How the Minecraft Title Screen Seed was Found

The Minecraft title screen. We've all seen it. But have you ever wonderered if a seed existed for it?

Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 Seeds:
2151901553968352745
8091867987493326313

[claymournesden]

This game's community is incredible, I never imagined this was even possible.

[klevkaisetsu]

This looks like how historians would have to explore our data in eons.

[Monvstar]

You know it's crazy how much seeds there is when after being super specific with the desert, grass and grass color there was still 11 million possible seeds

[crest]

Notch: takes another random picture in Minecraft for no reason

Everyone: *proceeds to track it*

[KorriTimigan]

2011
Notch: *generates random world, runs a few meters*
"This looks pretty. I'll take some snapshots."

2020
"WE KNOW WHERE YOU'VE BEEN, WHERE YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU'RE GOING."

[alexey]

Notch: I'll just make random screenshot in random world
Players: WE MUST FIND THIS PLACE

[violet]

I like how you directly named what each person did near the end. That was nice.

[adedaraadeloro]

Notch never imagined that his game would turn so many into FBI worthy detectives

[timtalksanimations]

Notch: **Walks on grass**

Community: *After 10 years of careful experimentation, searching and programming, we have concluded that Notch first walked in this very grass block.*

[frostars]

Me: But how did you actually find the title screen seed?
Researchers: *The grass, duh*

[nxrbix]

That is actually so incredible how from a blurry image people found the exact place looking at colors

[UnknownUnknown-ndho]

“Games cause violence”

Minecraft players
So from that one cloud pixel and that shade of grass and tree we can identify that seed of the world it was made by imputing it into our code that we spend hours on to develop

[legodamenOG]

What if notch comes out and be like

*Lmao I still have the world backed up. You could have just asked*

[Muksss]

Notch: Ok let’s make the new and improved title screen!

*_Everyone wants to know your location_*

[KingOfLamps]

Love how you credit the people behind these cool stories! Really good video!

[pinguinjob]

This proves that the old version isn't dead at all.

We love minecraft!
Let's not let it die.

[auracts]

Notch: takes a panorama and image of a random world
Everyone: *are you challenging me?*

[VietNguyen-yexb]

“What do you do in quarantine?”

*”I found out the seed of the Minecraft title screen.”*

[Owanahuntaturn]

Looking at this image makes me cry of nostalgia remembering how I was playing Minecraft in those good days when I was 7

[glitchedmike]

Math teacher: You'll soon use math to find answers in your life.