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'''Cassette Tapes''' are special objects, foundentities in the A-Sides of chapters 1 through 8,. whichThey unlock each chapter's respective [[Alternate sides#B-Sides|B-Side.]]. As such, theycollecting arethem ais prerequisiterequired to unlockingunlock a chapter's given red crystal heart, and all of them must be collected before the C-Sides are unlocked. Cassette Tapes are always found in a Cassette Tape Room, which featuresfeaturing [[Cassette Block|Cassette Blocks]]s and an 8-bit remix of the chapter's given music. Collecting a Cassette Tape will always lead to Madeline being transported, via bubble, back to the beginning of the room she came from (minusin {{ch|8a}}, where she gets transportedbubbled to the end instead).
At the level select screen, you can see the checkpoint where the cassette tape (along with strawberries) is found, which can help you locate it.
== Locations of Cassette Tapes ==
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=== {{ch|1|lf=1}} ===
The cassette is hidden at the beginning of the Chasm checkpoint. In order toTo find it, go past the zipper on the left to reach an optional area, and then stand on the next zipper and launch yourself upwards. It will take you to a berry room,. however there's a hole inIn the wall to the left, which is the hole, covered by another zip mover. Grab it to get it out of the way, and the cassette room can be found past the gap in the wall.
=== {{ch|2|lf=1}} ===
It's found in the Start checkpoint. Go down-right to activate the dream blocks, and after coming back to the "hub" section, fall to the very bottom and dash through the dream block that can be seen in the ground.
=== {{ch|3|lf=1}} ===
The cassette can be found in Elevator Shaft. Get to the key room and the entrance will be visible on the very far left on the room. It's indicated by a light beam coming out of the hole.
=== {{ch|4|lf=1}} ===
The cassette can beis fairly early in the Start checkpoint. After passing through the touch switch room, the next room has a hidden entrance that can be seen in the top-left corner. Use the second white cloud to reach this height, and run to the left of the berry room which takes you to another hidden area with the tape in it.
=== {{ch|5|lf=1}} ===
This cassette is found in the Depths checkpoint, and can be easily missed if you aren't exploring the entirety of theentire map. After going past two rooms to the right of where you first encounter [[Theo]] in the mirror, fall off of the metal platform and take a red booster to the right. You mustThen, pass the next room and the one after it to get to a room with [[strawberry seeds]]. This is not where the cassette is foundFinally, but instead you have to go through a cracked wall on the right to enter the cassette room.
=== {{ch|6|lf=1}} ===
It's found in the Hollows checkpoint, behind a breakable wall on the bottom-left side. You need to takeTake a Kevin block to the bottom and let it break the wall., It will openopening the way to the cassette tape room.
=== {{ch|7|lf=1}} ===
It can be found in the 5th room of 1500m by going through an optional path at the top. It's easily noticeable, howeverbut theyou player has tomust dodge a moving dust bunny that blocks the pathway.
=== {{ch|8|lf=1}} ===
The Cassette Tape room is right at the end, and you ''willmust'' pass bycollect it onto your wayget to the Crystal Heart at the end of the level. No further instructions are necessary; go ahead and finish Core, more specifically,complete the section where lava and ice goes up and down in a sandwich-like pattern. However, due to a [[Crystal Heart Gate]] at the start of the B-Side, you will not be able to begin it until you have completed all of the other B-Sideschapter.
== Trivia ==
* The original method of obtaining the Cassette Tapes was going to be by grabbingcollecting several music notes,. where theThe player would have to grab multiple of them without touching the ground, similar to how [[Collectables#Strawberry Seeds|Strawberry Seeds]] work in the final game. <ref>Maddy Thorson, [https://youtu.be/u-nSjhIgmXc?si=FIAOVoy2dbKb98CJ&t=928 Celeste Developer Commentary Livestream] on YouTube</ref>
* In [[Celeste 64]], the cassette tapes don't unlock B-Sides, but upon touching them, the player is transported to a room with a strawberry and Cassette Blocks.
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