Summary
Mojang has added many joke items toMinecraftduring April Fools over the years, and the events have almost always been a pleasant experience for fans. As such, they are always looking forward to what they will receive each time. They frequently resort to custom mods and unique constructions for a fresh experience, but the offerings added via the April Fools updates are something else altogether. Fortunately, the community will receive another April Fools update in a couple of weeks from now, well before theMinecraft 1.21 updatefinally drops.
The sandbox title has been naturally fleshed out a lot since its launch in 2010, and while other changes are permanent, those added during April Fools are meant for brief levity. This could be something as simple as Balloon Cows and the ability to carry only one block at a time, or something truly marvelous, like 2.1 billion new dimensions to explore. So, here’s a look at the best joke items inMinecraftthat Mojang has released for April Fools updates so far.
7Fake Minecraft Store Website
A Funny Nod To Team Fortress 2 And Microtransactions
Thefake MinecraftStore websitewas the “second” of such April Fools joke items inMinecraft. It was added in 2011, and could be accessed via a locked chest, the special block. Standard chests open up when interacted with, but this one would ask players to go to the fake Minecraft Store website where they would get a list of funny items marked at ridiculous prices. Additionally, it was not very different to what is now theMinecraft Marketplace.
If they tried to check out, a Velociraptor fromJurassic Parkwould slide across the screen instead of any other expected action. If players tried to add more than $10,000 worth of items to their cart, a warning would pop up asking whether they were prone to seizures. If they clicked OK, the screen would start flashing disco colors. For those who missed out on the inspiration behind this April Fools joke item in Minecraft, the Steve Co. Supply Crate and Key, and the fake Minecraft Store, were a nod to similar items fromTeam Fortress 2.
6Pink Wither
A Flamboyant And Warm Take On The Wither
The Witherpresents one of the hardest boss fights inMinecraft, even harder than the Ender Dragon for some. This particular joke ‘item,’ however, wasn’t violent by any means. It was classified as a hostile mob under the April Fools update, but not only was it pink and cute, but all it did was float around sending hearts into the air.
The Pink Witherdid serve a couple of functions: it would help grow flowers wherever it went, and could heal the other mobs in its vicinity. Aside from the flamboyant mob, quite easily one of the best April Fools’ additions inMinecraft, this joke snapshot also brought in a talking coal block, a Super Hostile mode, a version banner, and more.
5Minescreeper
A Great Minesweeper Minigame That Didn’t Damage Players
The 2015 April Fools update, titled “Love and Hugs,” brought a number of joke items toMinecraft, including “Minescreeper.” Essentially, players didn’t have a health bar anymore and couldn’t damage any mobs. If they tried hitting any animal, their Love Meter would build up instead; once it reached max level, the Minescreeper game would pop up. It didn’t cause any damage on explosion, but was a fun mini-game nonetheless.
Aside from the funny ode toMinesweeper, the “Love and Hugs” update also added a boatmade out of Obisidianas another joke item forMinecraft. Instead of floating like standard boats, it would sink instead, because it was made of stone. Standard particle effects were also turned into hearts, along with Zombie pigmen wielding heart swords instead of any other weapon. Funny enough, the Pink Wither made a return as well.
4Reality Vision Goggles
A Fashionable And Futuristic Accessory
When talking about the best joke items inMinecraftreleased during April Fools, one can’t skip out on the “Trendy” update’sReality Vision Goggles.These were part of a set, which we’ll get to in a second. The Goggles looked very fashionable and would add a filter to the screen. Also, players could make any sort of signs they wanted, but when viewed through the Reality Vision Goggles, the text would always say OBEY. ThisMinecraftjoke item’s best feature was a small 3D map of the surroundings, which offered a refreshing and helpful view of the environment.
The Smarter Watch was a part of the set, along with the Ankle Monitor, and many players consider it to be among the best joke itemsMinecraftever added via April Fools updates. The accessory showed time, yes, but it also notified players with random achievements that they’d accomplished. The pop-ups could get tiring after a while, but until then, finding out random and silly feats like distance walked and number of hops made things quite fun. When playerschanged their skin inMinecraftto something more futuristic, the end result was even more immersive.
3Programmer Art Resource Pack UI
A Resource Pack Offering A Nostalgic Trip Down Memory Lane
This April Fools joke item influenced the entire game. While it was not a single material per se, it remains one of the best joke items inMinecraft. Mojang claimed it was a version of the game from 1994, and hence the esthetics. The most striking and apparent feature was the HUD, which reflected the feel of video games from the 90s, particularlyDOOM. This was a great nod at the time, and now that technology has advanced quite a bit,id Software’sDOOMis getting ported to a lawnmower, so Mojang weren’t off the mark here either.
The player character was present at the center of the three-part HUD. It was animated to look around and flinch on incoming damage, much like the aforementioned horror FPS title. The left section housed percentage bars for Health and Armor, while the right had a grid showing the items in the player’s inventory. TheResource Packis on the list of the best joke items inMinecraftfor more than just the HUD though; it brought along multiple levels of difficulty to play, a Creeper in a scientist’s clothes, and much more.
2Book And Quill
A Dimension-Travel Resource Of Unparalleled Power
This may just be the best joke item inMinecraft, ever. With Snapshot 20w14, Mojang added about 2.1 billion possible dimensions for players to explore. To get to any of them, all players had to do was create a standard Nether Portal andchuck a Book and Quill through it.This would lead them to any of the possibilities, showing just how bottomlessMinecraft’screative potential really is.
Players could also write something specific in a Book, like Brands, Bridges, etc., which would then take them to a specific world based (loosely) on what they wrote. A great one to visit was Credits; this would open up a portal to a dimension where they could read the credits via Netherite blocks on the ground. Since this Book and Quill really opened up millions of worlds to any player interested, it’s easily one of the best joke items inMinecraftever created.
1The Vote
A Twist On The Minecraft Mob Vote With Immediate And Quirky Results
The Vote’saddition as a joke item inMinecraftwas a big highlight in 2023, and it was one of the most engaging yet. Essentially, it would frequently bring up random proposals, set to a timer, that players could vote on. The choices were completely random, and asked for votes on things like ‘chickens lay cave, spiders spawn eggs’ or ‘flip gravity rules.’ A particularly apocalyptic choice was one where the Moon would get so massive that it would pull in mobs and players. Fortunately, if players later decided they didn’t like something, they could repeal the earlier-allowed proposals as well.
With everything put together, The Vote allowed for the creation of truly unique andexperimentalMinecraftworlds. Although the sandbox title’s creative limits are as infinite as the scale of the worlds, the adjustments to Vanilla rules are very refreshing. By allowing such massive changes, April Fools’ The Vote has cemented its position as the best of the April Fools joke items inMinecraft.
