All Secret Level Locations (with pictures)

Can't find a secret level or don't know what weapon to bring to get to one? This guide will help.

Basic Info

In each of the main 20 levels (not counting the 20 ghost levels), there are two types of doors that can be entered to play secret levels. The first type of door is either a G-Land or V-Land door, which requires Max to bring a certain power up so that he can enter. The second kind of door is a CGA-Land door, which can only be accessed by playing as Max's Grandma since you'll need multiple pwoerups to reach the door.

The purpose of this guide is to show the locations of these doors, as well as say the powerups needed for the G-Land and V-Land doors.

For reference:
Power shot: Improved blaster that shoots farther and can destroy yellow walls.
Extended hover: Improved jetback that allows you to hover for a greater amount of time.
Vertical boost: Allows you to boost upwards by pressing up and jump at the same time.

You can switch between these items in Grannie's attack in the overworld.

World 1 (Grass)

Level 1-1

Item Needed: None.
Regular: After progressing through the level you'll eventually be at the front plane. Just go to left to find the door.
Grannie: In the back plane, boost up, shoot the yellow walls, then just fall to the doors.


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Level 1-2

Item Needed: None.
Regular: When you're in the back plane, keep going to the left and fall down.
Grannie: In the back plane, go right then keep going on the floating platforms. Once there boost up to get to the door.


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Level 1-3

Item Needed: Vertical Boost.
Regular: Near the top of the back plane, boost up to find the door.
Grannie: To the left of the checkpoint, boost up and shoot at the yellow wall.


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Level 1-4

Item Needed: Power Shot.
Regular: After falling down a few platforms in the middle plane, go left and shoot the yellow wall.
Grannie: In the back plane after hopping on a few platforms, boost up towards the left, then shoot the yellow wall and boost up again.

World 2 (Ice)

Level 2-1

Item Needed: Vertical boost.
Regular: As soon as you start the level, boost up to the left side.
Grannie: When you get to the back plane, hover to the left then boost up.


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Level 2-2

Item Needed: Vertical boost.
Regular: When you get to the back plane, boost up until you get to the door.
Grannie: Where the regular door is, hover a bit then boost up.


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Level 2-3

Item Needed: Vertical boost.
Regular: After progressing a bit through the back plane, boost up towards the left side.
Grannie: Where the regular door is, hover to the right then boost up.


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Level 2-4

Item Needed: Power Shot.
Regular: To the left of the checkpoint, shoot at the yellow wall.
Grannie: When you first get to the back plane, go all the way left then hover to the yellow wall.

World 3 (Fire)

Level 3-1

Item Needed: Extended hover.
Regular: Near the start of the level, climb up towards the upper-left side, then hover to the door.
Grannie: In the back plane near the checkpoint, hover to the right then boost up.


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Level 3-2

Item Needed: Vertical boost.
Regular: To the right of the checkpoint, boost up.
Grannie: At the top of the back plane towards the end of the level, boost up then shoot the yellow wall.


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Level 3-3

Item Needed: Vertical boost.
Regular: As soon as you get to the back plane, boost up to the left.
Grannie: Near the end of the level boost up to the left and shoot at the yellow wall.


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Level 3-4

Item Needed: Extended hover OR vertical boost.
Regular: After progressing a bit through the back plane, hover to the right.
Grannie: Right when you get to the back plane, boost up and shoot the yellow wall.

World 4 (Sky)

Level 4-1

Item Needed: Power shot.
Regular: After switching from the middle plane to the front plane and back again, go to the left and shoot the yellow wall.
Grannie: In the back plane near the end of the level, boost up and shoot the yellow wall.


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Level 4-2

Item Needed: Extended hover OR vertical boost.
Regular: At the end of the level right before you get pushed by the wind cloud, hover or boost to the left.
Grannie: After passing through the wind clouds at the start of the level, boost up and shoot the yellow wall.


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Level 4-3

Item Needed: Power shot.
Regular: After climbing some platforms at the start, go left and shoot the yellow wall.
Grannie: About halfway through the level in the background, boost up on the left wall, and hover to the left.


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Level 4-4

Item Needed: Vertical boost.
Regular: Near the start of the level you'll see three eye-spitting monsters. Boost up to the platform to the left of them.
Grannie: At the end of the level right before you switch back to the middle plane, boost up to the left and shoot the yellow wall.

World 5 (Space)

Level 5-1

Item Needed: Extended hover OR vertical boost.
Regular: As soon as you start the level, hover or boost up to the left.
Grannie: When you get to the checkpoint, boost up and shoot the yellow wall on the right side.


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Level 5-2

Item Needed: Power shot.
Regular: When you get to the back plane, walk left and shoot the yellow wall.
Grannie: At the top right area of the back plane near the hammers, boost up and shoot the yellow wall.


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Level 5-3

Item Needed: Power shot.
Regular: In the back plane right before the end of the level, shoot at the yellow wall to the left.
Grannie: Near the end of level in the back plane shortly before the regular door, boost up and shoot the yellow wall.


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Level 5-4

Item Needed: Vertical boost.
Regular: When you start the level, boost up on the platform towards the right and just enter the door.
Grannie: As you progress in the back plane eventually you'll be near a bunch of hammers. Fall off the platform with the hammers, then hover a bit and boost up so you'll be where the door is. Then just shoot the yellow wall.

Credits

Hopefully this guide helps, as I often did not know what item to bring for each door. As long as you have the checkpoints on you should beat the secret levels with little trouble.

Again, hope you enjoyed this guide!

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[Crazy chomper]

Hey i got to a cga door as max not grandma inn 2-1

[Enlocke]

A really helpfull guide, thanks a lot !