Resolution criteria
This market will resolve based on the number of Golden Strawberries I have collected in Celeste as of May 15, 2026.
The game has 26 Golden Strawberries across all chapters, including A-Sides, B-Sides, C-Sides, and the Farewell chapter, and the 1A winged Golden Strawberry.
Since finishing Farewell a week or two ago I have collected four Golden Strawberries, being 1A, 1C, W1A and 2A.
I don’t use assist mode, cheats, or variants.
I will only buy YES in this market.
I will provide updates and resolutions as I go.
Background (AI-Generated)
In Celeste, Golden Strawberries are special collectibles that appear at the start of each chapter after completing the Core B-Side. To collect a Golden Strawberry, a player must complete the entire chapter without dying; any death results in the loss of the berry, and the player must restart from the beginning. These berries serve as some of the game's most challenging objectives, testing a player's consistency and mastery of the game's mechanics. (celeste.ink)
The game features Golden Strawberries in various chapters:
A-Sides: Each main chapter's A-Side has a Golden Strawberry.
B-Sides and C-Sides: These harder versions of the main chapters also contain Golden Strawberries.
Farewell Chapter: The final chapter, known for its difficulty, includes a single Golden Strawberry.
Additionally, Forsaken City A-Side features a unique Winged Golden Strawberry, which requires completing the chapter without dashing. (celeste.ink)
Collecting all Golden Strawberries is a significant achievement, often pursued by players seeking to fully master the game's challenges.
Considerations
Skill level: I have obtained the Moonberry and obtained all regular berries and hearts. I haven’t played any modded content. Getting here has taken me around 100 hours and several years on-and-off.
Time Commitment: I have a full time job and socialise on the weekend. I can sometimes go weeks without playing.
Motivation: I really like Celeste. I think it’s one of the best platformers ever. I can play the same screen for hours. But also, I have a Nintendo Switch 2 on preorder, so that will likely take priority at some point.
1,000Update: collected 4AG
Total collected: 6 golden
Collected: 1WG, 1AG, 1CG, 2AG, 3AG, 4AG
I think the 7 remaining C-Sides are very achievable, due to being much shorter than other levels. So ‘Above 11’ seems realistic, if I don’t get distracted.
Some of the 6 remaining A-Sides ought to be doable. I’m working on 3A to start, which is apparently one of the more annoying ones. If half of them come through, ‘Above 13’ may be doable.
All of the 8 B-sides terrify me. They’re both lengthy and difficult. If you start seeing these get collected, reevaluate, but for now ‘Above 17’ seems very unlikely.
Farewell Golden is probably impossible. People better at the game than me take longer my total playtime just on that one challenge. ‘Above 25’ is all but free mana on ‘NO’.