Midway Gate

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Game versionsSNES · North America

A checkpoint that changes where Mario resumes after losing a life.

How it works

Touch its tape to activate the checkpoint. Small Mario also grows to Super Mario.

A midpoint does not finish an exit or replace a save prompt. The checkpoint before Bowser is one advantage of Back Door.

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