Pi Edition

Pi Edition
Author(s)	Mojang AB
Platform(s)	(ARM only) Raspberry Pi
Written in	C++
Latest release	0.1.1
Release date	February 11 2013
Size	~5 MB
License	Proprietary
Source code	No
Website	http://pi.minecraft.net

Minecraft: Pi Edition is a version of Minecraft developed for the Raspberry Pi. It is based on the already existing Pocket Edition but is slightly cut down, containing a revised feature set and support for multiple programming languages. The Pi Edition is intended as an educational tool for novice programmers. It is available to download for free, from the official downloads page and users are encouraged to open and change the game's code using its API.

It is being developed by Aron Nieminen - one of the developers of the Pocket Edition, as well as Daniel Frisk.

Development

Release

Minecraft: Pi Edition was originally announced on the Mojang website on November 24, 2012.

There was a compiled build labelled 0.1 on the Mojang repository but it is currently encrypted so nobody can access it. When it was first uploaded people had downloaded it, because it was unprotected for a short amount of time. On December 20, 2012, Mojang released a post on their official site announcing the release of the Pi Edition. However, it was promptly removed and no game release was made.

Minecraft: Pi Edition was publicly released on February 11, 2013, and the previous release announcement post was restored. However, the Pi Edition website still lists its post date as December 20, 2012. The system is $25

Version history

Main article: Pi Edition version history

Gallery

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  First screenshot of Pi Edition from Mojang's blog.

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  An image from the removed blog post, appearing to show a Minecraft version of the video game Snake.