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Description
The evil doctor Robotnik has a new plan to take over the world. He has built a new weapon, the Veg-O-Fortress on Mount Mobius and with it, he is transforming all creatures into robots. Sonic sneaks into the fortress and tries to stop Robotnik.
Use Sonic as a pinball in 4 dangerous levels. Score points, get rings, collect Chaos Emeralds and destroy the boss at the end of each level.
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Alternate Titles
- "STH Pinball" -- Informal title
- "Sonic Spinball" -- Japanese title
- "ソニック・スピンボール" -- Japanese spelling
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User Reviews
Critic Reviews
Electronic Games |
Jan, 1994 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) |
Feb, 1994 |
11 out of 12 |
92 |
Play Time |
Dec, 1993 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
Mega Fun |
Nov, 1993 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
Retro Archives |
Aug 28, 2018 |
16 out of 20 |
80 |
Computer and Video Games (CVG) |
Dec, 1993 |
73 out of 100 |
73 |
The Game Hoard |
Aug 29, 2020 |
5 out of 7 |
71 |
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) |
Dec, 1993 |
28 out of 40 |
70 |
Entertainment Weekly |
Feb 11, 1994 |
C |
50 |
Retro Game Reviews |
Feb 22, 2016 |
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40 |
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Trivia
Development
This was the first (and thus far, only) Sonic game to be developed entirely in the USA.
On the final day of Spinball's development, the team was throwing their 'end-of-project' party when the Japanese group working on
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 dropped in to see how things turned out. Among the group was
Hirokazu Yasuhara, who, upon seeing the start-up sequence, wondered how the Spinball team talked Sega into paying for the rights to the original Sonic theme song. It turns out that the Spinball team was completely unaware that the rights for the original Sonic music belonged to Dreams Come True, who had become quite famous since the music was composed two years prior. Their asking price was more than Sega was willing to pay, so at the very last minute composer
Howard Drossin whipped up a new opening jingle which became Spinball's theme.
References
The animals you free in the bonus games at the end of Toxic Caves and The Machine include Tails, as well as the supporting cast of Sonic the Hedgehog and the Archie comic book: Princess Sally, Boomer/Rotor, Bunnie, and Muttski. The Cluck bots that invade Toxic Caves and Lava Powerhouse are based on Robotnik's mechanical pet, also from the same show. Finally, the chicken bots circling the capsule in The March bonus are based on Scratch, one of Robotnik's incompetent cronies from
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball (Genesis) on Jun 07, 2002