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Noel Berry

Co-creator of Celeste

u/NoelFB ↗Personal account
How we know it's theirs

Their 2018 r/NintendoSwitch AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 2 posts and 111 comments from u/NoelFB, dated 2012 to 2026, most often in r/NintendoSwitch, r/gamedev and r/celestegame.

Best moment

A redditor posted in r/gamedev

How is the hair in celeste made?

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1000/1*icgTgHIQfahO2NcyyC-xIg.gif How is the hair in celeste made? are there normal hair sprites like the character's with a slight delay when the animation starts or some is it made with some other trickery?

u/NoelFB replied

Hey, I coded Madeline's hair in Celeste. The character sprite is drawn without her hair, and then we add it in afterwards in real time. The hair is a list of about 5 or 6 points that follow each other…

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Hey, I coded Madeline's hair in Celeste. The character sprite is drawn without her hair, and then we add it in afterwards in real time. The hair is a list of about 5 or 6 points that follow each other with an offset and maximum distance, with the first point being anchored to her head. Each point just draws a simple circle, reducing in size the further away it is.

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Behind the scenesr/gamedev · 1,227 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗

More moments

A redditor posted in r/celestegame

Were Noel Berry and Matt Thorson born in Vancouver, Canada?

I've been trying to do some research behind naming the game Celeste and was wondering if the developer's hometown is Vancouver. As it seems the mountain was loosely based on a real location

u/NoelFB replied

We've lived in Vancouver for 5+ years, but we're both from elsewhere in Canada. Our original prototype (the PICO-8 game) was called "Everest" but we chose Celeste after searching for mountain names in British Columbia, and that one stuck.

Behind the scenesr/celestegame · 8 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗
A redditor wrote in r/NintendoSwitch

On “Hey, we're the dev team behind Celeste! Ask us Anything!”

Hey, thanks for doing this AMA, love love love the game! I have so many questions but have only two to ask since I know you have so many people here who want to know more about your amazing game! 1. Can we expect some kind of official merchandise for Celeste? 2. What's the…

u/NoelFB replied

It started off as kind of a reference to old arcade games, where you'd collect random fruit or something as points. We thought it'd be funny to have a collection that gave you points but the points didn't actually mean…

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It started off as kind of a reference to old arcade games, where you'd collect random fruit or something as points. We thought it'd be funny to have a collection that gave you points but the points didn't actually mean anything. I think Strawberries were originally chosen because they fit well within the constraints & colors of PICO-8, and so that followed through into the new game.

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Behind the scenesr/NintendoSwitch · 55 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗
A redditor posted in r/celestegame

The Game Rickrolled Me While i Was Digging in sfx.bank Filename wow_so_secret (Audio Only)

u/NoelFB replied

Haha I remember Kevin making this as a joke during development, but I had no idea he left it in the SFX bank. good find :p