"Skeleton" Splash
- This is obviously a reference to the creepypasta named "Then a Skeleton Popped out" which was a joke pasta that made fun of "serious" creepypastas. ~~Dragon~~ –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 98.116.76.167 (talk) 23:18, 15 January 2014(UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~
- See #A skeleton popped out.. 「ディノ奴千？！」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 11:59, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
Minecraft 2.0 APRIL FOOLS
The big pink APRIL FOOLS! splash is a Special splash, even though it is not from an real version of the game should it me noted? I hold the PCGamer Demo splash to help my case (demo version splash). --KnightMiner (talk|contribs) 22:17, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
Undocumented Splash
Maybe the undocumented splash are a reference to the fact that Minecraft Code is undocumented or bad documented, Minecraft does not follow the proper rules for a good documentation (Example: Don't have a javadoc, in some parts have comments in others not, etc)--Autopoietico 10:20, 04 February 2014 (UTC)
- It most likely refers to the fact that there is (or, rather, was; the splash was added in Indev, predating the formation of Mojang and an assortment of other milestones) no official documentation for gameplay and in-game mechanics. It doesn't matter, though; without a comment directly from Notch, we can't say anything about it since it's too generic to draw any solid conclusions about. 「ディノ奴千？！」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 12:38, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
Mmmph, mmph! Splash
Could this splash refer to what the pyro character in Team Fortress 2 says and/or sees with pyrovision? Here's a video not accurately showing what I'm talking about --->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUhOnX8qt3I –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Bilgewater1 (talk • contribs) 05:18, 8 February 2014 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~
- It could, but it's so ambiguous we need confirmation directly from someone at Mojang before it can be added to the page. -- Orthotopetalk 05:24, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
- It probably is the "Fire, fire" quote is spelt exactly the same on the TF2 wiki. Electroshockist (talk)
- Doesn't look like the same spelling to me. I'm not familiar with TF2, but if the quotes on that wiki are from official, in-game subtitles, the different spelling could actually be an argument that the Minecraft splash is completely unrelated. If there are no subtitles, the quotes are written by wiki users, making the spelling unofficial and irrelevant here. The only acceptable proof that this splash is related to TF2 is a public comment by a Mojangsta. -- Orthotopetalk 01:56, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
- See also the #Mmmph, mmph! section above. 「ディノ奴千？！」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 07:03, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
New Splash [2]
Good morning! Today I found a new splash in Pocket Edition 0.8.1. It says "Jason! Jason! Jason!" I don't see any mentions of that in the article. So, thank you for listening! 92.242.75.66 07:07, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
Whoops! I found this in the article. I'm so sorry for this topic. It's closed. :( 92.242.75.66 08:22, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
Rise from your grave splash
Splash #336 is a direct reference to the Sega Genesis game Altered Beast (at the very start of the game). Do we have to get a cite from a Mojangsta even if we know where the exact source of the splash is from?
The computerkid (talk) 16:08, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
- How do you know it's a reference to that, and not something else? -- Orthotopetalk 16:18, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
- To be fair, I'd much rather just remove most of the unsourced "obvious" explanations that are already on the list because we don't have an official source confirming them as correct, especially since there's been at least one case of such an explanation being confirmed as wrong by either a mojangsta or someone else in a position to know. We keep telling people to ask a mojangsta directly so we can get a source for this stuff, but no one ever does. =/ 「ディノ奴千？！」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 16:22, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
Don't look at the bug.
No. 203 reads "Don't look directly at the bugs!" Something similar was stated on the Minecraft PE livestream (http://youtu.be/j6INe_kVzCM). Ebu11 (talk) 14:16, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
14 new splashes with 14w25a
The last two days I investigated the new splashes for the German Minecraft Wiki. They are all from songs - some from funk songs, some from the 1980s. Even if my explanations are in german, you can easily get the song title and interpreter from the German Wiki. Best regards -- Sumpfhütte 93.214.243.85 14:35, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
haha, LEL!
I was playing pocket edition. And I saw that a splash was not on the page. It was "haha, LEL!" I don't know if it is a typo or not. Should someone put this on the list? I don't have a screenshot.--50.179.210.46 14:36, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
150% hyperbole: Reference to Hyperbole and a Half
Could "150% hyperbole" be a reference to the blog "Hyperbole and a Half"? 150% hyperbole = 1.5(hyperbole) = 1 hyperbole + (1/2)hyperbole. JMtB03 (talk) 02:12, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
343-348
Isn't the lines no. 343 to 348 a reference to Stevie Wonder's 'Skeletons' song. It has similar lines from the song.
271 Doesn't avoid double negatives!
This sentence does not contain double negation. With double negation, it would be "Doesn't contain no double negatives!" 62.178.250.9 05:51, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
Do not add a description
Why do we need references to Mojang for all splashes which are not currently described? Specifically, the “Getting ready to <verb>!” splashes clearly reference the lyrics to Skeletons by Stevie Wonder. —Fenhl 05:58, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
- The primary reason I know of is to avoid speculation. Plus, on several occasions the "obvious" meaning was later confirmed by mojang to be false. --KnightMiner (t|c) 13:21, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
- For most splashes, it seems highly unlikely that we will ever have an official word on what the intended meaning is, so until then an explanation based on a likely assumption seems appropriate to me. We could add references for confirmed meanings to differentiate them from those which have not been confirmed, and if there is any dispute, it could be removed entirely. —Fenhl 00:38, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
Changing Splash Text: HISTORY - You HAVE to use packs, right? But originally you couldn't?
I thought this would be in the history section (down at the very bottom). Shouldn't it be? Is this true?
- Originally splash text could be personalized by going into Minecraft's programming (not using a texture pack or resource pack). Only an update would probably erase the changes you had made (I'm guessing).
- Now (1.8) you cannot personalize the splash text that way, you have to use a texture/resource pack. This is because when you start the game, if it can connect to the internet, it will over-write what you changed. Even if there's no new update being applied. Any changes you make outside of the proper folders (resource packs, mods, screenshots, and saves) will be "fixed" back to default. My understanding was that at some point Minecraft cleaned up the likely-hood of user-created-bugs being reported as Minecraft bugs, by forcing Minecraft to check for changes to it's programming and revert them. They only wanted changes to happen in the proper folders, to keep things simple.
Is this accurate? At what version did this happen? I read that you could change the splash text in the jar file of Minecraft, and I was thinking it was wrong. (I mean, you can, if you then also keep it from connecting to the internet, but that's not what they implied.) I figured they must be talking about a much older version. But I was curious if maybe you CAN also change the splash text within Minecraft itself. Maybe it doesn't overwrite that part? Anyone know? If so, can you add it down to the changes made in each version history chart thingy? Thanks 50.181.85.8 00:28, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
- That happened way back at the introduction of the new launcher. And it can still be accomplished provided you use a different version name then the default. --KnightMiner (t|c) 03:19, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
Strange, but not a stranger
This splash text is part of the lyrics for the Talking Heads song Burning Down the House –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.229.87.240 (talk) at 14:20, 6 November 2014 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~
- Do you have a source that that is where it came from? Anyone could use those words in a song, so it is not really relevant unless a mojang employee confirms it. –KnightMiner (t|c) 22:29, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
"Tougher than diamonds, rich like cream!" reference
The splash "Tougher than diamonds, rich like cream!" is a reference to a song by huey lewis & the news called "The Power of Love"
"Verlet integration!"
Whoever has editing rights to the page please correct the spelling error (132, Verlet intregration!). I'm pretty sure it's a spelling error. Pawprintified (talk) 07:52, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
- "Verlet intregration!" is exactly what is in splashes.txt; the typo is Mojang's. -- Orthotopetalk 20:51, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
".party()"
Is a reference to java, an object orientated programming language. This is used a lot. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 27.252.114.107 (talk) at 7:05, 29 December 2014 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~
This is good for Realms.
It's very clearly a joke on how for a long time the Bitcoin community always claimed everything was good for bitcoin. Specifically, the phrase "This is good for Bitcoin" is sort of a meme within communities related to bitcoin. I don't wish to waste anyone from Mojang's time reaffirming an obvious reference, yet the comments on the editing page say that they NEED to be sourced. Is this a "no exceptions" kind of rule or is it just one to avoid stupid descriptions?Actioninja (talk) 04:36, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
More likely a reference to the fact that snus (Swedish tobacco) is illegal in Finland.
Its only illegal to sell it in Finland. Using / importing it to own use is not illegal.
Manger sponge!
But you can only build up to 128 in PE. It should say 4th iteration in Pocket Edition. 108.216.28.22 21:34, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
"It swings, it jives!" reference
I find it quite probable that "It swings, it jives!" is an allusion to the Queen piece "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". To positively add to my argument, I present a sample of the lyrical content:
It swings / It jives / It shakes all over like a jelly fish / I kinda like it / Crazy little thing called love
I look forward to my points being taken into at-least-plausible consideration.
Impossybull (talk) 00:54, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
The 1.8.5 line has incorrect math and a wrong number.
Read the title. 108.210.218.70 19:00, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
- I think it's right. 1 added, 1 changed, 1 removed = same total as before. Also it's counting just normal splashes, not special splashes like the Notch ones that got removed. – Sealbudsman (Aaron)
t/c 19:11, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
There are 2 320's
There are 2 320's (which are likely out of order) and 2 323's. 108.210.218.70 19:21, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
- Also, 2 190s, and 2 326s. – Sealbudsman (Aaron) t/c 19:41, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
- Fixed all 4 duplicates. (cross referenced with the 1.8.7 .jar) – Sealbudsman (Aaron) t/c 20:01, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
Happy birthday, sp614x!
"Happy birthday, sp614x!" is missing in the special splashes (shown today, 08/14/15). Btw: Who is sp614x? --Schortan (talk) 20:15, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
Matt Damon
The "Matt Damon" splash, like the "Peter Griffin" splash, is a fairly obvious reference to the appearance of the stylized letter "A" in the MINECRAFT logo on the splash screen (the "hole" in the "A" is formed by a creeper face). The splash text is plastered at an angle across the logo, just underneath the "A". As such, the small facial image that bears a striking resemblance to both Peter Griffin's fat face and Matt Damon's rather rectangular head appears as if it is "titled" by the splash text. The supposed "Team America" movie reference is an absurd grasp at straws--the humor of the text lies in the fact that the letter looks like a caricature of Peter Griffin or Matt Damon.
-99.61.188.221 16:45, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
- Well, you could easily turn that idea on its head: the devs commonly use memorable / quotable lines from movies / music / memes, so the "Team America" reference is a perfect fit; whereas the idea that the "A" looks like Peter Griffin or Matt Damon is an absurd grasp at straws -- on the grounds that it doesn't bear any resemblance to those guys whatsoever. – Sealbudsman (Aaron)
T/C 17:19, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
- In your opinion. While it is certainly a possibility that you are correct, I'm quite certain that if one were to take a poll of those Minecraft users who actually pay attention to splash screen text, the vast majority would indicate that the first time they read "Matt Damon" or "Peter Griffin", they instantly noticed the resemblance of the logo's stylized letter "A" to those characters. Conversely, I'd imagine that very few of the polled users would make the jump to this "Team America" reference. How is "Peter Griffin" a 'memorable' or 'quotable' line from a movie, music or meme? Indeed, is simply dropping the name of a beloved pop culture character onto the Minecraft splash screen enough to be entertaining in and of itself? Is it your assertion that the developers, who were clever and sophisticated enough to include such amusing snippets as "That's Numberwang", "Turing complete" and "20 GOTO 10", wanted to include "Peter Griffin" just "because"? I put it to you that that notion is absurd. Frankly, some things are simply so obvious that they defy easy explanation. -99.61.188.221 18:19, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
- The notion, on my part, of supposing they would write it "just because" isn't the absurd thing: the act, on the devs' part, of writing it "just because" would be the absurd thing – and an action being absurd has never stopped anybody from doing that thing. A team of developers certainly can at times be highly witty and at times highly absurd, but to suppose that this can happen isn't itself absurd. I can't rule it out.
- I'm not sure why there need to be imaginary polls and strong assertions of obviousness. All I meant to say is, I just don't see what you're seeing, so I see the other interpretation as more likely. I recognize this whole matter hinges on a matter of people's particular pareidolia, so I'm going to leave this discussion at that. Sorry for escalating. – Sealbudsman talk/contr 19:24, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
Source for "More Digital!"
Is this and the fact that this was retweeted by Searge enough to add it to the article? metarmask 16:34, 5 September 2015 (UTC) Bump ~ metarmask 14:41, 28 September 2015 (UTC)