Originally released in 2011, Mojang Studios’ Minecraft has grown to become a truly massive global franchise. With multiple spin-off games under the Minecraft banner and iconic characters like the Creeper popping up on everything from comic book covers to lunch boxes, it’s hard to find many other video game franchises that have the worldwide reach as the Microsoft-owned title. The ability to design nearly anything players can imagine in-game has led to some truly inspired creations over the years, with talented gamers designing everything from working computers to a playable version of Sonic the Hedgehog in Minecraft.
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While some gamers are content creating a real-life version of a Minecraft door, Reddit user Lazor226 decided to dream bigger and set about recreating their entire Minecraft world using a 3D printer. Lazor226 showed off the impressive print, created using a combination of clear and white filament, in a series of pictures posted to r/Minecraft. The detailed print captures the layout of the Minecraft world in impressive detail, with the white filament giving the structures rising from the map an almost skeletal, ruin-like appearance. Including several zoomed-in photos to highlight the detail on the print, it’s possible to see the outlines of individual blocks on the buildings and terraced topography of the world. Click here to see the full Reddit post.
Minecraft fans were blown away by the unique player creation, with numerous comments asking for instructions on how to print out their own Minecraft maps. Eager to assist other gamers, Lazor226 helpfully linked a guide they’d created on the 3D printing site Printables that makes it easy for anyone to create a printout of their Minecraft world. Several Redditors suggested that Lazor226 take on the laborious task of painting the model in order to make it even more impressive, while other commenters proudly showed off their own Minecraft-inspired prints.
For hardcore Minecraft fans, the idea of having a miniature version of their world that could sit on their desk is sure to be appealing. And for players who’d love to bring a bit of the game into the real world but are intimidated by the process of converting their map to a printable file, there’s always the option of starting small with a 3D-printed Minecraft bee.
Minecraft is available now for Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and legacy platforms.
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Source: Reddit
