an awesome game released in
mid 2010 by european
indie developer "Notch."
the main hook of the game is its presentation; imagine if the world was made up of
one meter cubed blocks which represented different materials, such as wood, stone, sand or diamonds. now imagine a world like that that is eight times larger than the surface of the earth and has zombies, skeletons, tarantulas, and zombies riding skeletons that emerge at night, plus a bizarre nether world populated by zombie pig people that are docile until you attack, and giant, firespittting jelly fish. imagine all that, then
add the ability to dig deep into the earth and harvest materials. then also
add the ability to take these resources and build a plethora of objects, such as houses, pickaxes, and furnaces. then
add multiplayer, and you have minecraft. in
short, it is awesome, and you
will sink hours into it, wanting to find rare blocks lik e gold, diamond, or red stone.
Mike: Hey Jim, have you ever played Minecraft?
Jim: Hell yeah, I even found a vein of red
stone 12 blocks large once. I was able to create a whole rail
car system that spanned my Minecraft world!
Mike: Awesome!