Any email that contains the words 'important' or 'urgent' never are, and annoy me to the point of not replying out of principle. Markus Persson annoyemailimportant Change image and share on social
'Minecraft' certainly became a huge hit, and people are telling me it's changed games. I never meant for it to do either. It's certainly flattering, and to gradually get thrust into some kind of public spotlight is interesting. Markus Persson changeflattergame share on social
Just make games for yourself and try to have a critical eye to what you do. If you genuinely like the game, there will be other people who like it as well. Markus Persson criticaleyegame Change image and share on social
I really wanted to make a dungeon crawler, but this game came out, 'Legend of Grimrock 2,' which was, like, the perfect dungeon crawler. It basically destroyed the genre for me, and no way could I make a game that good in that genre. Markus Persson basicallycrawlerdestroy share on social
Partying is not a sane way to spend money, but it's fun. When we were young, we did not have a lot of money at all, so I thought, 'If I ever get rich, I'm not going to become one of those boring rich people who doesn't spend money.' Markus Persson borefunlot share on social
I'm worried about the future of computer operating systems, as they all seem to be sliding towards a more controlled experience, taking away much of what makes PC games so much fun. Markus Persson computercontrolexperience Change image and share on social
I definitely think 'Minecraft' is a freak thing. There's no way you could replicate it intentionally. Markus Persson freakintentionallyminecraft Change image and share on social
Infinite power just isn't very interesting, no matter what game you're playing. It's much more fun when you have a limited tool set to use against the odds. Markus Persson fungameinfinite Change image and share on social
I guess people feel like they kind of know me. The game developer me, or the Twitter persona, that's Notch. It's a censored version. The real me is Markus. Markus Persson censordeveloperfeel Change image and share on social
'Minecraft' is to a large degree about having unique experiences that nobody else has had. The levels are randomly generated, and you can build anything you want to build yourself. Markus Persson builddegreeexperience Change image and share on social
