The Camera Acts Differently to Minecraft's
The first version, which was released on December 2, 2009 was more limited than any other edition of Minecraft ever released to the public, including the pre-classic version that is available from the Minecraft Launcher. The controls were altered and additional blocks were added to the game. [2]
In November 2014, the initial page hosting the game was taken down. You can still access the archive using the Wayback Machine. The executable is also available on the Internet Archive.
On December 2, 2012, Notch released the JavaScript version of Minecraft 4k. This version does not allow you to move around or view, but the camera or the world can move itself. There is also a blue water-like block that you can add to the other types of blocks. [3]
1 Gameplay 1.1 General, 1.2 World 1.3 Controls
Gameplay[]
General[]
The player can place and remove blocks. The only block the player can place is grass, similar to the very first builds of Minecraft internally known as RubyDung which are available through the Minecraft Launcher. Leaves do not decay.
World[]
The same 64x64x63 block world is created each time the game is loaded. There are only two blocks in the game which are: grass block, air, dirt block, stone bricks and bricks. No mobs exist.
The first version of the game has one type of block that uses an XOR fractal as a texture.
A wall that is invisible surrounds the world, preventing the player from escaping like the bedrock that is invisible or an old world.
Controls[]
The player can move around with standard WASD controls, as well as jump using Space.
Controls for left- and right-clicking are different from traditional Minecraft controls. Left-click puts blocks and right-click destroys them. Middle-click places blocks too enough. Moving the mouse turns the camera "smoothly," similar to pressing F8 in Java Edition, and cannot be changed in this version.
The camera behaves differently than Minecraft's. The camera only moves when the cursor is moved a significant distance from the center of Minecraft's viewport. The cursor selects blocks in the world, but is not the center of the screen.
The game does not have an options menu , nor a HUD.
Graphics[]
The graphics appear pixelated due to the fact of the game's rendering at a low resolution. Even when running at a higher resolution the game fails to scale the resolution correctly and the appearance of noise is maintained. Block textures are similar to the ones used in Classic because Classic 0.30 (Creative) was the most recent version of Minecraft at the time. Most blocks appear noisier than their Minecraft counterparts, however some blocks, particularly stone, are a lot different. The sky is black due to the absence of skyboxes.
When you hover your cursor over an object the outline of the block is thick and white, as opposed to Minecraft's thin gray outline of block selection.
A comparison of Minecraft 4k's and Minecraft Classic's block textures.
A screenshot that shows the white outline of the block.
Another screenshot showing the same.
Blocks[]
The initial version of the game features one non-air block.
In the second version, block IDs are stored using four bits, resulting in 16 possible IDs. These are mostly filled in with slightly different textured dirt.
References[]
A b "Minecraft 4k (very early build)" (archived) by Markus_Persson - Java-Gaming.org, December 3, 2009. "Minecraft 4k (very early build)" (archived) by Markus_Persson - Java-Gaming.org, December 3, 2009. "Widescreen! There are a variety of blocks! Building and destroying blocks! A different mouse look that makes it easier to use the left and right buttons. There are fewer bugs! Also, the .pack.gz is STILL under 2kb :P" | "Trying http://jsfiddle.net: http://jsfiddle.net/uzMPU/" - @notch (Markus Persson) on Twitter, December 2, 2012 See also[]
Minicraft Another contest game. Prelude of the Chambered, another game developed to be a part of a contest. Zombie Town: A unreleased sequel to "Left 4k Dead", a game Notch created for Java 4K. Miners4k is another game Notch developed to play for the Java 4K contest.