Sonic Spinball (Sega Genesis) 1993 [CIB] {Custom Game Case}
This is a
complete game in box with original manual and original game cartridge in a
custom game case.
Sonic
the Hedgehog Spinball is a 1993 pinball video game developed
by Sega Technical Institute and published by Sega. It is a spinoff of
the Sonic the Hedgehog series set in the continuity of the Sonic
the Hedgehog animated series. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who
must stop Doctor Robotnik from enslaving the population in a giant
pinball-like mechanism. The game is set in a series of pinball machine-like
environments with Sonic acting as the pinball.
Sonic
Spinball was developed by the American staff of Sega Technical Institute,
as the Japanese staff was occupied with developing Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic
& Knuckles. When Sega management realized that Sonic 3 would not
be completed in time for the 1993 holiday shopping season, they
commissioned another Sonic game. After a hasty two-month
development, Sonic Spinball was released for the Sega Genesis in
November 1993 and for the Game Gear and Master System in
1994.
Sonic
Spinball received mixed reviews, with critics praising the novelty and
graphics but criticizing the controls. A second pinball game, Sonic
Pinball Party, was released in 2003, and a Sonic Spinball spinning
rollercoaster opened in Alton Towers theme park, in 2010. Spinball has
been ported to various consoles and included in Sega compilations.
Gameplay
Sonic Spinball is a pinball game in which the player controls Sonic the Hedgehog, who acts as the pinball. The majority of the game takes place within the "Pinball Defense System", which resembles a series of large pinball machines. The game comprises four levels, each containing numerous flippers that can be used to aim Sonic's trajectory and launch him through the level. Sonic can be maneuvered while airborne with input from the directional pad, which can be used for better positioning following an impact with a bumper or target or when Sonic is descending toward the drain, bumpers or flippers.
Sonic starts the game with three lives. A life is
lost when Sonic falls through a drain. An extra life can be earned by
accumulating 20,000,000 points, which can be accumulated by hitting
bumpers, navigating through loops, collecting rings and destroying
enemy characters.