
The "1,000" that appears when a strawberry is collected appears when the heart cutscene plays, and remains on screen as long as the "spinning heart" isn't skipped. These Crystal Hearts are gold in color, and unlike A and B-Side Crystal hearts, do not have an associated name or achievement.Īll B-Side and C-Side Crystal Hearts double as golden strawberry collection triggers. Unlike the B-Side crystal hearts, these often aren't located at safe locations, and Madeline can die whilst collecting them. These Crystal Hearts are red in color, and also have a unique name and achievement associated to it.Įvery C-Side also contains a Crystal Heart at its end. Such hearts also exist within various Celeste custom maps.ī-Side and C-Side Crystal Hearts Ĭrystal Hearts appear at the end of a Cassette Block room in every Alternate sides in Celeste. These Crystal Hearts are blue in color each one has a unique name and achievement associated to it.Īn exception to this rule is Core A-Side the heart acts the same way as a B-Side or C-Side heart, being at the end of the level, and collecting it ends the level. After the collection cutscene depicting the heart in the middle of the screen, the heart is saved, and will remain in the save file permanently.Ī-Side Crystal Hearts Ĭrystal Hearts in various A-Sides serve as well-guarded secrets, often hiding at quite a significant distance away from the main path, or requiring otherwise tedious tasks to be performed. It is possible to die during these 135 frames, for instance if Madeline dashes into spikes during this time. In Mirror Temple, a crystal heart can also be collected by throwing the Theo Crystal into it.Īfter a heart is collected, Madeline slows down, and the game continues to run for 135 frames (~2.25 seconds) before she completely stops. Each Crystal Heart, minus C-Side ones, also has a name specific to itself, and an associated achievement with the same name.Ī Crystal Heart can be collected by dashing into it. Blue Crystal Hearts appear in every A-Side Red Crystal Hearts in every B-Side Gold Crystal Hearts in every C-Side, and a Gray Crystal Heart in Farewell. They also serve as chapter completion objectives for all B-Sides, all C-Sides, and Core A-Side. Their primary purpose is to unlock different chapters locked by Crystal Heart Gates they are also a prerequisite to unlocking all Alternate sides and Variant Mode. Crystal Hearts are high-importance collectibles in Celeste.
