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On August 12, 2010, Notch (Markus Persson) pushed live. Here is what made it legendary:

This alpha release introduced several core features that would become the foundation of Minecraft:

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Minecraft Java Alpha v1.0.16_02: History and the "APK" Myth Minecraft is a historic release from August 13, 2010. While it is famous for being the version used in the original "Herobrine" hoax screenshot, it is often a target for misleading "exclusive APK" download claims. What is Alpha v1.0.16_02?