Hazy Maze Cave

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The starting area near the map and a Scuttle Bug.

Hazy Maze Cave is an underground cave level and course six in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. In both games this course is located in the basement of Princess Peach's Castle.

Hazy Maze Cave is an underground cave. A map can be found in many areas of the course. The course has many hidden ledges, nooks, crannies, and alcoves, countless bottomless pits, and even an underground lake complete with a large but friendly sea monster named Dorrie.

The Hazy Maze, the level's namesake, is located deep within the cave. The Hazy Maze is a labyrinth whose passageways are clouded with a highly toxic yellow gas. Mario's health is slowly depleted the longer he stays in the maze, and he will eventually suffocate if he is unable to get fresh air. To make matters worse, the Hazy Maze is full of Snufits, Monty Moles, and Swoopers that can hinder Mario's progress. Fortunately for Mario, there are small areas of higher ground scattered throughout the maze, a Metal Box (Metal Mario is unaffected by the poisonous fumes), and several escape routes that are clearly marked on the map just outside the entrance. Obtaining certain Stars requires the use of certain escape routes.

Some people mistakenly believe that the entire course is the Hazy Maze, however the Hazy Maze title only applies to the aforementioned maze.

There is a special hidden area in this course called the Metal Cavern that can be accessed through a door near the underground lake. The Metal Cap's ! Switch is located here, along with eight more Red Coins that can be collected to receive one of the castle's Secret Stars.

This is one of the few levels not accessed via a painting; instead, Mario must enter the door to the right of the entrance to Lethal Lava Land and jump into a pool of liquid metal inside.

Super Mario 64

Swimming Beast In The Cavern

As the name implies, Mario has to go to deep into the cave to the area where Dorrie can be found. At the begging of the mission you have to go inmediately to the left and do the long-jump, the go up the small hill where the rolling rocks are coming at you, after you avoid the rock go into the door and you'll see an elevator, it will take you directly to the bottom of the cavern where Dorrie can be found, swim to it and get on his back, once you get on his back ground-pound it and Dorrie will lower his head, allowing you to get on it, lead Dorrie to the small isle on the middle of the lake and you get the Power Star.

In the DS version of the game Dorrie will be wearing a Wario cap, once you get on his head you'll grab the cap and turn into Wario, when you get to the isle in the middle of the lake there will be a boulder in the middle of the isle, as Wario punch the boulder to break it revealing the Power Star.

Elevate For 8 Red Coins

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Mario riding the elevator.

By going down the right corridor instead of the left upon first entering the level, Mario can access the other side of the course. After leaping over fire pits and avoiding pesky Scuttle Bugs, Mario finds a door at the end of the corridor. Entering it and sliding down a long pole brings Mario to the large underground "plaza" area of the course. In one corner of this area is a staircase formation that leads to an unusual floating platform. This platform has four arrow switches on it, and will move in the direction of the arrow switch that is pressed. Mario must collect the eight Red Coins by navigating a midair obstacle course. Once all eight Coins have been collected, a Star appears at the Star Marker on the floor.

Trivia

• In Super Mario 64, the pool shows a reflection of Princess Peach after Mario jumps in.