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Re:CSS Minecraft by JLCarveth on Monday May 26, 2025 @06:47PM (#44102351)
You used to be able to play Minecraft classic directly on minecraft.net
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Re:CSS Minecraft by catgirlinspace on Monday May 26, 2025 @07:15PM (#44102491)
It still exists at https://classic.minecraft.net/
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Re:CSS Minecraft by Thorrez on Monday May 26, 2025 @07:32PM (#44102613)
I was confused because I thought Minecraft was originally Java, but that is Javascript. Wikipedia explains:

>On 7 May, 2019, coinciding with Minecraft's 10th anniversary, a JavaScript recreation of an old 2009 Java Edition build named Minecraft Classic was made available to play online for free.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft

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Re:CSS Minecraft by JLCarveth on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @12:46PM (#44108600)
Wow! I had no idea, it even supports up to 9 additional players.
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Re:CSS Minecraft by charcircuit on Monday May 26, 2025 @08:11PM (#44102812)
The full game was available on minecraft.net for many years. At times it was the only way to play multiplayer when the authentication server would go down.
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