Celeste Classic is now available on the Playdate
rockpapershotgun.comPlayers likely recognise Celeste as the pixel-perfect platformer from 2018, but it began its life as Celeste Classic, a free game written for the PICO-8. Celeste Classic presented a condensed climb up the titular mountain, letting you dash across platforms, hang onto walls, and collect strawberries - in miniature form. As a fun homage, you can find the PICO-8 version inside Celeste proper. And now, as an even funner homage, you can play it on the Playdate. A loveable game on a loveable handheld.
The Playdate port is more or less the same as the original PICO-8 version, but there are a few changes included. For one, Celeste now has a black-and-white colour palette to match the Playdate’s 1-bit screen. The new style suits Madeline’s trek, and it’s still readable thanks to bold outlines. 2018’s Celeste included some incredible accessibility and difficulty options with Assist Mode, and a few handy options have been carried onto the Playdate release. An Assist Mode menu allows you to lower the game’s speed, enable invincibility, unlock infinite dashes, or simply skip a tricky level.
Playdate owners can head here for download instructions. If you don't have the little yellow handheld, and you’d like to play the port regardless, you can download a Playdate simulator on PC. Head to that same link for more instructions.
Very important for me to share that the PICO-8 version of Celeste Classic has been ported to Playdate.
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