Yes, at the end of each level, there is a boss to contend with. In this case, the boss here seems to be the 'friendly' trash eating mecha spider...OK you're right, I don't know why he's here. Maybe he's hibernating or something. Anyway, these bosses usually have a weak spot and it's up to you to find out what it is. Of course they get meaner along the four levels, with Eggman sitting comfy on his ass asking for it to get whupped come last level.

Of course, the only way to GET to the boss and therefore complete the level you are on is to collect Chaos emeralds. There are three in each level, which doesn't sound right when you add them up (there happens to be a total of 12 of them!). Collect these three gems and you'll be given access to the end of level boss. Try to get in before then though just gets you kicked out, so don't even try it.

There just happens to be a little secret hanging around the lairs of Sonic Spinball. You know there are rings on each level. Well, what do they do? Nothing? Wrong! They help you get access to a special secret zone! Collect all of the rings in an entire level (asking much I know, but just pretend its not hard to not spoil the moment eh? ^_^) and it'll sort of congratulate you at the top of the screen. Next find a Large Giant Ring in the level you are on and jump in it (or flip, or whatever). You'll be taken to a mini-pinball stage where Sonic is playing pinball himself and you must complete a specific challenge within a limit of some sort.

Of course you don't HAVE to collect all of the rings to access a special bonus zone. Oh no. Complete a level and you get the same effect, where you get taken to a bonus pinball stage and have to complete a challenge within a certain amount of balls. this challenge sees you trying to free your friends in the cylinders, avoiding Eggman (ah, isn't he cute? haha!), then when your friends are free, hit Eggman to see him crash. Hilarious. There are many more of these when you complete levels two, three and four, its just that I HAD to showcase this 'cos its my fave one. Squish Eggman!

The result? Maybe it's just me - this game will definitely give you a fair few hours worth of gameplay. But you begin to realise that there's nothing to show for it - although they are massive, four levels really doesn't account for lifespan, however the excrutiatingly hard difficulty setting will more than make up for that. One for the collectors cabinet, as it's very rare, especially the Master System version, and it IS a good laugh, but unless you're really into pinball, don't expect anything too special from this title. The First Bonus Stage is funny though. I've said that already? Well, it's still funny.

Sonic Score: 6 out of 10!

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