Omniarchive
| Created by | HalfOfAKebab |
|---|---|
| URL | omniarchive |
| Launched | September 2017 |
| Current status | Active |
Omniarchive is a website and community created by HalfOfAKebab in September 2017 that focuses on preserving and recovering missing and lost versions of the game Minecraft. The website's goal is to document the history, proof of the existence, screenshots, and videos of lost versions while contributing that information to the Minecraft Wiki. They have collected and found more than 80 previously missing versions.[1]
Findings
Minecraft Alpha 1.1.1
In June 2021, Omniarchive found somebody who still had the Minecraft version alpha 1.1.1. This version was important due to it only being available for around 3 hours and 25 minutes in September 2010, and the download for versions was very slow, before it had a reuploaded fixed version due to a "grey screen" bug.[2] The version was discovered by a community member who contacted somebody who had it on an old USB flash drive.[3][4]
Brickcraft
In January 2025, the Omniarchive team found and acquired a version of Brickcraft (codenamed "Project Rex Kwon Do"[5]). This was an unreleased collaborative project by Mojang Studios and The Lego Group. The build dates back to 28 June 2012, around a month before the game's cancellation.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Home | Omniarchive". Archived from the original on 2026-02-12. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ "Regarding the Grayscreen issue : The Word of Notch". Archived from the original on 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ "Minecraft archivists have found their holy grail | PC Gamer". Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ "'Holy Grail' Lost Minecraft Version Alpha v1.1.1 Found On An Old USB Drive | HotHardware". Archived from the original on 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ Markus Persson [@notch] (Sep 5, 2011). "Secret project Rex Kwon Do begins today! It will involve caffeine and giggling" (Tweet). Retrieved 2026-02-12 – via Twitter.
- ^ Markus Persson [@notch] (Jul 19, 2012). "Remember Project Rex Kwon Do? We cancelled it to focus on Minecraft, Scrolls and eventually 0x10c that we own 100% ourselves instead" (Tweet). Retrieved 2026-02-12 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Minecraft x LEGO Cancelled Game Brickcraft Resurfaces After 13 Years". 2025-06-28. Archived from the original on 2026-02-13. Retrieved 2026-02-12.