Minecraft 0.24 Survival Test 03

Released just hours after the first survival test, 0.24_03 was primarily a bug-fix update, but it contained several quirks that define the "primitive" era of Minecraft:

Before the "Survival Test" series (versions 0.24 through 0.30), Minecraft was purely a creative mode. You placed blocks. That was it. Notch, the game’s creator, began experimenting with a new game mode in late 2009. minecraft 0.24 survival test 03

Because this is abandonware from 2009, you cannot legally buy or download it from Mojang. However, preservationists have archived it. To play the authentic version: Released just hours after the first survival test, 0