Midway Point

Midway Point is a gameplay mechanic representing the saving point within a level. If the player reaches a Midway Point, their progress is saved for that level, and if they lose a life, they continue from that Midway Point. They first appeared in Super Mario World, as Midway Gates, and later appeared in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, as Checkpoint Flags usable by Mario, Luigi, or Toad. If a character is Small, a Midway Point can change them to their Super form. Their latest appearance was in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
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