In what order should I collect the golden strawberries?

[Local Dunce]

Yes, I want to get all of them. Even Farewell's. But after hearing some things, I'm not sure what order to tackle them in.
-While everyone seems to agree that B-Sides are the hardest, people seem to be saying C-Sides are the easiest. Yeah, they're short, but can they really be easier than the A-Sides?
-I've gotten the first five A-Side goldens (and I'm close to 6A), but I've only beaten the first two C-Sides normally. Should I even be getting these before finishing all the C-Sides?
-Are there any I should do now? Any I should save for last?
-How many years will these strawberries take from me?

[Peligin]

C-sides are easier to golden because of length - if you die at the very end of 7C, you only lose a minute of progress. You will die at a place that gives you trouble, and then essentially go right back to it. Whereas the problem sections of 7A and 7B will make you have to replay a lot to get back where you died to try again.

The order doesn't matter except for incrementally pushing you forward so you don't feel burned out, hence people saying to do the C-sides and early A-sides first.

But yeaahhh, you should probably save Farewell for last :P

[IMMINENT]

wait, there are golden strawberries??

[Peligin]

Originally posted by SugarSpice&Whatever:

wait, there are golden strawberries??

Yes. They are unlocked by beating all the B-sides. After you do so, a golden strawberry will appear at the beginning of each level. You have to take it all the way to the end to obtain it. If you die with one, you have to start the entire level over.

[Local Dunce]

Originally posted by Peligin:

C-sides are easier to golden because of length - if you die at the very end of 7C, you only lose a minute of progress. You will die at a place that gives you trouble, and then essentially go right back to it. Whereas the problem sections of 7A and 7B will make you have to replay a lot to get back where you died to try again.

The order doesn't matter except for incrementally pushing you forward so you don't feel burned out, hence people saying to do the C-sides and early A-sides first.

But yeaahhh, you should probably save Farewell for last :P

Sorry to take so long to reply. I suppose C-Side goldens would be less time-consuming, so I'll probably do some of those next. I do have to do my 6A golden run first, since I got to the second half of the Badeline fight before I died to some dumb mistake, but once that's done the first two C-Side goldens are done for!
I mean, I only have 5/24 goldens (I already have the 1A dashless golden), but I'm about to be a fourth of the way there!

[IMMINENT]

Originally posted by Peligin:

Originally posted by SugarSpice&Whatever:

wait, there are golden strawberries??

Yes. They are unlocked by beating all the B-sides. After you do so, a golden strawberry will appear at the beginning of each level. You have to take it all the way to the end to obtain it. If you die with one, you have to start the entire level over.

...My god.

[Local Dunce]

Originally posted by SugarSpice&Whatever:

Originally posted by Peligin:

Yes. They are unlocked by beating all the B-sides. After you do so, a golden strawberry will appear at the beginning of each level. You have to take it all the way to the end to obtain it. If you die with one, you have to start the entire level over.

...My god.

To be fair, I didn't think I'd ever get far with them at all. But here I am with 6 A-Side golden strawberries!
I'm gonna go try my hand at C-Side goldens since those ones are so short. Just know that if you want them, they're possible. If you don't, they don't even affect the percentage, so you don't have to. But I've decided what I'll do.
I'm still shaking from getting the 6A golden.

[IMMINENT]

okay, so there are B-sides. I assume you need to collect and beat all b-sides to get c-sides? And how do you get those??

[Peligin]

Originally posted by SugarSpice&Whatever:

okay, so there are B-sides. I assume you need to collect and beat all b-sides to get c-sides? And how do you get those??

There is one cassette tape in each level (except Chapter 9) and they unlock the B-side of that level, which is much more difficult remix of the mechanics and challenges of the 'A-side', the regular version of the level. Cassettes are found in side-areas that may not be obvious.