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Minecraft 4k

Minecraft 4k was an edition of Minecraft developed for the 2010 Java 4K contest, where the entry games were required to be within four kibibytes (4096 bytes) in size.

2 December 2009

Minecraft 4k is an indie developed by Markus 'Notch' Persson, released 2 December 2009 on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What Minecraft 4k is

Minecraft 4k is an indie game developed by Markus 'Notch' Persson and released in 2009. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Minecraft 4k was an edition of Minecraft developed for the 2010 Java 4K contest, where the entry games were required to be within four kibibytes (4096 bytes) in size.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Minecraft series

Minecraft 4k is the first of 131 entries we hold in the Minecraft series. The next entry was Minecraft: Java Edition in 2011.

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What it launched against

Minecraft 4k launched on 2 December 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.

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When did Minecraft 4k come out?
Minecraft 4k was released on 2 December 2009 for PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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