Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
After helping decipher the Chozo Language in Metroid Dread, I uncovered something about some rune-like writing in another game...
Spoiler rating: 3/5
More mysteries!
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBmYm1dFt0VrWGK990vAL2NUXqJg9SMIh
The eagle-eyed of you may have spotted that, yes, the lovely graphic at 12:38 is sadly wrong. That character should belong in the "da" position. Not sure how I did that!
== THE TEAM! ==
Skyevelyn
- Rune Identification, Deciphering, Picture Finding, Resources, Record of Events
Jazzband_Please
- Rune Identification, Deciphering & Translation Help, Resources
AmiibanTNMRN
twitter.com/ATnmrn
youtube.com/channel/UCdY608f3_mLgzlqoQlV-xKw
- Picture Finding
Letty Doodle (LettuceShoes)
twitter.com/lettuceshoes
twitch.tv/lettuceshoes
- Rune Identification, Picture Finding, Font Creation
Azeribeltza
- Deciphering, Picture Finding
Chie495
twitter.com/chie495
youtube.com/channel/UCwTdLkF6pwoglOFblhR1Zow
- Picture Finding
Special thanks to Sam for initial translation work.
Wiki page on the Alpokian writing system!
littlekingsstory.wiki.gg/wiki/Alpokian_Script
== CREDITS ==
Metroid Prime Footage by DarkYuda:
youtu.be/p4HWwbRAWf4
youtu.be/p4HWwbRAWf4
Metroid Dread Speed Booster Footage by TorvusBolt:
twitter.com/TorvusBolt/status/1487171621282451456?s=20&t=j_AUeOJcmgtpJbc2Ng9gEw
Pikmin 3 Footage by Chuggaaconroy:
youtu.be/DiZmWVNEUhY
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Footage by NintendoCentral:
youtu.be/YZMdI0BdybI
Little King's Story and Animal Crossing Footage is my own.
Upscaled Cutscenes by AmiibanTNMRN:
youtube.com/channel/UCdY608f3_mLgzlqoQlV-xKw
Additional resources from Wikitroid, Pikapedia, Xenoblade Wiki and Zelda Wiki.
== MUSIC USED ==
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, "Arriving Somewhere in Torvus Bog" (Torvus Bog remix) by Sebastian Mårtensson (Harmony of a Hunter Returns)
harmony.shinesparkers.net/track/arriving-somewhere-in-torvus-bog
Pikmin 2, Jellyfloat Pool
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Traffic Jam
Metroid Prime Pinball, Tallon Overworld
Toby Fox, Patient
Minecraft, Living Mice
Minecraft, Otherside
Jack Stauber, Dead Weight (Earthbound / Chiptune Cover) by MixAndMash
youtu.be/dlbSxfG6kOQ
#Cryptology #Cryptography #Wii
After helping decipher the Chozo Language in Metroid Dread, I uncovered something about some rune-like writing in another game...
Spoiler rating: 3/5
More mysteries!
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBmYm1dFt0VrWGK990vAL2NUXqJg9SMIh
The eagle-eyed of you may have spotted that, yes, the lovely graphic at 12:38 is sadly wrong. That character should belong in the "da" position. Not sure how I did that!
== THE TEAM! ==
Skyevelyn
- Rune Identification, Deciphering, Picture Finding, Resources, Record of Events
Jazzband_Please
- Rune Identification, Deciphering & Translation Help, Resources
AmiibanTNMRN
twitter.com/ATnmrn
youtube.com/channel/UCdY608f3_mLgzlqoQlV-xKw
- Picture Finding
Letty Doodle (LettuceShoes)
twitter.com/lettuceshoes
twitch.tv/lettuceshoes
- Rune Identification, Picture Finding, Font Creation
Azeribeltza
- Deciphering, Picture Finding
Chie495
twitter.com/chie495
youtube.com/channel/UCwTdLkF6pwoglOFblhR1Zow
- Picture Finding
Special thanks to Sam for initial translation work.
Wiki page on the Alpokian writing system!
littlekingsstory.wiki.gg/wiki/Alpokian_Script
== CREDITS ==
Metroid Prime Footage by DarkYuda:
youtu.be/p4HWwbRAWf4
youtu.be/p4HWwbRAWf4
Metroid Dread Speed Booster Footage by TorvusBolt:
twitter.com/TorvusBolt/status/1487171621282451456?s=20&t=j_AUeOJcmgtpJbc2Ng9gEw
Pikmin 3 Footage by Chuggaaconroy:
youtu.be/DiZmWVNEUhY
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Footage by NintendoCentral:
youtu.be/YZMdI0BdybI
Little King's Story and Animal Crossing Footage is my own.
Upscaled Cutscenes by AmiibanTNMRN:
youtube.com/channel/UCdY608f3_mLgzlqoQlV-xKw
Additional resources from Wikitroid, Pikapedia, Xenoblade Wiki and Zelda Wiki.
== MUSIC USED ==
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, "Arriving Somewhere in Torvus Bog" (Torvus Bog remix) by Sebastian Mårtensson (Harmony of a Hunter Returns)
harmony.shinesparkers.net/track/arriving-somewhere-in-torvus-bog
Pikmin 2, Jellyfloat Pool
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Traffic Jam
Metroid Prime Pinball, Tallon Overworld
Toby Fox, Patient
Minecraft, Living Mice
Minecraft, Otherside
Jack Stauber, Dead Weight (Earthbound / Chiptune Cover) by MixAndMash
youtu.be/dlbSxfG6kOQ
#Cryptology #Cryptography #Wii




![DVSP - Little Kings Storys Biggest Unsolved Mystery
How long could it take to find a piece of music? Let me tell you about the 12 year old musical mystery hidden in plain sight in one of the Nintendo Wiis greatest games.
Spoiler rating: 3/5
Dark Valley & Skull Plains (DVSP), the Mystery Music:
https://youtu.be/UdwX24XPjxM
Wiki article on DVSP:
https://littlekingsstory.wiki.gg/wiki/DVSP
More Little Kings Story videos!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBmYm1dFt0VqUWCzVo4yv21DcPPDbsDX_
CREDITS
Little Kings Story Footage from Richard Kish
Website:
https://richardkish.co.uk/
Playthrough:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4JuAcFM-UTqLI7mqlt9xMclbcRA694dk
Featured Little Kings Story Community content
Xaesque:
https://www.twitch.tv/xaesque
NegativeSanchez:
https://www.twitch.tv/negativesanchez
Blob stoF Little Kings Story Title Screen cover:
https://youtu.be/oXXWrgNHuW8
First DVSP upload:
https://youtu.be/AFGLJ-m8ZBY
Tokyo Game Show 2008 recording of Little Kings Story (featuring the first time DVSP was ever heard):
https://youtu.be/n7Y02O3QkKo
Shazam demonstration footage:
https://youtu.be/kNNm1vLpszI
SOURCES
There are a lot of games that use classical music, but I couldn’t think of a single game that solely relied on classical music throughout the whole game so I thought this would be very fun to work on. - Yutaka Minobe
http://www.originalsoundversion.com/interview-with-little-kings-story-composer-yutaka-minobe/
when asked if the soundtrack would feature original music by the two, Kimura noted that only one original composition* would be featured in the game, but he didn’t want to spoil the surprise. So, why all classical music? As somewhat of a casual title, Kimura feels that these pieces are so recognizable that players should be able to sing and hum along - Interviewer
http://www.originalsoundversion.com/e3-2009-little-kings-story-chat-with-producer-yoshiro-kimura/
* When asked for comment in 2021, while clarifying that DVSP must be classical, Kimura-san also heavily suggested that the only non-classical composition was Bittersweets SwimmingPoo1, which would fit the description of a surprise.
MUSIC USED
Little Kings Story, Evening on the Beach
Little Kings Story, Dark Valley & Skull Plains
Little Kings Story, New Island
Celeste, Resurrections
Little Kings Story, Tiptoe Kingdom
Little Kings Story, Worrywart Kingdom
Little Kings Story, Vs. Onii King
Super Metroid, Lower Maridia
GRIS, Chiasm
GRIS, Debris
Pikmin 2, Rest
Camille Saint-Saëns, Aquarium from the Carnival of Animals [for educational purposes]
https://youtu.be/IyFpZ5MZ7kk
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Funeral from the Masonic Marches [for educational purposes]
https://youtu.be/VdGqIEqZhFU
Jean Sibelius, Finlandia [for educational purposes]
https://youtu.be/3Vd4D_qVlrw
CHAPTERS
0:00 The Mystery
3:37 Is It Definitely Classical?
7:04 How Remixed is LKSs Music?
9:39 What Suggestions Have Been Made?
12:48 What Has Been Done So Far?
16:53 So, Why Has It Still Not Been Found?
#LittleKingsStory #ClassicalMusic DVSP - Little Kings Storys Biggest Unsolved Mystery](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZABp7-b3HdU/mqdefault.jpg)





