Splash

This article is about the random main menu text. For the throwable potions, see Splash Potions.

The main menu of Minecraft with random splash text.

Splash texts are the yellow lines of text on the title screen. They are randomly chosen from the list below and often feature references to popular culture (e.g. websites, quotes and video games). The splashes are defined in a plain-text file within the Minecraft .jar file (versions/(Minecraft version)/(Minecraft version).jar/assets/minecraft/texts/splashes.txt). The splash pulsates on the title screen at a frequency of 2 Hz (120 BPM).

Splash texts are not translated and appear the same regardless of the language setting chosen.

Splashes can be edited to the player's liking with a resource pack by editing the splashes.txt file in assets/minecraft/texts.

History

Splashes have been in Minecraft since Indev, with new ones regularly added, usually as part of major releases. Prior to Alpha 1.0.14, splashes were stored in an array of strings in the source code.

The following table summarizes splash changes per version.

Version	Added	Changed	Removed	Total	Notes
Indev 02-23-2010	?	?	?	106	One splash, "Check it out!", was listed twice prior to this version, in spots 22 and 51.
Alpha 1.0.0	53	2	0	159
Alpha 1.0.6–Alpha 1.0.11	6	1	0	165
Alpha 1.0.12–Alpha 1.0.14	34	2	0	199
Alpha 1.2.0	6	0	0	211
Alpha 1.2.3	1	0	0	212
Beta 1.0	12	0	0	224
Beta 1.2	0	0	4	220	The removed splashes were about Alpha's price and state.
Beta 1.3	3	0	0	223
Beta 1.6	3	0	0	226
Beta 1.8pre1	35	0	1	260	The removed splash was the "Check it out!" duplicate on line 47.
1.0RC1	28	8	0	288
1.1 (11w50a)	15	0	0	303
1.1	1	0	0	304
1.3.1 (12w22a)	2	0	0	306
1.3.1 (12w26a)	1	0	0	307
1.3.1 (1.3pre)	4	1	0	311
1.4.2 (12w32a)	2	0	0	313
1.4.2 (12w36a)	1	0	0	314
1.4.6 (1.4.6pre)	4	0	0	318
1.6.1 (13w23a)	2	0	0	320
1.7.2 (13w41a)	1	0	0	321
1.7.4	1	0	0	322
1.8 (14w02a)	1	0	0	323
1.8 (14w05a)	7	0	0	330
1.8 (14w06a)	1	1	0	331
1.8 (14w10a)	2	0	0	333

Complete list of splashes

#	Splash text	Explanation	Version added
190	...!		Alpha 1.0.14
312	.party()!	References Notch's party, named ".party()".	1.3.1 (1.3pre)
123	0% sugar!	"Sugar-free" is frequently used in food-related advertisements and packaging.	Alpha 1.0.0
3	100% pure!	A reference to some juices which use "100% pure" or a variant thereof as a selling point.	Indev
235	110813!	Notch's and ez's wedding day, August 13, 2011.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
55	12 herbs and spices!	KFC's secret chicken flavoring recipe contains 11 herbs and spices.	Indev
184	12345 is a bad password!	12345 is an easily guessable password. This is also a reference to the film Spaceballs by Mel Brooks.	Alpha 1.0.14
286	150 bpm for 400000 minutes!	This is a reference to pregnancy: 400,000 minutes is approximately 9 months and 150 bpm is the average fetal heart rate.	1.0 (RC1)
124	150% hyperbole!	A hyperbole is an exaggeration used to generate emphasis or humor. 150% is, naturally, an exaggeration.	Alpha 1.0.0
131	20 GOTO 10!	Refers to BASIC. When executed, this line would create an infinite loop, continuously re-executing whatever instruction was on line 10 (usually a PRINT statement).	Alpha 1.0.0
136	4815162342 lines of code!	4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 are The Numbers that appear all over the television series Lost.	Alpha 1.0.0
53	90% bug free!		Indev
236	90210!	90210 is famous for being the ZIP Code for Beverly Hills, California.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
137	A skeleton popped out!		Alpha 1.0.0
57	Absolutely no memes!		Indev
281	Afraid of the big, black bat!	A quote from The Riddler in the film Batman Forever: "Riddle me this, riddle me that, who's afraid of the big, black bat?" Also could be a reference to the Ender Dragon.	1.0 (RC1)
79	Age of Wonders is better!	Age of Wonders is a PC turn-based strategy game.	Indev
97	All inclusive!		Indev
106	All is full of love!	"All Is Full of Love" is a song by Icelandic singer Björk.	Alpha 1.0.0
318	Now java 6!	Support for Java 5 was dropped in Minecraft 1.6.	1.4.6
219	"Almost never" is an interesting concept!	Possible reference to the inverse of the mathematical concept of "almost surely".	Beta 1.0
247	Also try Braid!	Braid is a 2D puzzle-platformer game based on time manipulation.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
245	Also try Limbo!	Limbo is a 2D puzzle-platformer game based on avoiding ingenious traps.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
242	Also try Mount And Blade!	Mount&Blade is a medieval-themed RPG for Microsoft Windows.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
246	Also try Pixeljunk Shooter!	PixelJunk Shooter is a 2D shooter for only the PlayStation 3.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
243	Also try Project Zomboid!	Project Zomboid is a zombie apocalypse-themed game.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
240	Also try Super Meat Boy!	Super Meat Boy is a 2D platformer game based on very difficult levels.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
241	Also try Terraria!	Terraria is a 2D platformer game with a similar premise to Minecraft. Terraria features intro messages similar to splashes; one of the messages reads "Also try Minecraft!".	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
239	Also try VVVVVV!	VVVVVV is a 2D puzzle-platformer game based on gravity manipulation.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
244	Also try World of Goo!	World of Goo is a 2D physics-based puzzle game.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
211	A riddle, wrapped in a mystery!	From a quote by Winston Churchill; "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma[...]".	Beta 1.0
1	As seen on TV!	A common marketing claim that is often lampooned.	Indev
59	Ask your doctor!	Similar to "As seen on TV", said at some point in almost every pharmaceutical advertisement.	Indev
217	"Autological" is!	An autological word is a word which describes itself. Prior to Minecraft 1.0 RC1, this read '"Noun" is an autonym!'.	Beta 1.0
165	Autonomous!		Alpha 1.0.14
47	Awesome community!		Indev
2	Awesome!		Indev
191	Bees, bees, bees, bees!	A line from one of Weebl's works, "cup".	Alpha 1.0.14
307	Bekarton guards the gate!	A reference to Bekarton the Gatekeeper, a character in Jeb's game Whispers in Akarra.	1.3.1 (12w22a)
12	Best in class!	A frequently-used catchphrase in car commercials.	Indev
5	Better than Prey!	Prey is a first person shooter that was well received by critics.	Indev
306	Big Pointy Teeth!	Refers to a quote made by Tim the Enchanter from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail painting the picture of a Rabbit as a terrible beast with "nasty, big, pointy teeth!"	1.3.1 (12w22a)
254	Bigger than a bread box!	Refers to a question asked by Steve Allen, "Is it bigger than a breadbox?", during a game of 20 Questions on What's My Line?.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
266	Boots with the fur!	From the song "Low" by Flo Rida, featuring T-Pain.	1.0 (RC1)
249	Bread is pain!	This splash has two meanings: one related to translation ("pain" is French for "bread"), and one ironic (bread in Minecraft heals the player).	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
86	Bring it on!		Indev
144	Bring me Ray Cokes!	Has to do with the incident when JulianClark was asked to bring Notch Ray Cokes.	Alpha 1.0.0
65	Bringing home the bacon!	"Bringing home the bacon" is a phrase that, similar to "breadwinner", refers to providing for a group of people or household.	Indev
140	BTAF used to be good!	Bob the Angry Flower is a comic strip that has been running since 1992.	Alpha 1.0.0
116	Buckets of lava!	A bucket may be filled with lava.	Alpha 1.0.0
88	Call your mother!		Indev
229	Casual gaming!		Beta 1.8 (pre1)
68	Ceci n'est pas une title screen!	"Ceci n'est pas une" is French for "This is not a"; the phrase refers to The Treachery of Images (La trahison des images), a painting by the Belgian René Magritte which depicts a pipe with the sentence "Ceci n'est pas une pipe." ("This is not a pipe.") written beneath it.	Indev
21	Check it out!		Indev
237	Check out the far lands!	The Far Lands were the "limit" of the infinite map, until Notch accidentally fixed them.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
283	Child's play!	A children's charity that organizes donations and worldwide toy drives to children's hospitals. Also a phrase used to imply something is easy.	1.0 (RC1)
43	Classy!		Indev
42	Closed source!	Minecraft is currently closed-source proprietary software, meaning the source code has not been publicly released. However, Notch mentioned this could change "once sales start dying and a minimum time has passed", at which point he would "possibly release it all as public domain".	Indev
61	Cloud computing!	Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product.	Indev
135	Cogito ergo sum!	Latin for "I think, therefore I am". A quote from Descartes.	Alpha 1.0.0
110	Collaborate and listen!	Lyrics to "Ice Ice Baby" by American rapper Vanilla Ice.	Alpha 1.0.0
303	Colormatic	This splash is stored as "§1C§2o§3l§4o§5r§6m§7a§8t§9i§ac" in splashes.txt; the "§" and the character following are color codes that determine the color of the text following the code.	1.1 (11w50a)
73	Complex cellular automata!	Both Minecraft and an earlier work of Notch's feature cellular automata; Notch has stated that he is fascinated by it.	Indev
157	Consummate V's!	Refers to an episode of Homestar Runner.	Alpha 1.0.11
269	Conventional!		1.0 (RC1)
109	Cooler than Spock!	Spock is a very popular Star Trek character.	Alpha 1.0.0
158	Cow Tools!	Refers to a Far Side comic by Gary Larson.	Alpha 1.0.11
36	Create!		Indev
293	Cześć Polska!	Polish for "Hello, Poland!".	1.1 (11w50a)
277	Déjà vu!	A déjà vu is the experience of feeling sure that one has already witnessed or experienced a current situation.	1.0 (RC1)
278	Déjà vu!	A déjà vu is the experience of feeling sure that one has already witnessed or experienced a current situation.	1.0 (RC1)
134	Do not distribute!	Part of the Minecraft terms and conditions; referred to as "The one major rule" by Notch.	Alpha 1.0.0
324	Do you want to join my server?	Relates to people in the community asking others to join their multiplayer servers.	1.8 (14w05a)
273	Does barrel rolls!	Refers to a move that can be performed by the Arwing in Star Fox games. In Star Fox 64, the humorous way in which Peppy Hare said "Do a barrel roll!" led to the creation of a meme.	1.0 (RC1)
271	Doesn't avoid double negatives!	A double negative is where two forms of negation are used in the same sentence. This sentence is ironic in that it uses double negatives, meaning the sentence could also read "Uses double negatives".	1.0 (RC1)
282	Doesn't use the U-word!		1.0 (RC1)
259	Don't bother with the clones!	Relates to the numerous "clones" of Minecraft such as Total Miner: Forge, and perhaps an ironic reference to the fact that Minecraft conceptually is itself a "clone" of Infiniminer, and therefore clones might not be negative remakes of other games.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
309	Don't feed avocados to parrots!	Avocados are poisonous to birds.	1.3.1 (1.3pre)
203	Don't look directly at the bugs!		Alpha 1.2.0
159	Double buffered!	Another Minecraft feature.	Alpha 1.0.11
41	Down with O.P.P.!	Line from the song "O.P.P." by American hip hop trio "Naughty by Nature".	Indev
168	DRR! DRR! DRR!	Refers to the horror manga short story The Enigma of Amigara Fault.	Alpha 1.0.14
38	Dungeon!		Indev
234	DungeonQuest is unfair!	Dungeonquest is a board game whose gameplay relies on the players creating the playing board by randomly selecting tiles and placing them on a grid.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
166	Engage!	Refers to the Star Trek saying "Engage!" by Jean-Luc Picard, a signal to act on previously given orders.	Alpha 1.0.14
52	Enhanced!		Indev
199	Eple (original edit)!	Title of a piece by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp.
69	Euclidian!	Minecraft worlds are mostly made up of one of the simplest forms of Euclidian geometry, the cube.	Indev
15	Excitement!		Indev
39	Exclusive!		Indev
33	Exploding creepers!	Reference to the beloved creature in the game.	Indev
330	Extra things!		1.8 (14w05a)
122	Falling off cliffs!	Often happened accidentally before sneaking was implemented.	Alpha 1.0.0
160	Fan fiction!		Alpha 1.0.11
167	Fantasy!		Alpha 1.0.14
56	Fat free!	Often an advertising point on food, directed at people attempting to lose or keep from gaining weight.	Indev
265	Feature packed!		1.0 (RC1)
264	Finally complete!	A reference to the fact that Minecraft has finally left Beta. While it may have been "officially released" , it is (in reality) far from "complete" and continually being developed.	1.0 (RC1)
205	Finally with ladders!	Ladders were added to the game in Infdev.	Alpha 1.2.0
145	Finger-licking!	"Finger-lickin' good" was a previous slogan of KFC.	Alpha 1.0.0
9	Flashing letters!	Referring to the flashing of the splash text itself.	Indev
161	Flaxkikare!	A reference to Bobo, a children's comic created by Swedish cartoonist Lars Mortimer, in which the title character had a magical spyglass called the Flaxkikare, which can be translated to English as "lucky spyglass".	Alpha 1.0.14
256	Fnord!	Fnord is the typographic representation of disinformation or irrelevant information.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
231	Follow the train, CJ!	A reference to the mission "Wrong Side Of The Tracks" in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
92	Freaky!		Indev
58	Free dental!	Free dental is often a talking point about a job advertisement, and is similar to "As seen on TV".	Indev
285	From the streets of Södermalm!	Södermalm is the district in Stockholm where the Mojang offices are located.	1.0 (RC1)
107	Full of stars!	Part of a quote from Dr. David Bowman ("The thing's hollow—it goes on forever—and—oh my God—it's full of stars!") and his last line before being pulled through the monolith, from the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey (while often attributed to the film of the same name, the line doesn't actually appear on-screen until its sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact). However, Minecraft is full of stars. They are square pixels on the screen that appear at nighttime.	Alpha 1.0.0
288	Funk soul brother!	A repeated lyric in a vocal sample in the Fatboy Slim song "The Rockafeller Skank".	1.0 (RC1)
304	FUNKY LOL	This splash is stored as "§kFUNKY LOL" in splashes.txt; as with the "Colormatic" splash, the "§k" is a formatting code, but instead of changing the color of the following text, the code obfuscates the text, replacing it with random, rapidly-changing characters.	1.1 (11w50a)
151	Gargamel plays it!	Gargamel is the enemy of the Smurfs.	Alpha 1.0.0
189	Gasp!		Alpha 1.0.14
276	Ghoughpteighbteau tchoghs!	"Potato chips", spelled phonetically using obscure rules of English pronunciation.	1.0 (RC1)
181	Give us Gordon!	A possible reference to Gordon Freeman, the protagonist of the Half-Life game, in which the military troops wrote "Give Us Gordon Freeman" in graffiti.	Alpha 1.0.14
179	Google anlyticsed!	A past-tense misspelling of Google Analytics, a service that provides statistics about visitors to a website.	Alpha 1.0.14
279	Got your nose!	Most probably based on an old joke where one person grabs someone's nose, then moves their hand away with their own thumb though the middle of their two first fingers.	1.0 (RC1)
67	GOTY!	A common abbreviation for "Game of the Year". Minecraft has been nominated — and voted — Game of the Year by a number of gaming magazines and news sites.	Indev
84	Guaranteed!		Indev
194	Haha, LOL!		Alpha 1.0.14
280	Haley loves Elan!	A reference to the webcomic The Order of the Stick, in which Haley Starshine has a long-concealed crush on Elan and eventually starts a relationship with him.	1.0 (RC1)
195	Hampsterdance!	Hampster Dance is one of the oldest internet memes.	Alpha 1.0.14
114	Han shot first!	A contentious scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. In the original version of the film, Han Solo pulls out his blaster and shoots Greedo before he knows it. In the special edition, Greedo shoots and misses, followed by Han shooting him. This was one of many changes to the film that angered fans. In their plight, they adopted the phrase 'Han shot first'.	Alpha 1.0.0
63	Hard to label!		Indev
263	Has an ending!	The End.	1.0 (RC1)
103	Haunted!	This splash predates the creation of Herobrine (the story of which was posted no earlier than the Alpha 1.0.16_02 update) and therefore has nothing to do with it.	Alpha 1.0.0
18	Heaps of hits on YouTube!	Minecraft is among the most popular topics on YouTube. Notch's channel is rarely updated, but has received over a million views, 16 million video views, and 67,000 subscribers. User-created tutorial and demonstration videos, "Let's Play" series, Machinimas and various other videos are also very common. Prior to Alpha 1.0.0(?), this read "700+ hits on YouTube!".	Indev
292	Helo Cymru!	Welsh for "Hello, Wales!".	1.1 (11w50a)
72	Herregud!	Swedish for "Oh My God!".	Indev
261	Hobo humping slobo babe!	"Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" was the critically-acclaimed first single of the band Whale.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
22	Holy cow, man!		Indev
270	Homeomorphic to a 3-sphere!	A "homeomorphism" is a mathematical property indicating that there is a continual topological mapping between two objects; in layman's terms, there exists a way to deform one into the other without cutting or gluing. A "3-sphere" is a sphere in 3 dimensions, or the set of points equidistant from a given center in 4-space, a higher-dimensional analogue of the "2-sphere" (what we think of as an ordinary sphere.)	1.0 (RC1)
82	Hot tamale, hot hot tamale!	Line from the Weebl song "Tamale".	Indev
163	Hotter than the sun!		Alpha 1.0.14
212	Huge tracts of land!	A quote from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, describing the "assets" of a bride-to-be. Also refers to the large areas of terrain present in Minecraft.	Beta 1.0
320	HURNERJSGER?	A reference to a comment on Reddit about villager sounds.	1.6.1 (13w23a)
316	I have a suggestion.		1.4.6
141	I miss ADOM!	Ancient Domains of Mystery is a very old, but popular and unique roguelike game, featuring a world made completely of ASCII characters for graphics, dungeons (random and infinite), and monsters, but also many (optional) storylines that help hold all the features together to stop it from becoming boring.	Alpha 1.0.0
299	I see your vocabulary has improved!	Possible reference to the addition of multilingual support in Minecraft 11w49a.	1.1 (11w50a)
198	idspispopd!	The no-clip command for Doom, which allows flying and passing through walls.
302	if not ok then return end	This is Lua script code for exiting a function if the variable "ok" is false or nil (not initialized/not set).	1.1 (11w50a)
19	Indev!	Indev was the second major version of Minecraft, after Classic. It was succeeded by Infdev.	Indev
66	Indie!		Indev
218	Information wants to be free!	Slogan referring to the fact that keeping information contained tends to be more difficult than allowing it to disseminate.	Beta 1.0
32	Ingots!	Iron and Gold Ingots are obtainable in the game.	Indev
71	Inspirational!		Indev
164	Internet enabled!		Alpha 1.0.14
23	It's a game!		Indev
13	It's finished!	Prior to Minecraft 1.0 RC1, this read "When it's finished!".	Indev
223	It's groundbreaking!		Beta 1.6
11	It's here!	Prior to Minecraft 1.0 RC1, this splash read "Coming soon!".	Indev
192	Jag känner en bot!	Swedish for "I know a bot". Refers to the first line of the song "Boten Anna" by the Swedish dance artist, Basshunter.	Alpha 1.0.14
162	Jason! Jason! Jason!	The main character of the game Heavy Rain yells "Jason!" repeatedly while looking for his son.	Alpha 1.0.14
226	Jeb has amazing hair!	Referring to Mojang employee Jens Bergensten having long, red hair.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
210	Joel is neat!	May refer to Canadian electronic music composer Deadmau5, whose real name is Joel Zimmerman.	Beta 1.0
209	Jump up, jump up, and get down!	"Jump Around" by American hip hop group "House of Pain".	Beta 1.0
50	Kaaneeeedaaaa!	Refers to the Japanese anime film Akira.	Indev
30	Keyboard compatible!		Indev
251	Khaaaaaaaaan!	A reference to the scene in The Wrath of Khan when Captain Kirk screams Khan's name.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
169	Kick it root down!	Lyrics from the song "Root Down" by American hip hop band "Beastie Boys".	Alpha 1.0.14
14	Kind of dragon free!	It may be a possible reference to a quote from Wurm Online, wherein Notch states that "we will never add dragons". Dragons were eventually added, however. The same thing happened in Minecraft with the addition of the Ender Dragon in 1.9 Pre-release 4. Before Minecraft 1.0 RC 1, this splash read "Absolutely dragon free!".	Indev
230	Kinda like Lemmings!	Lemmings is a game which also features mining, digging and blowing things up.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
130	Kiss the sky!	A reference to the lyrics from "Purple Haze" by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix.	Alpha 1.0.0
35	l33t!	Leet is a type of symbolic spelling in which letters are replaced by lookalike numbers, punctuation, other symbols, and even characters from other languages. For example, "hello" is written as "|-|3110".	Indev
118	Larger than Earth!	The theoretical maximum size of the map in Minecraft is roughly eight times the total surface area of the Earth. However, technical restrictions mean that the actual maximum size is much smaller, though still larger than the Earth.	Alpha 1.0.0
62	Legal in Finland!	May be a reference to the urban legend that Donald Duck was illegal in Finland. More likely a reference to the fact that snus (Swedish tobacco) is illegal in Finland.	Indev
298	Lennart lennart = new Lennart();	"Lennart" is a Swedish variant of the name "Leonard". This is a bit of pseudocode declaring a new Lennart, named "lennart", of type "Lennart". Also is valid Java (which is what Minecraft was made in)	1.1 (11w50a)
252	Less addictive than TV Tropes!	TV Tropes is very addictive.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
224	Let our battle's begin!	Probably a reference to Bob the angry flower.	Beta 1.6
126	Let's danec!	A reference to a typo Notch made while working on Wurm Online.	Alpha 1.0.0
232	Leveraging synergy!	A common example of business speak.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
129	Lewd with two dudes with food!	A line from "If You're Into It" by Flight of the Conchords. Prior to Alpha 1.0.14, this splash read "Rude with two dudes with food!".	Alpha 1.0.0
8	Limited edition!		Indev
186	Lives in a pineapple under the sea!	Part of the opening line of the theme song for the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.	Alpha 1.0.14
102	Livestreamed!		Alpha 1.0.0
220	Lots of truthiness!	A reference to Stephen Colbert's favorite word "truthiness".	Beta 1.3
90	Loved by millions!		Indev
85	Macroscopic!		Indev
262	Made by Jeb!	Jeb is the lead Minecraft developer now that Notch has stepped down from developing it. This splash was added by Notch.	1.0 (RC1)
10	Made by Notch!	Notch is the creator of Minecraft.	Indev
24	Made in Sweden!	A parody of the very well-known phrase "Made in _" (China, Taiwan, Japan, Mexico, etc.), based on Notch living in Sweden.	Indev
187	MAP11 has two names!	Doom II: Hell on Earth's MAP11.	Alpha 1.0.14
155	Matt Damon!	May refer to Team America: World Police, in which Matt Damon can only say his name.	Alpha 1.0.11
4	May contain nuts!	A common food allergen warning.	Indev
274	Meeting expectations!		1.0 (RC1)
197	Menger sponge!	The Menger sponge is a fractal object constructed by dividing a cube into 27 smaller cubes and removing the smaller center cube from each of the larger cube's six faces and the smaller cube in the larger cube's center, and repeating this operation for each remaining smaller cube, and then for each of the even smaller cubes, and so on. A Menger sponge can be exactly represented in Minecraft up to the fifth iteration.
255	Millions of peaches!	A Possible reference to the "The Presidents of the United States of America" song Peaches, which features the line "Millions of peaches!".	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
27	Minecraft!		Indev
60	Minors welcome!	A pun on the spelling of 'miners'.	Indev
308	Mmmph, mmph!		1.3.1 (12w26a)
89	Monster infighting!	Aggressive mobs can attack one another if the player can get one mob to accidently attack another.	Indev
253	More addictive than lemonade!		Beta 1.8 (pre1)
6	More polygons!	Most of today's video games, including Minecraft, are visually based on polygons.	Indev
16	More than 500 sold!	In Indev and Infdev, this splash originally read "More than 5000 sold!". In Alpha 1.0, it was changed to read "More than 25000 sold!", and between Alpha 1.0.12 and Alpha 1.0.14 it was changed to the current splash, making it the only splash to be changed more than once.	Indev
101	Music by C418!	All of Minecraft's music was composed by C418.	Indev
297	My life for Aiur!	Aiur is the homeworld of the protoss in the StarCraft video game series. The phrase is typically said by Protoss Zealots.	1.1 (11w50a)
111	Never dig down!	Digging directly under you is never recommended, since there could be a long drop, a dungeon, mobs or lava below you.	Alpha 1.0.0
115	Nice to meet you!		Alpha 1.0.0
113	Not linear!	As Minecraft is a sandbox game, there is no actual storyline to follow; the game's appeal instead lies in emergent gameplay.	Alpha 1.0.0
45	Not on steam!	Steam is an online service used to distribute many Indie games, as well as Valve games. Minecraft is not sold via Steam, but only on the Minecraft website.	Indev
100	Notch <3 ez!	ez is Notch's ex-wife. Prior to Alpha 1.0.11, this splash read "Notch <3 Ez!".	Indev
321	Now contains 32 random daily cats!		1.7 (13w41a)
70	Now in 3D!	Minecraft has a 3D Anaglyph mode.	Indev
180	Now supports åäö!	These characters are not part of the standard 26-character Latin alphabet, but are used in the Swedish alphabet (many Scandinavian languages use such extended versions of the Latin alphabet). Minecraft now supports these characters in in-game input fields. Prior to (some version), this splash read "Now supports ÅÄÖ!".	Alpha 1.0.14
327	Now with additional stuff!	Since the release of Minecraft, there have been many updates through subsequent updates which have added new features to the game.	1.8 (14w05a)
51	Now with difficulty!	Difficulty may be set to Peaceful, Easy, Normal, or Hard.	Indev
317	Now with extra hugs!		1.4.6
335	Now With Multiplayer!		1.8 (14w17a)
99	NP is not in P!	The P versus NP problem is widely considered the most important unsolved problem in computer science. In layman's terms, the problem asks if certain problems are inherently much more difficult than others, measured by the computation time needed to solve them.	Indev
149	Octagonal!		Alpha 1.0.0
46	Oh man!		Indev
204	Oh, ok, Pigmen!	Zombie Pigmen may be found in the Nether.	Alpha 1.2.0
143	OICU812!	When read aloud, "Oh, I see you ate one, too." Most likely a reference to the Van Halen album "OU812," but may also be a reference to text messaging.	Alpha 1.0.0
188	Omnipotent!		Alpha 1.0.14
328	One day, somewhere in the future, my work will be quoted!		1.8 (14w05a)
17	One of a kind!		Indev
76	OpenGL 2.1 (if supported)!	Another technology used by Minecraft. Prior to 1.8 (14w06a), this read “Open GL 1.2!”. Prior to Minecraft 1.0 RC1, this read "OpenGL 1.1!".	Indev
275	PC gaming since 1873!	The slogan of the UK-based PC gaming blog Rock, Paper, Shotgun.	1.0 (RC1)
133	Peter Griffin!	Head of the family from the animated TV show Family Guy.	Alpha 1.0.0
120	Phobos anomaly!	The final map of Doom's first episode.	Alpha 1.0.0
48	Pixels!		Indev
272	Place ALL the blocks!	A snowclone meme originating from a post on the blog "Hyperbole and a Half", which contained an image with the phrase "Clean ALL the things!".	1.0 (RC1)
83	Play him off, keyboard cat!	Keyboard Cat is an internet meme wherein after someone makes an embarrassing mistake a cat is shown playing a keyboard, frequently accompanied by the phrase "play him off, keyboard cat".	Indev
207	Play Minecraft, Watch Topgear, Get Pig!	Added during the yearly LRR Desert Bus charity drive.	Alpha 1.2.3?
75	Played by cowboys!		Indev
324	pls rt	Shortened form of “please retweet”, in relation to Twitter.	1.8 (14w05a)
311	Plz reply to my tweet!	References how people on Twitter often request for a Mojangsta to reply to their tweet, often of a bug report, feature request, or question.	1.3.1 (1.3 pre)
147	Pneumatic!	A word meaning "air-powered". Possibly a reference to the Aldous Huxley novel, Brave New World, in which pneumatic was used to denote a good thing.	Alpha 1.0.0
104	Polynomial!	Polynomials.	Alpha 1.0.0
333	Popping tags!	Most likely refers to the rap "Poppin' Tags" by rapper Jay-Z.	1.8 (14w10a)
54	Pretty!		Indev
315	Pretty scary!	References the Pretty Scary Update.	1.4.2 (12w36a)
289	Pumpa kungen!	"Pumpa kungen" is Swedish for "pump the king". It might also be interpreted as "the pumpkin king", though if so it's slightly misspelled with a very common Swedish spelling error.	1.0 (RC1)
260	Pumpkinhead!	Pumpkins are wearable as helmets in Minecraft.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
121	Punching wood!	While not strictly necessary, it is nearly impossible to start a new game without collecting wood, which, lacking tools, must be done by punching it.	Alpha 1.0.0
326	Put a little fence around it!	Refers to the “Catbug” episode of the YouTube series “Bravest Warriors”.	1.8 (14w05a)
314	Put that cookie down!	Said by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Christmas movie Jingle All the Way.	1.4.2 (12w32a)
87	Random splash!	Different splash texts appear randomly, just like this one.	Indev
250	Read more books!		Beta 1.8 (pre1)
128	Reference implementation!	Refers to reference implementations.	Alpha 1.0.0
170	Regional resources!		Alpha 1.0.14
154	Representing Edsbyn!	Edsbyn is a village in Sweden with around 4000 residents, Notch lived in Edsbyn for the first years of his life.	Alpha 1.0.0
26	Reticulating splines!	Refers to a running gag during loading processes in many games of the Sim and Spore series by Maxis.	Indev
117	Ride the pig!	Pigs can be ridden with a saddle.	Alpha 1.0.0
152	Rita is the new top dog!	Refers to old Australian TV show, Prisoner.	Alpha 1.0.0
227	Ryan also has amazing hair!	Referring to Mojang employee Ryan Holtz having long, brown hair.	1.7.4
206	Scary!		Alpha 1.2.0
108	Scientific!		Alpha 1.0.0
284	See you next Friday or so!	MineCon started on Friday, November 18, 2011, a little less than a week after the release of the Minecraft 1.0 release candidates.	1.0 (RC1)
127	Seecret Friday update!	Before Minecraft went Beta, updates were released weekly, every Friday. Notch called these updates "Seecret Friday updates".	Alpha 1.0.0
81	Sensational!		Indev
7	Sexy!		Indev
29	Singleplayer!		Indev
201	Slow acting portals!	Portals to the Nether take a few seconds to activate, although in Creative mode, they are instant.	Alpha 1.2.0
200	So fresh, so clean!	"So Fresh, So Clean" is a song by American hip hop duo "Outkast".
332	So sweet, like a nice bon bon!	Refers to a line in the song "Body Movin'" by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys.	1.8 (14w10a)
305	SOPA means LOSER in Swedish!	SOPA was a highly controversial antipiracy bill that made its way through the United States House of Representatives before it was rejected. Prior to the 1.3 Pre-release, this splash read "SOPA means LOSER in Swedish", without an exclamation point.	1.1
20	Spiders everywhere!	There are three different types of spiders in the game.	Indev
119	sqrt(-1) love you!	Mathematical confession using imaginary numbers. sqrt(-1) is represented by the mathematical constant i, so this phrase translates to "i love you".	Alpha 1.0.0
214	Stay a while, stay forever!	A quote from Impossible Mission, a game for the Commodore 64.	Beta 1.0
215	Stay a while and listen!	A quote from Elder Deckard Cain from the Diablo series.	Beta 1.0
267	Stop, hammertime!	A phrase from the song "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer. /stophammertime was also an example command used in the Minecraft 1.2.5 changelog.	1.0.0 (1.0RC1)
148	Sublime!	A term that flourished in the Romance period, used to describe a feeling of simultaneous wonder and terror at natural phenomena- quite apt for many a player's experience of the game. (Additionally, the German Romance painter Friedrich's "The Wanderer over the Sea of Fog", frequently cited as a prototypical example of the sublime in art, is the source for an in-game painting.)	Alpha 1.0.0
156	Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!	The famous song from Disney's Mary Poppins. Before Minecraft 1.0 RC1, it read "Superfragilisticexpialidocious!"; Notch hinted it may have been a hidden message.	Alpha 1.0.11
37	Survive!	Survival was once the only given objective in the game, although more objectives were added with the inclusion of Achievements.	Indev
196	Switches and ores!	Redstone is used to create switches, and many types of ore can be found. Also a reference to the meme "Bitches and Whores".	Alpha 1.0.14
153	SWM forever!		Alpha 1.0.0
310	Swords for everyone!		1.3.1 (1.3pre)
125	Synecdoche!	A synecdoche (Greek for "simultaneous understanding") is a figure of speech where an object or concept is represented by a part or subconcept.	Alpha 1.0.0
112	Take frequent breaks!	A common warning found in health and safety booklets for electronic games.	Alpha 1.0.0
313	Take her pillow!		1.4.2 (12w32a)
64	Technically good!		Indev
287	Technologic!	Title of a song by French electronic music duo Daft Punk.	1.0 (RC1)
49	Teetsuuuuoooo!	Refers to the Japanese anime film Akira.	Indev
98	Tell your friends!		Indev
105	Terrestrial!		Alpha 1.0.0
268	Testificates!	In the Beta 1.8 and 1.9 pre-releases, all villagers had the name "TESTIFICATE" over their head.	1.0 (RC1)
34	That's no moon!	Famous quote from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The full quote is "That's no moon, it's a space station!". Prior to Minecraft 1.0 RC1, this splash read "That's not a moon!".	Indev
323	That's Numberwang!	A reference to “That Mitchell and Webb Look”, a British television sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb	1.8 (14w02a)
248	That's super!		Beta 1.8 (pre1)
40	The bee's knees!	A 1920's slang phrase of unknown etymology, though it possibly originated in Britain.	Indev
221	The creeper is a spy!	"The […] is a spy!" is a common phrase used in Team Fortress 2 to warn other players of enemy spies; the Spy is a class that is able to disguise as the enemy team and kill them from behind, which creepers tend to do.	Beta 1.3
225	The sky is the limit!	A common phrase, meaning that there are very few limits to projects. Also, no blocks can be placed above the map height, commonly referred to as the "sky" or "sky box".	Beta 1.6
139	The sum of its parts!	Reference to the living systems theory.	Alpha 1.0.0
138	The Work of Notch!	Probably a reference to The Word of Notch.	Alpha 1.0.0
146	Thematic!		Alpha 1.0.0
257	This is my true form!	A common cliché stock phrase usually used by villains and godly figures in works of fantasy. It is mainly employed at the final battle of the game.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
233	This message will never appear on the splash screen, isn't that weird?	This is the first splash that doesn't end with an exclamation point (!), other than the special "missingno" splash.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
193	This text is hard to read if you play the game at the default resolution, but at 1080p it's fine!	The splash text scales to fit, making this particular splash difficult to read at lower resolutions.	Alpha 1.0.14
77	Thousands of colors!	Alias for highcolor (16-bit), which can represent up to 65,536 colors, on a Macintosh. Minecraft uses 32-bit colors, which can represent around 16 million colors.	Indev
327	Throw a blanket over it!	Refers to the “Catbug” episode of the YouTube series “Bravest Warriors”.	1.8 (14w05a)
182	Tip your waiter!	A phrase commonly said by comedians at the end of their performances. Other variations are "Tip your waitress!" or "Try the veal!".	Alpha 1.0.14
258	Totally forgot about Dre!	Reference to the song Forgot about Dre by Dr. Dre.	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
216	Treatment for your rash!	A commonly-used phrase in medicine advertising.	Beta 1.0
78	Try it!		Indev
80	Try the mushroom stew!	Mushroom Stew.	Indev
202	Try the Nether!	The Nether.	Alpha 1.2.0
208	Twittered about!	Notch often tweets about Minecraft on his Twitter feed, as do many other people.	Beta 1.0
222	Turing complete!	Turing completeness is a term used in computer science for machines and programming languages that are able to perform all operations of a Turing machine. The redstone mechanism is one of them.	Beta 1.3
238	Tyrion would love it!	Refers to Tyrion Lannister, the dwarf from the George R. R. Martin book A Dance With Dragons, in which he is forced to watch fellow dwarves belittled in a mock pig joust. Minecraft allows you to ride pigs and perform such jousts. Before Minecraft 1.0 RC1, this splash read "Tyrian would love it!".	Beta 1.8 (pre1)
91	Ultimate edition!		Indev
142	umop-apisdn!	The phrase "upside-down", upside-down.	Alpha 1.0.0
229	Undefeated!		Beta 1.8 (pre1)
31	Undocumented!		Indev
150	Une baguette!	Literally "a stick" in French, a baguette is a kind of bread. Minecraft also features bread and sticks. Could also be a reference to the Flight of the Conchords song "Foux Du Fafa".	Alpha 1.0.0
95	Uninflammable!	A joke on the fact that "inflammable" is often mistaken to mean "not flammable" due to the "in-" prefix.	Indev
25	Uses LWJGL!	Minecraft uses LWJGL.	Indev
132	Verlet intregration!	Verlet integration is a technique often used to calculate trajectories of particles.	Alpha 1.0.0
183	Very fun!		Alpha 1.0.14
334	Very influential in its circle!		1.8 (14w17a)
185	Vote for net neutrality!	Net neutrality is a principle that advocates no restrictions by Internet service providers or governments on consumers' access to networks that participate in the internet.	Alpha 1.0.14
94	Water proof!		Indev
213	Welcome to your Doom!	The boss quote from Altered Beast.	Beta 1.0
321	What's up, Doc?	Possibly because Dinnerbone was slain by Mindcrack member Docm77 during the first episode of Mindcrack UHC Season 11. However, it is more likely that it is a reference to Loony Tunes character Bugs Bunny, who commonly greeted people by saying "What's Up Doc?" See Easter eggs#Dinnerbone's death for more details.	1.6.1 (13w23a)
300	Who put it there?		1.1 (11w50a)
96	Whoa, dude!		Indev
319	Woah.		1.4.6
173	Woo, /v/!	The video game board on 4chan, where Minecraft is frequently discussed (and was occasionally promoted by Notch).	Alpha 1.0.14
171	Woo, facepunch!	Facepunch is a game forum.	Alpha 1.0.14
175	Woo, minecraftforum!	MinecraftForum is the official Minecraft forum.	Alpha 1.0.14
177	Woo, reddit!	Reddit is a popular internet blog.
178	Woo, 2pp!	A reference to 2 Player Productions, the company behind Minecraft:The Story of Mojang.	Beta 1.3?
172	Woo, somethingawful!	SomethingAwful is an internet site.	Alpha 1.0.14
174	Woo, tigsource!	TIGSource is an indie game development forum where Notch originally posted Minecraft.	Alpha 1.0.14
176	Woo, worldofminecraft!	World of Minecraft is yet another popular Minecraft forum.	Alpha 1.0.14
44	Wow!		Indev
28	Yaaay!		Indev
331	Yay, puppies for everyone!		1.8 (14w06a)
74	Yes, sir!		Indev
301	You can't explain that!	A reference to a popular image macro series using an image of Bill O'Reilly, with a misunderstanding of a standard occurrence followed by "YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT"	1.1 (11w50a)
93	You've got a brand new key!	Refers to the song "Brand New Key" by American folk singer Melanie.	Indev
296	Γεια σου Ελλάδα!	Greek for "Hello, Greece!".	1.1 (11w50a)
295	Привет Россия!	Russian for "Hello, Russia!".	1.1 (11w50a)
290	日本ハロー！	Japanese for "Hello, Japan!".	1.1 (11w50a)
291	한국 안녕하세요!	Korean for "Hello, South Korea!".	1.1 (11w50a)
294	你好中国！	Chinese for "Hello, China!".	1.1 (11w50a)

Pocket Edition exclusive splashes

#	Splash text	Explanation	Version added
???	Ported Implementation!	A reference to the port the PC Edition into Pocket Edition, implementing features through gradual updates.	Alpha 0.7.3
???	100% dragon free!	The Ender Dragon is not present and is very unlikely to be implemented.	Alpha 0.7.3
???	100% more yellow text!	Implementation of Splash text	Alpha 0.7.3
???	Dramatic lighting!	Implementation of dynamic lighting and/or sunlight shading.	Alpha 0.8.0
???	Pocket!	Pocket Edition	Alpha 0.8.0
???	Touch compatible!	Most platforms that play Pocket Edition use touchscreen.	Alpha 0.7.3
???	Annoying touch buttons!	A common complaint when people who start playing Pocket Edition that are experienced with the PC version is that the touchscreen controls are awkward.	Alpha 0.7.3
???	Uses C++!	The Pocket Edition is written in C++.	Alpha 0.7.3
???	Almost C++11!		Alpha 0.7.3
???	OpenGL ES 1.1!		Alpha 0.7.3
???	D	Likely an incomplete splash text/a bug.	Alpha 0.7.3
???	Quite Indie!		Alpha 0.7.3
???	!!!1!	A reference to a common typo when typing in several !s.	Alpha 0.7.3
???	V-synched!		Alpha 0.7.3
???	0xffff-1 chunks		Alpha 0.7.3
???	It's alpha!	The game is in its Alpha version.	Alpha 0.7.3
???	Endless!	A reference to Minecraft's infinite terrain. Ironically, this splash text is exclusive to Pocket Edition, which currently has limited terrain.	Alpha 0.7.3
???	1 star! Deal with it notch!		Alpha 0.8.1
???	Ask your mother!	May be an alternate to Ask your doctor! or "Ask your parents", a common advice in advertisements that are aimed toward children.	Alpha 0.7.3
???	Toilet friendly!		Alpha 0.7.3
???	Cubism!		Alpha 0.7.3

Special splashes

Occasionally Mojang will replace all the regular splashes with a single splash visible for a set time.

Splash text	Date/version displayed	Occasion
1K in 24h!	July 29, 2010 Alpha 1.0.13_02	Shown to celebrate the 1000 sales in the last 24 hours before the release.
[DO NOT DISTRIBUTE!]	—	Shown on the Halloween Update pre-release build given to PCGamer as a preview.
Finally beta!	December 20, 2010–January 14, 2011 Beta 1.0–Beta 1.2	Excluding "Merry X-Mas!" and "Happy New Year!", this was the only splash from Beta 1.0 to Beta 1.2. Beta 1.2_01 reinstated random splashes.
Happy birthday, ez!	November 9	Shown on ez's birthday.
Happy birthday, Notch!	June 1	Shown on Notch's birthday.
Happy new year!	January 1	Shown on New Year's Day.
Merry X-mas!	December 24	Shown on Christmas Eve.
missingno	—	Shown when the splashes.txt file has been modified or deleted without also deleting the META-INF folder. References a glitch Pokémon found in Pokémon Red and Blue.
PC Gamer Demo!	—	This is the only splash in the PC Gamer Demo.
OOoooOOOoooo! Spooky!	October 31	Shown on Halloween.

The "Happy New Year!" splash as it appeared on January 1, 2013 (1.4.6)

Changed splashes

Note: the current versions of all splashes here are documented above; they do not need descriptions or explanations in this section.

Original splash	Changed splash	Version changed
700+ hits on YouTube!	Heaps of hits on YouTube!	Alpha 1.0.0?
Absolutely dragon free!	Kind of dragon free!	1.0.0 (1.0RC1)
Almost java 6!	Now java 6!	1.7.2 (13w36a)
Coming soon!	It's here!	1.0.0 (1.0RC1)
More than 5000 sold!	More than 25000 sold!	Alpha 1.0.0?
More than 25000 sold!	More than 500 sold!	Between Alpha 1.0.12 and Alpha 1.0.14
Notch <3 Ez!	Notch <3 ez!	Between Alpha 1.0.5_01 and Alpha 1.0.11
"Noun" is an autonym!	"Autological" is!	1.0.0 (1.0RC1)
Now supports ÅÄÖ!	Now supports åäö!	Between Alpha 1.0.15 and Alpha 1.2.0
OpenGL 1.1!	OpenGL 1.2!	1.0.0 (1.0RC1)
OpenGL 1.2!	OpenGL 2.1 (if supported)!	1.8 (14w06a)
Rude with two dudes with food!	Lewd with two dudes with food!	Between Alpha 1.0.12 and Alpha 1.0.14
SOPA means LOSER in Swedish	SOPA means LOSER in Swedish!	1.3.1 (1.3pre)
Superfragilisticexpialidocious!	Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!	1.0.0 (1.0RC1)
That's not a moon!	That's no moon!	1.0.0 (1.0RC1)
Tyrian would love it!	Tyrion would love it!	1.0.0 (1.0RC1)
When it's finished!	It's finished!	1.0.0 (1.0RC1)

Pocket Edition

Original splash	Changed splash	Version changed
Now with 100% more yellow text!	100% more yellow text!	Alpha 0.7.3
One star! Deal with it notch!	1 star! Deal with it notch!	Alpha 0.8.1

Removed splashes

When a splash is removed, the line it occupied in splashes.txt is deleted, meaning the line number of all subsequent splashes lowers by one.

Splash text	Explanation	Version added	Version removed	Pre-removal line number
9.95 euro!	The pricing of the Alpha version of Minecraft, which was less than half that of the final price.	Indev or earlier	Beta 1.2	48
Alpha version!	Alpha version of Minecraft.	Indev or earlier	Beta 1.2	30
Check it out!	Duplicate of "Check it out!" on line 21.	pre-Halloween Update	Beta 1.8pre1	47
Half price!	The pricing of the Alpha version of Minecraft, which was about half that of the final price.	Indev or earlier	Beta 1.2	49
Pre-beta!	Alpha version of Minecraft.	Indev or earlier	Beta 1.2	1

Pocket Edition

Splash text	Explanation	Version added	Version removed
Redstone free!	Until Alpha 0.8.0, there was no redstone, other than the ore.	Alpha 0.7.3	Alpha 0.8.0

Issues

Issues relating to "Splash" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

See also

• Crash comments