What if 4J Studios made Java Edition? (Legacy4J)

Legacy 4J is a mod that aims to bring the beloved features of Legacy Console Edition to modern Java. Interfaces, sounds, controller support, old generation, and much more. I take a look at some of my worlds and the final tutorial world from legacy console edition.
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[@Zaroshii]

Let's just pretend I did the due diligence to update the mod prior to this video lmao. There will be more, it is so good.

[@BBX_Playz]

Nice Video, i Really wanna putt my XBOX 360 worlds on java one day!

[@jaydenhunter7990]

Bro heads up theres also a pack that adds the old texture pack and ability to choose different tutorial worlds

[@Iredecent]

FUN FACT: if u have a old minecraft disc that still has "Minecraft: (console name) edition" like PS4 edition then it will let u use a older version of minecraft, but it has to be way before the aqautic update

[@kingsardinesalad5945]

@@Iredecent i had one but gave it to someone sad :(

[@Kirodromeda]

"bedrock if it was good" is a good summary of the legacy console edition lol

[@J0C0M]

I still remember how pissed I was when they announced that all console versions would be merging with pocket edition

[@Techsh0t-64]

real.

[@boomblok_]

bedrock is still good it just has a lot of bugs. its still playable though, I’ve played it for over 6 years and haven’t seen any of those “gamebreaking” bugs

[@HolyNamed]

@@boomblok_ Nah Legacy Console was just built different, so well optimized, so simple, and just nostalgic. Minecraft Bedrock doesn't feel smooth, doesn't look smooth, laggy movement of other players, it's just not as good.

[@msiio]

As much as i played bedrock like religiously for somewhere less than 8 years this is sadly true.

[@ekvyn]

This is very nostalgic for a person who didn’t have a console and grew up on Java thank you

[@B1rblover]

Real and true

[@tristanlyman]

i had console, but my dad deleted all my old worlds to clear up space. so i cant relive them like this ;-;

[@ZekeStudiosFilms]

@@tristanlyman Similar story, my mom used to say that I could only have one world on minecraft java to save space. Well, I had a world that was created, maybe in 2015, and I did SO MUCH in it. I deleted it in 2019, partially on accident, partially because I thought to generate a mansion I had to make a new world. But I'm so thankful for me being on java edition specifically, because in 2022, when I was cleaning stuff off of that computer, I checked the backups folder and found one. Turns out, the game updated to version 1.14 the last week I played on it, and it made a backup of the world! Sorry that you didn't have the same luck.

[@ThatGuyWhoGotToast1]

True

[@ERROR13954]

Hello I have a question

[@aliciaisaloser1]

I'm totally gonna play Minecraft with this mod on forever

[@HolyNamed]

Fr, me and my brother both play this with golden days texture pack

[@xeleray]

adding mini games is a must, when i was young playing mini games with my cousins and brother were very fond memories

[@noice3788]

There's a server that does that

[@Brysen1232]

Minigames were the single best part of legacy console.

[@VedM]

@@noice3788which server

[@Victo-3r]

There’s a server called LEM/legacy edition minigames Only battle is out rn tho and you need like a $2 patron to get in

[@NewStonk]

@@Victo-3r yeah but it’s only to skip the queue

[@Butterscotch_96]

It’s like an alternate universe where 4j kept making the console versions.

[@ShiroCh_ID]

or in alternate universe where smartphone minecraft uses console edition as its codebase

[@silenthuntr3635]

@@ShiroCh_ID was thinking the same, they should've made bedrock based on the console edition engine

[@InnerToast]

the guys behind legacy4j also have a modpack that makes the game EVEN MORE like legacy console called re-console. i would suggest checking it out!

[@mrowlsss]

What's it add

[@subjectnivleis7572]

Would be great if it was on bedrock

[@Dr_chronixb]

@@subjectnivleis7572physically cant😅

[@subjectnivleis7572]

@@Dr_chronixb I cam dream can't I lol

[@PIXELGamerzXvlogs]

@@mrowlsss afaik it adds alot of performance mods + some QoL mods and a few more benefits

[@Azeryn_Sylver]

If Legacy 4J was as optimised as Console Edition was then "Bedrock if it was good" would be the perfect description for it!

[@Cascad3YT]

that old crafting ui was the base for my childhood

[@MOU3Nmc]

This mod is actually very accurate. The graphics are accurate as well, with the fog and the gamma being to the point. Very cool.

[@HolyNamed]

Me and my little brother when the this new tutorial world came out, We made sure to try and find every mob statue. Years later I think we were missing like 2 but this mod will let us explore again on our pcs, thanks for showcasing this! The nostalgia is crazy

[@rrraya81studios]

0:10 oh hey that’s me

[@FlocvomMAIN]

i remember the tutorial world like it was 3 years ago. i might actually cry

[@Catastrphic]

this makes minecraft on the steam deck feel like 4j actually made an edition for the steam deck

[@FyreofShadow]

If you download specifically the "Re-Console" modpack (which includes Legacy4J as a mod among many other things), it'll include all the older tutorial worlds as well - plus you can change the worldgen back to the "Console Beta" style for normal world generation, which is a feature I absolutely love.

[@doozy_plus]

This mod really just puts a huge smile on my face lol I can't wait to see the skin menu to be added, its hard to explain but that was such a cool feature that I find really nostalgic lol 🤷

[@LLDJ_]

Put the gamma at the max for rhe real feeling

[@Chaosbean-1443]

Yup! Mine was always on super high because I couldn't freaking see anything haha

[@_Toshiba]

In this version, if you go to the big ice lake you'll find the old tutorial world flooded under the ice

[@klovexthewolf]

damn thats kinda dark :P

[@sombertownds149]

Its literally the most perfect mod ever made. I only wish they added a search for creative, and more mod compatibility with stuff like Cobblemon sophisticated backpacks iron chests. But it has so much quality of life stuff that console had that java doesnt, that it should It changes so many little things that make it perfect though i couldnt begin to describe

[@Limes_not_Lemons]

I play this modpack on my Steam Deck a lot with a custom menu title and panorama so it's as if 4J kept making legacy editions and made an official Steam Deck edition. It feels legit on controller. It's a perfect mix of nostalgia while also playing with the new features. For me it's the ideal way to play Minecraft now. The nostalgia reels me in and keeps me engaged in the new features of the game, which in turn makes me engaged in said new features. Hell, there's an add on to the mod, part of the modpack that adds the skin menu and there's a resource pack which adds nearly every legacy skin pack in, including things like the star wars ones, simpsons, battle and beasts and even the xbox and playstation exclusive variants of the birthday packs

[@nekotj_]

I'd love to see all the legacy tutorial worlds starting from the very first one that i remember.

[@Katzooie]

Currently stranded in the middle of a desert, but i cant stop that zaroshii grind!

[@Raspythree2614]

1:27 casually walks out with fire every where

[@oliviastorment-frazier6242]

I have legacy addition in my ps4 and wow! That is pretty sweet! It’s like my childhood leveled up a notch with modern Minecraft stuff I love

[@themysticalhavens8982]

God, as someone who used to play console edition, I miss it so much, and I'm glad there's actually mods for it now! Can't wait to see more if you do plan on making more, and a lets play of the tutorial world? That would be awesome imo!

[@lorekeeperval3772]

I still have Minecraft for the PS3, its fun to go back to for that nostalgia and to feel old lol.

[@akoscs.6149]

man it feels so weird, i remember playing legacy on my ps3 when i was a kid

[@bassboijacob]

I kinda want to see an old pocket edition version of this

[@mrowlsss]

I could potentially make a resource pack to make bedrock look like pocket

[@mcpoyolifereplay3174]

There is already ​@@mrowlsss

[@p1k5up]

Yo man, big respect for shouting them out, it's a sick mod made by awesome developers!

[@KingArthurYouTube]

You got A LOT of potential! Subbed! Keep up the amazing work man!

[@Woopv]

New upload was so fire my appendix decided to explode! (Doctor guy said I’m fine)

[@Woopv]

Oh also something useful, the gamma on old consoles is way higher than Java, so if you turn gamma up to like 90 in the settings it completely sells the legacy console feel.

[@theotherquantum]

did your appendix actually explode lmao (i wouldnt doubt it, appendicitis is way too common)

[@cassidyamatt-carter7905]

If bedrock looked like this my life would be complete

[@jamesthefroggo2824]

I'd love to see the texture pack worlds, they were amazing to just walk around in as a kid

[@biteingcobra363]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING A VIDEO ON THIS MOD. I LOVE IT AND USE IT ON JAVA ALL THE TIME (Edit more up to date versions of this mod have fixed a lot of the quirks featured in this video. The mod creator has also made a modpack based on their mod to make their own Ideal legacy console edition experience. the modpack also features every tutorial world)

[@cryaboutit6969]

What modpac called? Plsss

[@biteingcobra363]

@@cryaboutit6969 Re-Console

[@immatureshenanigans5620]

10:32 the ability to play through all the different tutorial worlds would be cool

[@herojoseph5689]

I remember how in the tutorial world on the actual console you could weirdly bug the chests out if you did not complete the tutorial for them, so you could take the stuff out and then they would respawn inside of the chest :D

[@herojoseph5689]

also the towers with nautilus shells usually had music discs in em

[@itz-Ender]

Being able to play the mini games again, would be a dream come true. I remember being so good at the glide mini game.

[@tropester]

I have the legacy copy, I’m able to go back to the older version but am scared that I would not be able to go back, so I haven’t gone back to the legacy version. I used to play mini games with my cousin all the time when he came over, and we would play for hours on end before he had to leave. So glad that this mod exists so I can relive those memories.

[@Dumb_Daft_Dim_Lafoole]

this gives me so much nostalgia even tho i bearly played minecraft on my 360 as a kid

[@VoskoWTF]

I love your vibe man 🫶 a full let’s play in the turorial world would be nice!!!

[@jacksonbloodmoon3787]

I just, died laughing when the creative world was loaded and the first thing that popped up. My god that is so damn hilarious.

[@eturtled]

This is awesome! They should totally add the elytra tilting, it felt so good in legacy on a controller

[@iansiccama1085]

thank you so much for showing this mod off, i’m crying playing it rn on my tv, so many memories emulators never had the same feel

[@Toxicfish]

remember playing on my ps3 with a friend, i built a emerald house and tried to play it off as it was real, built a working printer on it. so much fun stuff! this is nostalgia

[@ReddyTWW]

This put me back to 2016 when i played 1.12 on my Xbox! THe tutorial was for minigames back then too!! Nostalgia at it purest

[@glowdonk]

I would love to see a split version of this mod that has each bit of the Legacy Console feel (worldgen, UI, sounds, etc) I would LOVE to use the Legacy Console UI, especially if it was possible to make it compatible with other crafting interfaces

[@OfficialNightic]

the best thing about the tutorial world i used to do is somehow learning myself how to duplicate the items in some chests

[@JoSephGD]

Now I want to see some of the pre-built worlds for the texture packs. I loved the LBP and Mario worlds on the PS3 and Wii U version respectively.

[@Schnada]

i was not expecting to hear persona music RAHHH I LOVE PERSONA

[@cerium696]

Having persona as a background music fits so well. (atlus cooked)

[@breadp4ul]

I would want the mini games and all the different tutorial worlds that we have had throughout the years, all the way from xbox 360 to the latest

[@fudgiecatdx]

if you liked that, you should definitely try the modpack version of this, called re-console, it even adds the old world generation and more!

[@DexterPlayz_Productions]

I reared up when I saw this because I grew up on the PSVita version which was so nostalgic

[@CookiePlaysWarThunder]

Im so glad this showed up and i clicked on it this mod is epic

[@HalfAsleepSam]

This is a great video, I would have never realized there was a mod for this.

[@SirCheese-mw9du]

This is the best Mod i have ever played and one of the best ever made.(May be a hottake but i can explain) This Mod Combines the Legacy Style aswell as its Mechanics (old crafting recipes and Worldgeneration) and mixes those with the new stuff of minecraft such as Ancient City, Nether Update and so on(they even made new Legacy looking textures for new Blocks and Items). And there is also the fact that you play it on Java and there for having smooth gameplay aswell. Its truly the PERFECT Mix of Legacy and Modern Minecraft. Edit: Its always amazing that the Minecraft Moding Community can create such Work of Art!

[@ItsCowdyVR]

if you go to video settings and go to gamma and turn it al the way up, you can fully experience the console edition

[@TheBlazingFire1]

This mod is nuts. It perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the legacy editions with just a few minor flaws. I will say though, the world gen you saw at the beginning is definitely not legacy world gen. I've seen world gen like that in modern Minecraft, but never anything similar in the legacy editions. Though that might be because I played on the Wii U version which is equivalent if not a bit worse than the Xbox 360 edition.

[@creepsshakes2120]

gotta love the persona music in the background

[@Gnome_Tank]

I know its 2 months old... but the old tutorial is in the water away from spawn. Finding it when i played ps4 edition was peak minecraft for me back in the day

[@jazluminaryjazzy]

jokes on you i still play this version BUT the 2014 edition. My disc still works from years ago and i just take off the title updates it’s insanely nostalgic.

[@imakevideos774]

i love this, i remember playing xbox 360 mc with my dad, the tutorial world was so much fun, i remember hunting for the portal, and all the musics discs. i even remember a faint easter egg "your princess is in another castle" i also remember telling him to punch a wolve with a stick as it will drop tons of loot! ( he got mauled)

[@Stevens_DoesThings]

Downloaded the mod right after watching the vid, and have been playing for about 2.5 hours, dont think Ive had that much fun playing MC in a while.

[@FaerieEnderHare]

Had to take a break from fighting the war to come watch

[@ImMrHay]

I'll be playing this mod from now on

[@noice3788]

Just got this for my steamdeck! It's great!

[@myguycoolo]

Love the videos bro, it's bringing my nostalgia back...although I was team PS3

[@Zemk1ng]

Bro the glide mini game brought back memories I never owned an Xbox or PlayStation but my neighbor did we were 5-7 and during winter break me and my brother would go over and play multiplayer on his Xbox one this is back in 2015-2017 and playing the online game of people in a circle chest in the middle and once it’s starts we would jump down and try getting loot and then dipping cause we were to scared to fight. It just hits hard dude and it was the original version of Minecraft console like Xbox one Minecraft not bedrock

[@eclipsedshadow7557]

THE MOD EXISTS? WHAT?? I NEED ITTTTT IVE BEEN WANTING MSTH LIKE THIS FOR A MONTH NOW- YOOOOO

[@eclipsedshadow7557]

if you somehow cant tell, im hyped af

[@squidairleo3155]

I love the Easter eggs tutorials worlds had. My favorite one is seeing some of stampys builds if you flew a certain way.

[@the_SEAT]

This is a long comment, so I hope you can read it (: . I still play Minecraft ps3 edition over Xbox 1 edition (bedrock), even though I own both I still choose PS3. There are a few good features in bedrock edition such as being able to change FOV, the nether update, shields but other than that ps3 edition still has better features. It’s much more simple, much more fun. The tutorial world and the mini games are just amazing. Also Gareth Coker’s mini game music made me vibe more than most music in the last 5 years. Maybe it’s just nostalgia, but ps3 edition is just amazing. Thanks for reading this, have a good day ❤

[@Serathinite]

I REALLY want either a sub mod or a native support for the old minigames. I used to play with my cousin 7 years ago, those were times when I was happy and the world wasn't ruined

[@pixelbiz4352]

Thanks for showing this. Seems pretty fun and might try it later

[@darkgacha1319]

OMG MY CHILDHOOD i just remember playing on my Ps3 dude this make me remember so much memories 😭

[@creeperhaed1267]

i just cried... i would love to see the old tutorial worlds...

[@Eald_Englisc_beon_micel]

"I do not recall leaving off here" is actually crazy 😭

[@kermit_cito2701]

While watching this is making want to hop on my ps3 and play Minecraft, also join one of those old mini games they had and wait forever.

[@VeraVoxel]

I’ve had an experience on legacy console, edition Minecraft, where somebody was hacking in one of the mini games and was dropping every item in Minecraft, including hidden items, and I can confirm that spectral arrows do not look like that. They are much more golden looking and shiny.

[@mbibe]

Brings me back to when I was a kid watching Achievement Hunter

[@7William]

Me just noticing that the nautilus shell is in 3D in the inventory it looks awesome 👍

[@tinyjim15]

Fun fact: Legacy console edition is a port of Java edition.

[@LowEndPCGamer100]

Yep, TU1 of xbox360 edition was directly based on b1.6.6, I play TU4, which is based on b1.7.3, and considered by many to be the best version of legacy Minecraft ever released. You can play it on PC through Xenia quite easily.

[@tinyjim15]

@@LowEndPCGamer100 I’ve tried Xenia in the past and it’s pretty laggy because of how resource demanding it is

[@LowEndPCGamer100]

@@tinyjim15 gladly though, its more demanding on the graphics card side, only issue is, if using any brand of card aside from nvidia, issues are known to be pretty common. im switching to a radeon card soon, along with a new ryzen, so hopefully mine runs as well as it does now.

[@kondzio4609]

oh wow, now i can experience the same feelings as playing minecraft on my xbox 360 without turning it on. this mod is so cool

[@theguywiththewhiteblanket]

This guy would love getting a PlayStation, it has the old 4J studios version of Minecraft AND it has multiplayer.

[@MuggyNuggy]

As a bedrock player that has gotten to go back to legacy bill a few times on their PS4I am so glad they made a mod for Java where you can go to the legacy builds on Java.I'm really glad others can do that.Join me join me in legacy

[@Kuda_Kapmes]

There’s an addon called console aspect that adds basically most of the things in legacy to bedrock, actually good addon that you could use. To play it on console just get realms and add the mod from your phone or desktop

[@GttiqwT]

yess please collect all music discs. I hope they bring back the OG first ever 360/ps3 minecraft world, that has SO much nistolga!

[@nguyentritin9478]

I did not grow up playing legacy console because I can't afford a console, but I did watch it and dream about it. Now being able to play it on java just feel comforting

[@RayquazaKing04]

honestly makes me wanna crack open my 360 again and try and transfer all my worlds over, I have one and Im super happy with it, I honestly need to get back into that one lol

[@100percentoffcoupon]

my favorite tutorial world was the TU32 update one, cause i used to play it with my friend and we made the spawn a city and we made our own houses and stuff. good times.

[@Flamefirekitsune-s8b]

Legacy battle mini game was my brothers favorite just cause he was good at pvp and I wasn’t, I wish mojang brings back legacy it will bring back our childhoods.

[@Ky-Nas]

The minigames from console edition were so fucking good. I feel like not a lot of people liked them much but I always thought they were real fun and well handled. ^v^

[@akt119]

broooooo this brings me back to playing with my dad after like 2nd grade school. my mom would walk in on us playing split screen while he built our house and I was out caving. I wish times were still that simple. i think I need this mod for my current online world with my boys right now, currently in highschool. This does have some of the missing aspects, but the majority is there. I wish I could go back to that ps3.

[@retratretrat]

i've only ever played the legacy console edition of minecraft when my parnets bought me and my little brother a ps4 slim still I remember it as one of the best editions of minecraft.

[@wiglett_]

I put thousands of hours into legacy minecraft when I was younger, I can't wait to give this mod a try!

[@toast6784]

this is minecraft in its PRIME. this is very nostalgic for me. I grew up with xbox 360 edition (the old one) and made a giant mansion with my dad. i would do anything to see that world again

[@cat_in_a_fish_bowl]

I knew soon as i saw the mod a few months ago that zaroshii would make a video on it!

[@BluerayIsPog]

This is a complete pipedream, but if this mod ever adds local co-op, then me and my brother are going to have an absolute field trip with this mod. (We used to play the original legacy edition on the PS3 together, so it'd just be the best time. Doubt there will be local co-op added though.)

[@nerd5]

I hope they put this in the Bedrock Edition marketplace, would love to have this on consoles

[@coneheadsilly]

the nostalgia here hit me like the heat blast when you open the oven

[@RealFoxy03]

I remember the tutorial world that had a massive castle and with the broken house. (There was also music discs)

[@wowwowdoggosnorlaxaxolotl2559]

I came here to say this is the perfect mod for Minecraft on the steam deck