Java Edition Classic 0.0.12a_03
The pre-reupload version of this release is lost.
While this release is known to exist, it has not been archived in the launcher or elsewhere, and is therefore considered lost.
If you believe you have a copy of this version, please post it on the talk page of this page.
If you believe you have a copy of this version, please post it on the talk page of this page.
0.0.12a_03

| Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date |
May 19, 2009 | ||||
| Downloads | |||||
| Minimum Java version | |||||
| al_version |
3.14 | ||||
| |||||
{
"title": "0.0.12a_03",
"images": [
"Classic 0.0.12a_03.png"
],
"rows": [
{
"field": "''(link to Java Edition article, displayed as Java Edition)''",
"label": "(link to Edition article, displayed as Edition)"
},
{
"field": "May 19, 2009",
"label": "Release date"
},
{
"field": "Pre-reupload unavaliable<br>[https://archive.org/download/Minecraft-JE-Classic/c0.0.12a_03/c0.0.12a_03.jar Client]\n([https://archive.org/download/Minecraft-JE-Classic/c0.0.12a_03/c0.0.12a_03.json json])",
"label": "(link to Tutorial:Installing a snapshot#Manual version installation article, displayed as Downloads)"
},
{
"field": "<span class=\"plainlinks\">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_version_history#Java_SE_5 Java SE 5]</span>",
"label": "<span style=\"white-space: normal;\">Minimum Java version</span>"
},
{
"field": "3.14",
"label": "(link to al_version article, displayed as al_version)"
}
],
"invimages": [],
"footer": "<table style=\"margin: auto; word-break: break-word;\">\n<tr style=\"background: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.4em\" >[[Java Edition Classic 0.0.12a|<span style=\"margin-right:-0.35em\">◄</span>◄ 0.0.12a]]</td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"padding: 0.4em\">''' Classic 0.0.12a 03'''</td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.4em\" rowspan=\"2\">[[Java Edition Classic 0.0.13a| 0.0.13a <span style=\"margin-right:-0.35em\">►</span>►]]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"background: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.4em\">\n[[Java Edition Classic 0.0.12a_02|◄ 0.0.12a_02]]\n</td>\n</tr>\n</table>"
}
0.0.12a_03[1][2][3] is a version of Java Edition Classic released on May 19, 2009, shortly before 23:49 UTC, which improves performance and fixed a bug making it hard to select blocks on some graphics cards.[4] It was announced by Notch on May 20, 2009, at 00:14 UTC.[5]
This version was reuploaded on May 20, 2009, at 00:18 UTC for unknown reasons.
Technical
General
- Improved performance.
Fixes
1 bug fixed
- Fixed a bug making it hard to select blocks on some graphics cards.[6]
Trivia
- This is the earliest version of Java Edition Classic to be archived which is not a developer build.
Gallery
-

-
A build of a statue. -
Swimming in lava is see-through, similar to water. -
Two saplings in 0.0.12a_03. The texture of saplings was changed in 0.0.13a. -
A build of Mario. -
Closeup of Mario. -
The world. -
Water under a lava lake. -
The Minecraft webpage with this version. -
A lava lake. -
Lava in a cave.
References
- ↑ "Minecraft gameplay" – 8BitLord on YouTube, May 21, 2009
- ↑ "Minecraft - Lava Prison" – Telkir on YouTube, May 20, 2009
- ↑ "Shipwrecked in Minecraft" – Syreion on YouTube, May 21, 2009
- ↑ IRC logs, rinkuhero.7z, 2009-05-19.155457-0400EDT.txt: "(19:49:36) fartron: 0.0.12a_03", "(19:49:37) fartron: is the newest" (May 19, 2009, UTC−4)
- ↑ "Minecraft (alpha)" by Markus Persson – Tigsource Forums, May 19, 2009 (UTC−8).
- ↑ "TigIRC logs" – Archive.org, May 19, 2009, UTC–4. "(19:34:43) notch: yesss, I finally fixed the bug where it's hard to select blocks on some graphics cards"