Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Little King's Story's opening cinematic is an iconic part of the game's identity. But what if I told you it wasn't always a part of the game, and that there was a whole playable section that was cut before release? You'd wanna know more, right?
Spoiler rating: 1/5
This video was originally released on 13 November 2021, but had some significant technical issues. This remastered version has fixed those as best as it possibly can.
More Little King's Story videos!
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBmYm1dFt0VqUWCzVo4yv21DcPPDbsDX_
== CREDITS ==
Little King's Story Footage from Richard Kish
Website:
richardkish.co.uk
Playthrough:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4JuAcFM-UTqLI7mqlt9xMclbcRA694dk
Additional Corobo's Forest Footage from TATL
Additional Footage and Images of Beta Content (and Beta Information) from Chie495
youtube.com/channel/UCwTdLkF6pwoglOFblhR1Zow
Upscaled Cutscenes by AmiibanTNMRN
Opening:
youtu.be/AQ6UQXkxvOY
Unused Opening:
youtu.be/OzgymlwQq-8
(Some additional footage too)
Upscaled 2007 Trailer by GoldMetalSonic
youtu.be/Tu5vseoD39M
Official 2008 Trailer
youtu.be/6hHfcGppB4U
TGS 2008 Trailer
youtu.be/y2pIBQEnodU
Prerelease Event Footage from Vinnk
youtu.be/n7Y02O3QkKo
"God Letter" Decipher by Jazzband_Please
== SOURCES ==
Little King's Story Wiki Page on Beta Content
littlekingsstory.fandom.com/wiki/Beta_Content
The Cutting Room Floor
tcrf.net/Little_King%27s_Story
Yoshiro Kimura - "Deleting the First Chapter of Little King's Story"
gamedeveloper.com/pc/postmortem-the-creation-of-i-little-king-s-story-i-
== MUSIC USED ==
Deltarune, The Legend
Little King's Story, Once Upon A Time
Little King's Story, Title Screen
Undertale, Uwa! So Temperate
Pikmin 2, Mystic March
Little King's Story, Unused Opening Theme
Little King's Story, Unused Opening Theme Reprise
Little King's Story, Corobo's Forest
Little King's Story, Verde
Super Metroid, Lower Brinstar
Metroid: Samus Returns, Lower Brinstar
Little King's Story, Unused Majestic Fanfare
Little King's Story, Flight
#LittleKingsStory #LostMedia #Unused
Little King's Story's opening cinematic is an iconic part of the game's identity. But what if I told you it wasn't always a part of the game, and that there was a whole playable section that was cut before release? You'd wanna know more, right?
Spoiler rating: 1/5
This video was originally released on 13 November 2021, but had some significant technical issues. This remastered version has fixed those as best as it possibly can.
More Little King's Story videos!
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBmYm1dFt0VqUWCzVo4yv21DcPPDbsDX_
== CREDITS ==
Little King's Story Footage from Richard Kish
Website:
richardkish.co.uk
Playthrough:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4JuAcFM-UTqLI7mqlt9xMclbcRA694dk
Additional Corobo's Forest Footage from TATL
Additional Footage and Images of Beta Content (and Beta Information) from Chie495
youtube.com/channel/UCwTdLkF6pwoglOFblhR1Zow
Upscaled Cutscenes by AmiibanTNMRN
Opening:
youtu.be/AQ6UQXkxvOY
Unused Opening:
youtu.be/OzgymlwQq-8
(Some additional footage too)
Upscaled 2007 Trailer by GoldMetalSonic
youtu.be/Tu5vseoD39M
Official 2008 Trailer
youtu.be/6hHfcGppB4U
TGS 2008 Trailer
youtu.be/y2pIBQEnodU
Prerelease Event Footage from Vinnk
youtu.be/n7Y02O3QkKo
"God Letter" Decipher by Jazzband_Please
== SOURCES ==
Little King's Story Wiki Page on Beta Content
littlekingsstory.fandom.com/wiki/Beta_Content
The Cutting Room Floor
tcrf.net/Little_King%27s_Story
Yoshiro Kimura - "Deleting the First Chapter of Little King's Story"
gamedeveloper.com/pc/postmortem-the-creation-of-i-little-king-s-story-i-
== MUSIC USED ==
Deltarune, The Legend
Little King's Story, Once Upon A Time
Little King's Story, Title Screen
Undertale, Uwa! So Temperate
Pikmin 2, Mystic March
Little King's Story, Unused Opening Theme
Little King's Story, Unused Opening Theme Reprise
Little King's Story, Corobo's Forest
Little King's Story, Verde
Super Metroid, Lower Brinstar
Metroid: Samus Returns, Lower Brinstar
Little King's Story, Unused Majestic Fanfare
Little King's Story, Flight
#LittleKingsStory #LostMedia #Unused







![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)


