Continue Monitor

The Continue Monitor^[1] (コンティニュー^[2], Kontinyū^?, lit. "Continue") is a video monitor power-up that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. When obtained, it grants a Continue.

Description

The video monitors that serve as Continue Monitors have the word "CONT" written on their black screen in white.

When breaking open a Continue Monitor, the player receives a Continue. As such, in case the player loses all of their lives, the Continue will let them start a level over with three extra lives once.

Game appearances

Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)

The Continue Monitors made their first appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit). In this game, they only appear in the Special Stages.

Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (8-bit)

In the 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball, the Continue Monitors made a return. In this game, they are featured as hidden objects in small chambers in the corners of each level.

Trivia

An otherwise unused, but fully functional Continue Monitor also appears in the 8-bit Sonic the Hedgehog 2, but it is locked in a wall so it is impossible to get without cheat codes.

References

↑ Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Game Gear) United States instruction booklet, p. 11.
↑ Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Game Gear) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 16.

Item Box power-ups

Recurring	1-Up \| Aqua Shield \| Flame Shield \| Invincible \| Thunder Shield \| Power Sneakers \| Shield \| Super Ring
Other	5 Ring Bonus \| 20 Rings \| Air \| Attract \| Attack (Sonic Advance 2) \| Attack (Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity) \| Bashosen \| Big 50 Ring \| Blue Shield \| Bomb \| Booby Trap \| Bowling Strike \| Bubble Bomb \| Bunny Boost \| Chao Attack \| Chao-nado \| Chaos Emerald \| Change \| Character \| Chopper Chomp \| Colorball \| Combi Catcher \| Combine Ring \| Combination Dash \| Combo Bonus \| Confusion \| Continue Monitor \| Damage Recover \| Drac-O'-Lantern \| Dragon Dance \| Eggman \| Electro Boost \| Explosion \| Exploding Balloon \| Explosive Mine \| Festive Umbrella Boost \| Fire Boost \| Fire Whirl \| Fireball \| Firework Flurry \| Flame Jump \| Flue Shot \| Fly Charge \| Free Throw \| Frozen Chopper Chomp \| Gauge Up \| Gold Shield \| GP Boost \| Grow \| Health \| Heat Barrier \| Hedge Maze \| High Speed \| Home Run \| Hyper Heli-Tails \| Ice Mine \| Ice Wave \| Illusion Boost \| Illusion Mine \| Jet Board \| Jump \| Lava Bomb \| Lightning \| Lilytrap \| Magnet \| Marker \| Maximum Tension Bonus \| Mine \| Minus Ring \| Missile \| Mosaic \| Moto-Bug \| Octo-Boost \| Octo-Ink \| Parts Lock \| Player Swap \| Pogo Spring \| Power Core \| Pyro-Mine \| Random \| Random Ring Bonus \| Reaper \| Ring Can \| Rings \| Rocket Shoes \| S \| Screw Shoes \| Shrink \| Skateboard \| Slow \| Soda Rocket \| Speed Down \| Stage Select \| Star Trail \| Steal \| Steal Boost \| Steal Wisp \| Storm Cloud \| Strike Out \| Special Combination \| Spring \| Support Spring \| Swap \| Target Torpedo \| Tee Shot \| Team Blast Ring \| Tension Bonus \| Tension Bonus (multiplayer) \| Time Bonus \| Time Stop \| Tornado \| Transparency \| Twister \| Umbrella Boost \| Warp \| Whirlwind \| Wind Boost \| Wipeout \| Wrench Rush \| Zap Trap
Sonic Boom	Enerbeam \| Magnet \| Score Doubler \| Shield \| Super Ring
Miscellaneous	Floating Item Box \| Item Panel \| Target Switch

Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)

Main article | Gallery | Beta elements | Glitches

Characters	Sonic \| Dr. Robotnik \| Animals (Flicky, Pocky, Pecky, Cucky, Ricky, Picky, Rocky)
Zones	Green Hill Zone \| Bridge Zone \| Jungle Zone \| Labyrinth Zone \| Scrap Brain Zone \| Sky Base Zone \| Special Stages
Enemies	Moto Bug \| Buzz Bomber \| Chopper \| Crabmeat \| Newtron \| Caterkiller \| Spikes \| Burrobot \| Jaws \| Orbinaut (Unidasu, Uni Uni) \| Bomb \| Ball Hog
Bosses	Green Hill Zone boss \| Bridge Zone boss \| Jungle Zone boss \| Labyrinth Zone boss \| Sky Base Zone boss
Moves/Techniques	Spin Attack \| Spin Jump
Items	Ring \| Video monitor (Super Ring, Shield, Power Sneakers, Invincible, Extra Life, Continue Monitor, Arrow Monitor) \| Spring \| Bumper \| Switch \| Air Bubble \| Signpost \| Capsule
Other	Bomb \| Chaos Emerald \| Conveyor Belt \| Continue \| Crusher \| Electric Generator \| Fire Statue \| Flipper \| Giant spear \| Iron ball \| Seesaw \| South Island \| Spikes \| Teleporter \| Totem pole

Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball

Main articles (16-bit, 8-bit) | Gallery (16-bit, 8-bit) | Staff (16-bit, 8-bit) | Glitches

Characters		Sonic \| Tails \| Dr. Robotnik \| Animals (Flicky, Cucky, Locky, Wocky) \| Sally* \| Bunny* \| Rotor* \| Muttski* \| Hip and Hop
Stages		Toxic Caves/Toxic Pools \| Lava Powerhouse \| The Machine \| The Showdown/Final Showdown \| Bonus Stages (16-bit, 8-bit)
Enemies		Magma Worm \| Cluckbird \| Rexxon \| Ferron \| Buster \| Krondor \| Scratch* \| Clucker \| Crawl \| Buzz Bomber
Bosses		Scorpius/Toxic Pools Boss \| Roboiler \| Veg-O Machine \| Robotnik's Ship/Final Showdown Boss
Other		Balloon \| Bonus Gate \| Bumper \| Capsule \| Chaos Emerald \| Item Box (1-Up, Continue Monitor) \| Drain Bumper \| Drop Target \| Flipper \| High-speed warp tube \| Minecart \| Mount Mobius \| Planet Mobius \| Ring \| Sewer Warp \| Sonic the Hedgehog Boom \| Spin Jump \| Spring Catapult \| Super Spin Dash \| Tornado \| Veg-O-Fortress *Cameo appearance in 16-bit version of the game.

[0] Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Game Gear) United States instruction booklet, p. 11.

[StH8-bitJap2-1] Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Game Gear) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 16.

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