Legacy Console Edition exclusive features

This is the list of features exclusive to the Legacy Console Edition.

General

 * Tutorial
 * DLC
 * Mash-up packs
 * Has more Music
 * Texture Packs
 * Legacy Console Edition texture packs
 * They were replaced by resource packs from Java Edition in 1.6
 * Achievements/Trophies
 * More achievements/trophies
 * Skins
 * 14 extra default skins
 * Certain Console Edition-exclusive Skin Packs
 * Leaderboards
 * Mini Games
 * Tumble mini-game
 * Battle mini-game
 * Glide mini-game
 * Descriptions


 * Gives the player detailed instructions about what an item/block does.
 * Sleeping
 * New sleeping animation

World generation

 * World sizes
 * Options for classic (864x864), small (1024x1024), medium (3072x3072), and large (5120x5120) world sizes. Large, medium, and small are only available on the Xbox One Edition and PlayStation 4 Edition.
 * Water moat occupies the outer 2 chunks to smoothly transition to the edge of the world
 * Overwrite world edges option when expanding a world from a smaller size to a larger size, resetting the outer 2 chunks in the smaller world, removes the water moat at the edge of the world.
 * Classic world size generates more villages than large world sizes.
 * Biome Scale
 * Small, medium, and large option. The small option is the default due limited world size, so one world can have more biomes.
 * Biome generation is roughly based on Java Edition 1.12.2 seeds (64 bit generation). Large biome size is equivalent to biome size 4 from Java Edition 1.12.2, Medium is rough approximation on biome size 3, and small biome size roughly approximates to biome size 2. This is due to biome scaling taking place before hill biomes, edge biomes, and beach biome are applied to the map, unlike Java Edition Customized worlds in 1.12 where the scaling occurs after.
 * Mushroom biomes generate in different locations compared to Java Edition
 * Since the Exploration Update, temples and structures attempt to spawn more frequently, due to limited world sizes, especially with Woodland Mansions.
 * There is a "Find Balanced Seed" option, selected by default, which makes the game randomly select seeds that have a better variety of biomes.
 * Superflat Interface
 * An interface for creating superflat worlds. While a similar interface exists on older versions of Java Edition, in Legacy Console Edition, it is much more versatile, allowing you to change what generates, how much it generates, and more.
 * The Nether
 * Noise generation is loosely based on Java Edition nether noise generation.
 * Has limited size, at 288x 288, and is slightly larger with a larger world size. On Large worlds, the nether is up to 640x640.
 * The Nether-Overworld portal ratio is larger depending on world size: 1:3 in Classic and Small; 1:6 in Medium; and 1:8, like other versions of Minecraft, in Large.
 * Nether wart spawns randomly wherever soul sand is generated in the Nether.
 * The edge of this dimension is made of bedrock.
 * The Nether is hollow, with a flat ground, when using a superflat world.
 * The End
 * A maximum of four end gateways will generate on Xbox One Edition, PlayStation 4 Edition, and Nintendo Switch Edition. A maximum of one end gateway will generate on Xbox 360 Edition, PlayStation 3 Edition, PlayStation Vita Edition, and Wii U Edition.
 * Each end gateway portal leads to one outer island, which is as big as the main island. One outer island is guaranteed to generate with an end city.
 * The size does not change with regard to world size. Even on Classic, the islands are so far apart that they are all on different Maps.
 * The spawn end island generates at 0,0, up to 96 blocks form the origin. Outer islands generate 2048 blocks from the origin in cardinal directions.
 * Each island is surrounded by invisible walls, making it impossible to go between them without the use of end gateways.
 * Only a 192 by 192 block area (6 by 6 chunks generate) for each island.
 * Only the spawn end island's noise generation loosely follows Java Edition end noise generation. End pillars generate differently random from Java Edition. The outer end islands always generate the end island; rather than other end biomes (small end islands).

Options

 * Command-like options
 * All command options except for ,   and some others with an interface.
 * Game options
 * Online Game
 * Invite Only
 * Allow friends of friends
 * Player vs Player
 * Host Privileges
 * Daylight Cycle
 * Weather Cycle
 * Keep Inventory
 * Mob Spawning
 * Mob Griefing
 * Mob Loot
 * Tile Drops
 * Natural Regeneration
 * Biome Scale Slider
 * Find Balanced Seed
 * Autosave on/off


 * HUD Options
 * Interface Opacity
 * Interface Sensitivity
 * Display HUD
 * Display Hand
 * In-Game Tooltips
 * In-Game Gamertags
 * Splitscreen Gamertags
 * Hud Size
 * Hud Size (Splitscreen)
 * Other options
 * Cave Sound
 * Manual crafting
 * Reset Nether
 * Reset End
 * Hints
 * Death messages


 * Render Distance
 * Render distance is set to 18 chunks on Xbox One and Playstation 4, and 10 chunks on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Blocks and items

 * Shrubs
 * A variant of grass that does not generate naturally and is only obtainable via the creative inventory.
 * Nether Wart
 * Nether wart generates randomly on any soul sand in the Nether, rather than exclusively in Nether fortresses.
 * Maps
 * The player always begins a new world with an empty map; it will be a map of 1024x1024 area size (1:8 scale, zoom step 3).
 * Maps will display the coordinates that the player is located at.
 * Cannot be zoomed in.
 * Are snapped to a grid different from Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.
 * Specifically, maps center on 0,0, so the map at spawn would cover up to 512 blocks from the origin. Large world maps cover from 512 to 1536 blocks, and then 1536 to 2560 blocks. The center of these maps are at 1024 or 2048.
 * Banners
 * Have an automatic crafting option
 * Music disc
 * After the music disc "Cat" finishes playing, the soundtrack "Dog" starts playing.
 * Firework rockets
 * Five pre-crafted firework rockets are available in Creative Mode. The types are as follows:
 * Duration 1, small ball, light blue, twinkle
 * Crafted by creating a firework star using gunpowder, light blue dye, and glowstone dust; then use the firework star, one paper, and one gunpowder; to craft the firework rocket.
 * Duration 2, creeper shaped, green
 * Crafted by creating a firework star using gunpowder, green dye, and a mob head; then use the firework star, one paper, and two gunpowder; to craft the firework rocket.
 * Duration 2, burst, red, fade to orange
 * Crafted by creating a firework star using gunpowder, red dye, and a feather; then add orange dye to the firework star; then use the firework star, one paper, and two gunpowder; to craft the firework rocket.
 * Duration 3, burst, magenta, fade to blue, twinkle
 * Crafted by creating a firework star using gunpowder, magenta dye, a feather and glowstone dust; then add blue dye to the firework star; then use the firework star, one paper, and three gunpowder; to craft the firework rocket.
 * Duration 2, star shaped, yellow, fade to orange, trail
 * Crafted by creating a firework star using gunpowder, yellow dye, a gold nugget, and a diamond; then add orange dye to the firework star; then use the firework star, one paper, and two gunpowder; to craft the firework rocket.
 * Firework stars are not directly obtainable in the Creative inventory.
 * Enchanted Golden Apple
 * Crafted with 8 blocks of gold and 1 apple.
 * String
 * Can be crafted from 1 cobweb.

Mobs & entities

 * Wither skeletons
 * Spawn in all parts of the Nether rather than only in Nether fortresses.
 * Blazes
 * Blazes drop 0-2 glowstone dust when killed.
 * Minecarts
 * Twice the speed than in Java Edition.

Crafting


The game has a crafting system with the following categories. The categories of blocks and items in the crafting menu differ significantly from the Creative menu, and various blocks and items are grouped differently.

The crafting system $$ could be changed to use the system from the Java Edition by checking the "Classic Crafting" option under "User Interface" in the options menu.

By default, Legacy Console Edition used a simplified crafting system. It did not require the player to place items in the correct place in the crafting interface, but instead displayed the ingredients required to craft the selected item and allows the player to craft that item as long as the player has the required crafting ingredients.

The PlayStation Vita and Wii U versions did not have the ability to craft using touch input.

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 * All leather armor equipment, all colors
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Stonecutters have a separate interface:
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 * and other variants of full stone, brick, and quartz based blocks
 * , cut and chiseled variants, red and regular variants

Furnaces, blast furnaces, and smokers do not have a predefined menu selection of blocks, unlike the recipe book on other editions such as Java.

Creative inventory


The Creative inventory in Legacy Console Edition was the same as Java Edition, albeit with slightly different tabs and its own set of items.

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Differences

 * There is no search tab, with all of the Creative inventory's items in a single tab, on Legacy Console. Players must instead browse each individual tab to find the item in question.
 * Both Luck effect and Decay effect potions and tipped arrows are available on Legacy Console.
 * All Potion and Tipped Arrow types are arranged by base variants, followed by extended variants, and enhanced variants. They aren't arranged by regular, splash, and lingering potions like on Java or Bedrock.
 * Colored blocks and items are arranged in a different order from Java and Bedrock. They don't use a rainbow order like all colored blocks and items on Java (colored blocks only on Bedrock).
 * Banners on Legacy Console are arranged differently from all other colored blocks and items within.


 * Exclusive Items
 * Exclusive to Legacy Console Edition only, and cannot be found on any other platform:
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 * Also available on Java, but not Bedrock:
 * Luck effect, , , and
 * Historically exclusive to Java and Legacy Console only, but not Bedrock, prior to Bedrock Edition 1.12.0:
 * Also available on Bedrock, but not Java:
 * Decay effect, , , and
 * Historically exclusive to Bedrock and Legacy Console only, but not Java, prior to Java Edition 1.15.0:
 * Also available on Bedrock, but not Java:
 * Decay effect, , , and
 * Historically exclusive to Bedrock and Legacy Console only, but not Java, prior to Java Edition 1.15.0:
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 * Historically exclusive to Bedrock and Legacy Console only, but not Java, prior to Java Edition 1.15.0:
 * Decay effect, , , and
 * Historically exclusive to Bedrock and Legacy Console only, but not Java, prior to Java Edition 1.15.0:
 * Historically exclusive to Bedrock and Legacy Console only, but not Java, prior to Java Edition 1.15.0:

The following items cannot be obtained directly in the Creative inventory on Legacy Console only. On other Minecraft editions such as Java or Bedrock, these items are in the Creative inventory.
 * Unobtainable items in the Creative inventory


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The following items on Legacy Console are not obtainable in the base game. On other Minecraft editions, these items are available through commands or are in the Creative inventory.



Unlike Java Edition and Bedrock Edition, Update Aquatic and Village and Pillage did not add the following items on Legacy Console, and are as such unavailable in the game:
 * Slowness IV effect, , , and
 * , all types

Other

 * In the editions with the aquatic update, players can enter swimming mode if any part of their character is touching water, not just their head


 * In all Legacy Console Editions there is a debug mode used by 4J Studios. Currently it can only be accessed in Xbox 360 Edition TU1 or below.