Minecraft offers one of the largest worlds in any game, but it still has its limits. Earlier versions of the title top out at around 12.5 million blocks, after which the game glitches out, with a jagged, vertical wall, called ‘Far Lands’, appearing on the edge of the map. YouTuber and Twitch streamer kurtjmac decided to reach this mythical land on foot — no teleportation, cheats, or mods — which took over 14 years to finish.
Kurtjmac started this in 2011 on Minecraft Beta 1.7.3, the last version of the game to carry the bug. While at it, he livestreamed the journey while also running fundraisers on behalf of various charities. He could’ve used other means to quickly reach the end of the map; he instead decided to savor the journey, documenting every step of the way on Twitch and YouTube in a series called ‘Far Lands or Bust’, or FLoB.
