A rare version of Minecraft discovered after more than 10 years of searching

Minecraft was released in 2009 and has received many updates since then, however, one version was lost until it was found after more than 10 years of searching. The first to pay attention to the history of the publication Kotaku…

In the early stages, Minecraft received updates quite often, although some of them were released without warning. These patches were usually released on Friday, but one of them, version Alpha 1.1.1, was released on Saturday, September 18, 2010.

Alpha 1.1.1 added fishing rods and the ability to crouch, however a bug in this update could make the screen completely gray. Soon, developers from the Mojang studio fixed a bug in the Alpha 1.1.2 patch. The bug was fixed so quickly that Alpha 1.1.1 was available for download for only 3 hours and 25 minutes.

Since then, enthusiasts have tried to find version Alpha 1.1.1, but due to the unexpected release and a bug (players who managed to download the update removed this version), even the Omniarchive group, which is engaged in archiving old versions of Minecraft, almost lost hope.

However, a few months ago, someone found tweet users Twitter under the nickname Lunasorcery, which on September 18, 2010 wrote about the release of a new version of Minecraft. However, it was only last week that she noticed messages asking her to look for version Alpha 1.1.1.

Lunasorcery plugged in a USB stick with old files and found the “minecraft.jar” file dated September 18, 2010. She opened the archive and found that it was indeed Alpha 1.1.1. The find was later confirmed by members of the Omniarchive.

At the same time, Lunasorcery herself also found a rare build c0.29_01, and thanks to the attention to her find, other lost builds of the game were discovered. You can download Minecraft version Alpha 1.1.1 here.

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