Minecraft's axolotls used to look like this,
and dripstone was gonna look like this! These are massive changes Mojang have made
without you noticing, starting with number 1: Creepers used to be a LOT more stealthy. Back when
they were added, Minecraft's grass and leaves were all extremely bright green, meaning that creepers
were pretty much camouflaged! It first looked like this when it was just a coding error, but then
the creator overlayed the texture of leaves to help them blend in. He even said he imagined
them "as being crunchy, like dry leaves." When Mojang added biome colours, the creeper ended up
sticking out, but that's probably for the better. Number 2
In the same version that added the creeper texture, Steve had a massive change. His hair was
added to the hat layer of the skin, making it a little more 3D. But if you take it off... That's
just not right. Luckily, Mojang changed it back without anyone noticing, since third person
wasn't even an option back the. They shaved his beard not long after, but the "Steve" and
"Herobrine" accounts both have cat costumes now. Number 3
Steve's name has also changed a few times. When he was added to Smash Bros., to
keep him a secret, they codenamed him "pickel". In Japanese, this word here means "ice ax", and
it comes from this German word. Steve's default name in Minecraft: Pocket Edition Lite, used to be
Stevie. I mean, it's certainly closer than pickle. Number 4
Mojang messed up while making the axolotl. Whoever made the model
accidentally moved the body 10 pixels forward, making it look like a massive snout! This
also ended up giving it a really long and thin tail with legs that aren't attached to
anything. I thought they were trying to PROTECT endangered species! This is just
evil, but kinda cute. Like a giant tadpole. Speaking of mob mishaps, at number five is
Mojang's first interpretation of Minecraft pigs, which had some funny faces. With NO snout!
Maybe if we move the body forward- no, nope. They dropped a random amount of mushrooms
when killed and when piglets were added, you could put a saddle on one and ride
it! They changed this BUT you can still use commands to ride baby striders,
though you'll take damage from the lava. And for number six, striders had a lot more
changes. At first, the art director wanted them to look like this, inspired by tardigrades.
Mojang then created this version with nine legs, before settling on the final strider we
know today. In the texture file, there was a secret fin which, when added into the game
looked- OW. That looks- oof- really painful... Number 7
Minecarts were added TWELVE years ago, so they've had a lot of changes. They used to have this bit
of leather in them and instead of being able to ride them, they were just like chest minecarts.
And the minecart item used to look like THIS. Number 8
You know bark blocks? Looks a little weird having this texture
on all six sides, doesn't it? Well Mojang snuck in a texture without you noticing for the
tops of these blocks, and it looks a lot worse, not gonna lie. Luckily, they quietly
removed it before it ever showed up in-game. Number 9
Mojang broke a feature you see ALL THE TIME when they added
LAN mode to the game and very few people have noticed it. When you take damage, you tilt your
head. Before they made the accidental change, your head would tilt in the direction you
took damage from! Honestly it's been like this for so long that it has become part of the
game's DNA, but Mojang really should fix it. Number 10
Enchanting tables used to look similar to dispensers
and furnaces. They were made of cobblestone when they were being added but this was changed
to obsidian to make it harder to obtain until later in the game. Can't be letting you have
protection 4 iron armor right from the start! Number 11
Here's a change that happens in-game you might not have spotted. When picking
up a tadpole in a bucket, the water inside changes colour! And when picking up any aquatic mob, the
item drops down a pixel The art director said this was caused by the weight of the fish, which
is a fun explanation for a tiny little detail. Number 12 You've seen the awkward axolotl, but dolphins
were changed pretty hugely and this one wasn't an accident. In their first appearance from
Minecon Earth 2017, they had rotating heads, separate from their bodies! I think it looks a
little cuter but it's definitely less realistic. The early design did show up in the
official update aquatic artwork however! Number 13
Unlike how roses became poppies, the dandelions have stayed pretty much the same over the years.
Though, they were just called "flower" in the inventory for a very long time. The dandelion
was changed majorly by complete accident while this developer was making something completely
different. He "grabbed [the] dandelion and slapped some random pixels on it just to distinguish it
while testing." Interesting way to develop things. Number 14
Before redstone repeaters, redstoners had to get creative. Even more creative than they are now and I don't mean creative mode. You had to build repeaters with stone and redstone torches. This
directly inspired the crafting recipe when it was turned into an item, compacting this into
just one block. That's a really useful change. Number 15 Everyone loves eating Minecraft's chocolate chip
cookies, apart from parrots, who die on the spot when you feed them one. It used to not be this
way! Parrots used to breed when given cookies, but Mojang had to change it when they realised
that chocolate is toxic to birds in real life, and they didn't want anyone to
try it on their own pet birds. Number 16
Minecraft 1.0 added the end dimension, and its portal went through a big change from
its initial design. Walking into the portal room, you'll see twelve cross-shaped, floating bits
of... glass? Placing an eye of ender inside will turn it into a cracked cube of glass,
allowing the portal to be fully opened. These blocks did look pretty magical, but Mojang
decided to make the frame make a bit more sense. Number 17
This item here is what hoppers used to look like when they were made
available in 2013. At the time you could fuel a furnace with a hopper! This work in progress
icon was replaced in the next snapshot but, when you dropped it on the floor, it
became a mix of end stone and oak planks because the game was taking the texture
from the same spot in the wrong file. Number 18
Breaking a mature carrot crop always drops between two and five individual
carrots. But what if they were in groups? This is what carrots used to look like when
they were added! Looks like an orange hand! Golden carrots were added at the
same time and looked weirdly thin. Mojang made it look even more like a
paintbrush in the next snapshot as well! Number 19
In the same snapshot that added carrots, invisibility potions were added. A removed feature
that was really interesting made an invisible wolf's collar stay visible. It was changed
likely to improve the stealthiness of the effect, but pig saddles don't disappear and neither does
your armour. Horse saddles do disappear though! Also, the effect icon for invisibility
used to look like a disappearing player. Number 20
Mojang changed their mind on a few decisions in the past,
one being the inclusion of nether gold ore. A Mojang employee said in a livestream that
the block would not be added to the game, but the fan response on Minecraft's feedback
site was so passionate that the developers changed their minds and added it in. The
texture looked a lot different at first too! Number 21
Here's something YOU can change about slimes! There are normally only three sizes but, using
this command, you can change them to be however big you want! The biggest one doesn't even fit on
the screen without disappearing. When slimes were added, they looked like this and were literally
just cubes. You can't see through them at all. Number 22
Slime blocks were first called "bouncy blocks" when Jeb showed them
off in this tweet, and honey blocks look pretty similar to slime blocks. They originally looked
even more similar in this video from Minecon. This article on the Minecraft website shows them
without the central cube, and this Bedrock Edition beta had a tiny central cube! I prefer the
small one. Imagine being able to go inside it! Number 23
You probably never noticed this change because you probably never use the
block. The jigsaw block is a real block that's used for making large structures out of smaller
ones! They used to be just simple black and white. At that point they were only used for world
generation, making them useless for players. Number 24
Each one of Minecraft's crafting stations is distinct, but
they weren't gonna be before Mojang changed it! The cartography table and fletching table both
used to look a lot more like the crafting table. Number 25
There are so many types of stone bricks, I wouldn't blame you for forgetting their names.
Mojang took a while to decide on a name for this particular variant. At first, they were commonly
known as CIRCLE stone bricks, which is extremely cursed for a Minecraft block name. The block was
then renamed to detailed stone bricks and then Mojang decided to call them chiseled stone
bricks, which is a much more fitting name. Number 26
Ender chests were first a suggestion on Reddit, so Mojang changed it a bit. They used to be made
of planks instead of obsidian (likely changed for a similar reason to the enchanting table) and
they used to be shared among all players because Jeb thought they were so useful that there needed
to be a drawback, like your items not being safe. Number 27
If you're a Minecraft veteran like me, you'll know that villagers used to have the
name TESTIFICATE over their heads, but you might not know that, while the Village and Pillage
update was being made, if you spawned in a giant, the villagers would run away from them and could
even get infected by it. How can you be that dumb? It can't even move! This change was reverted, even
though it would probably never affect the game. Number 28
If you've ever played one of Minecraft's oldest versions
you'll know that saplings and oak planks used to look... pretty weird. Even though the
sapling has changed many times over the years, the shape has always stayed the same. From
having only two colours to being nicely shaded, the sapling really has evolved. Number 29 Another block that used to look weird during
alpha Minecraft, was the block of diamond, which were called "emerald blocks" at the time.
You only needed four diamonds to make these, but Mojang changed it to nine. While making
the texture update, these blocks went through some... rough looking drafts, but eventually
Mojang settled on what we know and love today. Number 30
The dirt path was added to Bedrock Edition a long time before it was
added to Java. They used to be called grass paths, and the texture changed during 1.18's
development. Mojang wanted to darken the top part of the sides but, while doing
that, accidentally moved the dirt part down. In the next snapshot it was moved
back up to be just like the grass block. Number 31 Think sitting on that strider fin would hurt?
Well, the stonecutter used to look a lot less dangerous. If you've played since Pocket
Edition, you'll remember this block which was created to stop the crafting table menu
from getting too cluttered. It was removed but returned in 2018 with a new design that
was then changed to the one we know today. Number 32
Making an update, there are loads of prototypes we NEVER see. This is just
one of eighteen concept versions of dripstone. Even if you don't like how dripstone looks
now, you've gotta be glad we didn't get this. Number 33
This block changed from being an April Fools' joke to being an actually useful block.
The coal block looked just like the redstone block in the 2013 Minecraft 2.0 joke update and
had the same functionality as it does today. Even though Dinnerbone said it
would be difficult to add, Mojang added it a month later as a real
thing! It even had its redstone block texture. Number 34
In 1.11, Mojang added the shulker box and for over a year,
until 1.13, the default one was called the purple shulker box. The light grey one was called the
silver shulker box for one snapshot, as well. In 1.13, the purple shulker box became just a
regular one, and an actual purple one was added. Number 35
In a preview before the 2010 Halloween update released,
zombie pigmen were shown for the first time, with a different skin and no weapon. They
were found in "the slip" (the old name for the Nether) and were said to be "kind
of useless". Bit of a shock when they were added and would hunt you down for eternity
if you so much as tapped one on the shoulder. Speaking of the nether, for number 36, the first
snapshot hoglins were added to had a funny glitch involving them. When hurt, they would flail their
arms around like crazy and then go completely back to normal. For more weird glitches that
changed Minecraft, watch this video right here, and join the Discord! Link's below.
