Cows are the oldest Alpha mob to still be in Minecraft. They were added to the game in Alpha v1.0.8, though they originally only dropped leather. Raw beef and steak wouldn't be added until Beta ...

Minecraft is one of the oldest games that is still extremely popular ... started working on the game in May 2009 and made a few alpha versions to test the very basic mechanics.

Minecraft looked old-school even when its first public alpha build launched in 2009, and the fancy new lighting and shadow effects still come with an old-school twist. "One of my favorite things ...