[VIDEO] Holy Crap! Atari 2600 Emulator Runs In Minecraft

Description: Screenshot of aerial view of  a grass field in Minecraft
with grooves carved out to spell "Holy Crap!!!"

We interrupt your whatever you are doing to bring you this amazing video from user SethBling showing all of the work that went into getting the popular sandbox-construction Minecraft to run an Atari 2600 emulator INSIDE the game using nothing but the existing tools and blocks available in Minecraft itself. Seriously, like, he has a memory cache built out of blocks of dirt and stone.

Anyhow, the video below shows the emulator in action as well as goes into the fascinating technical explanations of how he worked to pull it off. It also doubles as a clear technical explanation of how early cartridge based systems and consoles worked.

Minecraft As Safe Space (Excepting Skeletons)

(Screenshot of the Proteancraft parkour course)

This landed in my inbox the other day, and for all the Minecraft players who follow me, I figured I'd share this with you all:

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The difference is our staff and community. We’re a tumblr-based survival minecraft server dedicated to keeping our community as free as possible from the likes of transphobic, homophobic and otherwise offensive/tasteless characters. The server is handled by a handful of (relatively) mature folks who actually give a hoot about how are players feel. If you’re ever feeling uncomfortable on the server, let us know and we’ll attempt to resolve the issue however possible. 

Proteancraft is online nearly 24/7, so you can connect and play at any time. With 3.5gb of RAM and over 30 unique plugins, you’re bound to have a fun time here! So, come join us!

The server IP for Proteancraft is 192.99.18.143:25794 and if you're interested on keeping up with developments, you can follow the Proteancraft blog here.