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2 unusual facts about Minecraft: The Story of Mojang


Minecraft: The Story of Mojang

The film premiered first on Xbox Live on December 22, 2012, and was made available for download and streaming the following day.

The film features interviews of key personnel of the company including Markus Persson (a.k.a. "Notch") and Jens Bergensten (a.k.a. "Jeb").


Amazon S3

Minecraft hosts game updates and player skins on the S3 servers.

Bicolor cat

A tuxedo cat is one of the three types of cats in the video game Minecraft.

Blocks That Matter

BTM heavily references the games Minecraft and Tetris through the main characters, in-game mechanics and concepts such as “Pajitnovian physics”.

C.G.P. Grey

Most of his videos also feature a Creeper from the game Minecraft.

California 4th Grade Mission Project

v=wV COP81Aoo John Lillis, from Dixie Canyon Elementary School, created the first 'virtual' Mission tour entirely using the resources found in the popular video game, "Minecraft" April 30, 2012.

Capillary action

Some textile fabrics are said to use capillary action to "wick" sweat away from the skin.

Chris Pirillo

The service also offers extra perks such as a private Minecraft and TeamSpeak server.

Dragon Fantasy

Finally, Intermission M features a non-canon side-story about the heroes traveling to a Minecraft server and retrieving Notch's magic Swedish hat from an Enderdragon in order to return to the real world.

Droban-Apherna

Using the videogame Minecraft, they used each track as a chapter of a movie based on the 2012 phenomenon.

Experience point

Final Fantasy XIII, Minecraft, Dice & Glory, and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay are examples of games that use a cash-in advancement system.

Ghoti

In the computer game Minecraft, a "splash text" (random sentence) is displayed on the title screen.

Informative Murder Porn

When Stan's parents discover the parental lock and are unable to answer the security question, "How do you tame a horse in Minecraft?", which refers to the video game of that name.

Jordan Maron

He created a parody video called, "Minecraft Style", based on "Gangnam Style" by South Korean entertainer PSY that used animated Minecraft figures.

Julian Gough

In 2011, he quickly wrote up the ending credits for the popular video game Minecraft prior to its November release.

KATSU

In 2013 12 Oz prophet reported that KATSU was constructing his tags in the online multiplayer game Minecraft.

Lego Minecraft

Mashable listed the first Lego Minecraft set as a creative gift for the 2012 Christmas season.

MojoPac

MojoPac supports popular applications such as Firefox and Microsoft Office, and it is also high performance enough to run popular PC Games such as World of Warcraft, Minecraft and Half-Life 2.

Nikolaj Nyholm

He has founded four technology startups that have pioneered different domains, is an advisor to Minecraft creator Mojang, and is now a partner at the early-stage venture capital investor, Sunstone Capital.

Retro City Rampage

This mode can also be played with unlockable characters from other indie developed games: like Super Meat Boy, Commander Video from the Bit.Trip series, and Steve from Minecraft, among others.

Section sign

In Minecraft, the section sign is used to create color text.

Slender Man

In 2011, Markus "Notch" Persson, creator of the sandbox indie game Minecraft, added a new hostile mob to the game, which he named the "Enderman" when multiple users on Reddit and Google+ commented on the similarity to the Slender Man.

Webmin

Webmin released Minecraft Server Module 1.0 in January 2013, and version 1.1 in March 2013.


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