Draft:Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain

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Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain
Developer(s)Maddy Makes Games
Publisher(s)Maddy Makes Games
Platform(s)
ReleaseJanuary 29, 2024
Genre(s)Action-adventure, platformer
Mode(s)Single-player

Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain is a 2024 3D platformer video game developed by Maddy Makes Games, released as a free download to celebrate Celeste's sixth anniversary on January 29, 2024. Inspired by Super Mario 64 and continuing Celeste's story, the player explores Celeste Mountain once more as Madeline.[1]

Gameplay[edit]

Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain is a three-dimensional reimagining of its two-dimensional predecessor Celeste. Gameplay elements such as dashing and climbing return.[2] Celeste 64 is contained to one level, "Forsaken City", which previously appeared as the first chapter of Celeste.[3] There are 30 Strawberries around the map to collect, with some being found in Super Mario Sunshine inspired challenge areas accessible by finding cassette tapes.[4]

Plot[edit]

Development and release[edit]

Celeste 64 was developed under two weeks[nb 1] by Maddy Makes Games, with the developers calling it a "similar to a weekend jam game".[5] It released with no prior announcement as a free download onto the itch.io platform. Alongside it's release, the source code was released as a Github repository.[6]

Reception[edit]

PC Gamer's Harvey Randall called the game a "solid proof of concept".[3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The itch.io project page describes the game as being developed in "a week(ish)"[1], while the Github repository describes the development cycle as "in a week(ish, closer to 2)"[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Walker, John (30 January 2024). "Indie Classic Celeste Just Got A Surprise (Kinda) Sequel". Kotaku. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ Diaz, Ana (30 January 2024). "Celeste goes full Mario 64 in this free, bite-sized game". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Randall, Harvey (30 January 2024). "2018's best platformer now has an adorable Mario 64-style tribute made by the game's original dev team for its 6th anniversary—and it's completely free". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ Morales, Greysun (2 February 2024). "Celeste 64: How to Get All Strawberries (Strawberry Locations)". Game Rant. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "ExOK/Celeste64". Github. ExOK. 23 April 2024. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ^ Williams, Hayley (January 29, 2024). "Celeste Team Releases Free Nintendo 64-Style Sequel". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024. Acclaimed indie platformer Celeste has received a surprise follow-up today

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