Old internet days were insane, a pirated game site group challenging the creator for a Quake 3 match and actually getting it, just so ridiculous haha

I think courts should be able to have three verdicts: 1. Innocent 2. Guilty 3. We defer to the results of a judicial duel in Quake.

this just proves that the people behind minecraft used to be actual people that were deep inside just gamers and not just a big company that would file a lawsuit as soon as the site was put up

I feel for all the kids who came home from school that day and lost their only way of playing Minecraft lol.

Notch: "No, I kinda like winning." That makes me laugh.

Notch: You know I could sue you, right? Team Avolition: Yes, but how about a game of Quake 3 Arena instead? Notch: Deal

I wish more developers had fun with their games like Notch.

This shows Notch really did have a great deal of integrity as a developer

When he said “its a shame we didn’t win” and notch immediately says “No I kinda like winning” has me dying

Imagine Quake 3 was the only way to win arguments “You killed my wife!” “I challenge you to a game of Quake III.”

I remember doing this thing with my local library that said we could all play minecraft and we played this. Before this finding out what minecraft was and begging my mom to get it for me. But the 20 ish dollars then was a lot for a game for us. So finding any way to play it was such a joy. Once this got shut down I got so sad but I loved every second of it. Now Minecraft’s changed and not the same anymore. But I and everyone else grew up and changed too. I just miss those simple times…

This is what happens when you have a passionate game developer who is ACTUALLY passionate about playing games spearheading a project.

"it is a shame we didn't win" "No I kinda like winning." I'm using this line so much from now on

The fact that Notch named his livestream “Fighting for our honor” is hilarious

song choices are amazing! loved that you pulled from the guild wars 2 soundtrack

This brings back so much nostalgia my guy. I can't can't believe I use to play MC creative mode only on a website... People had such crazy builds back then too. Wild how far MC has come.

It’s actually incredible that Notch agreed to that quake battle so quickly. Legendary shit

brb cloning Hytale then challenging Simon from Hypixel to a TF2 MGE match

that was really good story telling and narration. definitely subscribing for more videos like this. you kept me immersed in the story, and even if this were just an audio clip I could've pictured exactly what you were describing. 10/10

One of my favorite minecraft story's ever. Thanks for this awesome video!

This is such a crazy story. I remember hearing it back in the complexgaming vc from storm himself. Ridiculous

Dylan is VERY lucky that this happened before Notch sold the rights to the game, because Microsoft may not have been so forgiving and have handled that situation the same way Notch did

I played Minecraft on this site back in 2011. It was a big part of my childhood, and was sad to see it gone years later.

Was just thinking about how I used to play on this site today and remembered your channel, cool to see a documentation of something I had to put in work to follow real time back in the day.

Dylan: "Battle me in Quake 3 Arena" Notch: _So you have chosen death_

How come I never came across this as a kid? Good thing I had a cousin lend his account.

Nice editing skills for the video man! Funny to see how Notch took to the challenge. I really like when you queued the music for the transitions, job well done!

Team Avolition dueling Notch and Jeb in Quake was INSANE to me at the time. Absolutely nuts seeing the figurative "gods" and "devils" of Minecraft hash it out on Quake... Avolition always was and always will be my favorite Minecraft KZfaq content.

I used to watch avo a lot when I was younger but I didn't realize just how much of a rich history they have.

damn. I remember playing Minecraft for free until eventually begging my mom to buy Minecraft for me. the reason? because I tried building a glow stone portal to the aether and concluded that the reason it didn't work was because I needed to pay for the full game.

this is literally how i started playing minecraft, ive never seen it talked about since then. it was so awesome.

Listening to this at work , Realizing you're playing Kirby music in the background at 3:30 and get absolute lost in a core memory of playing Fountain of dreams and amazing mirror on my GBA

This is so awesome, great video! I remember watching that quake video by avo years ago as a kid, and thinking wtf is going on

the fact that notch accepted to play a game of quake with someone who pirated his game is pretty amazing. Thank you, this made my day!

I remember building a oak house and learning the ropes. What great times those were! You reminded me of everything. The website led me to find cracked mc and the servers associated with cracked

i really enjoy watching these types of vids however salc1's voice is very calming!

If only creators were as chill as Notch, I'd like to pirate a game and challenge them to a match of Halo 3 instead.

Notch was actually pretty smart with this. By befriending the pirates he got the site down much quicker than by fighting them in court, and gained good Internet reputation for himself and his game at the same time. More or less the same way Gaben sent the HL2 leaker to jail by pretending to offer him a job.

The music is great, wow, a thrilling, and a bit sad story! but atleast Minecraft still lives on! good video man!

Ohhhh that’s why one of the FOV selections is “Quake Pro”, Because Notch is literally a quake pro

There was also a guy that said: *"I really like the game but lack the money to buy it. I thought I might at least ask for a free account before piracy,"* Notch said: *"Just pirate it. If you still like it when you can afford it in the future, buy it then. Also don't forget to feel bad. ;)"*

It's really amazing how Notch accepted the duel. A true gamer dude.

This brought back memories of playing Minecraft in a browser, thank you for making me feel old...

"Hire a dubstep artist to make a song in notch's honor" What a deal

Imagine Dylan was so devestated over this loss that he, ever since that day has been playing Quake 3 so he would never lose again.

Dude I never understood the context behind that video on the team avo channel thank you so much lmao

This is actually so awesome. Notch is a cool guy in the end.

"It's a shame we didn't win" "No, I kinda like winning" 😂😂😂

“Educational use only” is what I used as an excuse to my teachers when they caught me playing Minecraft for free during class in middle school

I wish more situations could be solved like this.

I remember playing on this website when I was 9-10. I remember downloading all types of different free versions on my family’s desktop. Life and the internet was so much simpler back then.

Man, everything about this video is nostalgic. The free minecraft, the mouse with the yellow circle thingy on it, the incredibly low fps

i don't think dylan realized how lucky he was, because he could have been IMMEDIATELY included in the lawsuit.

As someone who isn’t too materialistic, if I got much more than I need and I was in possession of something like this, I would definitely be handling situations like this.

Glad that in the end, Notch got his wish far a Quake 3 match.

I loved it when Notch made a post talking about the bethesda situation and at the end of it he said something like _"now I'm gonna go play some Scrolls. And by Scrolls, of course, I mean Skyrim"._

This is the best video ive seen all year

This was my first ever minecraft experience, I will never forget the underground hotel I made, I struggle to hold back tears when thinking about it

This takes me back. This is literally where I first played Minecraft because I was too scared to pay for anything online as a kid. When the site went down, I was saddened by it because I had to say goodbye to my world and all the creations I built. Days later, I got a copy of Minecraft, and was relieved that the copy of my world is saved because of Java. Thank you for this video.

Ah, settling legal disputes with quake. Those were simpler times.

Gosh, I forgot all about how Minecraft used to be a game you could play in-browser...it's been like 10 years, and java plugins on browsers has only been gone for like 3 years...I forgot all about that stuff. I also laugh, because I initially was given a SP Minecraft file back in high school (I think it was just a paid version my buddy bought, but just gave me the game file)...and that was the only way (at first) I was able to play Minecraft. I would eventually buy the full game and make an account when Mojang finally released the Minecraft full-game cards at the stores, and I immediately snagged one (because it was also cheaper at that point...the original price was steep for the lack of content at the time). Paid 26 bucks for it...one of the best 26 bucks I've ever spent. Cheers. Cool vid. Brought back great memories.

Just wait til’ Notch realizes about eaglercraft

3:37 “You can’t just copyright a word.” Fine Bros: *Allow us to introduce ourselves.*

Reminds me of that one time, when my parents bought me the game, but my friends were still pirating. So they asked me to send them the game files, turns out you already had to have a mojang account to play the full version, so all of them though the demo for 3 in-game days was something like "Build the best thing you can within the time limit, and if we like it, you get to play multiplayer"

oh damn, I forgot I followed this back in the day cause I was a fan of Team Avolition. This just woke up some long gone memories lol.

Me and my friend would play so much Minecraft on that site. We’d do lan worlds in the middle school computer labs and save our worlds into a flash drive.

Storm: "It's a shame that we didn't win. Notch: "No, I kinda like winning. Spoken like a true gaming champion.

bethesda was scared to play quake with notch because he was too good

Brings back young memerories. I felt like a hacker choosing versions of the game to launch

3:26 I know I’m late but damn man it’s been so long since I’ve played Kirby and the music brought that nostalgia back so fast 😂

Everyone says “we need more people like him” but never says “we need to be like him”

"You can't just copyright a word!" The FineBros would like to have a word with you

Man what a memory, I remember playing Minecraft on my own computer around version 1.4.4 and I faintly remember it being available on browser. Good times ! How the wait for Hytale continues..

I appreciate the use of the TF2 soundtrack later in the video

Imagine an alternate timeline where they won, getting one of the rarest capes in the game.

Respect to Notch’s challenge: no lawsuits, no fist fights, no insults, just some gamers battling it out for copyrights to their games.

Wow. Crazy how this situation reminded of 12 year old me around 2012 not knowing any better. Downloading a ‘free’ version of Minecraft was how I got introduced to the game. I remembered playing it a couple of years, and it would automatically update. But when the update with the horses first came out, I couldn’t play it unless I had the actual game. It would also stop updating too. So I just stopped playing. I only started playing Minecraft again last year. This time, bought it on my own. I felt like I’ve missed out a lot! But I’m remembering to love playing it again!

I remember during my school years, people played Minecraft and when it was blocked off again during lesson hours, it didn't take long for people to find an unblocked version...

The good ol' days of Minecraft FULL game no virus 100% free.

Seriously, Notch was a pretty good sport about this whole thing since they pirated his game. Glad he was though, because that match and dubstep track are legendary.

I still remember when I discovered you could install forge on top of the minecraft demo and all the demo limitations would be removed (except for multiplayer support).

This took an extremely hard turn out of nowhere. Too funny

i remember playing this in the school library

Pfft, Mineshafter was my go to for Minecraft at school

Tbh you deserve 300 subs

I personally remember the official demo of Minecraft, and me and friends would have building contests

This is how me and all my buddies used to play in elementary school. I’ll never forget; my 5th grade teacher had a “ticket” system where you got 1 ticket if you did something good/got a question right. Me and the guys started selling gum, 1 stick for one ticket. By the end of the year, we saved up enough to buy 1 full week of visits to the computer lab, 1:30-2:30, and we’d play on this site. Thanks for bringing back the memories man

The site didn't host any data. It used Mojang's servers, just like a legitimate game client. On Reddit, Notch confirmed that the site was not illegal or against the TOS explicitly. Copyright wasn't a factor because no copyrighted work was being hosted. I'm sure the reason for Minecraft's updated terms of service, along with requiring you to accept the terms when hosting a server, was partially inspired by this debacle. I believe that the reason why it was not considered illegal was due to the fact that the site was not distributing anything that was copyrighted. I'm pretty sure that it downloaded the legitimate client from Mojang's servers and just tricked it into thinking that the user had a valid login. The client, just being a simple launcher that downloaded the actual game files from the Mojang servers, meant that there was no copyrighted information or data being hosted. The files were only downloaded upon the initial launch, and during any subsequent updates. The game files were stored on your machine after being downloaded from the servers, so it's not like the data had to be re-downloaded every time. Still, Minecraft for Free accounted for more than 10% of Mojang's server traffic, from what I remember Dylan telling me about the cease and desist email.

The bfg mate,god i love that weapon!

I hear the eaglercraft in the distance

I remember playing in minecraft for free when I was 11! Even though it was a pirated version, that's what got me into minecraft for years to come. If it was not for that website I might not have ever played the game, as my parents were not able to pay for random video games.

The fact you made this a 7 minute video and not an unnecessarily massive documentary. +1 sub.

"You can't just copywrite a word". Apple once tried to claim they owned rectangles. Yes, you heard that correctly.

real ones remember playing the Demo on the old minecraft website

Used to play this during IT class in primary chool. Didnt take to long till a majority of my class played together. I vaguely remember being able to type already existing usernames, which came with downloaded skins. Good times.

Notch: Ha, no more free Minecraft! EaglerCraft: Allow me to introduce myself.

I remember playing this version of minecraft in middle school in the computer lab with all my friends through lan, it was actually awesome lmao

This is how I first played Minecraft! I didn't realise at the time that it wasn't official, so I had a bunch of fun with it. (Clearly I wasn't reading the disclaimers on the page) Eventually I realised, and I ended up buying the game because of the fun I had with the beta 1.7 version they had on there. Not only that, but I was pleasantly surprised to find the official release was on beta 1.8.1 so there was a bunch of new stuff to do, and I was able to transfer my world to the official version no issues!

“There is no Easter Bunny” “There is no Tooth Fairy” “And there is no way to play Minecraft for free”

Special java-enabled web browser playing an old version of minecraft. Boom: where there's a will, there's a way