Reverse

For the obstacle in Sonic Drift 2, see Reverse (Sonic Drift 2).

Reverse (リバース, Ribāsu^?) is a black circular block with the letter R on it which can be found in Special Stages and Bonus Stages. They are found for the first time in original 16-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog and later in Sonic & Knuckles.

Overview

In Special Stages of the original Sonic the Hedgehog, Reverse blocks are usually found at corner parts. By simply touching it, the block is able reverse the camera rotation direction, that can be useful on navigating.

Reverse blocks later repeat their role in the slot machine-themed Bonus Stage of Sonic & Knuckles, where they are found on small gaps in side walls.

Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)

Characters	Sonic \| Dr. Robotnik \| Animals (Flicky, Pocky, Pecky, Cucky, Ricky, Picky, Rocky) \| Tails* \| Knuckles* \| Super Sonic* \| Super Tails* \| Super Knuckles*
Badniks	Moto Bug \| Buzz Bomber \| Chopper \| Crabmeat \| Newtron \| Caterkiller \| Batbrain \| Roller \| Spikes \| Burrobot \| Jaws \| Orbinaut (Unidasu, Uni Uni) \| Bomb \| Ball Hog
Zones	Green Hill Zone \| Marble Zone \| Spring Yard Zone \| Labyrinth Zone \| Star Light Zone \| Scrap Brain Zone \| Final Zone \| Special Stages
Bosses	Egg Mobile-H \| Marble Zone boss \| Spring Yard Zone boss \| Labyrinth Zone boss \| Star Light Zone boss \| Final Zone
Moves/Techniques	Spin Jump \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash* \| Insta-Shield* \| Propeller Flying* \| Glide* \| Climb*
Items	Ring \| Video Monitor (Super Ring, Shield, Power Sneakers, Invincible, Extra Life, S, Flame Shield, Aqua Shield, Thunder Shield) \| Continue \| Spring \| Lamppost \| Bumper \| Switch \| Air Bubble \| Bonus Point \| Signpost \| Giant Ring \| Capsule \| Jump Stand \| Up and Down \| Reverse \| Goal
Other	Blue Sphere \| Bomb \| Chaos Emerald \| Color Block \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Fan \| Fire Statue \| Fireball Cannon \| Giant spear \| Debug Mode \| Electric Generator \| Flywheel \| High-speed elevator \| Iron ball \| Madonna \| Movable box \| Rotating platform \| Original Soundtrack \| Promotional Comic \| Shuttle loop \| Sonic the Hedgehog Band (Max, Mach, Sharps, Vector) \| Seesaw \| South Island \| Spikes \| Splats \| Story Comic \| Time Attack \| Totem Pole \| Winding Tunnel Exclusive to the 2013 re-release of Sonic the Hedgehog*.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles

Main articles (Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, Sonic & Knuckles Collection) | Gallery (Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic & Knuckles Collection) | Beta elements (Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles) | Staff (Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic & Knuckles Collection) | Glitches (Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, Sonic & Knuckles Collection) | Manuals (Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles)

Characters		Sonic (Super Sonic, Hyper Sonic) \| Tails (Super Tails) \| Knuckles (Super Knuckles, Hyper Knuckles) \| Dr. Robotnik \| Mecha Sonic (Mecha Sonic's Super State) \| Animals (Flicky (Flicky's Super State), Pocky, Pecky, Cucky, Ricky, Rocky)
Badniks		Batbot \| Blaster \| Blastoid (Carnival Night Zone) \| Blastoid (Hydrocity Zone) \| Bloominator \| Bubbles \| Bugernaut \| Butterdroid \| Catakiller, Jr. \| Chainspike \| Clamer \| Cluckoid \| Corkey \| Dragonfly \| EggRobo \| Fireworm \| Flybot767 \| Hyudoro \| Iwamodoki \| Jawz \| Madmole \| Mantis \| Mega Chopper \| Monkey Dude \| Mushmeanie \| Orbinaut \| Penguinator \| Pointdexter \| RhinoBot \| Ribot \| Rock'n \| Sandworm \| Skorp \| Snale Blaster \| Spikebonker \| Spiker \| Star Pointer \| Technosqueek \| Toxomister \| Turbo Spiker
Zones	Sonic 3	Angel Island Zone \| Hydrocity Zone \| Marble Garden Zone \| Carnival Night Zone \| IceCap Zone \| Launch Base Zone \| Special Stages \| Bonus Stages
	Sonic & Knuckles	Mushroom Hill Zone \| Flying Battery Zone \| Sandopolis Zone \| Lava Reef Zone \| Hidden Palace Zone \| Sky Sanctuary Zone \| Death Egg Zone \| The Doomsday Zone \| Special Stages \| Bonus Stages
	Competition	Azure Lake Zone \| Balloon Park Zone \| Chrome Gadget Zone \| Desert Palace Zone \| Endless Mine Zone
Bosses	Sub-bosses	Doctor Robotnik’s Flame Craft \| Doctor Robotnik’s Whirlpool Machine \| Tunnelbot \| Self D-Struct Machine \| Iceball \| Swing’m Spikez \| Hei Hou \| Gapsule \| Barrier Eggman \| Guardian \| Heat Arms \| Egg Mobile-H \| Flying Eggman \| Red Eye \| Death Ball
Bosses	Zone bosses	Doctor Robotnik’s Flame Craft \| Doctor Robotnik's Waterspout and Depth Charge Machine \| Doctor Robotnik’s Jet Drill Pod \| Doctor Robotnik's Energy Ship \| Doctor Robotnik’s Freeze-O-Matic \| Ball Shooter \| Beam Rocket \| Big Arm \| Jet Mobile \| Hang Mobile \| Egg Golem \| Hot Mobile \| Knuckles \| Mecha Sonic \| Mecha Sonic's Super State \| Great Eggman Robo \| The Doomsday Zone
Moves/Techniques		Bound Jump \| Double Jump \| Fireball Spin Dash \| Glide \| Gliding Knuckles Attack \| Hyper Flash \| Insta-Shield \| Propeller Flying \| Spin Jump \| Spin Dash \| Spin Attack \| Wall Climb
Items		Air Bubble \| Balloon \| Banana \| Bomb \| Booster \| Bumper \| Bumper wall \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Change \| Chaos Emerald \| Cloud \| Continue \| Fan \| Jump Stand \| Monitor (Water Shield, Flame Shield, Invincibility, Lightning Shield, Super Ring, Super Shoes, Extra Life, S, Eggman) \| Movable box \| Mushroom \| Pulley \| Ring \| Signpost \| Self-Propelled Bomb \| Slow-Down Shoes \| Snowboard \| Sphere \| Spikes \| Spring \| Spinning Top \| Star Post (Star Circle) \| Super Emerald \| Switch \| Transport \| Vine \| Zip Line
Other		Angel Island \| Barrel \| Blue Knuckles \| Conveyor Belt \| Corkscrew loop \| Crusher \| Debug Mode \| Fireball Cannon \| Flipper \| Flywheel \| Freeze \| Giant spear \| Goal \| Gravity Control Switch \| Gumball \| High-speed elevator \| High-speed warp tube \| Icicle \| Iron ball \| Jewel Radar \| Perfect Bonus \| Platform-raising Wheel \| Pole Elevator \| Relief \| Reverse \| Ring Shooter \| Rock Drill \| Seesaw \| Shuttle loop \| Slot machine \| Snowblower \| Sonic & Knuckles • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 \| Strange Relief \| Time Attack \| Tornado \| Warp Point \| Winding Tunnel \| Wonderman

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