If you started playing Minecraft in 2010 or 2011, then you probably familiar with the official launcher that exercised control over your account at that time. In addition to the standard authorization function, the previous version of the Minecraft Launcher had a fairly extensive functionality for those days. You could see the most recent game news on the main screen. This was available from the official Tumblr developer account.

The most important feature of the old launcher's new system for updating the client was the ability to download and replace only the files that had to be updated when you update the game. In fact, this significantly saved Internet traffic and made it possible to update the game client much faster. You could still restart the game client, but you had to change the "Force Update" parameter. Many people are unaware that the Mojang launcher was still available and compatible with the old Minecraft and new game versions.

Old version of the launcher (Minecraft Premium required)

Version old Launcher Minecraft, 1.6.89j:

The English translation of the program is:

You may not be able to play new versions of the game with this launcher. MINECRAFT SERVERS We recommend that you use the new official launcher, or TLauncher.