Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Team Cherry has dropped a link to the Hollow Knight Beta that was released to Kickstarter backers back in 2015. In this video we go through a bunch of little changes as well as some secrets hidden in the game files. I had a lot of fun dissecting this beta while we wait for Silksong. A huge thanks to Sumwan and Mola for helping me tear this beta to shreds. They've also been updating the Wiki to include some of these new discoveries.

Check out the beta here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1L7m9ciyhH9kjgeCwoi8Gu0srdEvCa1zi/view?usp=sharing

The full Crossroads Beta Song:
youtu.be/kLeqcjuz6Wc

Check out my new Discord, mossbag & friends!
discord.gg/mossbag

A big thanks to 56 for creating a mod for the beta! Check out his channel here:
youtube.com/channel/UC58rXRvhA8AZ90EN6fRCyAw

Thanks the MEBI and Nes for recreating the Last Stag animation.

You can find MEBI's KoFi here:
ko-fi.com/mebi0910

Here is a link to the program Nes used to reorganize the sprites:
github.com/nesrak1/sseadv

This video contains music from the brilliant Kevin MacLoed! Check out his website here:
incompetech.com

Link to Script/List of Songs:
mossbag69.blogspot.com/2020/09/exploring-hollow-knight-beta-script.html

Translate this video into another language through Amara:
amara.org/en/videos/GvoG3tdDQlpk/info/exploring-the-hollow-knight-beta

Video Chapters
0:00 Spoiler Warning
0:11 Introduction
1:30 King's Pass
3:40 Dirtmouth
5:32 Forgotten Crossroads
9:34 Exploring with mods
11:10 Audio changes
13:45 Unused art
15:36 Outro