Heres a quick guide (press view rest in order to see the rest)
1: You can grab fallen arrows by pressing the dash key. On the first level with arrows grab the topmost one, then you throw it up to the platform where you can go to the next level. Dash up there, pick the arrow up, and walk through. Then trigger the traps guarding the crown with a arrow
2: Now you have a crown. Throw it onto the pedestal on the next level. This will save the crown for a later level where you'll need it
3: Go as normal until you get to the level with the 4 enemy guys on it. They'll be layered with 2 layers of 1 and a long spike row with 2 of them. Get to the top and break the rightmost falling block BUT NOT THE LEFT. dash downward into the ground under the falling blocks to break it. Then go up, trigger the leftmost falling block, and quickly get under it so it pushes you all the way down until your at the spot you couldn't reach before. Then dash to the right and obtain the ankh
4: Go until you get the crown on a pedestal back, should be the next level. Put the ankh on the pedestal and dash while throwing and picking up the crown to get to the top left corner where you put it into the hole that it's shaped like. Then leaving the ankh on the pedestal keep going.
5: Youll get to another spot with a pedestal. Throw the ankh onto the weird face block and watch it fall down with 2 items. Now you have a choice: Take the diamond and keep going, winning with the diamond, or take the orange dash and use it to go up and solve a puzzle.
7: Complete the orange dash levels, if you get stuck remember you can dash, grap orange mid air, then dash 2 more times without ever touching the ground
8: Boss fight :D To damage him get on top of him, jump off, then grab the debris that falls to the ground. Throw it at him. Do that like 5 times and you get a golden fish.
Those routes are for golden fish and diamond in the same run. I don't wanna explain all berries and diamond and golden fish, but you can figure it out
honestly, best celeste boss i've played, I was not expecting it, and it had a good use of the mechanics, and a good difficulty. but it wasn't overly painful and annoying like Hollow celeste
Is there more to this game than just the fish and the diamond. Is there a golden strawberry reward too? Asking in advance before I dive deep into insanity.
How the heck can you get the key all the way from the start of the long level to the chest?? Im having trouble getting it over the first bunch of spikes!
lets talk puzzles, i've tried a lot of things and spent a while on trying to decrypt the messages, i put the beetle in the slot, is there something i'm missing? can all puzzles be completed with information from in-game? or do i need information from outside of the game?
Wow, there was so much more to this game than I was expecting! You really have to be paying attention to find and obtain all the collectibles – let's just say that I resorted to good old-fashioned paper and pencil. It's very achievable though, so I hope others find this gem and embark on the same adventure I did!
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Heres a quick guide (press view rest in order to see the rest)
1: You can grab fallen arrows by pressing the dash key. On the first level with arrows grab the topmost one, then you throw it up to the platform where you can go to the next level. Dash up there, pick the arrow up, and walk through. Then trigger the traps guarding the crown with a arrow
2: Now you have a crown. Throw it onto the pedestal on the next level. This will save the crown for a later level where you'll need it
3: Go as normal until you get to the level with the 4 enemy guys on it. They'll be layered with 2 layers of 1 and a long spike row with 2 of them. Get to the top and break the rightmost falling block BUT NOT THE LEFT. dash downward into the ground under the falling blocks to break it. Then go up, trigger the leftmost falling block, and quickly get under it so it pushes you all the way down until your at the spot you couldn't reach before. Then dash to the right and obtain the ankh
4: Go until you get the crown on a pedestal back, should be the next level. Put the ankh on the pedestal and dash while throwing and picking up the crown to get to the top left corner where you put it into the hole that it's shaped like. Then leaving the ankh on the pedestal keep going.
5: Youll get to another spot with a pedestal. Throw the ankh onto the weird face block and watch it fall down with 2 items. Now you have a choice: Take the diamond and keep going, winning with the diamond, or take the orange dash and use it to go up and solve a puzzle.
6: The correct answer is obviously put the diamond on the pedestal and use the temporary orange dash to go up. Here's a doc (NOT MINE) to help you solve the puzzle: https://onedrive.live.com/edit?id=5356730C71DE2383!14139&resid=5356730C71DE2383!...
7: Complete the orange dash levels, if you get stuck remember you can dash, grap orange mid air, then dash 2 more times without ever touching the ground
8: Boss fight :D To damage him get on top of him, jump off, then grab the debris that falls to the ground. Throw it at him. Do that like 5 times and you get a golden fish.
Those routes are for golden fish and diamond in the same run. I don't wanna explain all berries and diamond and golden fish, but you can figure it out
after a year long break, and a night of bashing my face in decrypting the code, gg (I forgot to put the diamond on the pedestal)
I was gonna get to your comment from yesterday but looks like you got there in the end! GG! :D
honestly, best celeste boss i've played, I was not expecting it, and it had a good use of the mechanics, and a good difficulty. but it wasn't overly painful and annoying like Hollow celeste
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my brain is going into overdrive, please spare me the difficulty and just give me the order of the blocks :(
here are my notes so far, just curious if im even close
x = a, fish = h, cactus = n, r with dot = k hoot?
oooooooooooooooh i found how to have the beetle (★‿★)
i love pico 8 , i spend all my time playing games on it , i never touched grass
(thank you for your games , my favorites are true north , sugar rush and rosetta )
what do I do here?
Spoilers
You have to decipher the language and then spell out the shape of the thing that just flew through the ceiling.
what's the language?
also where do I put the symbols when i have the right order?
On that gold brick platform, and it's a made-up language.
is the answer the same one as on the text on the rock in the ankh room?
if so, then I can't find one of the characters.
I got the ankh to here, what do I do with it now?
nvm i got it
Is there more to this game than just the fish and the diamond. Is there a golden strawberry reward too? Asking in advance before I dive deep into insanity.
Nah the fish suggests you've likely already got everything. :)
ive gotten the beetle thing in the slot, what now?
You're likely missing this step- after which another puzzle starts. :)
I KNEW IT! I knew it had something to do with that, I thought that the beginning of that room was weird
There aren't any videos (yet), but here's a GIF of the key segment:
Major spoilers, but this is the step that most people miss. ;)
How can I download a cart image to play on my handheld?
How do you even get the beetle do you need some kinda tech
I couldn't figure it out until I looked at the controls.
X, V, or M: Dash/PICK UP/THROW
you can grab arrows after they've fallen and use them to set off traps. you can also carry them in between levels
How the heck can you get the key all the way from the start of the long level to the chest?? Im having trouble getting it over the first bunch of spikes!
Oh finally got it woah. These levels are amazing
Thanks for this fun little gem! Is there any way to get a hold of the pico8 .png file? Would love to play this on the go on my retro handheld ...
love the mod, incredible polish :)
lets talk puzzles, i've tried a lot of things and spent a while on trying to decrypt the messages, i put the beetle in the slot, is there something i'm missing? can all puzzles be completed with information from in-game? or do i need information from outside of the game?
Yup all of the information is in the game. :) If you DM me on Discord I can point you in the right direction if you'd like
k thanks
wow, simply, wow
Some very fun puzzles in this..
can you plz tell me the code, I have no idea what it is and I have no idea how to go about deciphering the language
Just saw this. To avoid spoilers for others, I'll give you the link to my doc: a word document
Edit: It seems you already deciphered it! Nice
Is there anything I'm missing? I've put the bug into the slot, and nothing is happening.
nvm found the next step
Very fun game! Liked the atmosphere a lot
meep you're just too good at the game, how tf do i get the key to the chest, ive made it some of the way but this is insane lol
oh ok thats how lol
wtf does that bug do, i got it into the slot, and i got it to the end once, but im confused af
Is the bug the little crown looking thing above the two arrow traps? How do you get it?
I did it using an arrow from the previous level
How do you do it?? I can sort of understand throwing it onto the edge of the first spike wall, but after that what the heck??
Wow, there was so much more to this game than I was expecting! You really have to be paying attention to find and obtain all the collectibles – let's just say that I resorted to good old-fashioned paper and pencil. It's very achievable though, so I hope others find this gem and embark on the same adventure I did!
I hate you (I'm kidding) but I love the game!
I played in over 3 hours and I made a little video for those who know that they were left without an idea in certain places.
I had fun, I got angry and I sweated a lot!
Enjoy the video!
Was a treat seeing the commitment eventually pay off in that one room! Glad you had fun despite what it put you through- thanks for sharing! :)
This game is really hard
this is a mod of celeste classic
some of these secrets are genius.