it look like what CoD has become: a twitch shooter.
      And most pvp servers are way too punishing, especially to newbies, because of everyone being far superior.

    • @spacehitler4537
      @spacehitler4537 8 лет назад +1

      +Darius Watako - Hinamizawa Newcomer Also up untill now it was "The better ping and mouse spammer wins." always hated it having low fps myself.

    • @redharrison9089
      @redharrison9089 8 лет назад

      no, But its about the intrests and ideas for MC.

  • @swisshague9769
    @swisshague9769 10 лет назад +7

    Beautifully edited!!

  • @Baljhet
    @Baljhet 10 лет назад +10

    This video was great Stu but I was sincerely impressed by how high of a level you were in Rogue Legacy!

  • @acorgiwithacrown467
    @acorgiwithacrown467 6 лет назад +2

    God I love the music in Minecraft. Its so relaxing, playing the game is like going for a spa break after getting pissed off playing cod.

  • @starukami7420
    @starukami7420 Год назад

    Man, it took me until seeing this video today to learn the origin of the term "roguelike." Ahoy is a shining example that good content STAYS good.

  • @kane7246
    @kane7246 8 лет назад +74

    6:00. "you start on the surface of MARS" but you end up digging for minerals beneath the surface of the EARTH. SEEMS LEGIT

    • @proxy1035
      @proxy1035 8 лет назад +43

      earth could also mean Dirt-like material....
      of which the Ground is made out of.

    • @tiredideabox
      @tiredideabox 5 лет назад

      @@proxy1035 I was just about to say that.

    • @pineappleproductions1696
      @pineappleproductions1696 5 лет назад

      Yup.

  • @dylanh333
    @dylanh333 8 лет назад +6

    That pun: "...Minecraft has blossomed from a retro-style indie cube-miner, into a multi-million copy BLOCK-buster"

  • @petegeorge1994
    @petegeorge1994 10 лет назад +4

    I remember when SeaNanners uploaded his first Minecraft video. Oh, what I wouldn't give to go back to that point in time... *sigh*
    Nice video, Stu.

  • @Venicouse
    @Venicouse 4 года назад +1

    He makes Minecraft sound like an iconic arms video.

  • @vitotheo
    @vitotheo 5 лет назад +2

    Minecraft is a game I will always remember, more than any other game I've ever played.

  • @deus_ex_machina_
    @deus_ex_machina_ 9 лет назад +7

    Damn, the music of Cave Story is insanely memorable. And to think it was all made by one guy.

    • @waffl3sk4t
      @waffl3sk4t 8 лет назад

      playing the game is even more memorable

  • @RayTC
    @RayTC 6 лет назад +46

    "acceptable mechanics"
    *LAUGHS IN MOD*

  • @rainon
    @rainon 5 лет назад +26

    RUclips recommendation:
    2014: eh
    2015: nah
    2016: nope
    2017: not yet
    2018: no
    2019: *MIGHT AS WELL*

  • @kyanoang3l0_old
    @kyanoang3l0_old 2 года назад +1

    Been playing Minecraft since Alpha. It's funny how back in the game's early days, my colleagues would call it a "retro-style game" (sometimes also questioning why I was playing an old or seemingly old game on my then-new gaming laptop), but nowadays, it's a "kid's game".

    • @archivushka
      @archivushka 2 года назад +2

      It's mostly derives from the social factor of the game, and awareness of it.
      It happens to appeal to wide range of audiences, and some audience don't leave a positive expectations about the game

  • @ethanyoung1894
    @ethanyoung1894 7 лет назад

    The production value on this channel is insane!!!! These gaming history channels need more subs!

  • @jacqueminogue4608
    @jacqueminogue4608 8 лет назад +33

    Diamond rush on the Nokia anyone?

  • @GhalidiusTrident
    @GhalidiusTrident 5 лет назад +5

    Welcome to 2019
    Where minecraft is the king of all games

  • @Martencell
    @Martencell 5 лет назад +9

    Now Minecraft is the n1 most sold game in game history lmao

    • @JonSpeedArts
      @JonSpeedArts 5 лет назад

      after tetris

    • @Martencell
      @Martencell 5 лет назад

      @@JonSpeedArts nope, it actually overcame Tetris in the number of sold copies.

    • @PeterJamesVillegas
      @PeterJamesVillegas 4 года назад

      This was released years ago, so Minecraft wasn't so big back in the day.
      But now, our boy has grown so much.

  • @Healthandwealth9422
    @Healthandwealth9422 3 года назад +2

    ah the good days of 2013-2018 (this was the glory days in my opinion.) where I would be wathing DanTDM, Stampy, and popularMMOs.

  • @zeketheerror404filenotfoun2
    @zeketheerror404filenotfoun2 5 лет назад +1

    I still play this game after 10 years damn

  • @SSZaris
    @SSZaris 8 лет назад +13

    I just can't play it anymore. It doesn't have that feeling it did when it was in the Alpha. I can't explain it. I love all the new features, but for some reason I've lost all interest in the game itself. I went back and played a copy of the Alpha again, and immediately felt happy with it. I just can't explain it.

    • @Palpus_X
      @Palpus_X 8 лет назад +11

      +SSZaris Same. The old alpha versions have a lot of nostalgia to them, when the game was fresh and exiting. The big updates and changes alienated the original feeling. I would love to live through the early days of minecraft again, playing with all my friends and classmates lol. Good times

    • @mattshanahan5213
      @mattshanahan5213 7 лет назад +2

      By the way, the more recent Launcher allows you to go back in versions. You can play alpha again!

    • @kostasgr1858
      @kostasgr1858 6 лет назад +2

      Matt Shanhan, every Minecraft launcher lets you do that.... 🤦‍♂️

    • @Zack-et9wj
      @Zack-et9wj 5 лет назад +2

      C'mon you dont need to be hate , you still can play using launcher stop being "blinded by nostaligia"

    • @mrroams5812
      @mrroams5812 5 лет назад +1

      Mostly, it's because of the changes to the lighting (it used to be a lot more bright and colorful) and terrain generation. Before they introduced biomes, you never knew what you would find generated, but now most of the biomes look like copies of each other (all forests look the same, all grasslands look the same). The only interesting places are when multiple biomes meet up and make something cool or in mountainous areas. The new terrain generation just kind of lost that feeling of never knowing what you will find. The night is also a lot less dark which removes some of that nightly terror. These things all negatively affect the atmosphere and exploration of the game, which is likely a big part of why it feels so different now.

  • @pycyununn
    @pycyununn 9 лет назад +5

    I like how minecraft's "minimalistic graphics" are intended to be "less resource intensive"
    when, infact, it runs like crap with art to match

    • @irl_lizard7880
      @irl_lizard7880 9 лет назад +2

      +ProfessorConnor Were you playing it on a rock?

    • @mattshanahan5213
      @mattshanahan5213 7 лет назад

      Keegan Bradberry actually, minecraft does run like crap. Mods mostly solve the problem, but still.

  • @SwordedGun
    @SwordedGun 10 лет назад +52

    I loved minecraft when it was simple. Now after 1.8 update in 2011 it ruined all the fun. So things improved the game but all that enchanting boss battle and shit just made an rpg from it.

    • @xarch7208
      @xarch7208 10 лет назад

      Ikr

    • @xarch7208
      @xarch7208 10 лет назад +1

      Its not simple and fun anymore

    • @alfredwinchesterjr
      @alfredwinchesterjr 10 лет назад +2

      After 1.8 I had a severe drop off since all the updates, when the game is finally done and the changes stop, and The final Product is realised, I may make a return.

    • @robloxfan7187
      @robloxfan7187 10 лет назад +1

      coolguy748 The new Minecraft launcher allows for you to revert your version. I went back to play some Alpha Mc, it was very simple, but difficult as HELL!

    • @AtilaCXL
      @AtilaCXL 10 лет назад +15

      Guess what you can uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh not do the content you dont like? it's a sandbox, you know.

  • @rickyv8709
    @rickyv8709 5 лет назад +2

    “With 14,000,000 copies sold, Minecraft is now the 3rd best selling PC game of all time” Oh how the times have changed haha

  • @nathanlee7078
    @nathanlee7078 7 лет назад

    Hearing that minecraft music kick in at the beginning brought up so many feels from the one game I probably spent the most time in over the years.

  • @kniter
    @kniter 10 лет назад +4

    I remember getting minecraft when it was in Alpha after watchig Logdotzip's video and then I gt really hooked on it when I saw JX23's series.
    Also wish Yogacasts continues their SOI series

  • @hagamablabla
    @hagamablabla 10 лет назад +12

    Is that what Runescape looks like today? Damn Jagex, you guys have done a lot.

  • @MouseGoat
    @MouseGoat 8 лет назад +11

    Minecraft a block burster, hur hur hur get it? a _block burster_ because you burst blocks :D i'm so witty it hurts.

  • @gamingandcomplaininggc4
    @gamingandcomplaininggc4 6 лет назад +1

    Minecraft WAS my childhood. This video gave me so much nostalgia, ive been playing the game since i was 4 years old. I remember getting it for pocket editoin and a month later, xbox, just after its release for the console. I still play the game to this very day, and occasionaly ill go back to my xbox 360, plug it in and see where i started from. From a giant dirt and sand blob to a huge city i have seen years go by from this game. From 4 to 11 minecraft has, and always will hold a special place in my heart.

  • @calebsun3718
    @calebsun3718 3 года назад +2

    It's hard to believe that this video of such high quality was made 7 years ago

  • @erilaz7449
    @erilaz7449 8 лет назад +10

    WELL NOW I HAVE TO GET AROUND TO BEATING CAVE STORY

  • @suziebarfield1796
    @suziebarfield1796 5 лет назад +6

    5:55 you start on mars and your goal is to extract minerals from beneath the earth

  • @DamagedF0X
    @DamagedF0X 6 лет назад +5

    I understand why people hate on this game.
    "Kiddie game"
    But if you look beyond that, you'll realize it's brilliant.
    Solid as hell, basic, ran smooth no matter what, and it's fucking legos.
    Doesn't matter if you're 70. How can you hate on legos?

  • @normtrooper4392
    @normtrooper4392 7 лет назад

    This is such a good channel. I watched just one video and it's basically my favourite gaming related channel

  • @andrewmorris483
    @andrewmorris483 7 лет назад

    I just realized how soothing the peaceful music has become to me. It puts a content smile on my face.

  • @Jessie_Helms
    @Jessie_Helms 5 лет назад +6

    Now it’s the best selling of all time.
    Still a beautiful game.
    ..........
    WAIT A SECOND! I saw this video like 3 years ago and subscribed, but I just found your channel and subscribed today.
    THANKS FOR ACTING LIKE YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF, RUclips.

  • @NylePudding
    @NylePudding 10 лет назад +17

    I didn't recognize Runescape one bit, I guess that's the most recent version.

    • @StephenGreco
      @StephenGreco 10 лет назад

      yeah, it looks nothing like it used to when i played :|

    • @Jimbob1337
      @Jimbob1337 10 лет назад

      Correct, this was Runescape 3, and he was playing the brand new tutorial - Ashdale. Btw Stu, How did you find Runescape?

  • @thefrosty1925
    @thefrosty1925 10 лет назад +5

    5:45 When you mentioned mining I thought about Motherload! Such an incredible but simple game! :D

    • @cliffsidekiller
      @cliffsidekiller 10 лет назад

      I actually remember playing the game when I was very young. But at the time I couldn't understand the game and it's controls so I gave up after a couple of hours :P

    • @thefrosty1925
      @thefrosty1925 10 лет назад

      Sean Sang Ah right haha :D I was also quite young when I first played it but my older brother taught me about the game so I understood everything. I remember playing it for hours and hours, only to die because I ran out of fuel :p

    • @cliffsidekiller
      @cliffsidekiller 10 лет назад

      PraetorianPCs I had trouble accessing the upgrades initially, and after I did I wasn't a very good resource manager and I never had enough fuel

  • @xstarfuryx74
    @xstarfuryx74 6 лет назад

    How is this voice so perfect for this kind of content??? You need to be hired for every narration ever!

  • @cloudz_0ut
    @cloudz_0ut 5 лет назад +1

    five years from now and its still on top
    now thats epic

  • @OrchidAlloy
    @OrchidAlloy 6 лет назад +6

    "The work of one Persson"

  • @SinbadNaiver
    @SinbadNaiver 6 лет назад +3

    11:19 aah, RuneScape...the game which started it all for me when it comes to MMOs...heheh, it's also thanks to this game that got me my nickname ^w^...brings back ALOT of memories.

  • @god5620
    @god5620 8 лет назад +4

    and now there are 105 million copies sold...

  • @lv_Mortarion_vl
    @lv_Mortarion_vl 5 лет назад

    Man... I love Ahoy. Seriously, great channel.
    Part of my youtube hall of fame 👌🏻

  • @AYONEEKO
    @AYONEEKO 7 лет назад +2

    0:30 I love how he said that in a deep voice and exaggeration "get wood" 😂😂😂

  • @MausOfTheHouse
    @MausOfTheHouse 5 лет назад +9

    2014 - no
    2015 - not yet
    2016 - still not yet
    2017 - still no
    2018 - close
    2019 - lets recommend this to everybody (not complaining )

  • @楼瑞福
    @楼瑞福 5 лет назад +3

    thought this was a new video but still not dissapointed

  • @Ryz414
    @Ryz414 10 лет назад +11

    I love minecraft
    (and I'm a cod fanboy)

    • @liquorgunsandrhetoric
      @liquorgunsandrhetoric 10 лет назад +1

      Come back when you play some Dwarf Fortress.

    • @Ryz414
      @Ryz414 10 лет назад

      Spyder Vitrea ok I really would like to but I hate top view strategy games

    • @Ryz414
      @Ryz414 10 лет назад

      ***** man and people view us as fanboy haters

    • @Ryz414
      @Ryz414 10 лет назад

      ***** ok

  • @tifa7097
    @tifa7097 4 года назад

    Dude the music at the beginning almost made me cry it's so beautiful

  • @GusCraft460
    @GusCraft460 3 года назад +1

    I think that two massive contributors to Minecraft’s success are its open alpha and beta getting frequent and substantive updates, as well as extreme moddability. There’s a mod for everything from larger chests, to more animals, to flying boats, to dinosaurs, to space travel, and for most of these there are multiple options.