Minecraft (universe)

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Minecraft (universe)
Developer(s)	Mojang Studios
Publisher(s)	Mojang Studios Xbox Game Studios Sony Interactive Entertainment
Designer(s)	Markus Persson Jens Bergensten
Genre(s)	Sandbox Survival
Console/platform of origin	Microsoft Windows Apple OS X Linux
First installment	Minecraft (2009)
Latest installment	Minecraft Dungeons (2020)
Article on Wikipedia	Minecraft (universe)

The Minecraft universe (マインクラフト, Minecraft) refers to the Smash Bros. series' collection of characters, stages, and properties that hail from the video game franchise created by the Sweden-based developer Mojang Studios. Since its development versions in 2009 and official release in 2011, Minecraft has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon and is the single best-selling video game of all time, spawning a litany of spinoffs, merchandising, and media and becoming a staple of popular culture in the subsequent years. Originally an independent property, the franchise and its developer have remained under the ownership of Microsoft since their acquisition on September 15th, 2014.

Franchise description

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).

There are two main modes to Minecraft. 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 Zombies, Creepers, Spiders, 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". 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 the wide array of different blocks and materials. In this mode, survival is no issue, as the player is invincible and has the power to fly around freely. Furthermore, all mobs become passive and all blocks can be mined instantly. The game 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.

Minecraft has been ported to many platforms since its initial release on personal computers, including mobile platforms, home consoles, and even Nintendo's own Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch. Minecraft has also spawned spinoff titles: augmented-reality mobile game Minecraft Earth, action RPG / dungeon crawler Minecraft Dungeons (co-developed by Double Eleven), and adventure game Minecraft: Story Mode (co-developed by Telltale Games). Additionally, Minecraft has found success as a learning tool through Minecraft: Education Edition, a specialized branch of the main game.

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 Dragon Quest Builders series is a mix between Minecraft's blocky design and survival genre and Dragon Quest's characters and role-playing genre. The Nintendo console versions of Minecraft include the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack, which comes with custom graphics and worlds based upon the Mario series.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Minecraft universe will be introduced in Ultimate as DLC for Challenger Pack 7, with one fighter, a stage, music tracks, and several Spirits.

Fighter

• 77. Steve: The default skin makes his debut as a downloadable character. Alex, Zombie, and Enderman are alternate costumes.

Stage

• 
  Minecraft World: The stage has multiple possible layouts, with various possible biomes and structures. Fighters are able to destroy elements of the stage on top of the main level. The stage’s background is styled after the "Java Edition" of Minecraft, as indicated by various aspects of world generation that distinguish it from other versions.

Mii Costumes

• Creeper
• Pig
• Diamond Armor

Music

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 (and potentially licensing issues), 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.

• Halland/Dalarna: A new remix of the two camp themes from Minecraft Dungeons, which was featured in Steve's reveal trailer.
• Earth: A new remix of the main theme from Minecraft Earth.
• Clockwork Crafter: One of the "steampunk" Battle Mini Game themes, taken directly from the Legacy Console Edition of Minecraft.
• Toys on a Tear: A new remix of one of the "shrunk" Battle Mini Game themes from the Legacy Console Edition of Minecraft.
• Dance of the Blocks: A new remix of one of the "shrunk" Battle Mini Game themes from the Legacy Console Edition of Minecraft.
• Glide: A new remix of one of the Glide Mini Game themes from the Legacy Console Edition of Minecraft.
• The Arch-Illager: A new remix of the Arch-Illager's boss theme from Minecraft Dungeons.

Spirits

Zombie Creeper Skeleton Slime (Minecraft) Enderman Villager & Iron Golem Ghast Piglin Ender Dragon

Games with elements from or in Super Smash Bros.

Minecraft

• Playable Characters:
  • Steve is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with alternate costumes for Alex, Zombie, and Enderman. Tennis Steve, Tennis Alex, Scottish Steve, and Swedish Alex from the Legacy Console Edition's Default Skin pack are the third through sixth alternate costumes.
• Stage:
  • Minecraft World is based off of how worlds generated in Minecraft look with 6 different variations based off different biomes.
• Music:
  • "Clockwork Crafter" is taken directly from the Minecraft Battle and Tumble soundtrack. "Toys on a Tear", "Dance of the Blocks", and "Glide" appear as new remixes.

Minecraft Earth

• An arrangement of the game's main theme, "Earth", is included.

Minecraft Dungeons

• An arrangement of "Halland" and "Dalarna" is included, both being camp themes. An arrangement of "The Arch-Illager", the boss theme of the main antagonist of the game, is also included.

Trivia

• According to Daniel Kaplan, former Production Director for Minecraft, talks regarding the game being represented in Smash began as early as 2015.
• Prior to Steve's inclusion in Smash, characters from the Mario, Pac-Man, Final Fantasy, and Banjo-Kazooie universes have appeared as official skins in the "Legacy Console" and "Bedrock" versions of Minecraft.
• Minecraft is the second third-party universe to debut in the 2000s after the Bayonetta universe.
  • Coincidentally, they both debuted in 2009.
• Minecraft is the first third-party primary universe in Smash to be of indie origin.

External links

• Article on the Official Minecraft Wiki.