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.
Continue Monitor
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| 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 |
| 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 | Veg-O-Fortress
*Cameo appearance in 16-bit version of the game. | |
