Editing Sub-area

{{about|the sub-areas commonly found in the [[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]] series|the sample level revolving around the mechanic in [[Super Mario Maker]]|[[Sub Areas]]|the sub-areas in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country series]]|[[Bonus room]]}}
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[[File:SMB World 1-1 Bonus Area.png|150px|right|thumb|The sub-area in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'']]
A '''sub-area''' (alternatively '''subarea''' or '''sub area'''), also known as a '''bonus area''', '''Coin Room''',<ref>{{cite|author=Sase, Shinji, [[Howard Phillips]], and Lynn Griffes, editors|title=''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]''|format=U.S. Edition|date=1987|location=Redmond|publisher=Tokuma Shoten, [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|isbn=4-19-720003-XC|page=7}}</ref> and '''bonus room''', is a feature in most games, especially platformers, in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. Sub-areas are places that are optional to access and are not required to enter in order to finish the [[level]]. They are most commonly, but not exclusively, entered through heading into [[Warp Pipe]]s or climbing [[vine]]s and usually contain [[coin]]s, occasionally power-ups, and, in later games, collectibles such as [[Star Coin]]s. Some also lead to [[Warp Zone]]s or [[Coin Heaven]]s. In the 2D games, the character usually also exits out to a different part of the main level.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series / ''Super Princess Peach''===
Sub-areas were introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', with the first one being in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]]. They are present throughout the game.

The sub-areas return in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' with the same functionality.

''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' contains many sub-areas, which can be accessed by entering [[vase]]s. However, in this game, entering some of these vases, usually to pick up [[key]]s, is mandatory to finish levels.

Sub-areas in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' function the same as in ''Super Mario Bros.'' The ones in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', and the ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' series function very similarly but without the possibility of warping directly to later levels.

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', sub-areas differ somewhat from earlier games, as the only conventional sub-area in the game is the [[1-Up Chamber]]. However, many pipes do lead to alternate areas of levels that are played similarly to the regular areas. There is also the [[bonus game (Super Mario World)|bonus game]] for reaching 100 [[Goal Star]]s from completing levels.

Sub-areas return in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' series, ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', functioning very similarly to the ones in ''Super Mario Bros.'', but now with the possibility of finding Star Coins or [[10-flower coin]]s within them.
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===''Wario World''===
[[File:GreenhornRuinsSub6.png|125px|right|thumb|A sub-area in [[Greenhorn Ruins]]]]
Sub-areas play a key role in ''[[Wario World]]'' as areas housing [[Red diamond (Wario World)|red diamonds]], objects needed  to access the boss of each level. There are two types of sub-areas; sub-areas accessed through [[Trapdoor (Wario World)|wooden trapdoors]] can be accessed simply by ground-pounding to enter them and are often small, contained puzzles. Sub-areas accessed through steel trapdoors can only be accessed by Wario using the [[Piledriver]] move. These sub-areas are considerably larger than the ones accessed through wooden doors and take place in a sky like setting. Should Wario fall off the area, he will be reset at the sub-areas beginning. Sub-areas always contain a red diamond and sometimes contain a [[Gold Statue]] piece, a captured [[Spriteling]] or both alongside a red diamond. Once the red diamond is collected, it is replaced by a normal [[Wooden chest]].
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===''Princess Peach: Showtime!''===
[[File:PPS The Dark Baker & the Bewitching Sweets sub-area.png|175px|right|thumb|The sub-area in [[The Dark Baker & the Bewitching Sweets]]]]
Sub-areas show up in most stages in ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]''. A vast majority of them offer [[Sparkle Gem]]s, though some merely offer coins.

They are entered by having [[Princess Peach|Peach]] (specifically her transformations except [[Radiant Peach|Radiant]]/[[Super Radiant Peach|Super Radiant]]) pose on certain spotlight spots in the stages with {{button|switch|ZL}} / {{button|switch|ZR}}. This will lead to a round elevator platform lifting Peach up a bit, the audience clapping, and the elevator heading down into a curtained backroom that Peach drops down to.

The sub-areas usually have small missions inside them for Peach to complete. The challenges can only rarely be failed, and a spotlight spot after the missions will summon an elevator that goes further down and then immediately back up to where Peach originally entered the sub-area from.

Should Peach run out of [[Heart Point#Princess Peach: Showtime!|HP]] while in a sub-area, for instance in the sub-area next to the boss fight entrance in [[Cowgirl in the Wilderness]], she will be returned to the previous overworld [[checkpoint]].

==Gallery==
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SMB NES World 2-1 Coin Heaven.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
SMB3 sub-area World 1-2.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SML World 1-1 sub-area.png|''[[Super Mario Land]]''
MarioSMAS.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
SMA4 World 3-9 Bonus Area.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMG Good Egg Secret Room.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Good Egg Rainbow Mario.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
SpinningPlatformNSMBW.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
SM3DL 2-2.png|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
NSMB2 World 4-5 sub-area 3.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
BlueCoinSM3DW.jpg|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
SMBW Petal Isles Flying Battleship second 10-flower coin.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
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==Names in other languages==
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|Fre=Chambre secrète<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 14</ref>
|FreM=Secret room
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