The Shaft 82: Daniel Kaplan

This week we're joined by Daniel Kaplan, the Business Developer of Mojang. In addition to getting inside information on Pocket Edition and Minecraft 360, he shares with us the path that brought him to join Notch in developing Minecraft. Other topics include Minecraft's birthday, the salty nature of Tobias, and Daniel's deeply anti-gnome game, "Garden Gnome Carnage".

[MP3 AUDIO]

• Daniel Kaplan on Twitter
• The Lord Bones is currently playing adventure maps and producing cinematic videos! Currently playing the finale to The Fall of Gondolin! Next Map: Blighted Maidens
• Sponsor an episode of The Shaft!
• Get a 30-day FREE trial to Netflix!
• Our server is sponsored by Lethal Drive. Use coupon code ‘theshaft’ for 25% off your first bill
• Sign up for a free audio book with a 30 day free Audible trial
• [VID] Notch's original "Cave Game Tech Test" video
• [VID] Three minute walk from the center to the edge of Minecraft 360 maps
• [LINK] Mojang needs your help collecting differences between Singleplayer and Multiplayer!
• [LINK] You Are Minecraft seeking support to deliver their project to Notch
• [LINK] Andi Buchanan's latest book, "Waking Up" features another map from Vechs
• [VID] Bonemeal for Your Crops to Grow from Hojjosh
• [VID] Somebody that I Want to Bite from Lydia Winters and Astragali
• [SONG] Humiliation: Dubstep Song for Notch
• [VID] Our latest Minecraft Adventure: Egypt
• [LINK] Check out our other fine shows.

The Shaft 81: BlameTheController

BlameTheController, creator of Kingdom of the Sky, joins us for this week's show! In this episode we discuss the necessity of defusing redstone bombs, the relative worth of really big doors, the truly pathetic drop rate of apples from leaves, and the misery of transporting testificates via minecart.

[MP3 AUDIO]

• BlameTheController on Twitter
• Blame on YouTube
• Grant050 sponsored his website, The Shaft Podcast
• The Lord Bones is currently playing adventure maps and producing cinematic videos!
• SimplyVanilla.Net: We are a server that cherishes the vanilla experience!
• Go enter the $100 Spleef Tournament!
• Sponsor an episode of The Shaft!
• Get a 30-day FREE trial to Netflix!
• Our server is sponsored by Lethal Drive. Use coupon code ‘theshaft’ for 25% off your first bill
• Sign up for a free audio book with a 30 day free Audible trial
• [LINK] Gaming teacher case studies
• [VID] The new Minecraft XBox360 trailer
• [VID] Alpha vs. Beta, Faume's tower defense game
• [VID] Wes and Pause play Dwarves vs. Zombies
• [MOD] Tweet Mod
• [LINK] Would the Bronte's have played Minecraft?
• [VID] Shaftlands Spawn Island - Almost There
• [VID] SkyGrid from Sethbling
• [VID] Our latest Minecraft Adventure: Expedition Everest
• [LINK] Check out our other fine shows.

The Shaft 80: Tobias Mollstam

This week we offer a special welcome to Mojangster and Front-End Developer, Tobias Mollstam! While we desperately try to get him to rat out all the dirt on his co-workers, we also discover what he does with Mojang, and what his future plans are for the Mojang servers. Spoiler Alert! Notch is a griefer!

[MP3 AUDIO]

• Tobias on Twitter
• Tobias on the Minecraft Wiki
• Grant050 sponsored his website, The Shaft Podcast
• The Lord Bones is currently playing adventure maps and producing cinematic videos!
• Go enter the $100 Spleef Tournament!
• Sponsor an episode of The Shaft!
• Get a 30-day FREE trial to Netflix!
• Our server is sponsored by Lethal Drive. Use coupon code ‘theshaft’ for 25% off your first bill
• Sign up for a free audio book with a 30 day free Audible trial
• [VID] Cgon released The Latest Shaftlands State of the Server
• [VID] Captain Sparklez hits 1,000,000 subs!
• [VID] Our latest Minecraft Adventure: The World Burns
• [LINK] Check out our other fine shows.

The Shaft 79: Kupo

We're joined this week by Kupo, creator of Pastry Pirates! She was also a builder and voice-actor for Deep Space Turtle Chase. Plus, she was on the Minecon custom map panel! Come and join us!

[MP3 AUDIO]

• Kupo on Twitter
• Kupo on Youtube
• Check out YetiCraft! SMP, Factions, PVP, Unique gameplay, with a Yeti theme!
• Sponsor an episode of The Shaft!
• Get a 30-day FREE trial to Netflix!
• Our server is sponsored by Lethal Drive. Use coupon code ‘theshaft’ for 25% off your first bill
• Sign up for a free audio book with a 30 day free Audible trial
• [VID] The UNofficial 0x10c Trailer
• [LINK] The Dropper
• [VID] The Dropper Community Challeng
• [LINK] Minecraft DOTA
• [VID] "Cube Land" - A Minecraft Music Video
• [MOD] The TV Mod
• [MOD] Simply Horses
• [VID] Our latest Minecraft Adventure: The World Burns
• [LINK] Check out our other fine shows.

The Shaft 78: Bohtauri

This week, we welcome the building dynamo, Bohtauri, and discuss his preposterously large building project, Project 1845. Project 1845 is an attempt to build the largest virtual sandbox ever built, a 1:1 recreation of the entire city of Beijing from 1845. In addition to figuring out how Bohtouri plans to retire while still working on this project, we discuss the futility of new armor types, how stained glass can ruin friendships, and the history of Orson Wells documentaries.

[MP3 AUDIO]

• Project 1845
• Bohtouri's Blog
• Sponsor an episode of The Shaft!
• Get a 30-day FREE trial to Netflix!
• Our server is sponsored by Lethal Drive. Use coupon code ‘theshaft’ for 25% off your first bill
• Sign up for a free audio book with a 30 day free Audible trial
• [VID] Mojang announces Minecon 2012
• [LINK] You Are Minecraft: an epic tribute to Mojang
• [LINK] Stuffed creeper Ebay auction
• [VID] In Search Of: The Creeper
• [MOD] Papercraft Models from St3O
• [MOD] Creeperite Mod
• [LINK] The Adventure Multiplex
• [MOD] Vechs Super Hostile #11: Lethamyr
• [VID] Our latest Minecraft Adventure: The World Burns
• [LINK] Check out our other fine shows.

The Shaft 77: The Monday Show

Easter filled up our dance card this week, so we recorded on Monday night. This week we talk about bouncy fungus, the proper way to handle flying zombies, and what we'd do in a Shaft video game.

[MP3 AUDIO]

• Sponsor an episode of The Shaft!
• Get a 30-day FREE trial to Netflix!
• Our server is sponsored by Lethal Drive. Use coupon code ‘theshaft’ for 25% off your first bill
• Sign up for a free audio book with a 30 day free Audible trial
• [LINK] Lydia and Marc attend PAX East
• [LINK] The new Mojang space game is called 0x10c
• [LINK] The Yogscast Video Game!
• [LINK] Mojang's Reddit AMA
• [MOD] Gullver Mod
• [MOD] SaberMod
• [MOD] Move Plus
• [MOD] Auto Farmer
• [MOD] Particle Man
• [MOD] Weather and Tornadoes
• [VID] Our latest Minecraft Adventure: The World Burns
• [LINK] Check out our other fine shows.

The Shaft 76: Sacheverell

This week we are joined by Sacheverell of the Minecraft Forums! We recorded on April 1st, so everything should be suspect... trust nothing... especially not our names.

[MP3 AUDIO]

• Minecraft Forum
• Sponsor an episode of The Shaft!
• Get a 30-day FREE trial to Netflix!
• Our server is sponsored by Lethal Drive. Use coupon code ‘theshaft’ for 25% off your first bill
• Sign up for a free audio book with a 30 day free Audible trial
• [LINK] Andi Buchanon's book, The Gift, has it's own custom map!
• [LINK] SK's Launcher submitted by MinecraftTeachr!
• [LINK] Schrodinger's Ocelot
• [VID] Wireless Redstone
• [VID] Moar Wireless Redstone
• [VID] Docm77's Minecraft Special: High Tech SMP
• [MOD] Dynamic Mazes
• [VID] Pirate Chicken Wars
• [VID] Every Pig Has It's Day
• [VID] The Creeper Saga Ends
• [LINK] Check out our other fine shows.

The Shaft 75: The Minecraft Crew

This week, we celebrate our 75th episode with The Minecraft Crew! Belboz and Piperbunny join us to talk about their exciting Youtube projects, including The Mole, Minecraft sisters and Stop the Boom. In addition to videos, we talk about our personal distrust of redstone calculators, the swift rise and fall of the "anyblock storage system", and all the stealth code Lydia snuck in during GDC.

[MP3 AUDIO]

• The Minecraft Crew on Youtube
• Belboz on Twitter
• Sponsor an episode of The Shaft!
• Get a 30-day FREE trial to Netflix!
• Our server is sponsored by Lethal Drive. Use coupon code ‘theshaft’ for 25% off your first bill
• Sign up for a free audio book with a 14 day free Audible trial
• Check out The Lord Bones on Youtube, and his new machinima trailer!
• [LINK] Minecraft avatar items for sale on xbox marketplace
• [LINK] C418 working on combat music for Minecraft
• [LINK] Why your Minecraft password might not be working on minecraft.net
• [VID] Jens talks about how villagers will get more interactive
• [VID] Minecraft Scientific/Graphing calculator
• [VID] A Shiny Minecraft Tale: animated minecraft
• [LINK] Pit Frenzy from SethBling
• [VID] 30 m/s Bullet Train
• [MOD] FancyGUI
• [VID] A Day in the Life: stop motion animation from IHasCupquake
• [VID] TNT Magazine
• [VID] Piston Lighting
• [VID] Turn any block into a storage chest
• [LINK] Towards Dawn
• [LINK] Check out our other fine shows.

The Shaft 74: The Shaft

For our 74th episodes, we feature some super secret guests who are happy to FINALLY be a part of the show! Join us as we welcome these fine fresh fellows to discuss the gravitational attraction of Notch's growing award collection, where Eric gets his movie-making inspiration, and whether half-blocks ruin the game.

[MP3 AUDIO]

• Sponsor an episode of The Shaft!
• Get a 30-day FREE trial to Netflix!
• Our server is sponsored by Lethal Drive. Use coupon code ‘theshaft’ for 25% off your first bill
• Sign up for a free audio book with a 14 day free Audible trial
• Check out Lord of the Craft: Minecraft's largest roleplaying community!
• EtherealCraft offers a 150 slot PvP experience with no whitelist and active factions!
• [LINK] Notch talks about Minecraft development, regrets, and game piracy
• [LINK] Notch and Bethesda settle on Scrolls
• [LINK] New info for Minecraft on Xbox
• [MOD] Biome Edit
• [LINK] New MCEdit released
• [VID] Minding: a very Japanese minecraft video
• [VID] Minecraft Boat Dock v2 from H2211Games
• [LINK] Golem Defense MiniGame
• [VID] Iron golem farm for survival
• [VID] 5 secret basements
• [LINK] Check out our other fine shows.

The Shaft 73: JCVSMC

Hooray! Brent is with us, again! And just in time to join us for John Cullen of the Minecraft Daily! In this episode we discuss the new 1.2 patch, ways to populate a server, what kind of pestilence that Eric prefers, and the awesome papercraft pistons sent to us by ST30 and Cranekill that contain horrible voodoo curses!

[MP3 AUDIO]

• JC on Youtube
• JC on Twitter
• Sponsor an episode of The Shaft!
• Get a 30-day FREE trial to Netflix!
• Our server is sponsored by Lethal Drive. Use coupon code ‘theshaft’ for 25% off your first bill
• Sign up for a free audio book with a 14 day free Audible trial
• [LINK] Minecraft 1.2 is out!
• [LINK] Minecraft Scribe on 1.2.
• [VID] Our 1.2 Release Video
• [LINK] Mojang adds the Bukkit group to their team.
• [VID] Minecraft Santa
• [PIC] Endergirl Costume from Minecon's Wolfgirl!
• [VID] Minecraft 1.2 Features as a Rube Goldberg Contraption from GenerikB
• [VID] Minecraft Teleportation Spell from Sethbling
• [VID] Vech's Test World: Proximity Bomb
• [VID] Catsplosion: The Cat Fountain
• [VID] Minecraft Quiz: from JCVSMC
• [VID] Nerdy Nummies: Minecraft Grass Block Cake
• [VID] The finale of Kurast!
• [LINK] Check out our other fine shows.