Game Over

A Game Over occurs when the current player loses two rounds against another character in the single-player mode. When the player loses two fights, they are treated to a defeat screen, showing the character injured and in most cases bleeding and the foe saying a victory quote (vice versa happens in the single player mode when winning against CPUs, except they can't continue).

The game will then cut to a countdown. In most cases, the announcer counts down from "9" to "0", and the player has that much time to insert more coins to continue (or in most other cases press "start"). If the player continues, their character will be "healed", or recover and be able to fight again or choose a different character. If the player does not continue, they are treated to the Game Over screen, and can submit their initials for the hi-score board. In either case, game-over screens are generally frowned upon because they usually deplete some points or prevent certain characters' secret ending. The countdown can be done faster by pressing buttons other than the "continue" button(s).