The Absurdity Of Celeste Speedrunning 

Thanks for covering my run, really enjoyed the video! Also shoutout to the whole Celeste speedrun community, could not have done it without all the labbers, supporters and all the other incredible runners that pushed this game forward.

I love how the story goes "oh geez oh boy i hope i can get to the top, that would show everyone" while madeline blasts through so quick it looks more like a TAS, defeating the entire purpouse of madeline being unsure of herself. Its just kinda funny to me.

I think my favorite aspect of Celeste speedrunning is the beautiful relationship it has with the intended mechanics of the game; most of the speedrun tech was even programmed intentionally. Like, save for a few death skips, speedrunning Celeste is far less about exploiting errors and more about getting really, really good at the core play style of Celeste.

16:20 it's so weird to say this is "developer error" - the team are so aware of speed running and have built so much around these techniques, I think they're very aware that good players will find ways to bypass and find new routes through screens

I remember when I tried speedrunning this game, 3 months of playtime and I was more than proud of getting under 1 hour. Little would I know that it would be piss poor lol. Crazy how talented these guys are, mad props.

2:01 What you show is actually wave dashes, not hyper dashes. I know they accomplish pretty much the same thing in most cases, but they are slightly different.

9:05 He isn’t actually dodging the spikes hitboxes. He’s using a hard coded mechanic of the game where, if you going the same direction as a spike is facing, it won’t damage you. This allows for stuff like one way dream blocks, but can also be used like this where he just barely can wall jump off of the wall. This is usually why speedrunners have 2-3 jump keys binded.

Incredibly well constructed breakdown! I can tell a lot of thought and effort went into it. Also GG to Isaac, he truly is the celeste GOAT

I love these dives into the tech. Even if you aren't a domain expert and you get some terminology wrong, a journalist-depth investigation of the tech to give a deeper understanding than the casual viewer would get by just watching the run is still hugely valuable.

This is such a well made video. Slowing the fast parts down with little picture in picture images of spike hitboxes etc etc. I loved this. Thank you!

sorry but i think you got this one wrong at 9:05 . That jump isn't pixel perfect. As long as you move away from the spikes, you can jump through them. Wonderful video nonetheless, and I hope to see more videos!

I could never speedrun Celeste, because I’d never be able to skip the cutscenes. They’re just too good

Ayo I did not expect my video thumbnail to appear as a sample for the tas awake, it feels great to be recognised! Thank you for featuring me!

Just wanted to say I was blown away by the editing of this video. Like all the small details make it so professional. The clock sound effects, the shadows behind outlines the easing of moving elements. Really slick 💯

(3/17/23) This started when I was in a conversation in the Celeste discord, where some people were talking about some inconsistencies in this video. I then took it upon myself to point out every one (for some goddamn reason). I was never trying to be toxic at all, but looking back on it it does seem very passive aggressive and generally just annoying. This definitely shouldn’t have been a comment I should have made, I just did it because why not and like thats not a good reason. Because I’m not an asshole i tried to highlight the video at the end but in turn that came off as even more passive aggressive, which is not a good thing I still think that this comment is helpful, but half of these aren’t even things wrong with the video, but just scouring for anything wrong I could find. I’ll leave the actual comment down below, but just know that I’m not very proud of it anymore lmao Some nitpicks 0:04 - its 25m, 59s, 070ms, not 26m 2:05 - the video shows wavedashing, not hypers 2:23 - thats a cornerboost 2:27 - thats a cornerkick, not a cornerboost 3:49 - its not really that much of a problem, theres still a significant delay between you and badeline. Only case i could see is the room before the long drop. 4:28 - People go for tas awake all the time; also you showed a message from 2018 which at that time i assume tas awake was much harder and people didnt know as much about the game as we do now 4:43 - Isaac, not Issac 4:53 - he went for tas awake then failed it 5:58 - aaa its not sludge its dust bunnies 7:40 - a tiny bit misleading, it is pixel perfect yes but only in some cases 8:43 - the reverse extended super is a extended demohyper, not super 9:00 - wind does matter a lot in runs at least personally, there are some cases where wind can screw you over, and you still have to take wind in account for everything you do 9:06 - thats not pixel perfect, its relatively lenient and is used in mid level runs as well. 9:09 - he doesnt avoid the hitbox - in fact he goes inside of it. if you go the same direction the spikes face in, they dont kill you. this is also used in Huge Mess of Resort 10:26 - i dont know what pixel perfect walljump you are refering to here, but nothing past the cornerboost is 10:57 - those are wavedashes, not hypers 12:30 - thats a wallbounce, not a wallboost 12:49 - thats several cornerboosts, not a "spiked staircase climb" 12:58 - thats a seeker, not a corrupter 14:09 - while technically true, spinners only cut off 1 or 2 pixels (im not exactly sure?). The reason this works is because wallbounces have leniency pixels which allow you to wallbounce off of a wall even if you arent directly on it. 14:22 - you also ultra here 14:53 - Reprieve Multiboost isnt necessarily a tech by itself, multiboosts are. this one just happens to occur in reprieve, and is also the only one usually found in the main any% run 15:05 - he did these strats in his former pb, so i don't get the point of this comment? 15:46 - in the block boosted ultra you showed here theres no hyper 16:29 - thats just a regular cornerboost, theres no superdash coming into play 17:46 - ASS is much, much easier than 2nd blockless 19:30 - again just a misedit, its 25 minutes 19:35 - fun fact secure got the wr 25:55 on like 1/10 i think? not really your fault here but just wanted to mention it i dont want to try to dogpile on you (people have already made similar comments) i just want to point out some nitpicks with the video. Great video, i did enjoy it

This is an amazing well construed video c: thank you for sharing and hopefully makes more people interested in trying Celeste Speedrunning (it certainly made me more interested)

I’ve always respected the Celeste community so much. so many talented runners, labbers, and modders, and the vibe of their discord server is a welcoming and pleasant environment. Excellent video covering the new world record, and congrats to Isaac for an insane run

Your editing and scripting are really great. I hope you keep creating and that your projects get the attention they deserve!

It’s actually really cool how you not only covered a really advanced run, but you also explained every mechanic for your viewers to understand what’s happening

bro finished the game faster than it took me for the second chapter on my first playthrough

I love the editing of this video! The narration and all of the little pop-up text box things are so smooth and nice!

Nice video. Had some slightly wrong information, but nothing too bad. Have you heard of the 202 Deathless? Happened on the same week as Isaac.

i can’t thank you enough for the clarity you bring to your topics! ☀️

as future reference I would probably get a speedrunner of the game to read through and double check the script for errors However, despite a couple errors, this video is entirely adequate and explains the speedrun well. thank u

This video was so incredibly well made! The script was solid, the infographics were on point, and of course the run was absolutely incredible :) Was really hoping someone would make this xD

Really well done. The execution in terms of explanation and visualisation is wonderful. Keep up the good work.

thank you for going so in depth on the intricacies involved in this speed run. Very well edited

This game is quite complicated but your narration and the edit are crystal clear and help understand how tremendously talented speedrunners of this game are, big props on that !

I'm working my way into Celeste speedruns (my PB is still 50min and I'm incapable of doing many of the skips, but I'm proud of it), and videos like these are what keeps my motivation. Great explanation!

"Sleepy_Dan_ Celestial bogosort, press random buttons until a fast run happens" I think that's called machine learning

Awesome video! I think your editing style is quite refined. It's clear you know what you are doing.

Love your videos pastryperson! Always good to see people still talking about Spelunky and Celeste

That was a amazing video and a truly amazing run! Literally the 3rd chapter took me 3 hours to finish causally so congratulations to Issac for this amazing run!!!

The Hyperdash you showcased is actually the Wavedash. Other than that, great editing and writing for the video!

Appreciated the video. A lot of your explanations of what tech was used where and how were wrong but aside from that it explains really well. And I don’t expect a video like this to know all the tech and how it works and such. :)

Well put-together video! Great work on it and congrats to Isaac!

I’m a big fan of your spelunky 2 content but I really love Celeste and this video did an amazing job breaking down some of the speedrunning tech!

I personally wish this game was more well known.

wow. this is my first real introduction to the celeste speedrunning community, and you explained it really well. i can't believe the practice that must be put in to play through the game this quickly. so different than my probably tens of hours to beat the main game.

Great video, love the channel and keep up the great work. Super well edited.

Editing, pacing and quality is on point for this video. Good job my friend, keep it up👌

this is really high quality! thanks for the video ^^ definitely subscribing

amazing speedrun! also top notch editing!

this editing is top notch, well done

Nice video and great visual effects Keep going ❤

I love how your not only posting spelunky content but other games too its very entertaining to watch!

The strange hitboxes aren't just unique to Celeste. These types of smaller hitboxes are used in several games to make it feel more lenient.

What a fantastic channel, thank you Pastryperson.

I really love how this game teaches you a lot of its speed tech through b-sides, core, and farewell. Even playing through the a-sides again, just knowing how to do those things makes you want to go faster.

The editing in this video is incredible

Only 5k subs ? Nah you deserve mine ! I know all these tricks by heart and you still got my attention for these 20 mins and i didnt get bored even a second. Really awesome video.

I just got this game like 3 days ago and boy is it fun. Watching these speedrun after beating the main story with such a struggle is amazing. It's insane how people speed throught this game

the amount of inaccuracies is astounding.

the editing is absolutely juiced out the right treatment for based god isaac

Celeste speedruns are some of the funnest speedruns to watch on youtube. They last around 30 or so minutes, but ao much is happening during that time.

Such a well edited video

saying that these routes are "dev error" is a mischaracterization, maddy specifically did multiple passes to add additional routes

You deserve INFINITY more subscribers. Like how do you have so many videos that have become so popular and still not reached 100k. The algorithm will hopefully bless you one day

9 months ago I commented on this video that I got my time to 1h10min10s, and today I just got my first run accepted on the leaderboards for 51:51.204.. thank you again!

I love these speedrunning videos, please make more! I would suggest maybe Terraria, it doesn't have as much of a community as celeste, but it quite interesting with the strategies and pure luck involved. But you do you, I need to see more of these speedrunning videos!

amazing video deserves sm more attention

Incredible video, but you forgot to mention how door skip actually skims off 3975 years off of the run time

this is nothing compared to my revolutionary celeste speedruns that may or may not exist

There are definitely a bunch of little mistakes in this video which is why you probably should have someone proofread your script/watch your vid before release. But in general I like this video. Editing and narration is very entertaining

Fantastic video!

aint nobody calling the dust bunnies "sludge"

As someone familiar with all of these mechanics, I am impressed by how simple yet correct you explained them. Very nice to watch!

Subbed, Celeste is one of my top 3 speedruns

16:28 That is just a normal cornerboost, not at superdash. If it was a superdash, there would be speed rings behind Madeline.

gosh, what an awesome run

Amazing video!

You NEED to cover the 202 and/or 100% deathless Celeste runs. I've watched the entire 202 deathless run and it was a wild ride. Constantly on the edge of my seat with all the risky jumps and fast paced gameplay - while also trying not to die a single time!

I remember the last minute barrier being broken, as I'd just finished beating the game for the first time Wow things have come so far since then

i just finished the game and watched this video, i don`t know what to say, this is just absurd. Congratz man, this is quite impressive, the level of precision you must have to not make a single mistake.

bro i blincked and missed an ENTIRE SECTION hes crazy good

Perfect explanation of the speed run - in depth but not overly long, and the editing and the lil strawberries went a long way to demonstrate the different moves

The editing and narration is great but if I'm being honest certain things bugged me in this video. The strats and mechanics making them possible weren't explained that well, even if the names of the tech were mentioned there wasn't much explanation behind them. A lot of the tech names were mixed up like calling a cornerkick a corner boost and a wavedash a hyperdash but that's not that important honestly. The cornerkick in the shrine section of ridge isn't pixel perfect, it works by moving in the same direction as the spikes are pointing (moving the same direction as spikes doesn't kill you because they wanted things like spiked jumpthrough and dreamblocks to be possible), Isaac wasn't ahead of his PB during reflection exit, his best exit was a sub 18. Not trying to hate, these are just some problems I had with the video

Not used to hearing my name so much in a video. Great video!

Imagine training your body for years so you can climb mountains in a few days, just to see a girl zoom past you and reach the mountain's top in less than half an hour even after falling down

Celeste speedruns are an alternate universe where Madeline is a pro mountain climber

Let alone the execution, it’s mind boggling to me people can remember the exact layout of every level for 25+ minutes.

I am amazed this is in my recommended or whatever it's called. I have 15 minutes in this game and I got it around the years dawn.

Great video!

It was great to see a video on this speedrun, but please learn the actual names of tech and obstacles in the future

Celeste is a truly special speedrun.

I just started running Celeste and got my time down from 23h+ to 1h10min10s... Thanks for the explanation!

this man is so underrated

The speedrun just got beaten ten days ago by just about 35 seconds!

Totally insane watching this video after the absolute goat breaks the 25m barrier. People thought 24:xx was completely impossible when I first started watching bubs.

"if my girl and isaac drowning catch me at my girls funeral chanting twenty five fifty nine"

This format of video remind me of wirtual (from trackmania) in an good way, I’m gonna watch more videos of this channel!

i love your content!!

The best part is that when you do a really hard strat, and you pull it off flawlessly

this video is so well explained even idiots like me feel like they understand. Thank you!

Making Celeste videos will attract about ten times as many viewers as Spelunky 2 videos do.

This is unreal. I can't believe it's physically possible for humans to do this.

I haven’t even watched the whole video but I KNOW it’s good when he refers to badeline like that, W Merg

This is a speedrunning video on the history of speedrunning Celeste. Very well done.

Celeste is just a masterpiece.

I caught a shiny pelipper while watching this and named it celeste after the videogame in this video.