Reverse

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

Reverse (リバース, Ribāsu^?) is a gimmick that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a black circular block with the letter "R" on it which can be found in Special Stages and Bonus Stages.

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)

Playable characters	Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails (Super Tails) \| Knuckles* (Super Knuckles*)
Non-playable characters	Dr. Robotnik \| Animals (Flicky, Pocky, Pecky, Cucky, Ricky, Picky, Rocky)
Zones	Green Hill Zone \| Marble Zone \| Spring Yard Zone \| Labyrinth Zone \| Star Light Zone \| Scrap Brain Zone \| Final Zone \| Special Stages
Enemies	Ball Hog \| Batbrain \| Bomb \| Burrobot \| Buzz Bomber \| Caterkiller \| Chopper \| Crabmeat \| Jaws \| Moto Bug \| Newtron \| Orbinaut (Uni Uni, Unidasu) \| Roller \| Spikes \| Splats
Bosses	Egg Mobile-H \| Marble Zone boss \| Spring Yard Zone boss \| Labyrinth Zone boss \| Star Light Zone boss \| Final Zone
Moves/Techniques	Climb* \| Crouch \| Glide* \| Insta-Shield* \| Propeller Flying* \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash* \| Spin Jump \| Swim*
Gimmicks and obstacles	Bomb \| Bumper \| Capsule \| Chaos Emerald \| Color Block \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Electrical emitter \| Fan \| Fire Statue \| Fireball Cannon \| Flywheel \| Giant spear \| Goal \| Goal Plate \| Giant Ring \| High-speed elevator \| Iron ball \| Jump Stand \| Lamppost \| Movable box \| Reverse \| Rotating platform \| See-saw \| Spikes \| Spring \| Switch \| Up and Down
Items	Air Bubble \| Ring \| Video Monitor (Aqua Shield, Extra Life, Flame Shield, Invincible, Power Sneakers, S, Shield, Super Ring, Thunder Shield)
Music	Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack
Other	Continue \| Blue Sphere \| Debug Mode \| Madonna \| Shuttle loop \| Sonic the Hedgehog Band (Max, Mach, Sharps, Vector) \| Secret Bonus \| South Island \| Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic) \| Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic \| Time Attack* \| Time Over \| Totem pole \| Winding Tunnel Exclusive to the 2013 re-release of Sonic the Hedgehog*.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles

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Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic, Hyper Sonic) \| Tails (Super Tails) \| Knuckles (Super Knuckles, Hyper Knuckles)
Non-playable characters		Dr. Robotnik \| Rock Drill \| 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 \| Balloon Park \| Chrome Gadget \| Desert Palace \| Endless Mine
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 \| Final Weapon
Moves/Techniques		Bound Jump \| Crouch \| Double Jump \| Fireball Spin Dash \| Glide \| Gliding Knuckles Attack \| Hyper Flash \| Insta-Shield \| Propeller Flying \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Swim \| Wall Climb
Items		Air Bubble \| Balloon \| Banana \| Bomb \| Booster \| Bumper \| Bumper wall \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Change \| Chaos Emerald \| Cloud \| Continue \| Electrical emitter \| 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		Conveyor Belt \| Corkscrew loop \| Crusher \| Death Egg \| Debug Mode \| Drum \| Fireball Cannon \| Flipper \| Floating Island \| 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 \| Seesaw \| Shuttle loop \| Slot machine \| Snowblower \| Sonic & Knuckles • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 \| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (LCD) \| Strange Relief \| Time Attack \| Tornado \| Warp Point \| Winding Tunnel \| "Wonderman"

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