Minecraft:Mini games

Mini games menu as seen on the PlayStation 4 Edition.

Mini games are a variety of modes exclusive to the Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition of Minecraft. Mini games can be played solo, Minecraft:splitscreen on the same console, online, or with another console locally via an ad-hoc connection.Template:Only The three mini games are Battle, Minecraft:Tumble, and Glide.

Mini games are available on all versions of Legacy Console Edition. However, online play no longer works on the Minecraft:Wii U Edition due to the discontinuation of online services for the Wii U in April 2024.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Prior to each round, all players can freely explore a lobby and interact with various items, such as Minecraft:bows, Minecraft:fishing rods, Minecraft:armor, Minecraft:heads, Minecraft:elytra, and Minecraft:music discs. Any player who wears one of the six heads in the lobby retains that head into the next round.

Lobby

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The mini game lobby.

Upon creating or joining a server, the player spawns in the lobby. It is a small "town" in the middle of a superflat world. All players are in adventure mode and are immune to damage (just like in creative mode). When playing with other players, the next game starts within one minute, although the player can create an invite-only game to gain the freedom to explore the lobby.

Exploration

The mini-game lobby is complex. There are many redstone puzzles scattered around. The main collectables and secrets of the lobby are getting the music discs, getting all of the armor sets, the hidden old lobby, and the mob head hunts to get the dragon's head.

Escaping the lobby

In older versions like PlayStation 3, escape was possible with an Minecraft:elytra or Minecraft:fishing rod.Template:Info needed Note that only the winner of the previous round can access the elytra.

The modern lobby can also be escaped by going through the nether portal gate. Sometimes the nether gate blocks (and presumably the water gate blocks, but there is no evidence of those having this issue) can glitch out of existence. Then the player can use an elytra to go down the 1×1 hole, either in the 1×1 space in the area above the barrier, or in one of the 1×1 spaces used for the redstone under the map. However, there are Minecraft:barrier blocks that prevent the player from going any further down. Escaping the map this way can also give the player the "supersonic" achievement.

Battle

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Battle mini game logo.

Battle is a mini game most similar to the popular "Hunger Games" mode on Template:El servers, where players compete in a "last man standing" or "deathmatch" style game. Battle was added to the Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition on June 21, 2016.

Tumble

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Tumble mini game logo.

Tumble is a mini game most similar to the popular "Minecraft:Spleef" mode on Template:El servers, where players aim to cause others to fall off of an arena by using Minecraft:snowballs, Minecraft:shovels, or other items to mine the ground below them. Tumble was added to the Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition on August 30 and August 31, 2016.

Glide

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Glide mini game logo.

Glide is a mini game where players maneuver through a track while wearing an Minecraft:elytra, aiming to finish in the fastest time or score the most points by flying through colored rings. Glide was added to the Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition on March 28, 2017 (March 29, 2017 for Wii U Edition).

Build Off

Build Off was a planned mini game most similar to the popular "Build Battle" mode on Template:JE servers, where players compete in themed building competitions and vote amongst themselves to select a winner. Minecraft:4J Studios hinted at the plan for the mini game at their panel at Minecraft:MINECON 2016.<ref>https://youtu.be/hGUeli77sdI?t=3326</ref> The mode was likely cancelled for a variety of reasons, with one known issue being fairness according to former Mojang community manager Minecraft:Helen Zbihlyj.<ref>https://youtu.be/ccB0-mPFplI?t=65</ref> Despite being cancelled, the mini game was partially implemented with calls for music cues, a leaderboard, and other features being present in the game's code and data with the namespace MG04.

Achievements

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Medals

Template:Main Medals are special titles that a player is given in the mini game's final screen based off of their performance in any round of the game.

History

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Trivia

There was once a feature planned to allow alliances and teams in the battle mini game, however this idea was scrapped.^[1]
There was once a toggle-able altimeter planned for the glide mini game, however this idea was scrapped.^[2]
The images for both of the above are present in the files but are unused