Honestly if you were a kid who bought these books at the book fair, these were a pretty good way to both start reading, and learn how to play minecraft in the days before fan wikis were everywhere (and even if they were, it was likely you were going to get 16 viruses from them lol). I remember these books, and a lot of the tips in them were genuinely helpful, like getting a compass and clock to help find your way
These books capitalize on the energy of the early Minecraft era, when we weren't sure what was in the game and just figured it out. Minecraft wiki down for some reason, people mixing mod crafting recipes with real ones, it felt like everyone who knew their shit could write a strategy guide on the game. But everyone's would be different, not everyone knew everything yet. Anyone remember how the first minecraft guide smelled? I saved up money to preorder the book with my Scholastic Book Fair school, got it in a walmart bag for some reason lmao and it smelled weird, super hype but still not certain why it smelled so unique
I used these books to actually play in survival 😂😂😅 back when they came out. I always had to use the combat book to see how to make every potion. I know how to build so I dont need the building book 😎😎😎😎😎😏
My family had all of them and I loved them! Heck little me couldn’t even read but she loved looking through them and she loved the pictures. I remember looking at the potions page and thinking People memorized this?!
It depends on the type of editing and the type of RUclipsr. Less edited survival videos are more likely to have the music on. If the editing is more present then RUclipsrs will probably not have their music on, because they are going to put in thier own music anyway. When you look at minigame RUclipsrs they usually use music to set the mood in editing so, random Minecraft music would really mess that up.
I remember buying this set from the Scholastic Book Fair back when I was in 6th grade! I think I enjoyed looking over the books more than playing the actual game. Nice video!
Yeah I never really played survival but I LOVED the builder's handbook. Gonna be honest I'm not even sure if I actually built anything out of it but I read it all the time lol
Same! I got them in first grade and would get terrified at the pictures of the mobs. Nowadays I’m the kind of person who sucks at the game but knows a lot about how to play it.
Bro the Xbox 360 was and still is goated. Introduced me to almost every major gaming genre, and got me into Minecraft. Great times, even today with cross play and mods. THE BABY PIG 3:10 Edit - 3:00 I mean. Dam 🦫 Edit #2 - 2:57 I mean. Dam 🦫 🦫
You know, I was thinking to myself "did anyone ever actually seriously use these books aside from just fun little experiments like these?" until I realized that I had been doing the farming from the handbook for years until I learned of the modern, more efficient way. On top of that, I had also been using the "dig in a hill" trick if I hadn't built a house yet. It's awesome to see things like this.
The Redstone one was actually half decent for its time, and taught me a LOT about basic circuits as a kid. I think it was partially authored by CubeHamster (I could be fully wrong there, someone correct me if so), so it was actually genuinely helpful. I don't think it explained stuff like BUD Switches, or QuasiConnectivity. It's also obviously out of date with the huge additions of the observer and target block.
A lot of minecraft channels can just seem like the lowest common denominator of mass produced content, this channel seems like a really refreshing break in that. Keep up the good work!
I remember these books. My parents agreed to buy them for me when we saw them in a shop, but they forgot. I took them and walked out the store, as I didn’t know what robbery was at the time. My mum practically had a panic attack when she discovered what I’d done.
I had (and I believe I still might have it in here somewhere!) the construction handbook. The builds included in the book were actually pretty interesting, but are of course now dated due to the addition of many new blocks. The instructions however were... not exhaustive, to say the least, so you mostly had to use the given picture for reference. I distinctly remember how one build used two anvils for a cooking grill. Very creative!
I remember wanting those back in 2014/15/16 and i just never got my mum to buy them for me, but all in all they hold up really good almost 10 years later!
i really like your narration! this video was a really great run down memory lane! i remember for my 10th birthday my mom got me the box set of the guides (i still have them in my room!)
all i have to say about this video is that 1. i really like your voice and the way you speak. Its very relaxing and this video was great to watch before I went to bed. 2. I found this video by chance and its really nostalgic, I used to use thoose handbooks to play minecraft as a kid on my ps3, the good ol days
I still have these books, thanks for making me pick it up again! They are so nostalgic, you missed some minor tasks but i'll let it slide heh. Great video.
these books were my childhood. i tried everything in all of them, but the only practical one was the TNT tree trap. also the same genshin impact ad kept playing over this video
i remember getting the first one for my 9th birthday :) still have it. always used it step by step just because. so seeing someone else play the game that way felt really good
The books had some good advice. I like that It stated to make a shelter on your first night and get a bed. These are crucial things to do for people new to Minecraft.
I remember my first book in the series was the redstone handbook. Fast forward to today and I have all the original books (pre-updated guides for those who aren't familiar). The books still have some details that are accurate to the game, while some aren't.
I remember having all 4 books when I was younger, looking back it feels like the stones for the infinity gauntlet. I'm sad I can only find one of them to this day but man those books bring in the feels
STOP OMG i remember getting my brother the redstone one for christmas the year they came out because he always wanted to figure out how to do redstone 😭😭 THE MEMORIESSSS
My dad used my brother's handbooks on our ps3 when he did his world. He planned to dig out underneath the entire world, and when we got more controllers, we helped him
Игры
if you ever feel useless, remember that last glass window
Damn thanks man
I'm not the glass pane btu the stone right in front of it lol
literally came down, to find a comment like this, and here it is 😭
How to stop a minecraft player from suicide
Ahh, nostalgia. The books are a decent jumping-off point, albeit slightly outdated in terms of crafting recipes and priorities. Good times.
Honestly if you were a kid who bought these books at the book fair, these were a pretty good way to both start reading, and learn how to play minecraft in the days before fan wikis were everywhere (and even if they were, it was likely you were going to get 16 viruses from them lol). I remember these books, and a lot of the tips in them were genuinely helpful, like getting a compass and clock to help find your way
@@fixit9844 my sister ended up giving me her copies. i dont believe i ever used them cuz she taught me the basics back in 2016.
@@fixit9844 omg yes i got mine at the book fair years and years ago !!
We would fight over these in the library 😂
@@fixit9844sameee
Not sure why, but I sometimes prefer videos that are barely edited.. and this video is perfect
I was just about to comment that
this video is so chill, with no loud music or abnoxious colourfull subtitles
I wouldn't classify his content as barely edited, but I highly recommend Kayakasaurus :D it's got a VERY similar vibe
Yeah I like watching people that don’t have the RUclipsr accent
ITS SCRIPTED I CAN’T BELIEVE ANYBODY DIDN’T NOTICE
@@GranttheGreat_BOTTOM_TEXT does not matter
its too chill
These books capitalize on the energy of the early Minecraft era, when we weren't sure what was in the game and just figured it out. Minecraft wiki down for some reason, people mixing mod crafting recipes with real ones, it felt like everyone who knew their shit could write a strategy guide on the game. But everyone's would be different, not everyone knew everything yet.
Anyone remember how the first minecraft guide smelled? I saved up money to preorder the book with my Scholastic Book Fair school, got it in a walmart bag for some reason lmao and it smelled weird, super hype but still not certain why it smelled so unique
It has to be something about the texture of those pages
I don't remember them smelling weird, but then again I didn't preorder them, I believe I got them as a birthday present
I loved how it smelled. The smell is still super nostalgic for me.
These werent even official books
i smelled them alot to :) miss those days to
I used these books to actually play in survival 😂😂😅 back when they came out. I always had to use the combat book to see how to make every potion. I know how to build so I dont need the building book 😎😎😎😎😎😏
I only bought the building book! I just wanted references and picture of cool build, nothing else XD
same
NO WAY! I used to flip to the potion page when playing with my friends so we didn’t have to use google
I still have the redstone one!
My family had all of them and I loved them! Heck little me couldn’t even read but she loved looking through them and she loved the pictures. I remember looking at the potions page and thinking
People memorized this?!
I appreciate that you play with the music on. Most youtubers don't bother, but I think it adds so much to the atmosphere
It depends on the type of editing and the type of RUclipsr. Less edited survival videos are more likely to have the music on. If the editing is more present then RUclipsrs will probably not have their music on, because they are going to put in thier own music anyway. When you look at minigame RUclipsrs they usually use music to set the mood in editing so, random Minecraft music would really mess that up.
I didn’t know the devs intended you to use ladder for mining. That’s so strange considering they always tell you not to dig straight down
I think they intended for the players to build a two-by-one drop with a ladder on one side
I remember buying this set from the Scholastic Book Fair back when I was in 6th grade! I think I enjoyed looking over the books more than playing the actual game. Nice video!
I was in 5th but same , I miss that time
same brooo I borrowed out my essentials hand book to someone and it took me WEEKS to figure out how to craft a crafting table
Yeah I never really played survival but I LOVED the builder's handbook. Gonna be honest I'm not even sure if I actually built anything out of it but I read it all the time lol
got mine in 1st grade and still have them as High-School Senior 💀
Same! I got them in first grade and would get terrified at the pictures of the mobs. Nowadays I’m the kind of person who sucks at the game but knows a lot about how to play it.
It feels so.... enjoyable. I miss those times when I was playing Minecraft Xbox 360 and doing everything the guidebooks told me
Bro the Xbox 360 was and still is goated. Introduced me to almost every major gaming genre, and got me into Minecraft. Great times, even today with cross play and mods. THE BABY PIG 3:10
Edit - 3:00 I mean. Dam 🦫
Edit #2 - 2:57 I mean. Dam 🦫
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Those books really sound like something ChatGPT would make.
they actually made chatgpt in 2014 but after reading the books they decided "this is shit" and they ditched it until open AI found it
YOU DARE INSULT THE SACRED TEXTS
@@AverageTeaAddictINFIDELS
the books were written by paulsoarsjr
No
You know, I was thinking to myself "did anyone ever actually seriously use these books aside from just fun little experiments like these?" until I realized that I had been doing the farming from the handbook for years until I learned of the modern, more efficient way. On top of that, I had also been using the "dig in a hill" trick if I hadn't built a house yet. It's awesome to see things like this.
i still do the farming from the handbook way 😭 some things just never change
please do a part 2 with the redstone and construction handbooks
The Redstone one was actually half decent for its time, and taught me a LOT about basic circuits as a kid. I think it was partially authored by CubeHamster (I could be fully wrong there, someone correct me if so), so it was actually genuinely helpful.
I don't think it explained stuff like BUD Switches, or QuasiConnectivity. It's also obviously out of date with the huge additions of the observer and target block.
A lot of minecraft channels can just seem like the lowest common denominator of mass produced content, this channel seems like a really refreshing break in that. Keep up the good work!
thank you for not yelling the whole video and not having a million things on the screen at once like most minecraft videos that get recommended
I remember these books. My parents agreed to buy them for me when we saw them in a shop, but they forgot. I took them and walked out the store, as I didn’t know what robbery was at the time. My mum practically had a panic attack when she discovered what I’d done.
i once had the full bookset of these minecraft books
i gave them to a friend to borrow
i havent seen that friend in years
dam 🦫
I bought these at a scholastic book fair in 2015 and treated them as gospel for a few years 😂
This guy is underrated he needs more subs.
Why i gave him one
@@Liberater42same
Agreed
Who doesn't have at least one of the books isn't a real Minecrafter
This was such a calm and soothing video, Its nice to see people who dont constantly scream, so I appreciate that👍✨
This guy is kind of like Bob Ross if Bob Ross was bad at Minecraft instead of good at painting
Ooof 💀
The nostalgia hits hard with this one. I have all the four books, so I might as well try it out myself
I had (and I believe I still might have it in here somewhere!) the construction handbook. The builds included in the book were actually pretty interesting, but are of course now dated due to the addition of many new blocks. The instructions however were... not exhaustive, to say the least, so you mostly had to use the given picture for reference. I distinctly remember how one build used two anvils for a cooking grill. Very creative!
I remember wanting those back in 2014/15/16 and i just never got my mum to buy them for me, but all in all they hold up really good almost 10 years later!
the patience you have is INSANE and very admirable, awesome video!!!
I love the suppressed anger but calmness through most of the video. I loved these books, I’ve got all 4 and all of the new Minecraft Guides
The OG minecraft guide books are basically the infinity stones of minecraft
i really like your narration! this video was a really great run down memory lane! i remember for my 10th birthday my mom got me the box set of the guides (i still have them in my room!)
There’s something special about Minecraft guidebooks to me. It’s just nostalgia, but I love reading about a game I know so much about.
This vid reminded me that the ender dragon fight is a really good video game boss if you aren’t ripping it in half with beds
9:30 to 10:10 just shows how annoying the new nether is.
true, but at least my eyes can take a rest from that old netherrack texture 💀
eh i can understand the biomes can be difficult to navigate but virtually all the danger was there before the updates
I love the tranquility that this guy manages, it makes me very peaceful to see him
Such a good video! The way you sounded so calm after all your Nether deaths 😭 I would’ve lost it tbh
I used to have the construction handbook. I used one of the tutorials in there to make a large house with a wrap-around balcony
Your voice is soothing, gives the video a more chill vibe 😊
Dude the part where it told you to build the beacon to find your home because of what PaulSoares Jr did feels very 2013
all i have to say about this video is that 1. i really like your voice and the way you speak. Its very relaxing and this video was great to watch before I went to bed. 2. I found this video by chance and its really nostalgic, I used to use thoose handbooks to play minecraft as a kid on my ps3, the good ol days
11:31 Magically gets 1 eye of ender
pearls can spawn in stronghold chests, eyes can spawn in the frame
@@izzy-wt9srthere were no eyes in the portal already and he didn’t have any blaze powder on him so I’d say it very much “magically” appeared somehow…
Gotta say this was satisfying to watch... I want more in this exact style in this exact type of content
love the editing and calming voice and your overall style. subbed
Underrated as heck!! You deserve more subs bro!
This was nice to watch at 2am haha. Thanks for the nostalgic content
Holy bro you just brought make the memory of me getting these at the book fair when I was in 2nd grade shits crazy
when i was a kid, i would collect these books religiously at the school book fair. ah, the memories
I remember going to the book fair and getting them and looking at the pages with screenshots of the old Minecraft is just nostalgic
Ngl your calming voice is so nostalgic it's perfect for this kind of videos
this was such a calming video holy…
I still have these books, thanks for making me pick it up again! They are so nostalgic, you missed some minor tasks but i'll let it slide heh. Great video.
i had those 4 books when they came out, great vid
these books were my childhood. i tried everything in all of them, but the only practical one was the TNT tree trap. also the same genshin impact ad kept playing over this video
Genshin Impact is a multiplayer MMRPG focused on open world exploration and team combat..
Or something like that
Your voice is so calming and soothing, I think it’s so cute and lovely to listen to >
this video takes me back, i had (and still have) the beginners handbook and i used to read it religously
I found my books while we were moving, I was so surprised I even had them. It’s funny to find this video cause anyone rarely brings them up anymore.
This video is a nice reminder of the early days of Minecraft let’s play. Keep up this style of content.
Very relaxing video. Your voice is oddly soothing.
When we all ran to these books in elementary school. Good times
Your voice is super calming. I love the content
i remember getting the first one for my 9th birthday :) still have it. always used it step by step just because. so seeing someone else play the game that way felt really good
You were really patient and chill despite how many times you died... Respect
I STILL HAVE THESE BOOKS. I love them and cherish them till this day
I bought these books for my sister when they came out as a box set. She really loved them. I miss her so much.
Very cool video. Love how relaxed it is
This guy is like the Bob Ross of Minecraft or something like that much love man 💙
i remember buying these books when i was real little and they first came out, i still have them on my bookshelf
I used to have all 4, my dad sold them but I have the building booklet. amazing vid
Im watching this video while laying in bed and im going to be honest ur voice is so calming im about to fall asleep 😅
Keep up the good work bro !
yea
The books had some good advice. I like that It stated to make a shelter on your first night and get a bed. These are crucial things to do for people new to Minecraft.
I love your voice its so relaxing
3:59 damn didn’t know he was chill like that
Just subscribed, happy 1k dude
I remember this world so well, 2014 was the year I started playing Minecraft on PS4.
The Bible and the Minecraft: Essential Handbook
i like how your not talkative and your pretty chill
this was entertaining to watch tbh
I remember my first book in the series was the redstone handbook. Fast forward to today and I have all the original books (pre-updated guides for those who aren't familiar). The books still have some details that are accurate to the game, while some aren't.
I had those books when I was a kid, absolutely loved reading them, they were awesome.
bro these books were the holy grail of the scholastic book fair back in elementary school! the memories
Begged my parents for them. Still have my first edition copies, now covered with smoothie stains and greasy fingerprint marks. The good days.
I wanted these books back in the day and I got them for christmas that year and I loved them
I’ve still got all these books, the nostalgia is unreal
These books are so nostalgic
These books were like a bible to me
Stay on da grind. Your gonna be huge one day
I remember having all 4 books when I was younger, looking back it feels like the stones for the infinity gauntlet. I'm sad I can only find one of them to this day but man those books bring in the feels
Amazing video! Please make a part 2!
This was so chill I had to sub
I watched this video twice now wow
I loved those book goddamn
OH DANG I STILL GOT THOSE BOOKS
I think they're somewhere in my drawers, thank you for reminding me my friend good video!!
Every now and then, even with how much Minecraft has advanced over the years, I still like to play as if it had just come out over a decade ago 💜
STOP OMG i remember getting my brother the redstone one for christmas the year they came out because he always wanted to figure out how to do redstone 😭😭 THE MEMORIESSSS
My dad used my brother's handbooks on our ps3 when he did his world. He planned to dig out underneath the entire world, and when we got more controllers, we helped him
this gave me a weird sense of comfort and nostalgia
Part of me yearns for the old legacy console editions again. Those were the days. Those books are the sacred texts!
Top tier nether soundtrack choice
Please, Ive always wanted this.
Those are the sacred text they hold the knowledge of a thousand years
I still have 3 of the 4 books and it always makes me laugh to see those old pieces of history sitting around my house
I still have all of them got them back in the day when i was playing 360 edition with my friends, we built that house from the construction handbook
I have still have these books! So nostalgic
holy shit the nostalgia is flooding back. Who remembers the elevator from the end of the redstone handbook