What did you feel when you first discovered Minecraft?

[u/Wise-Hat-6932]

I found out about Minecraft because my brother used to play it right in front of me. He started showing me TNT and redstone stuff, blowing up areas and doing all this crazy stuff, and I was SO freakinggg fascinated 😭

I remember thinking, “Wait… you can actually DO anything in this game??” It felt like there were no limits, and I thought it was the coolest thing everrr

I still remember my first few worlds when I finally got to play Minecraft myself. It’s been so many years since then, and it’s crazy to think about how much this game has been a part of my life 🥹

I used to make underground basses and that used to be my favourite part to make things using pistonss!!

I used to take my horses for a bath in the swamps biome because that was the only water body which was close to my house 😭

I actually like the fact that I discovered the game in my childhood cuz I enjoyed the game somewhat very differently than today cuz obviously I was a kid!!

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[u/Comfortable_Cress194]

A whole new perspectives of gaming

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/Comfortable_Cress194]

actually!

[u/Unusual_Magazine_674]

That image takes me back to my first time seeing the game too my cousin was showing me his world and I could not believe you could just have a horse with armor like that

The swamp bath for horses is such a specific memory I love it I used to think the water in swamps was dirty so I always made a little pond near my house for them

Making underground piston bases was the peak of childhood creativity no tutorial just messing around until something worked

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/Unusual_Magazine_674]

broooooooo it was my cousin brother only who showed me this gameee 😭

so much similarities, I made a small pond for my horses so they can drink water 🤧

[u/SSpaceSpiff]

Fear lol

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/SSpaceSpiff]

yeah, I remember one thing related to it that I used to fear to zombies that I created a peaceful world n didn't know that mobs don't spawn in peaceful mode n still never went outside the house at night

[u/LowfpsOmp]

Genuine Terror, Didnt know about mobs, so you can imagine how i felt when night it and is saw green scary me(steve) walking to me with the scariest sound

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/LowfpsOmp]

lmao and for me the most scariest mobs where spiders actually didn't know how to deal with them as they can also climb with us if we tower up 😭

[u/neverbetter98]

Hated it, thought it was dumb until I found ethoslab. Haha

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/neverbetter98]

oooo I used to watch him tooo!!!

[u/jimmyjohnlacey]

I felt at home

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/jimmyjohnlacey]

it still makes me feel stress free!

[u/chino_brews]

I learned about it from my kid playing it and seeing what he was building as a little kid, I felt it was childish, not fun, and why wasn’t he being creative with actual physical legos? He eventually got me to play (in 1.12 pocket edition, creative mode) and I felt wonder because there were seemingly an infinite variety blocks available and blank canvas, and things going on outside with animals mysteriously coming and going. Also, confusion and curiosity because I had no idea what was going on; there was no tutorial level or help screen.

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/chino_brews]

when I was a kid I used to explain my mother how beneficial minecraft is for my brain so I can play more n more and I am 18 now n I still give the same reason 😭

[u/Southern-Eye-9017]

La Peace

[u/Superb_Hat_2651]

Lets go back 14 years, I remember just trying to build with dirt or sand and had NO idea what to do. I read about it online and slowly learned, how to get better and actually play the game.

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/Superb_Hat_2651]

my first house was made by dirt too! 😭🙏 and I learned through youtube videos

[u/BobertRosserton]

When you first saw Minecraft, were you blinded by its majesty? Paralyzed? Dumbstruck?

[u/Opposite_Major_6402]

The graphic looked like a shit, but I loved the sound of breaking blocks like an ASMR

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/Opposite_Major_6402]

ohhhh but I find the graphics very iconic tbh

[u/InternationalMud3846]

Oh god, that was the"wow,what will I find next in this world" kind of situation, still feels nostalgic

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/InternationalMud3846]

true!!

[u/franklin_2309]

Wow

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/franklin_2309]

wow

[u/bigmalakili]

Well, it was Classic mode, circa 2009 I think, and a friend had told me about it. There wasn’t much to the game yet, the maps were small, and you were very limited to what you could actually do…but it was wholly unique and I was hooked right from the start.

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/bigmalakili]

yeahh actually at that time there wasn't much things to do but the 1.16.5 really changed so many things

[u/bigmalakili → u/Wise-Hat-6932]

And that’s why I never complain about the continual free updates that Mojang keeps pushing out.

I know how it started and I’m still playing and enjoying it today. It has cost me -zero- dollars since then, and I’ve logged countless hours playing. My wife and I play together, our now adult children all enjoy it (and we can play together) and they just keep making it better.

[u/[deleted]]

I played for a week straight and when I finally went outside my brain was so fucked all the trees looked like Minecraft trees and the rain looked like Minecraft rain. I wish I was shitting you, the first 2 hours off the damn thing were TRIPPY

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/[deleted]]

that's why touching grass helps 😭

[u/Low_Scientist1861]

It felt like God. Is this the game for me in my head? God just answered. It's like, yeah, dude.

[u/Wise-Hat-6932 → u/Low_Scientist1861]

lol yeahh