One of the first major looks at Minecraft's overhaul of the Nether biome is available to play on the Java client now.

Nether Portals are the only way to enter the Nether dimension in Minecraft. They were introduced in the Minecraft Java Alpha Edition.

Minecraft's latest snapshot lays more groundwork for the Nether Update, by adding new blocks and making some changes to the most boring tool in Minecraft.

The third snapshot for Minecraft's upcoming 'the Nether Update' is here, and that means the update is closer than ever.