Golden Strawberries
Golden Strawberries are special berries, tinted gold in color and with a crown on top, which are first unlocked upon completing Chapter 8B. They are only collected at the last screens of the chapter in A-sides and upon collecting a heart in B-sides and C-sides. They appear at the start of every chapter, with the exception of 6A, 8 (all sides) and 9.
Golden Strawberries are meant to be some of the most difficult challenges in Celeste. The only differences that appear within Celeste upon the collection of a golden strawberry are aesthetic ones, most notably the level select gaining a golden tint (for the specific side). Obtaining 202 strawberries will give the entire save file (in the save select) a gold-tinted background. Prior to the addition of Farewell, there were 200 strawberries in total.
Each level here on the Celeste Wiki will have a guide with strategies on collecting Golden Strawberries. However, doing as such usually does not suffice; speedrun tech, such as hyperdashes and wavedashes, are often strongly recommended. Generally speaking, most people collect C-Side Golden Strawberries first, owing to their short length, before collecting A-Side ones. B-Sides are generally the hardest, because they share both length and difficulty. Farewell, being significantly longer and than any of the other levels, is usually the last to be obtained.
Unlike practicing for speedruns, obtaining a Golden Strawberry is all about consistency, and being able to make it across a large number of rooms without dying once.
A winged golden strawberry exists in Celeste; however, it is unrelated to Golden Strawberries. This winged golden strawberry, instead of requiring completing a level without dying, requires completing Forsaken City A-Side without dashing at all.
