Impossible Celeste Speedrun Finally Done After 5 Years

Celeste is such a goated game and this man is such a goated runner. SUBSCRIBE! :D
(The real Celeste is the mountains we made along the way.)
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[@Rickfernello]

Thank you so much for making the video!!! It feels weird having someone talk about exactly the stuff that was going through my mind. The video turned out really well! I wanna make my own in the future, too. Here's my twitch for anyone interested: twitch.tv/rickfernello Good luck with future projects!! 💚💚

[@Quaides]

GOAT! Thanks for the help with the video! You're the best!

[@Monado_is_green]

Rick truly is the goat :)

[@connor_vrz]

we love you rick

[@miniwhiffy3465]

Oh hey it’s him

[@_Graphical]

I just saw, watched, and told like all my friends about your run (I didn’t care if they didn’t care)

[@AdondeBoy]

5:20 damn I can't believe he became the first brazilian, he inspired 216 million people to become brazilian too

[@MonsDez.]

As a brazilian, I prove that this is the truth of the beggining of our country.

[@agilby1512]

Actually a brazilian is 1000 million, not 216 million.

[@Brazao3]

@@agilby1512 wtf?

[@lukemurley5965]

@@agilby1512 i get it dont worry

[@nobodywatchesnooby]

sam is proud

[@gwenmcgarry528]

I love how every video about celeste can just use the games soundtrack. Lena Raine is a treasure

[@spencerstanley4759]

Lena Raine did the soundtrack!?! Should have guessed lol.

[@pencilonpaper1026]

I didn't know she did celeste ost omg

[@gwenmcgarry528]

@@spencerstanley4759 Yeah! And now she does the minecraft soundtrack too!

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

@@gwenmcgarry528 she also collabed with toby fox for some songs for deltarune chapter 2 (most notably attack of the killer queen!)

[@gwenmcgarry528]

@@yggdrasilsaltar woah! I didn't know that

[@pathreacts]

that ending clip of rick brought tears to my eyes. cant even imagine that feeling

[@sileudies]

same, it's so pure and wholesome

[@Rickfernello]

I knew I was going to feel emotional when I got it, but as soon as I did that last dash, I tried to contain my emotion because I wanted to hold it till I got the heart; but because of this, my eyes started tearing up immediately, and I yelled a lot more than I expected when I got it. Dgjjfsskfsjk It was definitely a feeling of incomparable relief. One of the happiest days of my life

[@sileudies]

@@Rickfernello i know its nowhere near what you felt but damn those emotions flow through the screen lmao

[@bryantf2509]

I had a similar reaction after clearing chapter 9 for the first time

[@Circl3s]

Bro literally almost had a heart attack with that pulse of 170BPM lmao. Jokes aside though congrats, truly inspiring achievement.@@Rickfernello

[@femboyketchup]

Rickfernello is responsible for making me eat moss and I couldn't be more proud of him

[@Rickfernello]

you brought that upon yourself

[@isaacdeer]

omg it’s the guy that i see in twitch chat when i’m watching ricks videos

[@Enderia2]

@@isaacdeer omg it happens to be the guy I see in twitch chat when I watch rick’s streams

[@hollowknightenjoyer]

Kris moment

[@Penrosian]

tell me more...

[@doctorsex6428]

Granny's words at the end of the run fit so much, its almost like the devs knew this moment would come.

[@Rickfernello]

They didn't! I'm the one that chose to end it in 7C, it could have been anywhere else. One of the devs told me he DEFINITELY didn't think anyone would ever do something like this.

[@doctorsex6428]

@@Rickfernello Woah. I honestly cant believe the devs made this insanely hard game and then were like "naaaahhhh noo way noone is gonna want to do this deathless"

[@Happy_Koopa_boi]

​@@Rickfernello yeah, it could have been in 1a!

[@Crynn]

i remember seeing that he had done 202 deathless and my jaw DROPPED. rick is genuinely one of the best players to touch this game, i have a lot of respect for him.

[@EpicevanXD]

What do you mean one of the best

[@friendlybendy2070]

​@EpicevanXD rlly... its near impossible to do absolute MAX% deathless and Rick is the first ever one to finish it, one of the best? Ha! Best of the best actually

[@pikarizardcharikachu2573]

So this is what Ralsei has been doing while waiting for Kris and Susie to come back to his castle for chapter 3

[@agostinhoneto6653]

"It's hard to believe that it's over, huh?" That must've been the most difficult challenge i've ever seen in a game. Holy

[@legendgames128]

I can't tell if Rick's reaction is laughing, crying, or both. I cannot overstate just how crazy such a run was, 202 deathless in one run!

[@the_legendary_fire]

Almost definitely included crying there were definitely lows during the grind showing how much he cared about doing it and finally accomplishing that goal it would've made him feel pretty much everything

[@suut]

manic

[@LinkUnderscr]

The thing that came to my mind when I heard it was "the most sane celeste player" so idk

[@DoctorSwellman]

This level of editing from a channel with under 1k subs is criminal tbh. Great video!

[@Quaides]

Thank you! That means a lot!!

[@unnamedperson8619]

Small correction, the farewell golden list is at over 400 players by now. It's still very hard though.

[@shayne3005]

pretty sure the list used in this video is the one from the wiki which hasn't been updated in probably over a year by now Full list can be found here btw (I'm number 355): docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FesTb6qkgMz-dCn7YdioRydToWSQNTg1axFEIHU4FF8/edit

[@lux6485]

the secret grade pfp is fire doe

[@unnamedperson8619]

@@lux6485 i do love me some tetris

[@Strashky]

probably higher too since some people that did it dont even know a out the list

[@Xeamless]

Hi unnamed

[@detroityeet7048]

When you said he got 201 deathless on his first try my eyes popped out of my head like a cartoon character

[@Rickfernello]

Looking back, that was really the biggest fluke of my life.

[@ryder3955]

0:10 ahh yes, a "wavedash". that's what that was. it defiantly wasn't an extended midair demohyper.

[@liyinabi]

Indubitably.

[@Rickfernello]

LMAO true

[@MrMEOLA]

Love the videos! Great edits, commentary and coverage. Keep up the good work! I look forward to seeing more :)

[@hi-nu2kc]

how does this only got 3 likes

[@TheLocalDumbass495]

Oh woah, i used to watch your ark videos when i was a kid, man you are a cool guy

[@microwavedpizza]

yoo it's YOU!

[@GoodGamer360]

man, beating celeste at 202%, even with deads, is for me, a super human achievement, but making it without dying is basically peak performance, like the samurai guy that can cut a bullet in half in real life, a ability that not normal human should be able to achieve

[@cheese0827]

202 refers to the total number of berries including golden, winged golden, and moon

[@TheAdvertisement]

It feels that after watching Rick's journey for about a year, and just vibing with the guy as he reaches every milestone, seeing someone talk about his achievement like it's a news report. Rick is really just an insane player with the stubborn commitment of the best speedrunners. He deserves every praise he can get.

[@Rickfernello]

💚💚

[@burgerfanman]

"It's hard to believe it's over, isn't it?" I love how the Old Lady's dialogue applies so well to Rickfernello's jounrey

[@spacemanandrew3203]

The power of fluffy bois truly shines in rickfernello.

[@Rickfernello]

They found out where my power comes from...

[@1sdragon]

@@RickfernelloWHATTTT

[@emiliavalentino7226]

I actually cried watching this. As a celeste player,i never really had much interest in even doing deathless,so i just moved on to modded levels. But after watching this? I think i will go back to it. Corgratulations man! You are amazing,and a legend.

[@Isaactayy]

Hi, thanks for making this video, it's really great to see Rick's accomplishment being celebrated, it truly is one of the most insane achievements this game has ever seen. That being said I do have some criticism that I think is important to mention: The beginning of the video where you compared Rick's run to speedruns had some points in there that I think are unhealthy. Calling Rick's run "a far greater challenge", or saying that "speed is only the first stage of mastery in a game" both feel like very misleading statements. They are different playstyles, completely incomparible to each other in terms of difficulty. Using speedruns which were played with the sole intention of going fast, risking death with difficult tricks to save fractions of a second, just as a way to build up to saying that a completely incomparible achievement is "a far greater challenge" felt pretty disingenuous. I'm sorry to be a little negative and I am not trying to take anything away from Rick's achievement or the rest of the video that is focused on Rick's journey. I just don't like the precedent that if a run is deathless it is better than a top level speedrun that has a few deaths in it, that is simply not true.

[@Quaides]

Hey Isaac! Thanks for the comment, your runs inspired me to make a video about Celeste, and I appreciate that. I'm sorry about diminishing you and other's speedruns, and I would quickly like to explain my thought process, bc I don't really think either is harder or a much greater challenge. When most people think about speedruns, they usually assume that it means "perfect" play or in this case, deathless. I wanted viewers unfamiliar with the game and the run to care about Rick's achievement early in the video without dismissing it as "isn't beating a game without dying pretty normal?" So I was trying to add to the dramatics a bit early on, even though it was, admittedly, a little disingenuous. Again, I'm sorry for the comparison there, and I'll definitely be more careful with stuff like that in the future. Thanks for the comment!

[@Isaactayy]

All good, thanks understanding our point of view, I know getting the wording right is not as easy as it sometimes seems. Keep up the good work ❤

[@Rickfernello]

ISAACTAYY

[@Isaactayy]

RICKFERNELLO

[@toku_u]

I'm approaching 202, but it has been such an arduous battle and I may never finish Farewell's golden strawberry. The mere concept of doing it all deathless invokes some kind of primal fear in me. I have tremendous respect for that achievement.

[@abuffzucchini]

Speedrunning isn't personally my thing with the game but it's super cool to see new Celeste content in my recommended feed! As soon as you said "golden berries" I was like "WOOO RICKFERNELLO TIME WOOOOO" lol

[@Rickfernello]

Omg zucchini woooooo!!!!!!!

[@komodoguy152]

For ages I always joked about someone doing a 100% deathless. And now, I have witnessed it

[@ares2317.]

"It's hard to belive that it's over isn't it? It's funny how we get attached to the struggle What are you waiting for?" Truer words were never spoken.

[@bloxrocks5179]

I have no words. I still remember trying farewells final screen for a couple hours and trying to get the golden strawberries for a couple levels. To think someone did it all in one go with 0 deaths like that

[@Immys_Art]

I watched the whole VOD of the run because it’s such a cool thing to see how it happened, as well as Rick and chat being entertaining the whole way through. Mostly Rick, though.

[@hagridisbeautiful1781]

The minute you mentioned goldens I knew who you were talking about, massive respect to Rick, 1000 days is certainly something 😅

[@Mandnesss]

I actually forgot that the winged golden was in this run. It makes even more impressive than It already was

[@alzhanvoid]

Rick started the run with gold, and ended it with gold.

[@dizzypear]

The indomitable human spirit vs the cruel indifference of the universe

[@Gmeare]

him completing the run is one of those clips which is impossible not to smile at.

[@Plagiarism-at-its-finest]

Imagine if he missed the final heart

[@tcr7]

This is amazing. I love watching someone who is the GOAT of their craft. Well done and congrats, Rick!

[@ziwuri]

A cool video to highlight an amazing achievement! Although I don't think it's fair to compare speedrunning and deathless runs and call the latter "a far greater challenge" than the former (0:19). They're both very impressive and difficult disciplines to master, just in different ways.

[@Rickfernello]

I agree! I know for a fact I wouldn't be able to get even close to top 100 in Celeste running lol

[@bestbladerevah]

man put his heart and soul into this game for a whole 8 months. Literally day in and day out. dedication. And to see it all pay off in that single moment is almost heart breaking as Rick because now you know you did it and the training paid off but now you have no where to go.

[@melrun]

As a (pretty bad) Celeste speedrunner, this has to be the most impressive videogame-related achievement I've ever witnessed

[@ro-q7621]

I felt that reaction so hard :O What an achiefment, Crazy stuff and really well done.

[@marsbovee9680]

eyy i love this guy!!! so glad he’s getting more recognition, he’s incredibly talented

[@cvdusey]

This is amazing. I found rick on twitch last year, and I began watching his 202 deathless attempts, and the day I found out he got I was so excited and happy for him. He is one of if not the best celeste speedrunner I’ve ever heard of.

[@herren1809]

Watching only this video make me cry a bit LOL Can't imagine his feeling after 5 years grinding

[@willgrinz6309]

Dude the fact that you only have two videos and they are this amazing is incredible! I love your stuff

[@BenoitChedru]

A very informative video able to make people interested about a game style that they don't play. It's very good. Thank you for all the efforts

[@GuidesForUsAll]

Amazing video and an amazing accomplishment by Rick! Subbed and excited to see what you do next!

[@speedymatt1236]

It’s obvious that we hit the zenith of this game! Another truly legendary accomplishment completed! I know of other many legendary accomplishments like a Coda Hard run and Boss Rush SN2.

[@scotter7663]

Just started playing Celeste recently and after watching this video I don't know if I can enjoy the game anymore. To 100% the game twice back-to-back seems so impossibly insane that I find I don't feel a sense of accomplishment anymore as I finish chapters after dying like 250 times. I can't even fathom how good Rick is at this game

[@Rickfernello]

Hey, Rick here. Big accomplishments like this really aren't worth as much as some people think. Sure we might get some attention and recognition for a short period of time, but that's it. There is a lot more to life than that, and nobody has the time for balancing all the intricacies of life and doing something that only one person can do. By learning to value your own achievements, you get the satisfaction of doing something all on your own, while also not risking your mental and physical health over it. I hope just finishing the game for what it is, for the mechanics it provides, and for the beautiful story it has, is enough for whoever watches this. You can do it. Take care. 💚

[@scotter7663]

@@Rickfernello Thanks for the words of encouragement. After about a month of playing when I have free time I'm thru all the A&B sides and half-way thru Farewell. Celeste is a great game and the sense of accomplishment when you beat a hard level is satisfying even if I die 1000+ times. Celeste is the hardest game I think I've ever played (to get all the achievements) and while you may not have gotten tons of fame and notoriety from what you accomplished, I still believe it's one of the most incredible feats I've ever seen in gaming.

[@ailtonlucenafilho5183]

Descobri sem querer que ele é Brasileiro alias. Em um momento da live, ele começou a falar um português cheio de sotaque em resposta a um colega. Quando ele confessou que tava de zuera eu fiquei Q???? Hahahahahah parabéns a Rickfernello, consegui meu 100% 202 moranguinhos 🍓, mas sequer consigo imaginar conquistar o mesmo feito que fez.

[@Rickfernello]

Obrigado!!! 💚💚 E muitos parabéns!! 🥳

[@jidiplaygames1244]

Sim!!! que foda IDASIUYSDA, não sabia também, nosso ayrton cena do celeste

[@SomeCatFromFrance]

Descobri do mesmo jeito kk,

[@joaovitoraraujo7351]

​@@jidiplaygames1244sim kkkk quando eu vi que ele era Brasileiro no canal do Save manual e que ele tinha conseguido esse feito tão foda, eu pensei logo no Ayrton Senna kkkk❤😅

[@davidclark314]

Amazing video - very well put together! Thank you for highlighting this mind-blowing accomplishment.

[@GiGatoQ]

This should be a documentary movie/series.

[@izzymosley1970]

I think it's really funny that there is an NPC I got says it's hard to believe it's over isn't it watch the game knowing how hard you had to work to win you don't see that too often in games.

[@gungun974]

That was a incredible moment to watch live on stream. GG to @Rickfernello for this greatest achievement 😊

[@Rickfernello]

Thank you so much Gungun!

[@kyuubi89]

He is my cousin but beside this... he is my hero. Rick you are my hero buddy.

[@Rickfernello]

💚

[@jeppknappen6901]

I amazed on how people manages to push the boundaries and exceeding something that would be deemed almost impossible, puts to show anything is possible as long as you just put your soul into it!

[@SodaLiciousOfficial]

You and your videos are amazing. I need more! This was mind blowing! How I haven't heard of this one yet is unbelievable, you nailed it. 👌

[@animalmace]

Wait I had no idea golden farewell was that special. I did it on nintendo switch, now I don't have any receipts 😭

[@BeardedHeroThe]

If you collect all the other strawberries you can get the ending screen with the strawberry pie to display your strawberry count as proof of gathering them all.

[@felixroux]

@@BeardedHeroThe It's not considered proof because you can easily fake that ending screen. One way to cheat is to just enable assist mode, turn on invincibility and get all the goldens that way. For a run to be verified you need video proof, as well as possibly pausing at the end to show that no assists/variants were used.

[@cinnamoncat8950]

if you did it once, you can do it again right? ;)

[@swift0wl]

How the heck is your video such god quality and you only have 1k subs? You're getting a sub from me. Love the video and hope to see more of it in the future. Surprisingly enough, I was getting back into Celeste only recently and I'm so glad this video manage to make its way to my recommendations. Seeing this video makes me more determined to keep grinding for more golden berries before trying out some mods. All I can say is, what an accomplishment rick has achieved. Every time I looked at documentations about speedrunning accomplishment, I can't help to applaud for the amount of practice the player has and the mental strength that kept them grinding to reach for greater heights or achieving something that no one has ever done.

[@heroclix0rz]

If you're someone who listens to that man's reaction and still thinks accomplishments in video games aren't real...then I think you're not real, man!

[@Rickfernello]

The most likely response, is that this type of people usually think I'm crying over nothing. It's a major lack of empathy and understanding

[@ariaelidove]

8:56 - Yours truly has summoned the egg army

[@Rickfernello]

Good job

[@xthought9430]

I cannot imagine all the pain Rick had to go through, i can just feel the sadness and the joy he had when he finished the speedrun

[@SimmelPimmel]

bruh the reaction is so sweet I can feel a clot in my throat just watching him accomlpish something so great

[@mintman325]

Sometimes you can feel people’s emotions through the video. I felt his relief and his joy.

[@esper212]

I’m feeling that this video will garner a lot of views considering I managed to randomly stumble upon it. Awesome vid!

[@ideac.]

im glad that rick finally got the attention he deserved i remember when he had less than 1k subs on yt, that guy is absolutely wild

[@Alex_192.]

Every run of Celeste is a speedrun as long as you don’t turn off the timer in settings

[@petrdavidlanca7851]

That one unemployed friend at wednesday afternoon:

[@Rickfernello]

Streaming and playing games is my job! Thankfully I earn money by doing what I love. :)

[@jonathanwilson8809]

The 202 bpm run

[@SemiHypercube]

It's truly incredible that someone managed to do this

[@EnderrBoi]

I Agree

[@mostafabalboul3966]

Incidentally, that's exactly 7*7*7...*3 days! Gotta love multiples of perfect cubes

[@nyuh]

that run was a classic. cool video telling about the history of the runs !

[@DramelGD]

It's funny, beacause when I complete 7-A (Summit) Golden Strawberry, I have bigger heartrate (187) than complete true 100% celeste in one sit...

[@Rickfernello]

That IS pretty high, jeez

[@dorol6375]

I actually followed this in real time! (Somewhat) So proud of Rick for doing this.

[@shilohmagic7173]

I have... five, maybe six, golden berries. 1A, 2A, 1C, 2C, and 4A, and the winged golden in 1A.

[@Widderic]

I'd be crying too if I put myself through that kind of torture.

[@chrisneumann1883]

i just cried from the reaction at the end, so wholesome.

[@fernfernfernfern329]

cannot wait for your channel to blow up this is so good???? youre so engaging and your editing is amazing??????

[@PintFrumpyrat]

I like the part of the speedrun where madeline says trans rights banger video quaide i love you and ur hot

[@Rickfernello]

Madeline says trans rights at least twice every 5 minutes

[@liyinabi]

Based and true

[@togglerunner]

I am subscribing so I can tell my friends that I subscribed to your channel when it only had 2.5k subs

[@MAVERICK_JAC]

Bro your vid's are GOATED. Keep up the grind and you'll be huge!

[@TramaForKing]

when someone has too much time on their hands, and doesnt like quitting... u get a speedrunner.

[@tjeffersonb]

I happened to be there live the day he did it(very lucky of my because I usually only have time to catch like 1 stream per 5 that he does) I literally had my saxophone out and was playing along with the ingame music. Then when Rick got the last berry I literally played a victory fanfare for it that I had come up with earlier 😅

[@Rickfernello]

Omg that's so wholesome!!! 💚💚

[@adamgriptape2083]

You deserve a ceremony for that achievement Well done Rickfernello

[@BioTomik]

how cool, he became the first brazilian after geting the golden berry

[@sonicwaveinfinitymiddwelle8555]

9:55 all advancements Minecraft speedrun allows to take breaks because average speedrun takes ~10 hours which is very unhealthy to do in one sitting

[@filipemartinho1753]

Can't believe Ralsei Deltarune is a professional Celeste speedrunner 😮

[@dankeykang4576]

This channel has serious potential. Keep it up!

[@RowletStack]

Rick is the most inspirational dude of the century. Change my mind.

[@yumirai4]

Damn, the video quality is amazing, that's like Karl Jobst's level! Keep up the crazy work man and thank you for the video, I subscribed!

[@PortalChicken]

You can hear the joy from his voice in the ending clip, its just beautiful.

[@DukeApples]

I couldn't even beat the driveway.

[@baba_au_rhummm]

Woaw that video was great ! Idk why you don't have that much subscriber man. Gonna be a loyal one !

[@Xetaas]

This video was amazing! You’ve earned yourself a new subscriber, can’t wait to see how your channel grows in the future

[@Ultimantecat]

Ive been playing Chapter 9 on 80% speed and just got stopped by that wall of Crystal Hearts. Anyway, THIS IS CRAZY

[@muffin2158]

7:40 I got the clear flag playing casually by accident lol, but it was just for the first level. I thought it was just getting everything but not in one run, watching this I realized that it was like that.

[@wf5962]

Instantly subbed, you deserve way, way (add a couple more "way-s") recognition. Great video.

[@lennygold6752]

Rick is based, not much else to say really

[@Rickfernello]

No u Lenny. 💚

[@CordLawrence]

insane editing on this video game speed run mini-doc actual goat.

[@lexait4867]

Обсидиан: Celeste без урона не будет 😡 Комьюнити: ну, мы сделаем это сами ☠

[@nickschmucker8836]

I have 201 berries and cannot even imagine doing 202 deathless. That is just absurdly impressive

[@immatheloser2401]

*"But sometimes, speedruns aren't all about speed."* *But also....for the run.*

[@ericcomc1448]

Seriously Brazilian, it's all crazy, there's another guy who finished Cuphead just without shooting and he's doing 100% Hollow Knight just using the shield amulet so if you're interested, the guy's name is Dilian Rezende

[@jacktweddle3995]

THIS GUY NEEDS MORE SUBS