Genesis Version Release:
Japanese Release Date: December 10, 1993
US Release Date: November, 1993
European Release Date: November, 1993

Game Gear Version Release:
Latin American Release Date: January 25, 1995
US Release Date: September, 1994
European Release Date: August, 1994

Genre: Pinball/Action
Players: 1
Rating: GA
 
  The Story:

The evil scientist Dr. Robotnik has unleashed his most diabolical plot yet to turn the animals of Planet Mobius into robots. His monstrous contraption,the Veg-O-Fortress, built on Mt. Mobius, is already transforming happy creatures into mindless slaves!

Robotnik's fiendish machine draws its power from the mountain's volcano. Fiery lava fuels the lethal Pinball Defense System that protects the fortress.

Sonic and his pal Tails mount an air assult on the fortress, only to be blasted in mid-flight by Robotnik's cannons. Sonic is knocked into deep water near the volcano. But he has friends in wet places-and is saved at the last moment!

Sonic sneaks into the Toxic Caves below the fortress. From there, he infiltrates Robotnik's vast deadly defenses. In no time, Sonic starts swiping Chaos Emeralds, freeing the animals of Mobius and dishing out hedgehog justice!

Yo Robotnik! You're in a mountain of trouble now. Sonic is spinning into action!
 
  The Gameplay:
Just about one of the hardest Sonic games ever to be made, with a spinning hedgehog inplace of the silver ball.

The game plays as a pinball game, with score at the top and Sonic as the ball. Your goal is to collect all the Chaos Emeralds in each stage, by destroying a certain Badnik or hitting a switch. After collecting a Chaos Emerald a new path will open so you can try and collect the next. After you collect all the Chaos Emeralds, which there's more then 7 in the whole game and there all the same color, a path to the boss will open.

After completing a level in the Game Gear or Master System version you'll head to the Bonus Cage. You need to spin into each of the three Giant bird cages with a harmless robotic bird in the middle collecting 1-Ups and so on. You need to make it to the third cage before the time limit is up to keep what you collected. Break open clock monitors to get extra time.

In the Mega Drive/Genesis version you also get Special Stages after the first 3 levels. The Special Stages are set up like real Pinball Machines with Sonic controlling them. You must complete the tasks to win each one.

How to win Special Stages:

Toxic Caves: Free the animals and destroy all seven Badniks while avoiding Dr. Robotnik in his Egg-O-Matic.
Lava Powerhouse: Destroy the 4 teeth and knock down the objects in the back.
The Machine: Knock the Scratch Badniks and destroy the machine.
 
  Here's your guide to all 4 levels of Sonic Spinball:

The Toxic Caves

Explore the super polluted caverns of the Veg-O-Fortress, where Dr. Robotnik dumps industrial waste. A wrong move here could mean being smothered in green slime, or-worse yet - chombed by Rexxon!

Bash into barrels of waste, Cluckbirds and magma worms. Getting one of the Chaos Emeralds could be draining. A Robotnik-faced killer bug named Scorpius bosses this level. Go for his stinger first!

Lava Powerhouse

Floating Ferrons block the only escape routes through Dr. Robotnik's lava powered generators. Use the steam jets like flippers. Get help from the Cluckbirds to get to higher places.

Destroy Dr. Robotnik's half-baked bosses in the Robo-Boiler Room!

The Machine

This is where the helpless Mobius inhabitants are imprisoned and robotized. Short out the wires with massive explosions! Risk being shredded in the grinding gears as you ascend to the main processing room.

Figure out the Veg-O-Machine's secret to free the hostages! The destruction of the Fortress begins!

Showdown

The Veg-O-Fortress is caving in on itself! Grab the last Chaos Emeralds and fight toward Robotnik's escaping rocket ship.

You'll face a treacherous climb through the space hangar. Krondors block your way and Robotnik launches bombs to stop you. Even Robotnik's cockpit is armed and dangerous!

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