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This is the main way I used to play Minecraft in the Beta days, thanks!

• lxgr 1y ago
  Wow, same here, but I somehow completely forgot about that!
• spicybright 1y ago
  There's a very funny story behind MinecraftForFree.com which is what most people used back then. Notch (the creator of minecraft) was angry someone was posting his game online for free. He emailed the owner, Dylan, of the site threatening legal action. Instead of going down a legal route, Dylan challenged him play a game of quake3 to settle the dispute. If notch won, Dylan would take the site down. If Dylan won, notch would would leave him alone and let him keep hosting the site. Notch agreed, won the match, and Dylan followed the promise and took it down forever!
  • mzajc 1y ago
    There are even recordings of their match (in two parts), they're quite funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Fu0SZ7PN8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Fu0SZ7PN8
  • awkwardpotato 1y ago
    > If Dylan won, notch would would leave him alone and let him keep hosting the site. Small correction, Dylan always planned to take the site down. They were playing for Minecraft capes[0] for him and his two teammates. The original livestream of the match is still up on Twitch also.[1] [0] Cosmetics that used to be very rare and only given out by devs or at MineCon [1] https://twitch.tv/videos/38469359 https://twitch.tv/videos/38469359
    • spicybright 1y ago
      Thank you for the correction! The story is basically minecraft folklore, so the details get exaggerated.