Pocket Edition Demo



The Pocket Edition Pre-release was the first known version of Minecraft: Pocket Edition during development. This version was never publicly released, but it was playable at the Electronic Entertainment Expo of 2011 and given to many individuals for private testing and showcasing.

General

 * The game looked exactly like the old Classic build on PC (bright green grass/leaves, no birch/pine trees).
 * There were clouds/sky in the game.
 * Inventory hotbar had a smaller look and could handle 8 items.
 * Blocks in inventory were 2D instead of 3D.

Blocks
Blocks & Items
 * Air
 * Sand
 * Leaves
 * Wool
 * Some wool blocks had colors from the Classic build.
 * Sandstone
 * Grass
 * Dirt
 * Stone
 * Cobblestone
 * Wood planks
 * Glass
 * Block of Diamond
 * Block of Gold
 * Block of Iron
 * Obsidian
 * Bricks
 * Ladder
 * Wood
 * The rose was going to be a block, but was replaced with the cyan flower due to hardware issues.
 * Placeable pumpkin and TNT blocks (TNT was unable to explode).
 * Torch
 * Sugar Cane
 * Mushroom
 * Dandelion

Trivia

 * The first internal version only had an ASCII renderer.