Minicraft (Wii)
Minicraft
About the project
Minicraft es un videojuego de acción 2D visto desde arriba diseñado y programado por Markus Persson, para una Ludum Dare, una competición de programación de videojuegos de 48 horas. El juego se lanzó el 19 de diciembre del 2011.
3 versions of Minicraft
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Official project information
Minicraft - Nintendo Wii Port (Enhanced Edition) 🎮
An enhanced native Nintendo Wii port of Minicraft, the 2D top-down survival crafting game originally created by Markus "Notch" Persson for Ludum Dare 22.
Based on the C/SDL reimplementation by TheBigEye, ported and significantly expanded for Nintendo Wii with native controller & Wiimote rumble support, bow & arrow combat, fishing rod & fish, farming & animal breeding, subterranean dungeons & treasure chests, HUD minimap radar, 4-tier armor system, doors, boats, leveling with glowing EXP orbs, smooth day/night cycle, multi-slot save system, and multi-language support.
✨ Features & Enhancements
🏹 Bow & Arrow Ranged Combat
- Craftable Bow (
Wood× 5 +Cloth× 3) and Arrows (Wood× 3 +Stone× 2 +Cloth× 1). - Fire arrows across distance with directional physics, hit detection against monsters/animals, tile collisions, and smash particles.
🎣 Fishing Rod & Marine Loot
- Craftable Fishing Rod (
Wood× 5 +Cloth× 3). - Cast into water/oceans to catch Raw Fish, and rarely reel up precious treasures (Gems, Iron Ingots, Hide).
- Cook raw fish in the Oven with coal to produce delicious Cooked Fish (restores 4 full hearts!).
🌾 Agriculture, Animal Breeding & Shears
- Animal Breeding: Feed Wheat to Cows/Sheep, Seeds to Chickens, and Carrots/Apples to Pigs to display love hearts (
<3) and gain bonus EXP! - Shears Tool: Craftable with 2 Iron Ingots at the Anvil to shear live sheep for wool/cloth without hurting them.
- New Crops: Plantable and edible Carrots and Potatoes.
📯 Wiimote Rumble Feedback
- Realistic haptic feedback on the Wiimote controller:
- Subtle tap when mining rocks, chopping trees, or shooting arrows.
- Medium rumble when hitting monsters or catching fish.
- Strong rumble on taking damage or creeper explosions!
🗺️ HUD Minimap Radar
- Integrated live radar in the top-right corner of the screen:
- Real-time terrain colors (Oceans, Beaches, Forests, Caves, Lava, Dungeons).
- Center player tracking and direction indicator.
🏰 Subterranean Dungeons & Treasure Chests
- Procedurally generated underground dungeon rooms built with reinforced hard rock.
- Guarded treasure chests filled with valuable minerals, gems, weapons, and ammunition.
🐾 Animated Animals & Biomes
- Chicken (Kura), Pig (Świnka), Sheep (Owca) roaming grassy biomes.
- Crab (Krab) scuttling along beaches and coastlines.
- Frog (Żaba) hopping through ponds and forests.
- 4-frame smooth animations and resource drops (feathers, hide, wool, meat).
⚔️ Upgraded Monsters & Combat
- 4-frame walking and attack animations for Zombies, Skeletons, Slimes, Creepers, and Knights.
- Boss battle with the Air Wizard.
✨ EXP Orbs & Leveling System
- Defeated monsters and animals drop bouncing, glowing EXP Orbs that pulse with vivid colors.
- Magnetic attraction: Orbs float toward the player when nearby.
- Leveling progression: HUD displays your level (
LV: X) and EXP progress bar. - Stamina reduction: Higher levels reduce the stamina consumed when mining and chopping with tools!
- Level Up: Restores full health and stamina with a golden notification.
🛡️ 4-Tier Armor System & Defense
- Craftable armors with authentic Minicraft Plus icons:
- 🟫 Leather Armor (
Hide× 5) — +1 Defense - ⬜ Iron Armor (
Iron Ingot× 5) — +2 Defense - 🟨 Gold Armor (
Gold Ingot× 5) — +3 Defense - 🟦 Gem Armor (
Gem× 5) — +4 Defense
- 🟫 Leather Armor (
- Equip directly from hand with a confirmation sound.
- Visual character tinting matching your equipped armor.
- HUD armor icon displaying your active defense points.
- Damage reduction from all monster attacks.
🚪 Interactive Doors & Building
- Craftable Wooden Doors (
Wood× 5 at Workbench). - Place anywhere; press Attack (2 / A / C) to smoothly open or close.
- Transparent doorway allowing free passage when opened, solid collision when closed.
🚣 Boat & Aquatic Exploration
- Craftable Boat (
Wood× 5). - Use on water to hop in: renders a wooden boat hull under your character.
- Move across oceans and rivers at full walking speed with zero stamina exhaustion.
🌅 Smooth Progressive Day/Night Cycle
- Realistic Dusk & Dawn: Daylight smoothly fades into night with circular dithered shadows creeping in from the horizon towards light sources.
- Torches, lanterns, and lava pierce through the dark.
- Beds allow fast-forwarding through the night.
💾 Multi-Slot Save System & Languages
- Multiple save slots with SD card persistence.
- Built-in Polish (Polski) and English language options.
🕹️ Controls
| Action | Wiimote + Nunchuk | Wiimote (Horizontal) | Classic Controller | GameCube Pad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Nunchuk Analog Stick / D-Pad | D-Pad (Up/Down/Left/Right) | Left Stick / D-Pad | Control Stick / D-Pad |
| Attack / Mine / Shoot / Open Door | Button A / Nunchuk C | Button 2 | Button A / B | Button A / B |
| Inventory / Crafting Menu | Button 1 / Minus (-) | Button 1 | Button X / Y | Button X / Y |
| Cycle Held Item (Next) | Nunchuk Z / Button B (Trigger) | Button A | Button R / ZR | Trigger R / Z |
| Cycle Held Item (Prev) | Button Minus (-) | Button Minus (-) | Button L / ZL | Trigger L |
| Pause / Options | Plus (+) / Home | Plus (+) / Home | Plus (+) / Home | Start |
📥 Installation on Nintendo Wii
- Copy the
appsfolder to the root of your SD card or USB drive:SD:/apps/minicraft/ ├── boot.dol ├── icon.png └── meta.xml - Insert your SD card/USB into your Nintendo Wii.
- Launch Minicraft from the Homebrew Channel.
🛠️ Building from Source
Requirements
- devkitPro with
devkitPPC,libogc,wii-sdl,wii-portlibs(or use Docker imagedevkitpro/devkitppc:latest). - CMake 3.13+
Build command (Linux / WSL / Docker):
source /opt/devkitpro/wiivars.sh
cmake -B build-wii -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/opt/devkitpro/cmake/Wii.cmake
cmake --build build-wii
This produces minicraft.dol inside the build-wii/ directory.
📜 Credits
- Markus "Notch" Persson – Original Minicraft game concept and design.
- TheBigEye – C & SDL reimplementation.
- Minicraft Plus Revived Team – Textures and mechanics reference.
- szablewskidex / txmbrs – Nintendo Wii & PSP ports, enhanced systems (Bow/Arrow, Fishing, Animals, Dungeons, Minimap Radar, Rumble, Armors, Doors, Boat, Audio, Controllers, Day/Night).
⚖️ License
This project is open-source and released under the MIT License.
See the LICENSE file for full terms and copyright notices.
