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Funny enough, the original version of minecraft used to run in the browser too! It used Java applets. That was a long time ago, I remember playing it as a kid
by nullbyte 1y ago
Funny enough, the original version of minecraft used to run in the browser too! It used Java applets. That was a long time ago, I remember playing it as a kid
- neuroelectron 1y agoYes that's how notch was able to distribute it while circumventing publishers. Very smart move at the time.
- diggan 1y agoJava Applets weren't some magical "workaround" for distributing without publishers, lots (well, subjective) of indie developers were distributing binaries via websites at the point of the first alphas of Minecraft. Of course, way more popular nowadays as there are dedicated platforms for it.
- 8note 1y agothe initial scope of minecraft was also in line with the java applet games of ~2005, like the ski simulator. minecraft came well after the applet era, almost to the end of the flash. huh. Minecraft is the taylor swift of video games. the last big star before big tech took over discovery and access for an industry.
- laidoffamazon 1y agoVery astute comparison. Yet somehow still both huge!
- schindlabua 1y agoI got into Minecraft via 4chan, of all places. People used to make posts about it and how cool it was and others would naturally talk crap about the game.