I Spent 152 Hours Recreating JABBA'S PALACE in Minecraft (The Book of Boba Fett)

I'm recreating Jabba's Palace from The Book of Boba Fett in Minecraft while also exploring some of the locations and sets they used behind the scenes to shoot Return of the Jedi, which is where Jabba's Palace first showed up in Star Wars.
You will see Minecraft building timelapses intermixed with trivia from the Star Wars movies. It's a lovely little mashup that holds about as well together as Harrison Ford and a giant pet dog driving a spaceship. It's odd, but it just... works, I guess?
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☺ ABOUT ME
I make Minecraft time lapses and digital art. Watch your favorite franchises become blocky.
I spent a decade as a kid building stuff in virtual worlds in my free time. Now I'm helping Minecrafters become creatives so they can discover their purpose and make the world better by putting their art out into it.

[@Joe_Imperia]

I think you should have used the maps from the EA Star Wars Battlefront games as a reference. The interior map with the throne and gate is really good along with the outside map featuring the back end with the hanger.

[@NorJoshua]

I was thinking that to

[@elias9000]

@@NorJoshua Same

[@gradyjenkins4854]

That or the Lego star wars I played as a kid

[@BaldZippy]

Battlefront is such a great game

[@moistsparky9733]

Yea but battlefront Jabba’s Palace in battlefront is kind of inaccurate

[@SWChris]

How'd you like this style of video? I definitely grew in appreciation of Boba Fett, and building this really made me anticipate The Book of Boba Fett more than I already have! Don't forget to check out the world download! The link is in the description! (And if anyone can help me port this 1.18 map to Bedrock, let me know! MCC Tool Chest can do it for older versions, but the new block types aren't supported.)

[@itzzmattx5653]

Man I wish I could do stuff like this on console

[@JSeed47]

Fun! Informative speed build! loved it!

[@Mark-gs5gj]

Awesome

[@honotenshi]

Is the map Bedrock or Java?

[@SWChris]

Java but I’m looking into converting it to Bedrock. I’ll make a community post about it when I’ve figured it out and it can be downloaded. Probably won’t look quite 100% because Bedrock doesn’t have the texture pack, but it’ll be close.

[@simonlambert8174]

As a perfectionist it is so satisfying to see your attention to detail and your motivation to recreate the most realistic version possible in Minecraft! This video felt really good to watch and your determination is contagious!!

[@PippenFTS]

Every aspect of this is great

[@SWChris]

Dude I love your videos (also thanks)

[@timelapsetopia8613]

PIPPEN!

[@inhabitantwaps3qs803]

pippen that you

[@Nugcon]

Pippen moment

[@RockOrgan]

“Oh, and the Clone Wars. But that… that doesn’t count” I’d be careful where I was sticking my nose if I were you

[@annaiskindalame]

Amazing build. I'm glad to see you back. I prophesied the day you'd return with your building skill. I can't wait to see what you will do with all the knew tech in the game.

[@SWChris]

I'm pretty good with aesthetics. Command blocks might be a challenge ;)

[@the_ZAMURAI]

New*

[@moistsparky9733]

Dude you are like the only person on planet earth besides me who has noticed all the weird inconsistencies with Jabba’s Palace

[@SWChris]

Yes! There is someone else!

[@moistsparky9733]

@@SWChris yes 😁I know right Also what is with the throne room being directly underneath the balcony on the tall tower even when that’s not even physically possible

[@SWChris]

@@moistsparky9733 ​There's a sneaky cut in the video as Krrrsantin and the Gamorreans are tumbling down the stairs. Maybe they just fell a looooong way haha. There was some Monty Python gag like that, I think? (But seriously, why?)

[@moistsparky9733]

@@SWChris maybe lol

[@d-man9921]

Last summer I built a corvette and currently I am building a frigate that could maybe fit in the SW universe, especially the EU, but they aren't really made for SW and are just designs a friend came up with.

[@hyperwolf17]

this looks amazing... like a bantha

[@MP3Player88]

Please make more Star Wars builds, this looks so good!

[@aardwolf7959]

Looks amazing! I remember when I was learning world edit and it made my building so much faster after I got used to it. There were commands I didn't even know existed that saved me so much time haha.

[@TenToAceStudios]

loved the captain cardinal refrance lol, he was a cool character

[@jamesli7709]

This is incredible! Deserves way more views!

[@SWChris]

Appreciate it! I have a strategy for getting it there. But slow and steady goes the race!

[@lukecirimpei7402]

Damn, bro understood the assignment

[@mikkomallikas2702]

As a big Star Wars fan I approve this 100%🤩🔥 It looks amazing all around u did a great job fr!

[@Squidwart20]

Han Solo be like: "Look Jabba you're a great *Human being* "

[@Tclans]

Came here to comment for the algorithm. Stayed for the inconsistencies in tower placement. Interesting stuff there.

[@hoineenietjij3331]

Dude! Why do you only have 13k subs? Just the amount of time you have putted in this video and the quality is amazing! You deserve 100% better. Your an true artist man

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

Would be crazy if you created a project to make every single star wars location in Minecraft as a map.

[@Kingnickie]

This is actually ridiculous how much work actually went into this build, dude deserves millions of subs

[@goblineer2579]

when i was a kid i used to watch starwars all the time, its really cool seeing this

[@BLeNormand]

i would love to see a sarlacc pit maybe somewhere around there that woud be cool judging its near the tower and is one of jabbas favourite torture methods and is basically the whole reason boba fett changed and took over the palace

[@blitzeditzccp]

I loved Return of the Jedi when I was younger and to see jabbas palace again is so nostalgic to see

[@obsidianman4990]

This is amazing wow. This video deserves way more attention than it got. The amount of effort put into it is insane!

[@luca7675]

Impressive what someone who is not a professional minecraft builder/level designer can achieve.

[@buckethead60]

This video deserves all of the likes

[@brianquesada1018]

This deserves WAYY WAY MORE VIEWS 😱 this is perfection

[@jacklloyd8823]

When the warden comes out it’ll act as a perfect rancor

[@thatsruffdog]

I wish you didn't stress over this project so much. If you had posted this today (a week after the last episode) and had more time to perfect the build, I don't think anyone would've been upset by that.

[@tetsujin_144]

9:30 - "And why R2 never goes down those stairs" R2 actually walked down stairs in the first Star Wars. Kind of an awkward hobble, one of those Kenny Baker suit shots.

[@wendingooo1005]

I can´t believe I'm watching a desert palace being built in a videogame instead of studying for my test... If I fail it was woth it 110%. Great video!

[@graydonhively5909]

Dude that's actually sick as hell. I always looked for minecraft versions of castles or of Hogwarts specifically. I really didn't expect to see a Jabbas Palace build, and that's epic. Makes me want to install some mods and play some Star Wars minecraft.

[@tezz1927]

SWChris: i think i did a pretty good project Me: DAWG THATS SPOT ON

[@user-vd9ue3qe6g]

All the struggle and confusion of the towers just for the new lego star wars game to come out and release an official layout of jabbas palace from the outside lmao

[@sgtsuper1]

You deserve a lot more subs

[@yellowzlegoz1803]

I think its crazy how much research and effort you put into this, like you worry so much about all the accuracy and scale, when most of us dont really care, this is an amazing build, This deserves so much recognition.

[@warwolf3000]

This... I'm in awe... AMAZING! Oh, and don't beat yourself up over the discrepancies... You did an amazing job!

[@SWChris]

Thank you!

[@SURFACEFUSION_mc]

Love this style of video, I'll definitely be taking inspiration from this one in some of my future videos. Keep up the good work!

[@SoggyHand]

Deserve more likes and views!!! love this so much!!!

[@dbleo_]

It’s been a while Chris. Great seeing you making videos again! 🙌

[@SWChris]

Nice to see you!

[@pianomation6256]

There are no words for how incredible this is

[@kamillid1092]

Amazing build and video quality! You deserve a lot more attention

[@BlackNoirCos]

Battlefront 2: am I a joke to you?! EA: yes 😭

[@reelandyreid]

This was fantastic man. Great details, amazing build, fantastic editing. Next time don't hold yourself so hard to the deadline though! Take the time you need and I'm sure things will be less stressful :)

[@vlawts8161]

5:16 "Theres alot of deisgn choices that cause me greif but that one is the worst" *Cuts to a picture of Rey lmao

[@annus2913]

You could have used Battlefront 2 and KOTOR as refferences, you can walk around in the palace and get a feel of its size.

[@lordvader9490]

I am happy to see another Star wars fan

[@BeaChuTV]

This was crazy epic. Omg.

[@madduxnagel6935]

Thanks for doing justice to one of my favorite locations in Star Wars! This is beyond impressive, you deserve much more recognition for the amount of work and detail that went into this. Hope to see more awesome videos like this from you in the future, you definitely earned yourself a sub

[@SWChris]

Thanks! More to come :)

[@sonzillamariocraft]

The Minecraft Star Wars Mashup Pack Map: *"I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you."*

[@cooperv.6083]

Man, this really looks incredible. Great work and really entertaining video even if you didn't hit your deadline. Respect the level of detail and effort to make everything authentic in spite of the nonsensical variety in building placement

[@kennycrowe9432]

This day will be long remembered.

[@daxtertalon4]

More work went into this palace than Disney put into Book of Boba Fett.

[@luchoalvarez3478]

This video should have more views! amazing job you have done!

[@phucpham6013]

the whole star war minecraft communities want this guy to be there leader

[@Crab_grass]

We need to get this guy more popular asap

[@clashcomeback539]

3:18 "His name is Cardinal (Get it?)" was the text for anyone wondering.

[@jap7384]

If someone were to tell me before watching this video that jabba's backdoor was only 14 pixels wide I'd call them a madman

[@thomasthemtman]

Bro ..... I’m pretty sure that there is a reference book with full maps of this place ... very detailed

[@SWChris]

I used it! It’s in the video!

[@Astro255]

I don't have words to describe

[@Richard_Rojas]

Such refreshing content. I've been in a bit of a rut lately, and things are definitely not going my way and then this video just autoplays and takes me into such nice place. I got entertainment and wisdom from this. Thank you.

[@SWChris]

Glad it helped!

[@jacobmathews]

This is an incredible build!

[@Pod55]

This is incredible bro !!!

[@nicktuevers2795]

This is so cool to see, Jabba has always been a favorite character of mine.

[@jayshat3571]

Good job I wouldn't have the patience for this man congratulations

[@SWChris]

Thanks

[@esaaad]

maaan, much respect !! great work, mate.

[@snakkze]

How can this only have 300 views? Its so amazing

[@SWChris]

It will get there. I'm just restarting my channel after 2 years away!

[@Bolt305]

Wow most Minecraft players could dream of building this good

[@chase1432]

If you hadn’t made the trap door I’d of been so upset. Thank you.😂

[@friendbesto2599]

This is insane. I'm building boba's palace right now too. Mine isn't nearly as good as this, but I'm also doing it in survival in a realm.

[@SWChris]

Much respect! Survival building is a whole different ballgame!

[@alanrigden2522]

this guy did more research into the placement than i have for any test ever

[@GabeDV777]

YOU ARE SOOOO FRICKIN AWESOME…ITS MY FAVORITE LEGO SET AND FAVORITE PLACE IN STAR WARS….I LOVE YOU

[@Endermanrule]

This deserves more than one million likes

[@pladampa]

Dam you didn't mess around. Great build.

[@plushtrap2823]

this looks Sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you have to make Jabba's sail barge the *"Khetanna"* next!!!!!!!!

[@InformantNet]

Gosh, that was time well spent.

[@davids7079]

Both Battlefront (2015) and Battlefront II (2017) have maps with Jabba’s palace which you could have used for references. Regardless, great work!! Looks amazing!!! 🔥

[@hyperz0985]

Awesome build, now build Mos Espa (Freecity)

[@italosilva3108]

Duuuude its beautiful

[@deeznuts23yearsago]

Battlefront 2 is the best reference for my own one I made

[@theletterM16326]

good on you that must have been really difficult

[@tharsgaard663]

I would love to see a playthrough with this map ! I feel like I'd enjoy having an actual playthrough myself , but I haven't actually played properly in years and live vicariously through youtube :D

[@oko4205]

Ik it’s late but you should have waited for The Book Of Boba Fett to end to get a better inside view of the place. And play the Lego Skywalker Saga Game to get an even better view and details in Jabba’s/Boba Fett’s Palace. Still it looks awesome!!! 🔥 🏰

[@bungleOfbunglebottominc]

also very specific you could just name it: "I Spent 19 Days Recreating JABBA'S PALACE in Minecraft (The Book Of Boba Fett)"

[@SWChris]

But then fewer people would click on it! ;)

[@tiaanharmse3620]

My tiaan

[@DrTro11n]

Love it this is amazing!! Hope you do more Star Wars builds in the future!

[@samusretro]

Nice video mate, jabbas hutt is very impressive

[@emx8989]

This is gonna blow up.

[@danielknuttel830]

Amazing Job my man. The Force is strong with this one!!

[@nicksbroarmy2476]

Builds like these are amazing all I can do is build a simple house

[@scottwaggoner223]

Wow. Released hours before we got the best and most in depth internal look of the Palace 😬 Still, the exterior looks amazing! Would be nice to see if and how changes can be addressed based on new information.

[@SWChris]

I'm pretty sure the layout is not physically possible because of the placement of the towers externally. The staircase that connects to the hangar is the same one that Krrsantin and the Gamorreans tumble down from Boba's quarters, which is in the tall tower. And that tower sits directly on top of the hangar, but the staircase is placed at the very back of the very long hangar which almost certainly extends underneath the main building. Still, would be fun to test this out and try. Maybe in a future video!

[@randomcommenter7343]

@@SWChris Just add a few strategic wormholes and the layout will make perfect sense! 😄

[@BaldPerspective]

1:07 "But that doesn't count" *nice*

[@sbgskullbonegaming800]

Bro, this deserves millions of views!! Keep it up 👏👏

[@zunsen3991]

With all this math and calculating plus going into deep lore... ...and people just treat these as Hide N' Seek Maps

[@RealElevenTimes]

Your video was so amazing! I've never seen anyone put so much thought into every detail in a minecraft building video. Also I expected that you'd have around 1m subscribers judging by the quality of the video and I was stunned realizing that you have less than 20k. This channel is very underrated and you got my sub! Keep making videos bro!

[@SWChris]

Glad you enjoyed! New video soonish. :)

[@d.d.dealers4498]

152 hours is pretty fast, kudos

[@1luke_]

Just checked the vid out now. I love the content man keep it up!

[@rebekahchambers5683]

Whoa, that’s rad!! Thanks for sharing! 👍

[@SWChris]

Thanks for watching!

[@lian3101]

i think the differences between all the shows are just because they might have built / removed certain features over the years. like think about it, clone wars takes place 20 years before rotj, and book of boba takes place 5 years after that! so plenty of time for them to build / remove new structures

[@Astr0sky]

I wish i was good enough to build something as good as this but I don’t have the skill and time

[@samuelspiteri6745]

'this needs to be out at the end of december'