Another two part episode! Today I’ll finally take a look in the stronghold and see what we can find. Of all the strongholds I have wandered through, this one seems to be the most in-tact of them all. So now, the only question is what secrets or treasures will I find?

So, what is my goal with Mitchcraft? I have decided not to go with your standard gimmick of trying hardcore mode or play until I find this, that or the other.  I am just going to play, record and let you come along for the ride.  This has also given me the change to learn a lot about both video production and how to work with YouTube – so overall I think it will be a win/win for everybody.  I get to learn some new skills and you get some more great content to check out.

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Have no fear though – I will continue my articles and podcast via my other projects.  This will just be one more project to add to the list. You can always subscribe here to make sure you never miss an episode or you can subscribe to me on YouTube too.  I only have 28 subscribers thus far, so I would love to have you subscribe to me there just to let me know you are watching.  Content will be kept pretty family friendly too, so bring the whole family to come and watch.

So without further interruption, on with the show:

Would you like to see more of this? Let me know in the comments here or on YouTube. Still have a few audio/video bugs to figure out – but for the most part, didn’t do too bad (considering I haven’t recorded anything in a while).

Mhykol Mines – This series gives you the basic walkthrough of somebody playing through Minecraft and covering all the basics. Mhykol does a great job at putting together videos that follow him through building up various traps, bases and other things through the game of Minecraft and keeps things interesting enough that you want to see what might come up next in his mining adventures.

Etho’s Lab – If you are more of an inventor, rather than an explorer – you might like the videos Etho has put together.  From building simple dark room traps to loot the booty from the various mobs in the game to creating complicated devices to make you time in Minecraft easier – Etho does a fantastic job at creating elaborate devices in Minecraft.  After watching a few videos you literally can’t wait to see what kind of wacky devices he will come up with next.

Coe’s Quest – Now I have touched upon Coe’s Quest before in an earlier post and everything I said back then still applies. Like Mhykol’s videos, Coe does a great job at taking you through an interesting task or adventure in every video.  If anybody was going to ask me for a basic tutorial or guide to getting started in Minecraft, I would definitely send them to Coe’s Quest.

The Yogscast – The Yogscast is far different from other Minecraft videos out there.  Taking a more entertaining route, Simon and Lewis go through various "adventure" maps that people have created and also take a look at a lot of the various mods out there for Minecraft.  The videos are always have the right balance of comedy mixed with adventure.

So there you have it. These are the four best Minecraft series I have found on YouTube as of late.  Let me know what you think or if you have found any other Minecraft series worth checking out yourself.

• HP has yet to update the “status” page where I can check into the progress of all of this. With the FedEx tracking number though I do know my box should be here sometime before 4pm on Wednesday.

• I was impressed with HP’s online support. I explained my issue, showed them the pictures and they told me they’d setup a pickup for it, fix it or replace it and then send it back. They have also promised it would all take 7 to 9 days too.

• I am pretty sure I grabbed all my important documents. I copied them over to an external hard drive and then copied from there to my laptop – so all my bases should be covered there. Will probably try to do the reformat and re-install of Windows Vista tonight so it will be ready to box up and go.

Should be getting Wii Fit tomorrow too, so it should be fun to see if the UPS guy has a run in with the FedEx guy. As long as they keep their brawl out in the street, I don’t mind.

Well just the other day I completed my DVD collection of the entire British series. I finally broke down and bought the last three seasons last week – and that is pretty much all I have been doing during my free time. Catching up watching episodes I haven’t seen in years.

I never really got into your Star Wars or Star Trek or anything else traditional with “star” in the title. So why get into a series about a group of guys traveling through space? It was one of the most brilliantly written television shows I have ever seen – thats why.

Even though it has been some time since their original airing – they are still good. You could watch it for your first time today, and not have that feeling that you watching a TV show that was on ten or more years ago. Can you say the same thing about the Fresh Prince of Bel Air? I don’t think so.

So if your wanting something new to watch or you want to find out more information – I would suggest checking out the official Red Dwarf Web site. Here are some more links to help you learn more about the series as well:

+ Chris Barrie
+ Robert Llewellyn
+ Norman Lovett
+ BBC’s Red Dwarf Web Site
+ Red Dwarf Fan Club

Having played just about every Civilization game there has been, I do have to say that this one is the best in the series so far. The series still keeps me addicted and excited after all these years.