CastleMiner Z - Minecraft's BEST Knock Off

Minecraft is one of the most successful games of all time with over 200 million copies sold, and because of that it has seen numerous rip offs and copies over the last 13 years. Out of all of these one stands out as the absolute best and original, this game is CastleMiner Z on the Xbox 360, so let's look at the creation, gameplay, and fall of the best Minecraft Clone.
Timecodes:
Intro - 0:00
Xbox Live Indie Games - 0:34
Gameplay - 2:44
The Fall Of CastleMiner Z - 6:38
Conclusion - 9:05
Music:
C418-Droopy Likes Your Face
CastleMiner Z Main Menu Theme
CastleMiner Z Alien Biome Music
CastleMiner Z Orelands Music
CastleMiner Z Desert Music
Midnight Club 2 - Main Theme
CastleMiner Z 200 Blocks Out Theme
#minecraft #castleminer #nostalgia #xbox360

[@RomanusVII]

I’d be interested in a remake of CastleMiner Z. The basic premise of there being a giant dragon, aliens, and weird, cyclopian structures dotting the land (such as the bedrock tower) is very cool. If they leaned heavily into a cosmic horror vibe, I think that would lend to it. Maybe there are other weird, strange, eldritch monsters, not just a dragon but things that live in the ocean or buried beneath the earth. Maybe there are ruins of forgotten civilisations which worshipped outer gods and elder things. Maybe the Dragon is one such elder thing that was worshipped, and its awakening has caused the death of civilisation. There’s lots to build on.

[@Blood_z_wolf]

There is a kickstarter for cmz remaster

[@lisatroiani6119]

There’s lots to… *build* on? [rimshot]

[@Bigheady360]

A cmz remake is on the way

[@AceBanditYayo]

Minecraft is the best knockoff of castle miner Z

[@datdude5707]

Ong

[@banditbuddies728]

Castle miner z was released in 2011 so yes it is a knockoff of minecraft

[@turrny]

​@@banditbuddies728r/wooosh

[@balkangameszp]

​@@banditbuddies728Minecraft existed since 2009

[@extraterrestrial736]

I had a dream about this yesterday and had the urge to play it or watch a video about it, my childhood is calling me again...

[@soildweller]

0:09 Terraria came out before minecraft, it wasn't trying to "recreate it's success" dude :P

[@theturtletribetribeofthetu991]

This was my childhood and I still have it on my Xbox 360. I was having some memories and was wondering if there was any new videos by chance. Love the video you’ve got a new supporter 💜

[@Veraty]

wish i had 360 for this reason

[@mogex1259]

fucc i love castleminer z, so many great memories

[@juliansnowlette3228]

Is the spleef video and adventurecraft videos archived anywhere? Old playlist shows those as How Minecraft's Biggest Minigame Died and The Mod That Could Have Changed Minecraft.

[@user-jl8wj8fz5q]

blockstory was also a good knockoff

[@aSimpl1e]

fun fact about castle miner, it is what notch based minecraft off of, long story short, he was inspired and wanted to make something similar.

[@SpaceSanctum]

that's infiniminer

[@rmt3589]

Okay, sounded like you were saying "Toph Stone" for a bit. Was tempted to comment, until the game he made started with "Avatar". I had to comment.

[@DahomeyPlaysMinecraft]

Haha

[@user-jl8wj8fz5q]

survivalcraft will always be in my heart

[@blaster2000]

i played that it's actually hard

[@crimsonvale7337]

0:13 Technically, Terraria released its 1.0 "main" version before minecraft by a few months, but redigit did most assuredly take some inspiration from MC and the same sources as MC, despite making a very different game.

[@dae.fischkopf]

great vid again. actually terraria released before minecraft but minecraft didnt copy it because they were developed at the same time

[@lisatroiani6119]

both of them even have flavor text telling you to try the other game!

[@Garza16]

You just brought back my childhood memories I appreciate it ❤😢

[@zeeknash9334]

I met my best friend from this game he was on a adventure to the world limit and I joined the rest is history

[@conn128]

i just set up my xbox 350 for the first time in 9 years and realised i still have this, nostalgia

[@angrytoilet24real98]

Will the unknown armies, videos be reuploaded?

[@sethflower2067]

this game gives me such a specific feeling that nothing ever in my life has ever given me. The closest thing/way I even know how to describe it is like when you have a super cool, crazy dream where there's all sorts of brand new things that suddenly exist and are suddenly possible. Man this game is so fun.

[@monkeyking819]

i think total miner forge is a better clone, probably the best

[@xenoxdafox2772]

agreed. i still played castle miner and all of these games but total miner was better than minecraft at the time.

[@crazyfloof]

On 360 you can still play online on this game. I have played it with a friend just a week ago and it was fun.

[@user-vr9ql7xb6z]

I miss this game and would love to help fund this game.

[@No-vq1iv]

If this is the best Minecraft clone, I don't want to know what the worst one is like.

[@Thebananamancan]

Castle miner z was wild and still is ❤

[@RisingPhoenixTV]

I never got to play this back on the 360 but looks pretty cool being it's own thing. Might have to get this on steam :)

[@juanandres29]

Do you know if this game has mods?

[@harumaronnet1709]

Memories..

[@mikemartinez9703]

I loved this game and I unearth the ol Xbox 360 just to play this once in a while.

[@maxwellhowland8246]

Just realized I wasn't subscribed to Dahomey. How embarassing

[@Dontae_CentralValley]

Dude me and my friends would play hours of this games messing around getting blood diamond laser weapons and making huge ass. Fortresses.

[@barrytaylor889]

I SWEAR i saw all ur vids about 7 or 8 months ago, cause this video I was watching on KZbin on my TV around 7 or 8 months ago, WHAT happened?

[@ographicshd3467]

Total miner forge was goated

[@zookenator3]

Omg memories of castleminer z

[@xenoxdafox2772]

Where's Xenominer?

[@ottobmx]

They need to bring back all of these Xbox 360 indie games they are so nostalgic

[@fazzabull9669]

so glad you’re back man, you’re the best

[@cameronallen2410]

Total minor forge was good

[@qntrllr]

ZDQ Ghost Dogs carried.

[@JackEpsilon]

I love this game

[@scrillex0995]

Would you like to nakea video about a Survival Craft? I think you will be the first

[@nathanratke1464]

The goat game fr scared the shit outta me but I still loved it

[@goodstuff8156]

Man your stuff is all gone, your stuff is all nothingness now that’s crazy man.

[@a_random_person_in_vr]

this game was made before the first version of minecraft with survival so its not a knock off search it up yourself edit: they we're made at the same year but the day is different minecraft: made in November 18, 2011 castleminer z: was made in November 9, 2011

[@deadlyvenom809]

"The first version of Minecraft was released for PC players on May 17, 2009 and it was called Cave Game. After going through alpha and beta versions, the full version was released on November 18, 2011." Double back on your research...

[@zookenator3]

Total miner forge too

[@razorstargazer]

Why are you playing the older version of the game? and on the lowest settings? your making it look bad lol

[@plasmocity]

Because those are the settings for the xbox 360 version

[@wafity]

Minecraft is the best game

[@deepwashington499]

Total Miner Forge is better. 🖕😂

[@SkeemoSkis]

This was good until it came out on Xbox tho

[@shawn3390]

"Promo SM"

[@dronniOfficial]

Infiniminer, also, dislike :D