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A checkpoint, first introduced as a lamppost in Sonic 1, will save your progress through a level, in case you die. Checkpoints also serve as the entrance to a special stage in Sonic 2, and the entrance to a bonus stage in Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles.

Sonic 1 Lamppost

In this very first Sonic game, Sonic runs past a lightpost, causing the color of the bulb to change from blue to red. This is a simple palette trick, as the lamppost uses the same palette as Sonic himself.