minecraft music but you're no longer a kid... 

“For every man who places his last block, there is a young boy out there placing his first.”

Lets be honest here, we never finished building that city.

i used to play minecraft with my dad. he wasn't very good at it and i was often waiting for him to catch up with me, but he always wanted to play with me and he never got tired of it even though he struggled. he passed away from cancer last autumn and, while i still love playing, i don't think i'll ever be able to play it again without thinking of him and how much i miss his gamertag a few blocks away and his huge pack of dogs he'd always tame. i miss you, dad.

”Dont cry because it ended, Smile because it happened” -A wise man.

"You never quit minecraft, you just take a really long break from it." -A wise man.

It's fascinating on how such a lonely game can feel so much like home.

"Let's finish this tomorrow i have to leave, see ya" "Ok bro, I'll be waiting" (Last seen 11 years ago)

Minecraft music triggers a deep sadness and nostalgia in me. I'm so grateful that I grew up at exactly the right time, when Minecraft was just coming onto the market. Unfortunately, that period of my life is over. Minecraft still exists, but the people associated with it are long gone. It's like revisiting the house you grew up in, the house is still there, but the people who made it a home are no longer there.

I will be 76 in September of this year and I remember my grandson playing Minecraft. I would sit for hours and watch him build whole cities. Now, my grandson has graduated from High School this year is and moving on with his life. But what great times we had together and what great memories I have of the times when we were together.

I played minecraft for the first time when i was in 10th grade. I'm 28 now, and I can hear my 4yo son playing it in the other room. Time flies, enjoy it while you can!

Impossible to not cry reading all these nostalgic comments....

This whole thread gives me depression but I can't stop reading. We all share common pain in here. Staring in window now, realizing that there's gonna be a guy across the road who feels the same way, for all days gone, for all those adventures that are in a past. Gives me some peace to know I'm not alone in this. Millions of us across the globe. You are not alone too.

"That one day, we'll look back at where we started and be amazed by how far we've come." - Technoblade

This game is like an old friend that’s always there for you. Through thick and thin. Bless Notch and Mojang for giving us a timeless classic.

"Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory." -Theodor Suess Geisel

I played Minecraft after elementary school everyday with a friend I met online, she and I would imagine we were warriors in the builds we made, we "fought off the endless waves of evil", we were a family one moment, the villagers next, then the invaders ourselves. I remember getting a message one night while playing, of her saying that she won't be on for a while but to please continue being a knight, and I assumed that meant she got off because it was late. 2 days later I learned she passed away from cancer, and her parents called me to read the letter she made me. That's where "rubyheart" comes from. I refuse to get rid of that world, I can't, I go back on there to build onto our chaos of a world, go mining, slay a zombie, and add a new flower to her grave I made her. Minecraft gave me more then a friend.

Don't be sad that it's over, be happy it happened.

It's crazy to see how peaceful the comment section is compared to other vids. that's all because we all have experienced the same feeling

I never realize how good things are until they're gone. Having the liberty to spend hours creating and exploring on this game as a kid was a wonderful experience.

I still play in the world we had, me and him. I built him a grave in it, his dog is still sitting next to it, and I join him sometimes. I miss you, man.

"Behind a man,who just placed his last block on minecraft,is just a kid,who placed his first"

Damn 2011-2015 was such a blast thinking of it

Just reading the comments while listening to this music brings this surreal yet peaceful feel, as if we are all connected... As if I am being taken back in time with everyone in the comment section.... Feels almost as if we all played together and experienced the same things. As if.. We all know each other.

I'm trying not to cry, I have been playing Minecraft for years, and I haven't in a while. This hurts because I know that I can never go back to my early days of playing Minecraft, it hurts because I know that I'm not the same person anymore. It hurts because I've become someone who is too afraid to take chances, the same way I could before. It hurts, but it's nice. I don't know why I'm drawn to it even though it hurts me. I can't explain it, but the nostalgia hurts, and heals me at the same time. I've evolved so much as a person, and Minecraft was a big part of that. I love this, even though it hurts me, I love it. Sorry for rambling, but I thought I needed to share my thoughts. Have a good day everyone

The adult world seems like hell tbh. Having to fit into the mold and be expected to know everything but when youre a kid people are kinder, more caring of your interest and passions, and you feel mostly happy. You don’t have a lot of memories yet so nostalgia doesn’t exist for you and you’re more focused on the moment. But now we’re big kids. Partners drama fear college all that. Our parents are aging, maybe some of our grand parents or family members are no longer here. Idk about anyone else but I feel like I’m empty..? Idk I feel like I’m hollow inside. Missing days where we weren’t judged basically at all. I don’t want to put up an act forever now. But we don’t have a choice. We don’t..

It might not be fancy, it might not be big, but as long as the furnace is next to the crafting table and a dog is by my bed, its home.

Here are the Chapters for those who want : 0:00 : Sweden 3:35 : Danny 7:50 : Clark 11:02 : Wet Hands 12:30 : Minecraft 16:45 : Haggstrom 20:15 : Living Mice 23:07 : Subwoofer Lullaby 26:35 : Sweden 30:10 : Danny 34:25 : Clark 37:38 : Wet Hands 39:08 : Minecraft - 41:50 : Windows sound - 43:22 : Haggstorm 46:45 : Living Mice 49:42 : Subwoofer Lullaby 53:12 : Sweden 56:58 : Danny 1:01:00 : Clark 1:04:15 : Wet Hands 1:05:45 : Minecraft 1:09:58 : Haggstorm 1:13:30 Living Mice 1:16:20 : Subwoofer Lullaby 1:19:50 : Sweden 1:23:25 : Danny 1:23:29 : another windows sound 1:27:40 : Clark 1:30:51 : Wet Hands 1:32:20 : Minecraft 1:36:35 : Haggstorm 1:40:10 : Living Mice 1:42:57 : Subwoofer Lullaby 1:46:26 : Sweden 1:50:00 : Danny 1:54:15 : Clark 1:57:28 : Wet Hands 1:58:50 : Minecraft Et voila !

I've started playing Minecraft when I was 7 on my mom's tablet. Now I am 18 and soon to be graduating college. Time does not fly, it teleports as Endermen do. They are always somewhere present but when you turn, they are gone.... Love to all Minecrafters out there!!

For some people it's a smell that brings back really old memories; for me it's definitely music. Nothing beats hearing this music play in the middle of the night, when you and your friends were pulling an all-nighter of Minecraft.

41:50 that USB eject sound hits different

This comment section feels like the one RU-vid had in 2016's n 2017's everyone sharing their feelings n expressing their experiences. I just love this all!!

This makes me so sad, yet so at peace. My brother who's in high school now, is too cool to play Minecraft with his older brother now, and that's where the sadness kicks in. But yet, I'm at peace knowing I have those memories to cherish forever.

When I come back to Minecraft, from time to time, I am astonished at how much everything has changed. I still remember the day they added fireworks or trading or cats. How excited we, 12-13-year-old kids, were talking about how we found our first diamonds, how cool our houses looked, and how we were still wondering if Herobrine was real. Hell, I even created this RU-vid account so I could be subscribed to my favorite Minecraft-creators. Minecraft gave us so much - place to retreat and escape, place to be creative, place to even make friends; I am now 25 years old and this all happened more than 10 years ago for me. I have changed, and the world around me has changed. But when I hear those first notes, I become that little boy again running back from school to play Minecraft, to find his first diamonds...

I don't think you guys need to be so down. You're still alive, and you can still play minecraft. I think what hurts about growing up is that sometimes it feels like as a child, it was easier to have fun, and there was less stress all around. I used to think the same way too. But I've grown up, and though I'm still young, I realize that it isn't the case. I'm very happy when I listen to this music. I think about all the times I watched minecraft videos on youtube, and the times I played with my friends. I laughed so much. But it wasn't all there was ! I was also sad and upset, from my own insecurities, school, bullying, etc. It wasn't all rosey, just an escape. Today is not so different. You may have different tastes and you may find minecraft not as exciting as it was back then. But there's so many other things you can choose to do instead, that make you happy, that you can also share with your friends. When time goes by, and you get even older, the stressful and painful moments will also be able to fade in light of the happier ones. You will be able to look back at each time of your life and, no matter how much pain and darkness you had to endure, be able to look at all of the moments that made them bearable. If you sulk now on how your childhood is over, or your youth is over, you'll get older and get filled with regrets that you spent your life trying to maintain running sand within your hand. Enjoy the current moment ! Find little things that make you happy. Old things disappear so that new ones can take their place. Enjoy what's here and what you have :)

Every time I think about the past when I was a kid, I always felt like crying...

Nostalgia for the past is actually a torment that you don't want to go away...❤

Miss the good old days…

Makes me miss when things were stress free and life was easy.

I got introduced to Minecraft by my own kid. I can assure you that the music isn't only nostalgic - it's genuinely beautiful.

Started playing minecraft in 2013 and I still play it to this day. I have made so many great memories with my brother. I wish that I can turn back in time and live those moments again.

"Don't cry because it's gone, smile because you had it."

This music is the aching realization that you can't ever go back to something you once had and those happy moments will only remain distant memories.

I played minecraft during Covid, One my best memories is logging on to my friend's smps after online school. I'll never forget those times

It's wonderful and incredible to see that all of the people here come from different places on earth but are united for only one thing, the passion for this game and this music. I am proud to be part of this community ❤️

Minecraft always will be my safe place. It Doesn't matter if I don't open it for weeks, months or even years, I will always come back where I was happy...

I remember being a kid and playing Minecraft after school. Now I’m an adult playing Minecraft after college classes😅

As I read the description, an emptiness filled my heart. There isn't any reliving those old memories you had so long ago. Minecraft with friends, building and mining, it was all so simple at one point. It's too far gone now. It was lonely as a singleplayer world, but not empty. Only the sound of your footsteps echoing the world as you build your first house, craft your first tool, and beat your first enemy. Minecraft was always there for us, like an old friend. And it will never leave us. There is always beauty in sadness. You just have to find it.

Minecraft.. nobody ever knew what this little block game could do to the whole world when it got released Nobody knew it would become a safe space when something bad happened Nobody knew that the game would live on so long in the hearts and minds of children, adults and even older folks Nobody knew that the little block game, called Minecraft, would surpass every game that existed at the time, past and future But everybody knew they found the perfect place to relax, forget everything and just enjoy life

I was already in college by the time Minecraft became a thing, but despite being in my 30s now, some part of me will always be a kid. During my years in college, I had a paid internship at a local library's computer tech. I was put in charge of a youth program wherein the library hosted a _Minecraft_ server. I loved that job. I loved seeing the smiles on their faces. Even when we had the one kid who griefed the server, and was banned, we watched him change as a person as a consequence of his harm, watched him give sincere apologies in person to those he had hurt, and how he became a better person for it and was eventually unbanned. I miss those days. It was a minimum wage job but you hardly had to pay me at all. It wasn't work at all. It inspired those kids. Inevitably I had to leave college and the program, but that's not exactly why my time there had ended. A harsh lesson for myself as well. Be weary of when you speak in anger, for you never know who might be listening. I got into an unsavory argument with someone online about some BLM controversy at the time, and they emailed my place of work. To be fair, what I was saying was not nice. It was born of frustration and anger, and the person who spoke out against me was not merely someone trying to take a vengeful stab at my livelihood for disagreeing with them on the internet. There was a genuine concern for how my sour attitude might affect children. Ironically I had actually found and confronted the person who reported me prior to being fired, and they explained things to me in a way I came around to understand. I even apologized, and we seemed squared. They were even willing to vouch for me to the library, though for some insane reason I declined. I thought everything was resolved, but it wasn't about what I believed. It was how I conducted myself that bothered the library's administration. They didn't even know that I had resolved things with the person, but it didn't matter. They cited safety concerns, which may have been part of it, but truly I think it was more about how hateful of a person I was being in the original outburst I had online. The library fired me, but they never told the kids why. I was so ashamed in myself that I didn't even have the heart to say goodbye. It hurt too badly. I left quietly, accepting that I was wrong, thinking that this would just be a deep regret for the rest of my life that would never be fixed. A few months later however, the library mailed me letters of thanks and goodbyes from all the kids. As far as they knew, the only reason I left was because it was time to move on. Even now I cry about it. It brought such a smile to my face, and some relief to my heart. The library wouldn't have done that if they genuinely thought I was a bad person. I was flawed, perhaps, but we all live and grow. Same as I watched those children grow over the course of three years, I still had some growing of my own to do.

bro i was 30 minutes in when i just started bawling my eyes out for no reason. idk if it’s the nostalgia or the comments or just the overall vibes of the music but i have not cried like this in such a long time. it honestly felt so healing - thank you for uploading this

When I was about 4 years old, my brother and I would play minecraft togther on his Xbox 360. he was probably about 9 or 10 at the time, and we loved it. We would play for hours and well, now we don't. I'm 14 and he is 20, soon moving out of the house and away from me. He promised be that before he moves out, we will recreate our favorite childhood memories one last time. Play Black Ops 2 together, Play some minecraft together, and play one last game of monopoly. I'm going to miss him a lot when he moves out, but I'm so glad he opened me up to minecraft. Minecraft has brought me and my friends over the summer when we have nothing to do, and even though it has changed a lot thoughout the years, it's still the game. Minecraft will always be Minecraft. Never take anything for granted, and enjoy the time you have with the ones closest to you, because one day, it won't be the same, and people will age. And some won't make it with you.

All these heartwarming comments are great, but the windows disconnect sound at 41:49 caught me really off guard.

Many of us grew up on this game, but now that we've grown up, it fills us up with a bittersweet feeling that can make us feel empty. But feeling empty isn't the end. We feel it now, just because we're more aware of the world than we were in our childhood. We no longer live in the moment, we attend to the future, and that emptiness is the start of that. The emptiness is temporary, only there because we haven't filled up our lives with the things that matter. But those things will come in time, just be patient and build your future the way we all did. One block at a time.

I started playing this game when it was just Minecraft. No updates. No quartz. Just classic, the tutorial and all. I'm going to high school next year. It feels like just yesterday I was the 5-year-old boy laughing and building the most obscure things with my imagination. I'm going to miss all of the memories I made with this game. This game is the sole representation of my childhood.

The first time I played Minecraft was in the 4th grade. I never stopped playing, I continued through elementary school, middle school, and even high school. Right now i'm in college, i still think about all the great times I had playing Minecraft. Occasionally, I do load up my old worlds seeing all the awesome things me, my friends, and family built and all the fun we had... the nostalgia is almost unreal at times. Minecraft is by far the greatest video game of all time.

I remember when I was still a child, my brothers always play minecraft and one day they wanted me to play with them too, it was 2015 I think. It was an unforgettable experience and I remember every single moments we played. When they build me a rollercoaster on a candy mod (I really love the candy mod back then) and when I lost them when it was snowing and then 00:01 starts to play, I love every single moments we had together playing Minecraft. Now theyre in college (one almost finished) while me still in school, ngl im really lonely since were not as close as back then, I wish I can turn back time to when im still a child playing games with them together.

I miss the old days so much, i remember coming home from school and laying on my bed watching stampy cat and playing minecraft. Man, how i wish i could go back in time...

One cool thing about this game is that they keep the older versions, sometimes I go back just to play my old maps, I love it.

Coming back to this makes me miss my old friends who helped me build an entire underground living area in a crevice. We filled in the lava with dirt and gravel and built an apartment block into the walls, we had a village we built with shops and working production lines to trade with one another and a long rail way from everyone's villages to interconnect them. Took us 3 months to finish. Everyone is alive and well and doing their own things now but I jumped on there last week for the first time since 2016. The Greek Mythology pack was the last thing I experienced in Minecraft. That had me feeling a whole different type of nostalgia. I miss my friends, the stuff my ex and I made together is still there, frozen in time forever. I screwed things up with her and hurt her really badly emotionally and regret it and sometimes I remind myself how awful I was back then by going back to those places and realize how lucky I was. I have a good life now though, learned a lot from that big mistake of an affair I had. I have 3 kids, a wife, house decent job and rebounded from sui***al depression quite well the past couple of years. Minecraft is truly a magical place full of memories good and bad. Never forget the bad ones because you learn from those and become a better person.

I'm still relatively young, 15 years old, will be 16 on July. I knew this game when i was still 5, that's 2013... Ahh... Mobile phones when they're still simple... I knew this game and since i neither had money nor phone, i always tried to borrow my big bro's phone, played Pirated Minecraft, yep, we have no money, playing that cracked Minecraft is enough to make us lil boys in our place to giggle all day, sharing that pirated minecraft files and play together in my friend's Wi-Fi... Man.... That was 11 years ago...

"We've had our fun- we've laughed, we've smiled, we've raged and cried. we've gained, and we've lost. Update after update, we've seen the years come and go. But it's time to say goodbye." "It's been 13 long years- You've grown, far beyond what anyone expected from you. You've done some amazing things- and yeah, it was hard sometimes. I was what you came back to. When you wanted to spend some time with friends, when you wanted to escape from a long day, it was me you relied on. Sometimes you modified me in different ways, and sometimes you played me how I am." "Times have changed- and you're so much more than I could've ever hoped you'd be. I'm proud of you." "Though you may never play me again, I will always hold your creations dear. From the extravagant mansions, to the mediocre houses, to the humble dirt hut you built when you first played me. All of them are beautiful." Farewell, old friend."

I miss Stampylonghead, DanTDM, Skydoesminecraft, and the others. I wish they would come back but they aren’t.😔

This is an old video with amazing music. It really is crazy to get that unexplainable feeling of nostalgia for the memories you've made. Unlike some of you, I am still a kid (only in 7th grade) and I still play Minecraft, but I'm worried of losing that joy some day. Reading these comments, I will make the best of the rest of my childhood, but I don't think there is a need to worry, just live in the moment instead. Now I realize that good memories will last forever and it brings all these people together--Minecraft lasts forever. Thank you so much Notch!

I miss old minecraft,not becuase of the simplicity of it or the old textures but becuase kf pure nostalgia,go to scool,come home,turn on xbox 360 and play minecraft legacy edition,that was a great time,and im sad ill never see that again,minecraft is truly a magical game

I remember introducing this game to my twin daughters when they were about 5. I was a young dad (my wife and I had them in our late teens) so they grew up gaming with me, and I watched them grow up to move onto online games ie the Souls-like games, Genshin, etc. My daughters are 16 now, and I see how talks of driving, college, world judgements, affects them, by the looks on their faces and through further conversation. I've read some comments left by people who are concerned about the same things. Growing up is inevitable guys, it's sad but true. We have to accept it, and once that settles in, you can enjoy more of the present time of your youth, rather than stressing about the things that are out of your control. You all will be ok, trust me. Just make good decisions and do what you have to do.

I remember when I would watch my cousin, I'll just call him Kai, would play Minecraft. We had lots of happy memories together, especially when we'd play this game. But now I'm 15 and he's 16, and it's been years. I really miss Kai, and I hope I'll see him again. ❤ Edit: I'm 16 now, my birthday was on June 4th. Also Kai's birthday was on May 31st, and I got to see him!

I was twelve years old, you could say I was a teenager, and I used to play minecraft and it was an unforgettable feeling of carelessness, something that, alas and ah, I can't describe now... because I don't remember much of it, except for fleeting snippets that sometimes pop up in my head. I remember going to different servers, one of the best ones was mysteryworld. and it's true, for me it's one of the best and unforgettable servers where I ever spent my unconscious period of time. i loved to go to servers with free donate, creativity... at night when everyone is sleeping. I liked to just fly around the world, watching how someone just survived and built a house with the help of extracted resources, and someone just entered a command and inserted a house already built by someone else on the plot. sometimes played this heartbreaking and quiet music that made me involuntarily become pleasant, I did not turn it off and did not turn down the sound because it was already not the best and I on the contrary wanted to make louder and just listen. I also loved to play Bedwars, yes, my brother once installed cheats and I played with them, because the server almost had no anti-cheat. now, of course, it is corrected. but on the server I do not play, it is too much he changed for the worse .... I used to love to play Battle of the Builders, where I was either one of the best builders or one of the worst. several times I made it to the top by the number of victories. i used to play at night, because I have Far Eastern time, and when it's nighttime for me, it's evening or early afternoon for others. it was an unforgettable time, but it's a pity that I'm 17 now and I won't be able to enjoy this crazy virtual world built by just one person again.... P.S: Thank you for playing, Markus Persson!

My parents used to tell me they were concerned I wasn't going to have any good memories because I spent all my time playing minecraft. Boy were they wrong. The description really just got me going, I'm crying as I write this. I remember my first Xbox 360 world in that weird beginner castle-ish world u start with, and then my first superflat. I remember survival with kids much older than me that treated me like their kid which I was oblivious to at the time but can only thank those kids a billion times over for making my times special. I also remember purchasing all the weird little Skyrim or Halo world packs and the texture packs too, which I had fun exploring and tinkering with. I always hated the music because it made me feel alone, but now it just reminds me how good it is to be alive. At the end of the day, we're all just sacks of flesh with stupid behaviors we call "personalities", but the only truth to it all is (in my opinion), God, Up, and Down. Enjoy it while it lasts, and never let it go for as long as you live people. Remember during dark times that there's someone out there rooting for you. I'm rooting for you. Yes, you, reading this. You might think I'm just saying this to everyone but I see you (not in a creepy way). I understand you. I was you. It's the middle of the night or early in the morning, your staring at your phone or computer in the dark wondering why things are the way they are. You wonder how it got this way. You long for the good and not the endlessly exhausting cycle of life. And while I can't tell you it changes, because it really doesn't, I can tell you two things; for one, you get better at this life stuff. You really do. You won't notice it until it becomes worth living, but stick through it in the mean time. And 2., The storm will pass and the sun will shine, so long as you wait through time. I probably got super off topic here but it just started to flow, so I'm going with it.

For so many people this was an escape from reality, a savior from an abusive family the one time in the day where kids, adults anyone got to be free and do whatever they liked, I remember always playing with my cousins and siblings or even just by myself and it’s just such a peaceful place to be and really helped me through a lot as I know it did with so many people. This game will always have a place in my heart

"life back then wasnt necessarly easier. it was just simpler." every day, after school, i would hang out with my best friend to play minecraft. it was a wonderful survival world. we created games, built structures, made memories. in the weekends, we would hang out to talk about the world. we made plans of expanding the world, of getting better, of playing more. it was really wonderful. i still play minecraft with the same friend, but it really doesnt really hit as good as it did in the good old days. but, im certain that in a couple of years, i will look back at this world, with tears of joy and nostalgia. im going currently through my teenage years. i used to play on that old world when i was 9. its crazy that so many years have passed. its honestly beautiful how a simple game managed to provoque such an intense felling of nostalgia and melancony. i love you, minecraft 🥲

That villigaer that walked by scared the shit outa me 😭

I opened the video and got chills. I cannot describe the nostalgia this brings to me.

I think the added sounds of the birds and the ambiance add to the fact that the music doesn't feel the same anymore. It's almost like the music isolated by itself is like how we were as kids in our bedrooms alone playing Minecraft until the sun came up. The sound of the birds is like all the added clutter, unable to have that peace by ourselves when nobody expects anything from us. Nowadays you never catch a break with everybody telling you what to do and how to live your life. You gotta do what you want because after all, it's your life, so why live under somebody else's terms. Just be yourself and live your own life man

Minecraft gotta be the game that changed everything to me. Every single afternoon after elementary school coming back at home, I would go quickly to turn on my pc check on my wolf, complete my buildings, look for some items.... I just was extremely happy and I didn't know it

Nostalgia for the past is actually a torment that you don't want to go away...

Nostalgia overload

This music always reminds me of my grandpa, I taught him how to play and I used to spend hours every day playing with him, building random stuff.. man the way time flies

Started playing minecraft on the phone 2012, then moved to PC, xbox 360 with my best friend and my brother, good old times. One day we played for a whole 8 hours straight, mining, making our base, mine rails, all of that, joking with the creepers. Now im 27 years old with a baby, my best friend is married, my brother working 6 days a week. I hear this music and i cry every time remembering the good times. All im going to say is time moves fast enjoy every second.

I try to get into Minecraft, but after all the updates it just doesn't feel the same anymore. I miss the pure simplicity, and the sheer adventure.

*Waking up in a small cottage, you listen to the music this world plays. It has always been here. It used to torture you, reminding you of the pet you lost, that loved this music. He was your only friend at the time. Now you take care of his children, who also love this music. The music doesn’t bother you as much anymore. It reminds you that you have to move on for him and his family.*

I’m gonna cry now bro, like I miss them days where you would wake up on a snow day and play Minecraft all day by yourself or with the homies.

I Graduate 5/16/24 and seeing this game throughout my life is just astonishing. recently I lost the ability to play it because the disc snapped. it feels like a huge chunk of me died when that happened. the youtubers, parodies, personal moments, merchandise I've collected...it all feels special. Minecraft is special.

I'm 35yrs old and still enjoy playing this game very much! I started playing the game when I was about 24. The first update I remember coming out for Minecraft was when they added horses. It was actually my youngest brother who was 10-11yrs old at the time that got me into playing Minecraft. He wanted to show me what he was building in the game and I instantly became intrigued asking him all about how to play and what you can do in it. I've been hooked ever since. I can imagine myself as an old man still crafting away and enjoying playing Minecraft. It's just something about it that pulls you right in & it's my escape from reality.

I started Minecraft at 13 years old. I'm 24 now. I still play Minecraft servers with friends and make new houses. Don't let times or age dictate feeling how you want too

This reminded me more on when I was building a base with my friends for the first time playing minecraft together as I learned how to make a private server. It was a lot of fun just talking with each other, discussing about the base, taking the materials together, we enjoyed all the time we did everything together. We ended up making an aquarium base, where we dig underground below the sea and change the wall into windows, It was so beautiful and amazing for us after all the team effort. Even more amazing is how my friend figured what shaders are and tried using it to see how our base looks like with better lighting and stuff and man, I remember feeling really proud with all our efforts in that base and it has such a homey feel to it when seeing the screenshots he took of it. If only I learned what backing up a world is, I could've archive it... sadly it's gone forever, but the memories will still be there in my mind and heart.

I just wish i could go back and experience the old version of Minecraft again with my brother... it was the best feeling ever......

I’m 22 years old and I log in till this day every now and then to look at the ancient builds and even update some or build something new. But it’s not the same, I use to play with my younger brother who left the world too soon in 2018…. I will keep building for him, I built shrines and statues in memory of him. Nothing hurts more than losing a brother who you shared your meals with and shared moments building thousands feet high towers and building complex bridges.. It was really metaphorical and foreshadowing that he was always building up.. One day we’ll see each other again in the sky, and we’ll keep building bro. Rest In peace, Hermano mío. I have a daughter now too. I will teach her the game and keep the tradition going… Good luck to everyone out there and never stop building! No matter how old you are. The Minecraft world is timeless, while we’re being timed.

This took me all the way back... Those care-free days

I'm turning 26 in a few days, and I still play minecraft. Even though my life hasn't exactly flowed in the direction I want it to, I can always find solace building beautiful things or almost meditating in a virtual garden. I play on a decent sized server with lots of like minded people, and we all work together to build things at our own pace. Its nice, even though its not 100% the same.

I'm turning 22 in a few days, I've had a fulfilling life so far, but nothing will ever beat playing Minecraft as a kid, whether it's with my old friend group, with my brother or even alone. The peace of mind and this kind of happiness might be the most precious feeling there is, and I know pursuing this feeling will only get harder with time. We were so naive and pure.

you never know how much you loved being a kid till you remember being truly happy. minercaft will always have a soft spot in my heart and for that im grateful

I feel as if I'm the only one in my friends in real life and online that reminisces the most about the past... Though I have moved past it, I love to keep the memories alive and checking in with them, though they never give me the same energy back :(

Minecraft WAS the place I'd go to to escape the dark and sad times in my life I hope the new kids appreciate it like I did 🥲

Thankyou for putting this together, I read over your detailed description and felt a strong reflection of the past while listening to the calming music. The animation is great too!

this brings back so many great memories of a happy childhood...it fills my heart with that feeling i felt when i used to play this game everyday..it 's not just a game it became a part of me that will never go away, I hope I'll be able to find peace like the one i felt playing this game...

You dont miss the good old days you just miss the way you felt back then, its all gone now so you just want to go back to when things were simpler. When things were better.

I remember playing this game back when I was 12 in 2012. My mom was playing music for herself or for my little brother. Sometimes singing in the background while I went online with one of my first headsets to speak to a friend from England, a friend from Canada, a friend from Ohio. Everyone together having fun as kids and enjoying the game together despite the distances that physically separated us. That was on the PS3. Now, 2023 at 23 years old, I have the PS5, a PC I learned to build myself, and a license in a specific field of work as well as hitting the gym. Aside from having obtained so much and played so many years with the same friends and fortunate enough to be able to call these people my close friends, I'm now missing my mother from my life. She moved onto the next life and told me how proud and grateful she was of me but I just wish that her suffering is over. I would love to still have her here to hold her hand and give her a kiss on the forehead but my life now continues without being able to do it until the rest of my days here on Earth. I am grateful for everything and gave my all for her but I wish she could see how strong I've become now and if I was ever given the option to give up my possessions to be able to speak to her once more I would. I wish for nothing but health and happiness to you all and I will continue to live happily and with a smile on my face for everything I stand for. Find your spark, creativity, reason and you will feel a peace in your heart despite maybe being put through tough times. I'll never give up what makes me happy even if I'm grown up : )

Minecraft evokes very strange feelings in me. I can’t quite discern them, but this makes me want to go and play it. I haven’t played in a few months. Me and my friends started a survival world, one of them lived in a bunker, one of them lived in a treehouse, another lives in a village, while i live in a simple shack upon a desert island. it is good to play gamed like these.

Life passed so quickly. The first time I played Minecraft was in 2014, 10 years later and I am no longer a child. Nostalgia for the old good days.

I've been playing minecraft for over 12 years now. I've been watching these Minecraft music nostalgia videos for some years now and they've always hit deep. But now that I'm actually 18, it all just feels so much realer. Hard to believe that by all definitions, my "childhood" is over now.