This article is about thelevel inSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS. For its musical theme, seeHazy Maze Cave (theme).

Hazy Maze Cave
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS
How to unlock	ClearBowser in the Dark World.
Boss	None
Missions	Super Mario 64 Swimming Beast in the Cavern Elevate for 8 Red Coins Metal-Head Mario Can Move! Navigating the Toxic Maze A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit Watch for Rolling Rocks Super Mario 64 DS Swimming Beast in the Cavern Elevate for 8 Red Coins Metal-Head Wario Can Move Navigating the Toxic Maze A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit Watch for Rolling Rocks Underground Switch Star
Stars	Super Mario 64: Super Mario 64 DS:
Music track	Hazy Maze Cave

Hazy Maze Cave, also known as theHazy Maze Caves,^[1] is an underground cavelevel and the sixth course inSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS. In both games, the entrance to the course is located in the basement of theMushroom Castle behind the unmarked★ door. Inside, there is a room with a small pool in the middle, which is the entrance to the course. The course has many paths andbottomless pits, as well as a large cavern that is home to a giant sea creature namedDorrie. Several maps are also placed on the walls to help the player figure out where they are and where to go.

TheminigameDorrie Dip fromMario Party 3, in addition to featuring Dorrie, takes place in an area that resembles this course.

Layout[edit]

Map of the main cave (left) and the Underground Lake (right) inSuper Mario 64 DS. The map on the wall inSuper Mario 64 is on the far right.

The area the player starts off in contains agreen block and two paths. The one to the right is a hall with severalfire geysers that leads to the Hazy Maze andRed Coin area, with the left path having a hall with a large gap the player mustlong-jump across that leads to the area with therolling rocks and the Underground Lake.

Through the door at the end of the left path is a large pit that rolling rocks continuously fall into, as well as aSpinning Heart on the left side of it and a hall to the other end of the course on the right side. This area also contains aScuttle Bug and aSwoop. Up the ramp the rocks are rolling down is a ledge that holds aPower Star in the N64 version or a1-UP Mushroom in the DS version, as well as a door that leads to an elevator room. In the elevator room is a ring ofcoins under ayellow block that holds a 1-UP Mushroom, as well as a Power Star behind a chain fence that can be accessed only through the Hazy Maze. Down the elevator is a large circular lake with Dorrie swimming in thewater. There are two doors in this area, with the fenced-off one leading to a Power Star and the door on the ledge that the player has to use Dorrie to reach leading to theCavern of the Metal Cap (N64)/Behind the Waterfall (DS). This makes Hazy Maze Cave the only course inSuper Mario 64 to contain a secret course. InSuper Mario 64 DS, this attribute is shared withBig Boo's Haunt and its secret course,Big Boo Battle.

The door at the end of the right path from the start of the level leads to an open area containing the level's Red Coins and thelifts needed to reach them, as well as several Scuttle Bugs andMr. I.'s. To the right of the room are an elevator that takes the player to the end of the course and a door that leads to the Hazy Maze. The Hazy Maze is a large maze covered in astrange toxic cloud that damages the player if they stand in it for too long. The maze can lead to two different Power Stars or back into the other room.

Missions[edit]

InSuper Mario 64 DS,Wario Caps are available in all missions even if Wario has not been rescued. In the first mission, the cap is found on Dorrie's head, and in all the others, it is on a Goomba near the start.

Mission	Appears in	Summary
Swimming Beast in the Cavern	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	This mission's objective is to collect thePower Star in the cavern by usingDorrie to reach it. InSuper Mario 64, Dorrie is required to reach the Star, as the land that the Star is on is elevated off the ground. InSuper Mario 64 DS, the ground was lowered to the point that Dorrie is not required, but onlyWario can get the Star because it is trapped inside arock.
Elevate for 8 Red Coins	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	This mission's objective is to collect the eightRed Coins in the Elevator Area.
Metal-Head Mario Can Move! (N64) / Metal-Head Wario Can Move (DS)	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	This mission's goal is to collect the Power Star in the Abandoned Mine behind the gate in the Underground Lake.
Navigating the Toxic Maze	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	This mission involves collecting the Power Star at the end of the Hazy Maze.
A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	This mission's objective is to collect a different Power Star at the end of the Hazy Maze.
Watch for Rolling Rocks	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	This mission involves dodging the rocks in the N64 version or destroying them in the DS version.
Underground Switch Star	Super Mario 64 DS	This mission's objective is to collect the Switch Star in the main cave.

Enemies[edit]

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  Scuttle Bugs

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  Rolling rocks

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  Goombas (DS only)

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  Flame throwers

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  Swoops

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  Monty Moles

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  Snufits

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  Flamethrowers

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  Mr. I.'s

Statistics fromSuper Mario 64[edit]

• Total Number ofCoins: 139 (134 according toNintendo Power)
• Caps Found:Metal Cap (5)
• Spinning Heart: Near the "Black Hole" on a ledge.
• Cannons: (none)
• 1UP Mushrooms (4):
  • Box Mushroom :#1 Above the bottomless hole on a platform.#2 Next to the elevator to the Underground Lake.
  • Moles Mushrooms :#3 & #4 By continuallyjumping on two sets ofMonty Moles in the toxic maze, the player can get the two mushrooms.
• Warps: (none)

Gallery[edit]

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  Map artwork

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  The portal leading to Hazy Maze Cave in the N64 version

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  The starting area in the N64 version

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  The entrance to theCavern of the Metal Cap in Hazy Maze Cave in the N64 version

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  Metal Mario passes through the strange cloud unharmed.

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  The main corridor in the DS version

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  The portal leading to Hazy Maze Cave in the DS version

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  The entrance to Behind the Waterfall in Hazy Maze Cave in the DS version

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  Super Mario-kun

Multimedia[edit]

When the player is inside the Hazy Maze or at the Underground Lake, a layer of chant is added to the beat of the music. Everywhere else, theUnderground Theme fromSuper Mario Bros. is added to the beat instead.

N64 stage theme - Hazy Maze Cave

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DS stage theme - Hazy Maze Cave

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Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• With a properly timed dive, the player can dive forever on the left side of the gate underground once they have opened it.
• TheSuper Mario 64 Player's Guide gives the 100-Coin Star the nameBlue Coins in the Haze.^[10]

References[edit]

Hazy Maze Cave coverage on otherNIWA wikis:

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