Minecraft 1.2.7 - Alpha

In the Minecraft community, Alpha 1.2.7 is often discussed as a "lost" or "banned" version that is not available through the standard Minecraft Launcher . According to urban legends and Creepypasta wikis , players who find this version encounter a deeply corrupted game world:

: Animals often appear without heads, or with limbs and faces in the wrong positions (e.g., cows without heads, pigs with multiple faces). minecraft 1.2.7 alpha

To understand why there is no official "Alpha 1.2.7," one must look at the actual release timeline. The ended with version Alpha 1.2.6 on December 3, 2010, after which the game transitioned into Beta. In the Minecraft community, Alpha 1