SM64 Master Quest 2 Two: Best Buy Edition (or Master Quest 2 Two for short) is a major ROM Hack made by Cavin856 and released on July 2020. It is the following sequel of SM64 Master Quest 2: The Adventure Home, with a significant redesign of old levels from the previous game, brand new levels and 120 Stars.
Much like its predecessor, this hack was created in the intent to experience a rather strange and goofy design style, as quoted by the creator himself:
"Yes, the title is dumb. That's half the joke. It features returning favourites (except I asked nobody), and also many new levels. It's also full of memes, references, and stupidity, but it takes itself a bit more seriously than MQ2."
The hack is succeeded by Master Quest 2K: Legend of the Ancient Resolution, a extreme kaizo hack version and sequel of both entries released in January 2022.
Gameplay[]
There's little to no logic how the game is played. For instance, when the player dies, they are sent back to the beginning of the game by force as most levels lack of fixed warps. So it depends of whether or not they are being "punished" from where the game progresses.
Levels[]
The order of the levels is purposely made to be confusing, and are categorized by their respective themes.
The House[]
| Theme | Level | Name | Location | Stars | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | Overworld | Home Adventure | Home | 3 | One star is located on top of the house, another star inside the other part of the house, and the final star in the Blackyard. | |
| Ancient Attic | Bathroom | 1 | 18 Stars | This small area contains hints for stars in Lost Desert and Pancake Land. |
The Lowlands[]
| Theme | Level | Name | Location | Stars | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plains | Course 1 | Land Without Hadoo | Frontyard | 7 | 2 Stars | This level is the new variant of Land Without Had with newer areas and altered paths. |
| Swamp | Course 3 | Sad Metal Mire | Garden | 7 Stars | There are exactly 100 coins in this level. | |
| Lifeless Swamp | Best Buy | 1 | 33 Stars |
The Forest[]
| Theme | Level | Name | Location | Stars | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retro | Course 4 | The Rehabilitated Forest of Crappiness | Living Room | 7 | --- | Based on an unknown NES Zelda ROM Hack, this level is the enhanced version of the Forest of Crappiness with improved graphics. Sierydium Sphere is found inside this level. |
The Caverns[]
| Theme | Level | Name | Location | Stars | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyss | Course 6 | Less Fog Than More Fog Than The Fog | Bathroom | 7 | 12 Stars | An altered variant of More Fog Than The Fog. It is noted that one specific star cannot be collected until it is triggered through entering Course 15. |
| Water | Course 10 | Teardrop Cavern | Outside | 33 Stars |
The City[]
| Theme | Level | Name | Location | Stars | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Course 8 | Flash Flood Towers | Bathroom | 6 | 18 Stars | Warning! This level automatically rises the water up; if Mario falls into the water, he won't recover resulting in a softlock (it was on purpose by the creator, savestates are recommended). |
| City | Course 11 | Syndicate City | Outside | 7 | 33 Stars | Best Buy and Teardrop Cavern are found inside this level. |
| Dungeon | Course 12 | Best Buy: A Metroidvania Adventure | Marble Realm, Lifeless Swamp and Gheltho Sphere are found inside this level. |
The Frozen[]
| Theme | Level | Name | Location | Stars | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow | Bowser 2 | Polar Castle | Home | 7 | 26 Stars Wing Cap |
An altered variant of Convoluted Castle. Getting to the boss fight requires the Wing Cap. |
The Spheres[]
| Theme | Level | Name | Location | Stars | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haunted | Course 7 | Tohnu Sphere | Playroom | 7 | 18 Stars | These levels are rotated variants of Problematic Parkour, referencing the spheres in Super Mario 74 and Super Mario 74 Extreme Edition. Except for Tohnu Sphere, the other levels hold one each of the Cap Switches. One secret level, Lost Desert is accessible by falling off from Sierydium Sphere. |
| Desert | Vanish Cap | Sierydium Sphere | Forest of Crappiness | 2 | ||
| Cave | Metal Cap | Kydrelous Sphere | Cavin's Dream | |||
| Sky | Wing Cap | Gheltho Sphere | Best Buy | 33 Stars |
The Forgotten[]
| Theme | Level | Name | Location | Stars | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert | Bowser 1 | Lost Desert | Sierydium Sphere | 1 | Falling off the level takes the player to the boss fight. | |
| Space | Course 9 | Busted Bees Regret | Window | 2 | Key 1 | This level is the ruined version of Buzzy Bees Boregaard. Neo Disco Space Base is found inside this level. (requires the Wing Cap) |
| Mountain | Abandoned Mountain Meltdown | Playroom | 18 Stars | A secret pipe leading to Pancake Land is found in this level. | ||
| Dream | Course 15 | Shredded Worlds in Puce | Blackyard | 7 | 100 Stars | A mashup of level parts from the main and secret levels (minus Pancake Land and Lost Desert), this level is a parody of Shredded Worlds in Blue from Star Revenge 6: Luigi's Adventure. |
The Realms Beyond[]
| Theme | Level | Name | Stars | Location | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream | Course 2 | Pancake Land | 7 | The Imaginary | This level is inspired by the Parallel Universes memes, hence the level namesake after Pannenkoek2012. | |
| Space | Course 14 | Neo Disco Space Base | Busted Bees Regret | Key 1 Wing Cap |
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| Void | Course 13 | Marble Realm | Blackyard | 33 Stars | Warning! If Mario falls off the level or dies, the game will crash (it was on purpose by the creator, savestates are recommended). | |
| Nightmare | Course 5 | Fake Cavin's Realm | 2 | 83 Stars Key 2 |
The final Bowser level is found inside this level. Also, there are exactly 100 coins in this level. |
Secret Levels[]
| Theme | Level | Name | Stars | Location | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island | Cavin's Dream | 7 | Blackyard | --- | Kydrelous Sphere is found inside this level. | |
| Dungeon | Bowser 3 | Fake Cavin's Lair | 3 | Fake Cavin's Realm | 83 Stars Key 2 |
Music[]
| Used in | Track | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The Adventure Home | Thwomp Caverns | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time |
| The Rehabilitated Forest of Crappiness | Dark World | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past |
| Pancake Land | Nobunaga | Deae Tonosama Appare Ichiban |
| Land Without Hadoo | World 3 | Super Bomberman |
| Sad Metal Mire | Bayou Boogie (Phil Collins Mix) | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest |
| Less Fog Than More Fog Than The Fog | Antic | Push-Over |
| Cavin's Dream | Horrible Shadow | Romancing SaGa |
| Sierydium Sphere | Stone Tower Temple: Desert | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |
| Tohnu Sphere | ZMMStoneTowerR.mid [Stone Tower Temple: Ghost] | |
| Polar Castle | Stage 6 | Mahou Poi Poi Poitto! |
| Abandoned Mountain Meltdown | Rising Heat | Dragon View |
| Flash Flood Towers | Haunted Chase | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest |
| Syndicate City | Senior Class (Rank 4-3 Match) | Mario Tennis: Power Tour |
| Catch Koopa the Quick! | Speed Golf | Mario Golf 64 |
| Best Buy: A Metroidvania Adventure | Space | Push-Over |
| Kydrelous Sphere | Stone Tower Temple: HorriBob | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |
| Gheltho Sphere | stonetfff.mid [Stone Tower Temple: Fiddle] | |
| Teardrop Cavern | The Spoils of War | Lufia and the Fortress of Doom |
| Neo Disco Space Base | Coin Attack | Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour |
| Marble Realm | Marble Alley | Jelly Boy |
| Lifeless Swamp | Devastation | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (JP) |
| Shredded Worlds in Puce | Earth Area (Night) | Drakkhen |
| Boss Fight | Showtime! | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story |
| Fake Cavin's Realm | ??? | ??? |
| Fake Cavin's Lair | Alcahest ~ God of Death | Alcahest |
| Deadly Double!! (Fake Cavin Battle) | Second Armageddon | Arcana |
Trivia[]
- A 120 Star speedrun (100%) was performed by LinCrash during the Winter SM64 Romhacks Marathon 2021 (WSRM2021). Video can be found here.