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'''Checkpoints''' are objects within a [[level]] which mark the point where the player can continue from after losing a [[extra life|life]].

In ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', checkpoints are unmarked, with the player simply resuming from a place in the level they had passed; while in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', every [[Warp Door]] serves as a checkpoint, as do the [[Mini Rocket|rocket]]s from [[World 4-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|Worlds 4-2]] and [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|7-1]]; ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' has no checkpoints due to having shorter levels, while ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' typically lack them due to most levels having a sandbox structure; however, when warping to a "secret" area in the latter, an unmarked checkpoint is used instead of returning the player to [[Delfino Plaza]], as would normally happen upon death.

The first ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' game to feature an object that acted solely as a checkpoint is ''[[Super Mario World]]'' with its [[Midway Gate]]. Subsequently, other variations were used, including the [[Bell (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Bell]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' and the [[Middle Ring]] of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Since the release of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]], however, ''Super Mario'' games have largely standardized on the usage of [[Checkpoint Flag]]s.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMB2 Doors.PNG|[[Warp Door]]s from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
MidwayGate.png|Unactivated (left) and activated (right) [[Midway Gate]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''
Super Mario Land 2 Tutorial Level.png|[[Bell (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Bell]] from ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
MidwayFlag.png|Unactivated [[Checkpoint Flag]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
CheckpointSM3DL.png|Activated Checkpoint Flag from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
Checkpoint DKL.PNG|Unactivated (top) and activated (lower) [[Continue Point]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
StarBarrel DKC.png|A [[Star Barrel]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
ProfChops.jpg|Figurine of a [[Professor Chops]] checkpoint from ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
Checkpoint Block.PNG|A [[Checkpoint Block]] from ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''
MiddleRing SMA3.png|A [[Middle Ring]] from ''[[Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island]]''
YTT-Checkpoint Sprite.png|A [[checkpoint warp]] from ''[[Yoshi's Topsy-Turvy]]''
</gallery>

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+'''Checkpoints''' are objects within a [[level]] which mark the point where the player can continue from after losing a [[extra life|life]].
-[[File:SMG2 Galaxy Generator Checkpoint.png|thumb|200px|A checkpoint in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'']]
-'''Checkpoints''' appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as objects within a [[level]] where the player can continue from after they lose a life. If the player gets a [[Game Over]], they lose their progress in a level. Finishing a level traditionally  resets checkpoints, so replaying the level starts from the beginning.
-In ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', checkpoints are unmarked, with the player simply resuming from a place in the level they had passed. In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', every [[Warp Door]] serves as a checkpoint, as do the [[Mini Rocket|rocket]]s from [[World 4-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-1]], [[World 4-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-2]], and [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 7-1]]. ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' has no checkpoints due to having shorter levels, while ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' typically lack them due to most levels having a sandbox structure; however, after warping to a few exceptional areas in the former, the player returns directly to that point upon reentering the level, such as in the volcano of [[Lethal Lava Land]], and similarly for "secret" areas in the latter, an unmarked checkpoint is used instead of returning the player to [[Delfino Plaza]], as would normally happen upon life-loss. In {{a|YWW|l}} and {{a|P&YWW|l}}, while the player is in [[Easy Mode|Mellow Mode]], the exit of a boss door is an invisible checkpoint. In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', every area transition, with the exception of certain areas on the [[Dark Side]] and [[Darker Side]], is a checkpoint. Some side areas have unmarked checkpoints.
+In ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', checkpoints are unmarked, with the player simply resuming from a place in the level they had passed; while in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', every [[Warp Door]] serves as a checkpoint, as do the [[Mini Rocket|rocket]]s from [[World 4-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|Worlds 4-2]] and [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|7-1]]; ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' has no checkpoints due to having shorter levels, while ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' typically lack them due to most levels having a sandbox structure; however, when warping to a "secret" area in the latter, an unmarked checkpoint is used instead of returning the player to [[Delfino Plaza]], as would normally happen upon death.
-''[[Super Mario World]]'' is the first game of the ''Super Mario'' franchise to have an object functioning as a checkpoint, the [[Midway Gate]]. Subsequently, other variations were used, including the [[Bell (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|bell]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' and the [[Checkpoint Ring|Middle Ring]] of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Since the release of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', however, ''Super Mario'' games have largely standardized on the usage of [[Checkpoint Flag]]s.
+The first ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' game to feature an object that acted solely as a checkpoint is ''[[Super Mario World]]'' with its [[Midway Gate]]. Subsequently, other variations were used, including the [[Bell (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Bell]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' and the [[Middle Ring]] of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Since the release of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]], however, ''Super Mario'' games have largely standardized on the usage of [[Checkpoint Flag]]s.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-SMB2 Doors Sprites.png|[[Warp Door]]s from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
+SMB2 Doors.PNG|[[Warp Door]]s from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
-MidwayGate.png|A [[Midway Gate]] from ''[[Super Mario World]]''
+MidwayGate.png|Unactivated (left) and activated (right) [[Midway Gate]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''
-Super Mario Land 2 Tutorial Level.png|A [[Bell (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|bell]] from ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
+Super Mario Land 2 Tutorial Level.png|[[Bell (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Bell]] from ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
-Midway Point.PNG|A [[Checkpoint Flag]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
+MidwayFlag.png|Unactivated [[Checkpoint Flag]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
-MidwayFlag.png|An unactivated Checkpoint Flag from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
+CheckpointSM3DL.png|Activated Checkpoint Flag from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
-CheckpointSM3DL.png|An activated Checkpoint Flag from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
+Checkpoint DKL.PNG|Unactivated (top) and activated (lower) [[Continue Point]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
-Continue Point DKL unactivated.png|An unactivated [[Continue Point]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
-Continue Point DKL activated.png|An activated Continue Point in ''Donkey Kong Land''
 StarBarrel DKC.png|A [[Star Barrel]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
-ProfChops.jpg|A figurine of a [[Professor Chops]] checkpoint from ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
+ProfChops.jpg|Figurine of a [[Professor Chops]] checkpoint from ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
-WLSML3-CheckpointAni.gif|Unactivated (left) and activated (right) [[save point]]s from ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''
+Checkpoint Block.PNG|A [[Checkpoint Block]] from ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''
-Checkpoint Block.png|A [[checkpoint block]] from ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''
+MiddleRing SMA3.png|A [[Middle Ring]] from ''[[Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island]]''
-MiddleRing SMA3.png|A [[Checkpoint Ring|Middle Ring]] from ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
+YTT-Checkpoint Sprite.png|A [[checkpoint warp]] from ''[[Yoshi's Topsy-Turvy]]''
-YTT-Checkpoint Sprite.png|A [[Checkpoint (Yoshi Topsy-Turvy)|checkpoint]] from ''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]''
-Metro Checkpoint.jpg|A Checkpoint Flag from the [[Metro Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
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-==Names in other languages==
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-|JpnR=Chekku Pointo
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-==References==
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