Minecraft
Template:Infobox Minecraft is a game released by Mojang AB and 4J Studios. It is a sandbox PC game with a blocky aesthetic centered around gathering resources to survive, exploring the randomly generated terrain, and creating worlds and sculptures using a variety of colorful blocks and tools, though the objective is largely based on the player's direction. The Wii U version of the game, known as Minecraft: Wii U Edition, was originally released for the Nintendo eShop on December 17, 2015,[1] and later released with a physical edition on May 17, 2016.[2] A Nintendo Switch port, known as Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition, was released for the Nintendo eShop on May 11, 2017.[3] Aside from the different console (and thus, different controls) and an increased map size, it is otherwise identical to the Wii U game. The original game includes references to the Mario franchise, such as a painting featuring 100m from Donkey Kong (which was based on a painting by Kristoffer Zetterstrand), and the Wii U Edition keeps these references.[4] However, both Nintendo versions of the game also have an exclusive Super Mario Mash-Up Pack that was released alongside the respective physical editions.[2]
Super Mario Mash-Up Pack
The Super Mario Mash-Up Pack was released as downloadable content for the Wii U version on May 17, 2016 (though it comes bundled with the physical edition), and alongside the Nintendo Switch version on May 11, 2017. It was developed in conjunction with Nintendo.[5] Though the mechanics of Minecraft remain the same in the pack, everything has been visually changed to match the aesthetics of the Mario franchise, which includes different skins for the player and every block, item, and mob. There is also a premade world containing several Mario landmarks and multiple enemy gauntlets and jumping challenges.[6]
Skins
Skins are textures that the player can apply to change their appearance. There are forty Mario-themed skins that come with the pack. The skins, as they are titled and ordered from the selection screen, are:
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Mobs
Mobs make up the creatures that can be found across the world, both friendly and aggressive. Again, all of them exhibit the behavior of their original Minecraft counterparts (e.g. the Hammer Bros do not throw hammers and instead charge the players, just as the Zombies did previously).
Mario enemies and characters are listed first, followed by the original mob in parenthesis.
- Minecraft Wii U Blooper.jpg
Blooper (Squid)
- Minecraft Wii U Boo.jpg
Boo (Ghast)
- Minecraft Wii U Buzzy Beetle.jpg
Buzzy Beetle (Endermite)
- Minecraft Wii U Cow.jpg
Cow (Cow)
- Minecraft Wii U Dark Bones.jpg
Dark Bones (Wither Skeleton)
- Minecraft Wii U Dry Bones.jpg
Dry Bones (Skeleton)
- Minecraft Wii U Hammer Bro.jpg
Hammer Bro (Zombie)
- Minecraft Wii U Flame Chomp.jpg
Flame Chomp (Blaze)
- Minecraft Wii U Gobblegut.jpg
Gobblegut (Ender Dragon)
- Minecraft Wii U Goomba.jpg
Goomba (Chicken)
- Minecraft Wii U Lava Bubble.jpg
Lava Bubble (Magma Cube)
- Minecraft Wii U Lava Piranha.jpg
Lava Piranha (Wither)
- Minecraft Wii U Koopa Troopa.jpg
Koopa Troopa (Sheep)
- Minecraft Wii U Magikoopa.jpg
Magikoopa (Witch)
- Minecraft Wii U Megahammer.jpg
Megahammer (Iron Golem)
- Minecraft Wii U Pianta1.jpg
Blue Pianta (Farmer Villager)
- Minecraft Wii U Pianta2.jpg
Pink Pianta (Librarian Villager)
- Minecraft Wii U Pianta4.jpg
Hotel Manager (Blacksmith Villager)
- Minecraft Wii U Pianta3.jpg
Isle Delfino Police (Butcher Villager)
- Minecraft Wii U Pianta5.jpg
Pianta Village mayor (Priest Villager)
- Minecraft Wii U Shulker.jpg
Piranha Creeper (Shulker)
- Minecraft Wii U Elder Guardian.jpg
Porcupuffer (Elder Guardian)
- Minecraft Wii U Pokey.jpg
Pokey (Creeper)
- Minecraft Wii U Poochy.jpg
Poochy (Wolf)
- Minecraft Wii U Rex.jpg
Rex (Zombie Pigman)
- Minecraft Wii U Scuttlebug.jpg
Scuttlebug (Spider)
- Minecraft Wii U Stilt Guy.jpg
Stilt Guy (Enderman)
- Minecraft Wii U Swoop.jpg
Swoop (Bat)
- Minecraft Wii U Tarantox.jpg
Tarantox (Cave Spider)
- Minecraft Wii U Thwomp.jpg
Thwomp (Slime)
- Minecraft Wii U Urchin.jpg
Urchin (Guardian)
- Minecraft Wii U Wiggler.jpg
Wiggler (Silverfish)
Blocks and Items
Building Blocks
- Bricks become Brick Blocks
- A Block of Gold becomes a Gold Block
- Bedrock becomes a Block
Foodstuffs
- Potatos are Turnips
- Raw Salmon is a Cheep Cheep
- Raw Fish is a Deep Cheep
- Clownfish are Eep Cheeps
- Pufferfish are Porcupuffers
- Carrots are Carrot
- Apples are Berries (Golden Apples are Berries with a yellow color palette)
- Chorus Fruit is the head of a Beanstalk
- Spider Eyes are Tarantox's eyes
Materials
- A Gold Ingot is a Coin
- A Diamond is a Super Gem
- Dyes are Magic Paintbrushes
- A Slimeball is a Thwimp
- A Blaze Rod is a Fire Bar
Tools, Weapons & Armor
- A lead is Chain Chomp's post
- Hoes are Magic Wands
- Flint and Steel are Fire Flower
- Diamond Armor is the Penguin Suit
- Gold Armor is the Bee Suit
- Leather Armor is the Cat Suit
- Iron Armor is the Frog Suit
- Chain Armor is the Tanooki Suit
Decorations
- An Oxeye Daisy is a Boomerang Flower
- A Poppy is a Power Flower
- A Blue Orchid is an Ice Flower
- An Azure Bluet is a Cloud Flower
- A Lilac is a Piranha Creeper
- A Rose Bush is a group of Piranha Plants
- A Peony is a group of Nipper Plants
- A Cactus is a head of a Pokey
- Lily Pads are green Super Leaves
- Vines are Beanstalks
- Brown Mushrooms are 1-Up Mushrooms
- Red Mushrooms are Super Mushrooms
- Skeleton Skulls are Dry Bones heads
- Wither Skeleton Skulls are Dark Bones heads
- Zombie Heads are Hammer Bros. heads
- Creeper Heads are Pokey heads
- Dragon Heads are Gobblegut's head
- Chorus Flowers are Beanstalk heads
- Chorus Plants are Beanstalks
Redstone & Transportation
- TNT becomes a POW Block
- Note Block becomes a Note Block
- A saddle is Yoshi's saddle
- Redstone Lamps become Light Blocks
Miscellaneous
- A Nether Star is a Grand Star
- The Ender Pearls are Shy Guy Masks
- The Eye of Ender is a Grey Shy Guy Mask
- Buckets become F.L.U.D.D.s
- A Cauldron is a Warp Pipe
- A Jukebox becomes a Super Horn
- A Crafting Table is a ? Block
- A Furnace is Mecha-Bowser's head
- Music Discs become Rainbow Notes
Paintings
The paintings are often used throughout the map as decoration.
Red ! Block
! Block
Cloud
Bush
Arrow
Arrow
Arrow
Arrow
Window
Window
Pre-release and unused content
Unused images (presumably intended for use in the digital manual) in the files for Minecraft: Wii U Edition show that different skins were originally going to be used, rather than the ones in the final version. These include Hooktail as the Ender Dragon instead of Gobblegut, Midbus as the Pigs, and Yoshi as the Horses. Another image shows the Ender Chest with a Mr. I-themed design, rather than the Shy Guy-themed design it has in the release version. Zombie Villagers were originally Boomerang Bros, though they were changed in an update to Hammer Bros. wearing the clothes of the Pianta they were before they were transformed.
Hooktail as the Ender Dragon.
The Midbus pigs.
Another shot of the Midbus pigs.
The Yoshi horses.
The Mr. I Ender Chest.
A Zombie Villager as a Boomerang Bro.
The screenshot showing the Yoshi horses was actually used in the "Horses" section of the "How to Play" menu, prior to the patch adding the Battle Mini Game.
Gallery
Super Mario Mash-Up Pack's loading screen
Blocks and items as they appear with Mario textures
Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad and Bowser outside Princess Peach's Castle
Mario, Rosalina, Boom Boom, Birdo and Hammer Bro. in Frosted Glacier
Fire Mario, Luigi, Toad, Shy Guy and Larry in Layer Cake Desert
The Koopalings fighting on an Airship
Mario with F.L.U.D.D, Bowser Jr. and Petey Piranha in Delfino Plaza
Koopa Troopa, Boom Boom, Shy Guy, Bowser and Cat Mario in front of Bowser's Airship
Captain Toad, Toadette, Wario and Waluigi in front of a Toad House
Mario, Luigi with Poltergust and Kamek in front of a Ghost House
Bowser, Bowser Jr., two Dry Bones and Princess Peach in Bowser's Castle
Yoshi, Toadette, Daisy, Wario, Waluigi and Dr. Mario in front of a giant Goomba and ? Block
Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Tanooki Mario, Kitsune Luigi and Cat Peach
Media
References
- ^ Hill, Owen (December 7, 2015). Minecraft: Wii U Edition now available to download. Mojang. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Hill, Owen (May 9, 2016). Mario Mash Up coming to Wii U Edition May 17! Mojang. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ https://youtu.be/EDedvre19es?t=19m39s
- ^ http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Painting#Canvases
- ^ (May 9, 2016). Two beloved video game franchises collide in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft: Wii U Edition. Nintendo. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-launches-nintendo-switch
