RTA Guide/Hazy Maze Cave

Hazy Maze Cave is the sixth course in the game. It is located in the room behind a door without a star number in the basement and is accessed by hopping into a black-colored pool.

Hazy Maze Cave
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Course Info
Abbreviation HMC
Terrain Default
Setting Darkness
Water Small
Course Items
Coins 92 ( Yellow Coin.gif ×41  •  Red Coin.gif ×8  •  Blue Coin.gif ×7)
Enemy Coins 47 ( Yellow Coin.gif ×37  •  Blue Coin.gif ×2)
Stars Challenge infobox star 1.gif ×6
Caps STROOP- Metal Cap Block.png ×5
Star Navigation
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Overview
STROOP- HMC 1.png
STROOP- HMC 2.png

Routes

120 Star

  1. Elevate for 8 Red Coins + 100 Coins
  2. Cavern of the Metal Cap (Castle Secret Star)
  3. Swimming Beast in the Cavern
  4. Navigating the Toxic Maze
  5. Metal-Head Mario Can Move!
  6. A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
  7. Watch for Rolling Rocks

70 Star (HMC Early / Beginner)

This route is used during the HMC early route or when A-maze-ing Emergency Exit is replacing TTC 100.

  1. Swimming Beast in the Cavern
  2. Navigating the Toxic Maze
  3. Metal-Head Mario Can Move!
  4. A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
  5. Watch for Rolling Rocks

70 Star (HMC Late / Advanced)

  1. Swimming Beast in the Cavern
  2. Metal-Head Mario Can Move!
  3. A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
  4. Watch for Rolling Rocks

Tips

  • Although the entrance to Cavern of the Metal Cap is within HMC, it is actually a Castle Secret Star so it won't show up in the Star Select screen.