5 things in Minecraft that will make you feel nostalgic

Since Minecraft has existed for over a decade now, it's no surprise that fans feel a sense of nostalgia every now and then while playing it. Although the game has grown by leaps and bounds since its earliest days, there are still moments that remind long-tenured players of a simpler time when the game didn't have the frills and features that it does today.

Despite Minecraft growing its features and fanbase year after year, it only takes a single occurrence to bring some players back to the days when they first started playing the game.

Although the nostalgia factor for each player is different, many agree that certain instances can send them looking back on the game's history with fondness and childlike wonderment. That said, this article explores some of the most nostalgic things in the game.

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Five things in Minecraft that can still make you nostalgic

1) Hearing older songs from the soundtrack

Minecraft's music can be deeply nostalgic when it plays unexpectedly (Image via Mojang)

While Minecraft has introduced new music tracks to the game, like Lena Raine's "Otherside" in the Caves & Cliffs update, many fans are deeply nostalgic about the work of C418 in the game's early days. Songs like "Sweden," "Living Mice," and "Danny" hearken back to the Alpha and Beta development period of the sandbox title, a place where many players started.

Moreover, since these classic C418 tracks have remained an indelible part of the game, no matter where players started their journeys in the game world, they can still hear them years later and be reminded of how far they've come.

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2) Creating basic builds with old materials

Using older resources for shelters in Minecraft can remind players of the old days (Image via Mojang)

With a massive collection of in-game blocks in each new Minecraft update, player builds have never been more varied. Be that as it may, sometimes using simple resources like wooden planks, cobblestone, and even dirt can result in players reminiscing about when they first started building a shelter of their own to avoid hostile mobs that appear at night.

Creating incredible base builds in Minecraft with new and old materials is a fun task, but getting back to the basics and creating crude yet functional shelters can still remind players of their early survival experiences.

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3) Crafting without using the recipe book

Minecraft's recipe book made crafting easier, but some fans prefer the old ways (Image via Mojang)

Some Minecraft players might remember the days before the 1.12 update when crafting required knowledge of a block/item's recipe and where materials needed to be placed in the crafting grid to create something. The recipe book introduced the ability to craft an unlocked item/block recipe by automatically placing resources in the crafting grid, although some users still overlook the recipe book.

There's something classical about not using the recipe book and building items and blocks from memory. It brings one back to a time when they kept mental notes of how to craft the most vital tools and blocks they needed. The recipe book is convenient, but crafting materials the old-school way can still generate plenty of fondness for the game's yesteryears.

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4) Being isolated

Superflat worlds in Minecraft: Java Edition can often feel quite nostalgic (Image via Mojang)

Before Minecraft introduced new mobs, structures, and large-scale biomes, the game world was much more empty. While some players thought this was eerie, others remember it fondly for making the game feel like a true sandbox experience. For many players, Minecraft has become cluttered over sequential updates, complicating a game they preferred to be simple.

This is one of the reasons why being far from other mobs, structures, or the game's various new biomes can still recreate a feeling of the simple times. To be away from the perceived clutter that arrived in the past several years of updates is something that some nostalgic fans still cherish.

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5) Playing older versions of the game

Playing older game versions is a direct line to nostalgia (Image via Mojang)

Thanks to the Minecraft Launcher and third-party game clients, players can easily and effectively access older versions of the game dating back to its Alpha/Beta stages. If players want to relive their memories of a simpler and open-ended world without Ender Dragons or a revamped world generation, then simply playing an older version of the game is one of the best ways of doing so.

No matter which version of the game players cherish the most from their halcyon days, it's well within reach. While fans might not be able to perfectly recapture their early wonder of playing the game again, loading up a world on its older iteration is one way to get closer to it.