Goal Pole



A Flagpole appears at the end of every level in Super Mario Bros. games and New Super Mario Bros.. Mario or Luigi have to jump and grab the flagpole to end the level. A skull is on the flag. In New Super Mario Bros. it's a black flag (or red for secret exits) with a white skull. Interestingly, while being Mega Mario or Luigi, they knock over the flagpole and turn around to look at the rubble they made, and then shrink into Mario or Luigi and head into the castle. Flagpoles also appear in the Bowser inter-missions in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

In Super Mario World, there were Giant Gates instead of Flagpoles.

Mario could also jump on flagpoles in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. This game answers the question, "Why jump on the flagpoles?" The answer is, "Why not?" A flagpole can also be found in Little Fungitown of the Beanbean Kingdom and could be slid down as well.

In the opening cinematic of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool can be seen sliding down multi-colored flagpoles.