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 ×7
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 Navigating the Toxic Maze 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.