Today’s game is some Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition. I haven’t been in my world for a while so i decided to hop in and relax. I’ve noticed i don’t really have a drive to beat the Ender Dragon, so i think that’s really dampened a bit of my attention too it. I still enjoy sinking some time into it though.
I stopped to get some fish to tame the cat above, and while i was doing so it started to set and the game’s soothing soundtrack started playing. I ended up putting the rod away and just watching. Maybe it’s just nostalgia but watching that sent shivers down my spine, in like a good way. I felt all the stress of the day just kind of leave my body and i felt a lot lighter.
It brought back vivid memories of my childhood, sat around the Entertainment Center with my sister. We’d spend hours in Minecraft (creative mode specifically because we were afraid of survival) and just build the most mundane things with our creativity. It always felt so amazing even when the builds were so poor in quality.
I remember the very first world i built, i built this giant wooden house in a dessert, then built a cafeteria on top of it out of iron blocks. and finally on top of that I built a Travel Agency that specialized in trips to the nether (complete with a nether rail and everything). I decided i wanted a moat so i used TNT. Then i built a bridge out of emerald blocks. Finally i had a farm i put in the basement along with a room for my cats. I wanted to be able to see them so i put a glass sun roof in the floor of my bedroom.
Another memory I remember was when i couldn’t figure out how to make a furnace (because of how the Console Edition’s UI was). I tried everything, and my last ditch effort was too build a cobblestone U shape with a Dandelion in the center (for fire). Looking back I’m not sure why i thought that would work. But it’s still a really fond memory. I’m starting to ramble a bit here about my childhood, but basically, watching this was nostalgic.
I went to check in on the village and i think their population went down, I’m not sure though. I’m thinking of building some sort of defensive barrier around the village to help keep them safe. I don’t really do villager trading, but also I’d feel bad not trying to help out, so it’s something on my list someday.
My final act for today was to check on Matheson (who is a black sheep i named after Richard Matheson, author of I Am Legend, one of my favorite books growing up and what i just so happened to have on my shelf when i looked at it for a name). I fed him some wheat before shutting it off. I figured i should feed the guy.
just build the most mundane things with our creativity. It always felt so amazing even when the builds were so poor in quality.
I feel this. Nowadays I don’t enjoy building anymore, because I have too high a standard for block palettes and shapes and where things should go and stuff like that. No more square houses built entirely out of diamond blocks and obsidian. No more random japanese pagodas in the middle of my base. No more bulbasaur pixel art. Now it’s way more stressful and less fun I guess. And I even if I can have fun building a single base, I never have the motivation to build anything beyond that, because there’s just too much effort, motivation, and planning required.
I remember one day watching a small youtuber, who I can’t remember right now unfortunately, building a river that passed through a giant rainbow out of wool smack dab in the middle of their base. They talked about how they intentionally stopped trying to build pretty and logical things and just decided to have fun. It was really inspiring and nostalgic to see. So I do that too when I play now, and honestly, it’s actually harder than building “good” looking things. But it’s fun.
There’s just something special about legacy console editions that modern Minecraft lacks.
I think it’s a combination of the graphics and just the limitations it forces on you. It really forces you to think outside the box for builds, at least in my opinion. I’m sure there’s people far more qualified though to figure out what it is
Love some Minecraft. It’s just digital Legos
It’s great to relax with, and also scratch that Lego Itch with how pricey they are nowadays
Minecraft is always a great time. My last revisit I tried hardcore mode to see how far I could get. The devastation I felt after falling into lava and losing all my progress 😭😭 still hella fun, would recommend trying if you haven’t already. Makes you play a lot more strategically.
Also I love I am legend too! What other books do you like?
I tend to bounce around with books. I don’t get much time to read but i’m sucker for the basic classics. I’d say on my list of all time favorites is Robin Hood, Macbeth, Beowulf, and anything Arthurian. Hitchiker’s Guide and and everything Tolkien is on that list too.
If i wanted to get a bit niche (and on theme) the Minecraft novel written by Max Brooks was weirdly fun to read when i was younger.
I have quite a few books i’ve picked up and haven’t finished yet too though like Catch 22 and the Star Wars Prequel Novels.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, really cool to hear. We just started a Realm for our 8 yr old and his friends and I hope he has fond memories when he gets older.
I’m not OP but I wanted to say that’s really cool! My dad set up a server for me and my sister when we were kids and some of my core memories from my childhood are playing Minecraft with friends.
It’s definitely a good experience growing up having those fond memories to look back on. Supporting children like that is a good thing to do
