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|developer        = [[Mojang Studios]]<br>4J Studios<br>SkyBox Labs<br>Other Ocean Interactive<br>Telltale Games<br>Double Eleven

|firstinstallment  = ''{{s|wikipedia|Minecraft}}'' (2009, first public alpha; 2011, official release)

|latestinstallment = ''{{s|wikipedia|Minecraft Dungeons}}'' (2020)

''Minecraft'' began development around May 10th, 2009<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20090615065538/http://www.minecraft.net/about.jsp</ref>, when independent game developer {{s|wikipedia|Markus "Notch" Persson}} started expanding on one of his personal projects, a base-building demo named ''RubyDung''. He took heavy inspiration from ''{{s|wikipedia|Infiniminer}}'', an open-world, block-themed mining game released earlier that year, lifting its blocky aesthetics, mining gameplay, and first-person perspective, and developed a tech demo named ''Cave Game'', of which he uploaded a short gameplay video to [[YouTube]]. He soon renamed it ''Minecraft: Order of the Stone'' (a reference to the webcomic ''{{s|wikipedia|The Order of the Stick}}''), then simply ''Minecraft''.

Coded in the {{iw|wikipedia|Java|programming language}} programming language, a pre-alpha version of ''Minecraft'' was publicly released on May 17, 2009. The game's great popularity allowed Notch to work on it full-time, updating it based on feedback. To facilitate this, he founded a video game company, [[Mojang Studios|Mojang Specifications]] (eventually renamed to "Mojang AB" and later "Mojang Studios"). ''Minecraft'' entered beta testing on December 20, 2010, then was officially released on November 18, 2011. Later, on December 1, Notch stepped down from his position as lead designer, leaving programmer and designer {{s|wikipedia|Jens Bergensten}} to take his place. In 2014, [[Microsoft]] purchased Mojang for US$2.5 billion, thus acquiring the ''Minecraft'' intellectual property; Notch soon left Mojang, and the company cut all ties from him.

''Minecraft'' is an open-world sandbox game about survival and creativity, with a block-based world and blocky characters. Worlds are generated pseudo-randomly based on seeds (integer sequences), allowing players to have a different experience for each playthrough, while specific worlds can be recreated and revisited by saving their seeds. Worlds may come with different biomes, affecting the types of scenery and mobs the player may see, and also come with different dimensions to explore (three by default: the Overworld, the Nether, and the End). The player takes on the default appearance of a generic character named [[Steve]] or Alex, but can be customized to the player's liking using custom-made textures, known as "skins." As the name implies, the primary gameplay mechanics of ''Minecraft'' are mining (digging up blocks to obtain materials) and crafting (using said materials to create new objects, such as weapons or armor). The game also allows players to play online with other people through custom servers, or on ''Minecraft Realms'' (a subscription-based private server service). Online play is a notable and popular part of ''Minecraft'', and because of this, the game is continually updated and re-released with new features.

There have been numerous editions of ''Minecraft'', available on various platforms. The ''Java Edition'', the original edition of ''Minecraft'', is available on home computer platforms such as Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X (now macOS) and Linux; the ''Bedrock Edition'', rewritten in the {{s|wikipedia|C++}} programming language, was originally available on iOS and Android and has since been ported to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, [[Nintendo Switch]], and Windows 10; the discontinued ''Legacy Console Edition'' is the only available edition on older consoles such as the [[Wii U]], PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and Xbox 360; and special editions of ''Minecraft'' have been made available on platforms like the [[New Nintendo 3DS]] and the Raspberry Pi, but have since been discontinued.

In Survival mode, the focus is to gather resources and become stronger while building a home base. By day, the player normally encounters passive mobs, such as animals that can be tamed and farmed for materials. At night, the player may encounter more dangerous mobs such as [[Zombie]]s, [[Creeper]]s, Spiders, [[Enderman|Endermen]], and so on. While never explicitly stated during gameplay, the goal is to kill the Ender Dragon, who lives in the End dimension; doing so rolls the game's "credits", a surreal dialogue between two higher beings that explicitly breaks the fourth wall. However, there are no limitations on accomplishing this goal, and upon doing so, the player simply returns to their spawn point.

Creative mode focuses on building creations with a wide array of different blocks and materials. In this mode, survival is no issue, as the player is invincible to all standard forms of damage, and has the ability to freely fly. Furthermore, all mobs become passive and all blocks can be mined instantly. In the ''Bedrock Edition'', starting a Creative world permanently disables achievements, trophies, and leaderboard updates for that world, but has no other effects on gameplay.

Adventure mode is intended for player-created maps, and limits certain gameplay features for visiting players, such as directly destroying any blocks with any tools or placing blocks. This allows creators to produce narrative worlds, in the vein of a traditional adventure game, without interference from other players. Hardcore mode is a more difficult variant of Survival, exclusive to the ''Java Edition'', which locks the world to the most difficult settings and prevents players from respawning after death, forcing the map to be deleted if all players are killed. Spectator mode allows players to fly around and observe the world without interacting with it in any way.  

 

The popularity of ''Minecraft'' has led to many third-party companies basing their own games upon it, or crossing over with the ''Minecraft'' franchise in some way. For example, [[Square Enix]]'s ''{{s|dragonquestwiki|Dragon Quest Builders}}'' series is a mix between ''Minecraft''{{'}}s blocky design and survival genre and {{uv|Dragon Quest}}'s characters and role-playing genre. The Nintendo console versions of ''Minecraft'' include the {{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Mash-Up Pack}}, which comes with custom graphics and worlds based upon the {{uv|Mario}} series.

While no ''Minecraft'' content appears in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', according to [https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,408751/ Daniel Kaplan], former Production Director for ''Minecraft'', talks regarding the game being represented in ''Smash'' began as early as 2015,<ref>[https://twitter.com/Kappische/status/1311773807175180296 Daniel Kaplan on Twitter]</ref> either during the development of ''Smash 4''{{'}}s DLC or ''Ultimate''{{'}}s planning stages. It is unclear whether these negotiations were started with the intention of having ''Minecraft'' content appear in that game, or if said content was being negotiated for later usage.

*77. [[File:SteveIcon(SSBU).png|50px|right|link=Steve (SSBU)]] '''{{SSBU|Steve}}''' ([[DLC]]): The default skin makes his debut as a downloadable character, with [[Alex]], [[Zombie]], and [[Enderman]] as alternate costumes. Visually, his appearance and animations are nearly indistinguishable from those of ''Minecraft''. In battle, he uses a sword, axe, shovel and pickaxe to fight or mine from the stage for materials. Materials can be used to place Blocks, which can block attacks, serve as an unusual means of recovery, and allow for setups and extended combos. They can also upgrade or replace his tools and sword, altering the damage output, durability, and speed of his tool-based attacks. Materials are also consumed directly in his down aerial and down throw (which use anvils), and his down and side specials ([[TNT]] and [[Minecart]], respectively). His Final Smash traps a single opponent in a "[[House of Boom]]" filled with TNT and Creepers, resulting in a large explosion. He was released alongside Minecraft World, seven music tracks and the ''Minecraft'' series spirits on October 13th, 2020 as part of Challenger Pack 7.

*{{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}} '''[[Creeper|Creeper Outfit]]''' ([[DLC]])

*{{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}} '''[[Pig|Pig Outfit]]''' ([[DLC]])

*{{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=24x24px}} '''[[Diamond Armor]]''' ([[DLC]])

*'''[[Creeper|Creeper Mask]]''' ([[DLC]])

*'''[[Pig|Pig Mask]]''' ([[DLC]])

*'''[[Diamond Armor|Diamond Helmet]]''' ([[DLC]])

''Minecraft'' received 7 music tracks in ''Ultimate'', 6 of which are new arrangements. Music from the original game was unable to be used due to "various circumstances" including their style being deemed too relaxing (additionally, many people speculate that licensing issues with C418, the game's original composer, were involved, as he retains the rights to the songs he composed<ref>[https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1313038231823212545 PushDustIn on Twitter]</ref>), so the songs are instead taken from spinoff titles such as ''Minecraft Earth'' and ''Minecraft Dungeons'' as well as minigame themes from the "Legacy Console" version of ''Minecraft''.

===''{{s|wikipedia|Minecraft}}''===

All content from ''Minecraft'' pulls from both the ''Java'' Edition and ''Bedrock'' Edition up to the [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Nether_Update Nether Update] in addition to the ''Legacy Console'' Editions. Content from future updates such as the [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Caves_%26_Cliffs Caves & Cliffs] update is not reflected in ''Ultimate''.

*Playable Characters:

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} [[Steve]], the game's protagonist and default skin, appears as a playable character with alternate costumes for [[Alex]], [[Zombie]], and [[Enderman]].

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} Steve's moveset contains elements that first appeared in this game, like blocks, items, and weapons.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} Tennis Steve, Tennis Alex, Scottish Steve, and Swedish Alex from the ''[https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Legacy_Console_Edition Legacy Console Edition]{{'}}''s Default Skin pack appear as alternate costumes.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} [[Creeper]] and [[Pig]] appear as costumes for the {{SSBU|Mii Brawler}}.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} The [[Diamond Armor]] appears as a costume for the {{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}}.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} [[Minecraft World]]: Based on how worlds generated in ''Minecraft'' look with six different variations derived from different biomes.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} Various mobs from the original game appear, including [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Sheep sheep], [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Cow cows], [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Chicken chickens], and [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Spider spiders], in addition to mobs featured in other ways in ''Ultimate'' like [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Villager villagers], zombies, and Endermen.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} Steve, Alex, Zombie, Creeper, [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Skeleton Skeleton], [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Slime Slime], Enderman, Villager & [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Iron_Golem Iron Golem], [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Ghast Ghast], [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Piglin Piglin] and [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Ender_Dragon Ender Dragon] appear as spirits.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} The artwork used for the Steve, Alex, Zombie, Creeper and Skeleton spirits is sourced from the ''Legacy Console Edition'' of the game.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} The artwork used for the Enderman and Ender Dragon spirits is sourced from the ''Bedrock Edition'' of the game.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} "'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|Clockwork Crafter}}'''": One of the [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Mini_games#Battle "steampunk" Battle Mini Game] themes, sourced from the ''Legacy Console Edition''.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} "'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|Toys on a Tear}}'''": An arrangement of one of the "shrunk" Battle Mini Game themes from the ''Legacy Console Edition''.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} "'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|Dance of the Blocks}}'''": An arrangement of one of the "shrunk" Battle Mini Game themes from the ''Legacy Console Edition''.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} "'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|Glide}}'''": An arrangement of one of the [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Mini_games#Glide Glide Mini Game] themes from the ''Legacy Console Edition''.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} "'''[[Victory theme#Minecraft Victory Theme|Victory! Minecraft]]'''": The sound that plays when completing a challenge [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Advancement advancement], sourced from the ''[https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Java_Edition Java Edition]''.

=== ''{{s|wikipedia|Minecraft Earth}}''===

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} "'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|Earth}}'''": An arrangement of the game's main theme.

===''{{s|wikipedia|Minecraft Dungeons}}''===

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} "'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|Halland / Dalarna}}'''": An arrangement of the two camp themes, which was featured in Steve's reveal trailer.

**{{GameIcon|ssbu}} "'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|The Arch-Illager}}'''": An arrangement of the game's final boss theme, the [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Minecraft_Dungeons:Arch-Illager Arch-Illager].

*Article on the [https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Minecraft_(franchise) Minecraft Wiki].

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