I am an addict. Not to alcohol, drugs, sex, chocolate, television, gambling, tanning, work, or shopping, but to a simple game. (I lost the game :P) Rather I cannot get enough of Minecraft. There is no element to the game that is bad, and anything that is broken gets fixed relatively quickly. To say that I am an addict is rather extreme, but rather Minecraft is time consuming. I can sit and play for hours because the ideas in my head just keep on rolling out. If I want to build a giant house, I do it. If I want to build an elaborate building, I do it.
That is the joy of Minecraft, the world is an open book waiting for you to build into it. Anytime you come up with an idea of something to build, you have the resources available to make it happen. People have taken advantage of that and built large cities, complex dungeons, dense forests, and underwater cities.
This first video was done by the youtube users DanNewz, Kootra, and Gassy Mexican. What is pretty neat is that they have become well known by millions for their Minecraft work. I feel like I know a celebrity because I went to High School with Gassy Mexican and was decently good friends with him.
The next video is a great explanation of the possibilities of Minecraft. Its also catchy.
This game is great because it makes the players think and it allows their creativity to flow uninhibited unlike many video games of today.
The game has also been the source of a new meme of the creeper. The song "The Creep" by The Lonely Island has now been parodied quite well by the youtube channel Scream Team. "Do The Creeper!"
There is so much out there for Minecraft and the game keeps changing. Notch, the creator of Minecraft keeps adding new releases and updates at least once a month, but even between updates the game still doesn't get dull.