Talk:Should I get Minecraft?/@comment-841928-20120809151356

The free version, or the Classic Edition, is just no longer being supported by Mojang. You can still play it here: http://www.minecraft.net/classic. There are also two demos for the game as well. There is a PC Gamer demo (singleplayer mode for 90 minutes), and an official demo (which is probably either the PC Gamer demo but with minor changes, or just the full version but with certain modes and blocks removed (ala iOS and Android lite Pocket Edition)).

Mojang Demo Instructions: http://www.minecraft.net/classic

PC Gamer Demo: http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/04/19/download-the-minecraft-demo/