Clever Minecraft Fan Makes Fully Functional Basketball Court

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Now over a decade removed from its release, Minecraft continues to be the de facto sandbox survival game for all ages and types of gamer. Between continued support from Microsoft through updates, the extensive list of craftable items, and the near-limitless level of creativity, Minecraft reinvented sandbox games and now is a defining example of them.

Because of the creativity factor, over the years players have found ways to create more unique works of art as well as more impressive pieces of tech and machinery. From a replica fleet of Minecraft star destroyers to entire cities to fully functioning cars or tanks, players continue to reinvent as well as come up with new ideas to further push the limits of the game's creativity.

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One popular creation within the game is the creation of minigames. Some servers are entirely devoted to game modes created by players that range from hunger games-style battle royales to recreations of Frogger and Crossy Road in Minecraft. Getting these modes to function correctly takes a ton of time and effort, especially on larger servers where now players can queue up as though they were playing Call of Duty. However, recently one player managed to use a simple set of items to recreate the game of basketball.

Using wood planks, obsidian, pressure plates, slime blocks, item hoppers, and red dye, Reddit user GenericRedstonGenius managed to create a full basketball court that allowed them to shoot into a hoop to score as well as jump high into the air to score. While not as complicated as Minecraft's version of Pac-Man, GenericRedstonGenius' creation would easily allow for a full-court game with teams vying for a win.

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