The Continue Monitor[1] (コンティニュー[2] Kontinyū?, lit. "Continue") is a Item Box power-up that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. When obtained, it grants a Continue.
Description
Item Boxes containing the Continue Monitor power-up typically contain or display an icon depicting either a "C" or the word "CONT".
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, the video monitors containing them display the word "CONT" in white on a black background. In gameplay, they only appear in the Special Stages.
Sonic Spinball (8-bit)
In Sonic Spinball (8-bit), the Item Boxes containing the Continue Monitor power-up depict a blue dot with the letter "C" written inside it. 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.
Attack (Sonic Advance 2)
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Continue Monitor
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Minus Ring
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Exploding Balloon
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Reaper
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Spring
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Steal Boost
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Steal Wisp
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| Playable characters | Sonic |
|---|---|
| Non-playable characters | 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 | Ball Hog | Bomb | Burrobot | Buzz Bomber | Caterkiller | Chopper | Crabmeat | Jaws | Moto Bug | Newtron | Orbinaut (Uni Uni, Unidasu) | Spikes |
| Bosses | Green Hill Zone boss | Bridge Zone boss | Jungle Zone boss | Labyrinth Zone boss | Sky Base Zone boss |
| Moves/Techniques | Crouch | Spin Attack | Spin Jump |
| Gimmicks and obstacles | Bomb | Bumper | Bonus Plate | Conveyor Belt | Crusher | Electric beam | Fireball | Flipper | Giant spear | Iron ball | Metal cage | Seesaw | Spikes | Spring | Switch |
| Items | Air Bubble | Chaos Emerald | Video monitor (Arrow Monitor, Continue Monitor, Extra Life, Invincible, Shield, Super Ring, Power Sneakers) | Ring |
| Other | Continue | Life | South Island | Time Over | Teleporter | Totem pole | Water |
| Playable characters | Sonic | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-playable characters |
Tails | Dr. Robotnik | Animals (Flicky, Cucky, Locky, Wocky) | Sally | Bunnie Rabbot | Rotor | Muttski | Hip and Hop | |
| Levels | Toxic Caves | Lava Powerhouse | The Machine | Showdown | Bonus Stage | |
| Enemies | Buster | Buzz Bomber | Cluckbird | Clucker | Crawl | Ferron | Krondor | Magma Worm | Rexxon | Robohead | Scratch | |
| Bosses | Scorpius | Roboiler | Veg-O Machine | Robotnik's Ship | |
| Moves/Techniques | Cliffhanger Flip | Duck | Jump | Spin Attack | Super Spin Dash | |
| Gimmicks and obstacles | Balloon | Bumper | Capsule | Drain Bumper | Flipper | High-speed warp tube | Minecart | Sewer Warp | |
| Items | Bonus Gate | Chaos Emerald | Drop Target | Ring | |
| Music | Sonic the Hedgehog Boom | |
| Other | Life | Mount Mobius | Planet Mobius | Sonic Spinball (Life Savers) | Veg-O-Fortress | |
| Playable characters | Sonic | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-playable characters | Tails | Dr. Robotnik | Animals (Cucky, Flicky) | Hip and Hop | |
| Stages | Toxic Pools | Lava Powerhouse | The Machine | Final Showdown | Bonus Stage | |
| Enemies | Cluck | Ferron | Forebot | Magma Worm | Robohead | Vulture | Wasp | |
| Bosses | Toxic Pools boss | Roboiler | Veg-O Machine | Final Showdown boss | |
| Moves/Techniques | Crouch | Jump | Spin Attack | Super Spin Dash | |
| Gimmicks and obstacles | Bumper | Drain Bumper | Flipper | High-speed warp tube | Sewer Warp | Spring Catapult | |
| Items | Chaos Emerald | Item Box (1-Up, Continue) | Drop target | Ring | |
| Music | Sonic the Hedgehog Boom | |
| Other | Life | Mobius | Volcano Veg-O Fortress | |
