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[[File:Sonic1 MD GameOver.png|thumb|right|320px|The Game Over screen in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.]]
'''{{PAGENAME}}'''{{fileref|Sonic1 MD US manual.pdf|page=12}} (ゲームオーバー{{fileref|Sonic1 MD JP manual.pdf|page=19}}) refers to the video game feature where the player is unable to continue the game, usually after losing all of their lives or failing a critical objective. In most cases, the words "Game Over" are displayed on the screen.

{{quote|You have three chances to complete the game. If you lose all three chances, the game ends.|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' US manual|ref={{fileref|Sonic1 MD US manual.pdf|page=12}}}}
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==In ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games==
The way that a Game Over is handled differs across many of the games in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. In earlier games, getting a Game Over would return the player to the title screen, forcing them to restart the whole game from the beginning. However, games with save features such as ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' will allow the player to reload their save file and continue from the first Act of the Zone where their game ended. Some games award [[Continue]]s which will allow the player to continue after a Game Over if they have at least one, though some Game Over screens in later games like ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' offer this feature anyway.

Some ''Sonic'' games, such as ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'', ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' and [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)]] do not display a Game Over screen when the player runs out of lives, but will still end the game and return to the main menu. Some ''Sonic'' games eschew Game Overs entirely, such as games where the player has infinite lives by default such as ''[[Sonic Forces]]'' and ''[[Sonic Frontiers]]''. In ''[[Chaotix]]'', dying will always send the player(s) back to the [[World Entrance]]. In ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'', getting a Game Over (except if playing in Japanese text) is referred to as a "black out".

The 8-bit versions of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' are an unusual case in which the Game Over screen will be displayed after the game has been completed and the ending has finished, an occurrence which usually happens in arcade games.

==Gallery==
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Sonic1 MD GameOver.png|{{MD}} ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
Sonic1 SMS Comparison GameOver.png|{{SMS}} ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
Sonic1 GG Comparison GameOver.png|{{GG}} ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
Sonic2 MD GameOver.png|{{MD}} ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
Sonic2 SMS GameOver.png|{{SMS}} ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
Sonic2 GG GameOver.png|{{GG}} ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
SegaSonic Bros Gameplay Screen 7.png|''[[SegaSonic Bros.]]''
SegaSonic System32 GameOver.png|''[[SegaSonic the Hedgehog]]''
SonicCD MCD OuttaHere 3.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''
SonicChaos SMS GameOver.png|{{SMS}} ''[[Sonic Chaos]]''
SonicChaos GG Comparison GameOver.png|{{GG}} ''[[Sonic Chaos]]''
SonicSpinball MD Bug 255Lives 3.png|{{MD}} ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball|Sonic Spinball]]''
SonicSpinball GG GameOver.png|{{GG}} ''[[Sonic Spinball (8-bit)|Sonic Spinball]]''
DRMBM MD GameOver.png|{{MD}} ''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''
DRMBM SMS GameOver.png|{{SMS}} ''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)|Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''
DRMBM GG GameOver.png|{{GG}} ''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)|Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''
Sonic3 MD GameOver.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles]]''
SonicTripleTrouble GG GameOver.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]''
TailsSkypatrol GG GameOver.png|''[[Tails' Skypatrol]]''
TailsAdventures GG GameOver.png|''[[Tails Adventures]]''
SonicLabyrinth GG GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Labyrinth]]''
SonictheFighters Model2 GameOver.png|''[[Sonic the Fighters]]''
Sonic3D MD GameOver.png|{{MD}} ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]''
Sonic3D Saturn GameOver.png|{{SAT}} ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]''
SonicBlast GG GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Blast]]''
SonicJam GameCom GameOver.png|{{Gamecom}} ''[[Sonic Jam (Game.com)|Sonic Jam]]''
SonicAdventure DC GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Adventure]]''
SonicPocketAdventure NGPC GameOver.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure]]''
Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic Shuffle]]''
SonicAdvance GBA GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Advance]]''
SonicAdvance2 GBA GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Advance 2]]''
SonicPinballParty GBA GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Pinball Party]]''
SonicBattle GBA GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Battle]]''
SonicAdvance3 GBA GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Advance 3]]''
Notavailable.svg|[[Sonic Jump (2005)|''Sonic Jump'' (2005)]]
ShadowtheHedgehog GC GameOver.png|''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]''
SonicRush DS GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Rush]]''
Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood]]''
Notavailable.svg|{{360}}{{PS3}} ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
Notavailable.svg|{{Wii}}{{PS2}} ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (Day)
Notavailable.svg|{{Wii}}{{PS2}} ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (Night)
Sonic4Episode1 PC GameOver.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I]]''
Sonic4Episode2 PC GameOver.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II]]''
Notavailable.svg|{{Wii}} ''[[Sonic Colours]]''
SonicColours DS GameOver.png|{{DS}} ''[[Sonic Colours (Nintendo DS)|Sonic Colours]]''
SonicGenerations PC GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Generations]]''
SonicGenerations 3DS GameOver.png|{{3DS}} ''[[Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS)|Sonic Generations]]''
SonicLostWorld PC GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Lost World]]''
Notavailable.svg|{{3DS}} ''[[Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS)|Sonic Lost World]]''
SonicMania PC GameOver.png|''[[Sonic Mania]]''
</gallery>

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