The Hazy Maze is a labyrinth whose are clouded with a highly toxic yellow gas (purple in the remake). Mario's health is slowly depleted the longer he stays in the maze, and he will suffocate if he is unable to get fresh air. To make matters worse, the Hazy Maze is full of Snufits, Monty Moles, Scuttle Bugs and Swoopers that can hinder Mario's progress. for Mario, there are small areas of higher ground scattered the maze, a Metal Box (Metal Mario is 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 believe that the entire course is the Hazy Maze; however, the Hazy Maze title only applies to the maze.

There is a special hidden area in this course called the Cavern of the Metal Cap that can be accessed through a door near the 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. In the remake version, the Metal Cavern doesn't have the metal cap switch and instead has several Power Flowers that can be used for Wario & Mario to be used with an extra star at the top of the course only accessed by Mario's balloon ability. 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. ★ LINKS:• Video by - • MGZ Channel - • Facebook Fanpage - • Twitter Feed - . .