![]() ![]() ![]() For Sega to take their beloved stars out of their genre (which had an extremely established style) and incorporate it into pinball mechanics was a big risk, but it’s incredibly rewarding. Other than 1987’s NES Open Tournament Golf, we wouldn’t see Mario start dipping his toes into sports titles until two years later, with Mario Tennis. ![]() During the early 90s, games that were major successes tended to stick their formulas, rather than leap-frogging into a different genre. Like anything that breaks new ground, Sonic Spinball may be a lesser known entity because it was a bit ahead of its time. Was Spinball Always This Awesome? Yes, yes it was. Once all the Emeralds in a stage are collected, the boss room is unlocked. Players must use the flippers to maneuver Sonic through pipes, and towards buttons, switches, and triggers in order to complete puzzles and unlock those coveted Chaos Emeralds. On the Genesis controller, A controlled the left flipper, B controlled the right, and C controlled both (I tended to just use the C button in the game, because why the hell not?). ![]() The player doesn’t control Sonic - they control flippers around the stage to launch Sonic to specific areas. The inner mechanisms of each level is a giant pinball game, and Sonic is the ball. The twist? These aren’t ordinary linear levels with a left-to-right scroll. ![]()
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