Checkpoint Crate

Checkpoint Crates are a type of crate that appears in every game of the main Crash Bandicoot series, starting with the first game. They usually depicted with a yellow "C" (presumably short for "checkpoint") on them. Crash or another playable character can break a Checkpoint Crate to activate it so that if they lose a life, they restart from the previous Checkpoint Crate rather than the start of the level. If they lose all of their lives or complete the level, the Checkpoint Crate's effect wears out. In some games, breaking a Checkpoint Crate auto-saves the game.