Minecraft Knockoff CastleMiner Z Is Getting A Remaster, For Some Motive

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Minecraft is likely to be in all places now, however that wasn’t all the time the case.
Again within the early 2010s, a console launch hadn’t occurred but and we needed to sit by way of quite a lot of video games “impressed” by Minecraft.
One of the vital well-liked ones, although, was CastleMiner Z, which is definitely getting its personal devoted remaster this yr.

Castleminer Z, one of many many Minecraft knockoffs that got here to Xbox Reside again within the early 2010s, is getting a remaster in 2025 and it is making me oddly nostalgic.

As one of many greatest video games of all time, Minecraft is out there on just about each platform there may be, even with Xbox proudly owning the rights. That wasn’t all the time the case, although, as there was a darkish time when Minecraft was locked to PCs and console gamers needed to accept no matter clone rocked up on the Xbox Reside Arcade.

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Earlier than Minecraft lastly acquired its official Xbox 360 Version in 2012, Xbox Reside was stuffed with ripoffs that attempted to capitalise on the lengthy anticipate a console launch. Most of those, like Cubeworld, Craft World, and UberBlox, did not have a lot to supply past that, however there have been a couple of that stood out, such because the gun-toting CastleMiner Z.

CastleMiner Z Is Getting A Remaster In 2025

For those who have been round through the good outdated days of ready patiently to have the ability to correctly play Minecraft, you then little question bear in mind CastleMiner Z, because it was some of the well-liked knockoffs and an evolution of a extra primary clone referred to as CastleMiner. Surprisingly, it had some distinctive parts of its personal, just like the heavier deal with fight and the inclusion of weapons.

Nothing fairly screams Xbox 360 Market fairly like CastleMiner Z, and I do not suppose anybody actually thought we would see extra of it outdoors of its Steam port. That is not the case, although, as a brand new trailer has been shared that confirms the sport is getting a full remaster of its personal sooner or later in 2025, with a Kickstarter challenge additionally going dwell within the close to future that additionally refers back to the remaster as a “reboot”.

From what we have seen within the trailer, CastleMiner Z Remastered seems to only be a extra spectacular wanting model of the unique Xbox 360 sport, as nothing is talked about about important adjustments to gameplay. The trailer description would not share a lot concerning the challenge both, past confirming that it has been “years within the making” and that it is aiming to launch sooner or later in 2025.