My father was actually one of the first 100 to play. I remember the digital home video tapes he would show me of him and his friend creating an account. The account he has is long gone due to an old hard drive failure but he was the person who got me playing in 2010 and even went with me to minecon 2011. Unfortunately, I don't play anymore but I will still login periodically to see what is up. I am just stunned to see a video like this about the first Minecraft player to play. It really gives me a reminder that my dad is the reason I found the game and made so many memories on. Also great video! -creator of thepositivebot
Please do share with us some remnants of that time, if you're able! I can't imagine how museum-worthy a screenshot from one of the first hundred players would be!
Imagine going into this blind in 2009 and just thinking "meh needs work, probably wont go anywhere" and then in 2024 you sit they wondering how it escalated so fast.
You do some absolutely amazing research. I'm glad you've grown so much over the past few years, and you deserve even more than what you already have. Seriously great work, and thank you for crediting your sources throughout the research process. Far too often, slick UA-cam videos like this neglect to appreciate the work that goes into such niche research.
Really appreciate the praise man, I do my best haha. Loved the lost MD game video by the way, I don't remember if I commented on it but I watched that the day after it came out, super interesting stuff :)
1. Fartron actually isn't on the early players list - my guess is that he probably played the preclassic versions (essentially demos) but didn't make his Minecraft account until a bit later, so he didn't show up in earlyplayers.txt 2. We know eatwhitefish is 48550, but we don't have the list of all the others publicly available - user IDs can be used in nefarious ways, especially against valuable accounts, so the friends that discovered this never made the full list public. I was only given the go-ahead to talk about eatwhitefish after 3 years :p
Early players list is inconsistent. My brother and I purchased the game (well technically just paid for the ability to change our skin) in June of 2009 and neither of our names were on the list
@@m4ximumpizza Thank you! And yeah, that's why we kept the existence of userids private for so long. I don't actually have the list (the one shown in the video is for demonstration, not real data), I just know it exists. The researchers only have the list because of issues with Mojang security, so we did our due diligence waiting to cover this story until the security issue was patched :)
Damn, this just makes me realize that I've been playing this game for so damn long. Been playing since around June-July of 2009 and I still play it all the time.
Nah this was a fire video also Danielfreyer I see you commented on this video haha! Good job bro I can't imagine how hard it would've been to find the first player ever to play MineCraft!
I think I know Xander from Wurm Online. It's the game where Notch was a co-partner before getting the inspiration for Minecraft. Xander and many others still play wurm online to this day afaik, even since before minecraft. That game is a piece of art
when markus first gave us access, there were no accounts. you also could not play on the network or online. you just clicked "start game" and that was it. there was no creative mode, only a handful of blocks and zombies dropped feathers for some reason iirc. there only were a few people interested in the game and we would chat with markus about what we liked and what could be improved (jumping was pretty bad i.e., like you were in space or something). so i doubt this guy was the first player (i do not even remember this username tbh). if you are after the first account, i would guess that would have been markus himself, as he had to test the stuff.
Yeah - technically, this would be the first created account rather than the first player. There would have been people playing the demo without an account before this point, but as far as I'm concerned, Minecraft was only a demo until Notch began selling the game, so the first "player" would be eatwhitefish. It's a complicated thing to calculate haha
The next layer of progression after tools and armor: Accessories: It Increases player’s stats like hit points, block reach, jump hieght, inventory slots… . An Additional heart icons will appear for the player. Accessories are crafted with blocks of ore (blocks of diamond, iron…) and unique loot from epic dungeons. They have levels just like tools and armor according to the ore it’s made of, just like armor and tools. They are spread through the dimension they are useful for, for example to craft the one who extends block reach, one should go to caves(trail chambers), adding inventory slots -> the end, adding breath points/bubbles oceans and adding hit points/hearts -> warden dimension… .
The user ID list shown in the video isn't real, I just randomized earlyplayers.txt as a demonstration. The real user ID list is private for security reasons, even I don't have access to it - only like 5 people outside of Mojang do and they have no plans to share it
He wasn't there - more than likely, even though he started playing during the preclassic tests, he never made a full account until much later so he wasn't on those lists. It's also possible that the list was messed up - like Notch said, they weren't fully accurate
Hi Mcbyt Just Curious How did you get your Original ‘Aidan’ Account,I saw you on namemc and it says you always have had the Name ‘Aidan’ so When did you make that Account? Congrats on 105k subs and Amazing Video btw.
So confused. I know I was somewhere in the beginning. But I don't see myself, nor my cousin in the list. So, we were (shortly) after the list? We joined in when the test of 100 in a room took place. Assuming names were the same, I went with either X3M or Bark. And my cousin with Pepper. Is there any info hidden somewhere on the internet about that moment?
When minecraft released webpage version (alpha or what) I played that and get bored soon. At the time, I didn't realize that the game would be as successful as it is today, and that it would continue to be fascinating due to mods from other creators! Yeah, I feel like an old man.
slightly irrelevant but i think it’s pretty cool how the “first” person that logged in logged in on the day i was born, may 22nd, 2009. just a cool little thing.
Oh shnap
What a surprise to still see you around!
Keep it up!
ITS HIM!
THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND!
o7
YO
IT'S THE DUDE
crazy
Dude really doxxed a random guy
Haha, I was concerned it would come off like that but I figured since he's basically already a celebrity, just sharing his name shouldn't be an issue
😂
@@danielfreyr44 you man you are a legend
thats crazy
Fr check my name
GET THIS MAN A CAPE ASAP
Do that and then it will get hacked😢
@@OG_peashooter I’d say that this video already put a target on its back but okay
@@Axokip i doubt he migrated his minecraft account.
@@WreeperXD all the more reason for a cape
he did otherwise he wouldn't have gotten the new skins @@WreeperXD
"I wasn't just making low budget faction videos anymore" LOL I remember those days
good times man, good times
i miss when there were still good factions servers
Damn same..
@@mcbyt what are factions?
lol
@@mcbythoi mcbyt it’s red_sporb
"He's name is Brine Hero"
That part hit me hard
They should put that on a cape and give it to the first 700 players of them game.
do you have a timestamp for that? :)
...is that where Herobrine came from?
Y'all, it's a joke. Watch the video 🤦
My father was actually one of the first 100 to play. I remember the digital home video tapes he would show me of him and his friend creating an account. The account he has is long gone due to an old hard drive failure but he was the person who got me playing in 2010 and even went with me to minecon 2011. Unfortunately, I don't play anymore but I will still login periodically to see what is up. I am just stunned to see a video like this about the first Minecraft player to play. It really gives me a reminder that my dad is the reason I found the game and made so many memories on. Also great video!
-creator of thepositivebot
that’s so cool imagine having your dad be one of the original first 100 minecraft accounts
also positive bot I read your bio, say something rude to me!
You smell today.
Please do share with us some remnants of that time, if you're able! I can't imagine how museum-worthy a screenshot from one of the first hundred players would be!
u r a frogf
BRO POST THOSSEEEE
IGoByLotsOfNames would be proud.
igblon
@@averythepyro IGoByLotsOfNames is his channel name, igblon is a shortened version
fr
igblon jumpscare
I understood that reference
6:05 the invaded footage brought me back haha those where the days!
also grats on the 100k
lol
Haha, thank you man :) And yeah, invaded was some good times. Still hop on every now and then, it's fun
@@mcbytI would love to duel you
Hard work forever pays now I see you in a better place
BIG BIG congrats on 100k!!! Your videos have only gotten better and better and it's so cool to see you grow! Keep up the great work :D
lol
Thank you so much :) Really appreciate the praise
Imagine going into this blind in 2009 and just thinking "meh needs work, probably wont go anywhere" and then in 2024 you sit they wondering how it escalated so fast.
15 years is fast?
@@OPEK. The difference between 2009-2012 interns of popularity.
You do some absolutely amazing research. I'm glad you've grown so much over the past few years, and you deserve even more than what you already have. Seriously great work, and thank you for crediting your sources throughout the research process. Far too often, slick UA-cam videos like this neglect to appreciate the work that goes into such niche research.
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Really appreciate the praise man, I do my best haha. Loved the lost MD game video by the way, I don't remember if I commented on it but I watched that the day after it came out, super interesting stuff :)
I have a few questions
1. Is fartron on the early players list?
2. What user IDs are the first few people on the early players list?
1. Fartron actually isn't on the early players list - my guess is that he probably played the preclassic versions (essentially demos) but didn't make his Minecraft account until a bit later, so he didn't show up in earlyplayers.txt
2. We know eatwhitefish is 48550, but we don't have the list of all the others publicly available - user IDs can be used in nefarious ways, especially against valuable accounts, so the friends that discovered this never made the full list public. I was only given the go-ahead to talk about eatwhitefish after 3 years :p
@@mcbyt How did you even obtain the OG list? Shouldn't that be not disclosed to the public for security measures? Otherwise nice video!
Early players list is inconsistent. My brother and I purchased the game (well technically just paid for the ability to change our skin) in June of 2009 and neither of our names were on the list
@@m4ximumpizza Thank you! And yeah, that's why we kept the existence of userids private for so long. I don't actually have the list (the one shown in the video is for demonstration, not real data), I just know it exists. The researchers only have the list because of issues with Mojang security, so we did our due diligence waiting to cover this story until the security issue was patched :)
@@mcbytthe issue is fixed tho right like your friends let mojang know
7:01 was the most soul crushing thing ive ever heard
😆
4:30 just got ExplodingTNT flashbacks
he just bought a random game as a teen and then people start remembering about it almost two decades later
is that a really big deal
Yes
Ive been waiting for this for so long
frf
6:46 Really felt good as an indian that you mentioned Ramanujan!
8:22 when the song came on I instantly got goosebumps
Same. That track is underrated af, specially when used in contect for something
Ngl, I was expecting another "but hold up" there at the end. XD
I thought I recognized this channel, used to watch when you were at like 5k. 100k now, glad to see you've been growing
I really enjoy videos regarding early Minecraft, and player accounts, so a mix of the two is perfect! 😼
My dad was also one the first one to play, It really take me back on what it meant to be the first player with 300m after you
Damn, this just makes me realize that I've been playing this game for so damn long. Been playing since around June-July of 2009 and I still play it all the time.
Your welcome for being the first minecraft player never knew some one would actually bring this up
Keep up with the amazing content!
Me who already knows the first Minecraft player. (It's Notch)
0:45 caught me so badd lol, love it !
Nah this was a fire video also Danielfreyer I see you commented on this video haha! Good job bro I can't imagine how hard it would've been to find the first player ever to play MineCraft!
0:29 i can gladly say that i am 4 days older than minecraft.
i am around 4 months older than minecraft
💀💀💀💀💀
bro i’m 5 years older than minecraft 💀
so your getting old@@malachin7612
I think I know Xander from Wurm Online. It's the game where Notch was a co-partner before getting the inspiration for Minecraft. Xander and many others still play wurm online to this day afaik, even since before minecraft. That game is a piece of art
I was literally the first person to play minecraft.......
In my family.........
Same 😂
I like how every legend in a game has a funny user name like the first minecraft player is named eatwhitefish
It would be really funny if eatwhitefish saw this video
They already have seen it I saw them reply to a comment on here
@@aizuuya I watched before they replied
It's heartwarming to see recognition for Ramanujan, even if many Indians may not be familiar with him. 6:46
0:07 ...infact i cracked it
my father is also one of the first ever minecraft players, he played in 2009
how can you say fartronomicon without laughing?
many long years of hard training
The search for Minecraft's first player didn't end!
W Daniel!
cheese cake is NOT overrated ! neat video tho !
i am a certified cheesecake hater
cheesecake fucking sucks
17 may 2009 its big day:
1. Minecraft first version release.
2. Meet the spy video was leaked.
So you just doxed him... bro....
I mean, the guy's an Icelandic celebrity, I figure showing his name isn't a huge problem
The game was playtested. Official, the first player was notch.
it was me 🙋♂️
Nuh uh
1st comment
nuh uh
It was him
Cool, I'm not watching the video than
It's honestly awesome seeing someone like you reach 100k, considering the effort you put into these videos. Keep up the good work
4:50 round logs?
yuuup i am a certified BetterFoliage enjoyer
@@mcbyt Thx for the name of the mod
Great Story! Glad i clicked in!
when markus first gave us access, there were no accounts. you also could not play on the network or online. you just clicked "start game" and that was it.
there was no creative mode, only a handful of blocks and zombies dropped feathers for some reason iirc.
there only were a few people interested in the game and we would chat with markus about what we liked and what could be improved (jumping was pretty bad i.e., like you were in space or something).
so i doubt this guy was the first player (i do not even remember this username tbh). if you are after the first account, i would guess that would have been markus himself, as he had to test the stuff.
Yeah - technically, this would be the first created account rather than the first player. There would have been people playing the demo without an account before this point, but as far as I'm concerned, Minecraft was only a demo until Notch began selling the game, so the first "player" would be eatwhitefish. It's a complicated thing to calculate haha
This is absolutely top tier, good work bro.
Appreciate that my brother
Fun fact: Steve was based on an actual person, he play tested the game way back.
That doesn't sound right when the character (model and skin) came from a totally different game.
Me making up fake information on the internet for clout.
the outro and music for it were awesomly crafted, great job
Isn't Notch Minecraft's first player?
Yes but this is the first ever registered player that isn't a tester or apart of the dev team
@@octopus3582 It was a joke bro, are you that autistic? 🤓
watching alpha with smooth renders is just something different
7:59 hey im not overated >:(((
Wrong time stamp
when i watched the first minute i thought you said "Doc" and then went "no im not the first minecraft player nuh uh"
I was actually minecrafts first player its just not documented cuz im lying
Cringe
its true
actually did you know i was the first person to play tetris? its just not true
factual and true
Bro should’ve gotten his own cape
The very first player should have been given a special cape.
This was great. Fascinating to see how Minecraft's history can be traced.
8:35 Technoblade flying in the sky after showing MC youtubers is such a neat detail!
respect for using C418's other work for some of the background music. Excursions is a great album
Love c418's music in the background
Did you try contacting him? It would be pretty cool to get an interview!
I did, sadly he never viewed my messages tho. Can't blame him, I'm sure he's a busy man haha
The next layer of progression after tools and armor:
Accessories:
It Increases player’s stats like hit points, block reach, jump hieght, inventory slots… . An Additional heart icons will appear for the player.
Accessories are crafted with blocks of ore (blocks of diamond, iron…) and unique loot from epic dungeons.
They have levels just like tools and armor according to the ore it’s made of, just like armor and tools.
They are spread through the dimension they are useful for, for example to craft the one who extends block reach, one should go to caves(trail chambers), adding inventory slots -> the end, adding breath points/bubbles oceans and adding hit points/hearts -> warden dimension… .
Ever considered doing an interview with the guy?
I tried, he didn't return my instagram DM D:
@mcbyt just keep trying until he responds
Really cool he’s still around. Great video :]
Happy birthday Minecraft: origin of stone.
8:28 these people in the background are so nostalgic
Except that green guy on the tree. No he can go to the nether
Wow, very thorough! Cool that we know who it is now!
Hard to believe that minecraft is almost 20 years old
also holy shit mojang needs to make Xander and Fartronomicon some type of npc or a sidequest in the game cuz that just sounds right to me man lol
Believe me when I say this is going to be a epic piece of Minecraft history
6:45 thanks for considering Ramanujan hes a underatted 😊 ill sub your channel because of this 😊
Dude really made this video so long so i can ty for this my bud
not sure about that user id list. one of the first 10 ppl is nicknamed "thenetherhero". nether wasn't there yet
The user ID list shown in the video isn't real, I just randomized earlyplayers.txt as a demonstration. The real user ID list is private for security reasons, even I don't have access to it - only like 5 people outside of Mojang do and they have no plans to share it
@@mcbyt Then how do you know that eatwhitefish had the first userid? Is it the word of the "people"
y'all heard him
start eating white fish, it's good for you
This is cool. I wonder which player was first to "complete" the game as in kill the Enddragon and get to the credits?
8:33 its him!!! and am not talking of the first player yessss he made history too!!!
Where was Fartron on the UserID and file lists?
He wasn't there - more than likely, even though he started playing during the preclassic tests, he never made a full account until much later so he wasn't on those lists. It's also possible that the list was messed up - like Notch said, they weren't fully accurate
@@mcbyt Ok thank you.
This man was kid what was looking for free games
great job of finding him man ! that was a big leap isn't it ?.
that cheesecake joke aint gonna slide with me homeboy
Hi Mcbyt Just Curious How did you get your Original ‘Aidan’ Account,I saw you on namemc and it says you always have had the Name ‘Aidan’ so When did you make that Account? Congrats on 105k subs and Amazing Video btw.
So confused. I know I was somewhere in the beginning. But I don't see myself, nor my cousin in the list. So, we were (shortly) after the list?
We joined in when the test of 100 in a room took place. Assuming names were the same, I went with either X3M or Bark. And my cousin with Pepper. Is there any info hidden somewhere on the internet about that moment?
When minecraft released webpage version (alpha or what) I played that and get bored soon. At the time, I didn't realize that the game would be as successful as it is today, and that it would continue to be fascinating due to mods from other creators! Yeah, I feel like an old man.
slightly irrelevant but i think it’s pretty cool how the “first” person that logged in logged in on the day i was born, may 22nd, 2009. just a cool little thing.
The first minecraftvplayer was the guy who is trying to make cave game
"Until the books and DLC releas-"
bro has the Overture: History account
I got minecraft from a shady website
7:32 "eatwhitefish, a name youve probably never heard of before"
me who heard it back at 5:38
I remember when you used to do videos of mythicstar factions on minecraft pe... glad to see your growth❤
still waiting for that HCF docu :D
I remember when I unknowingly became your 1k sub, and now you have 101k, great job my man❤
dude just casually doxxed him XD
You definitely farted in a box and have kept it for your whole life
Dog what
@@mcbyt sorry mutt but every time I come across these videos all I hear is sound effects every five seconds and it gives me a tumor
Congrats on 100k!
I'm both impressed and horrified of the years sentence
bro said peace peace
Amazing video! You’re easily my favorite video ever. Keep it up!
It's still 14 years old