diff --git a/source/game.cpp b/source/game.cpp
index 76505e5..9109fdb 100644
--- a/source/game.cpp
+++ b/source/game.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "game.h"
 
-#define DEATH_COUNTER 350
+#define GAME_OVER_COUNTER 350
 
 // Constructor
 Game::Game(int playerID, int currentStage, Screen *screen, Asset *asset, Lang *lang, Input *input, bool demo, param_t *param, options_t *options, section_t *section, JA_Music_t *music)
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void Game::init(int playerID)
 	menaceThreshold = 0;
 	hiScoreAchieved = false;
 	stageBitmapCounter = STAGE_COUNTER;
-	gameOverCounter = DEATH_COUNTER;
+	gameOverCounter = GAME_OVER_COUNTER;
 	timeStopped = false;
 	timeStoppedCounter = 0;
 	counter = 0;
@@ -2351,7 +2351,11 @@ void Game::checkInput()
 				// Si no está jugando, el botón de start le permite continuar jugando
 				if (input->checkInput(input_start, ALLOW_REPEAT, options->controller[i].deviceType, options->controller[i].index))
 				{
-					player->setStatusPlaying(PLAYER_STATUS_PLAYING);
+					// Si no ha entrado ya en el estado de game over, entonces se puede continuar
+					if (gameOverCounter == GAME_OVER_COUNTER)
+					{
+						player->setStatusPlaying(PLAYER_STATUS_PLAYING);
+					}
 				}
 
 				// Si está continuando, los botones de fuego hacen decrementar el contador