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Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball

Dr. Eggman (AKA Dr. Robotnik) is once again turning the animals of Mobius into robots using his monstrous contraption, the Veg-O-Fortress. Only Sonic can penetrate the Pinball Defense System to free the…

23 November 1993

Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball is a pinball developed by Sega Technical Institute, released 23 November 1993 on Wii, Game Boy Advance, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Linux.

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What Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball is

Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball is a pinball game developed by Sega Technical Institute and released in 1993. It was published by Sega. It is available on Wii, Game Boy Advance, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball is one of the few games in the Sonic franchise set in the universe of the animated series Sonic the Hedgehog. The evil scientist Doctor Robotnik has built a fortress on top of a volcano to transform the animals of planet Mobius into robot slaves. The volcano's magma fuels the fortress and the pinball machine-like defense systems. The volcano is kept in stable condition with Chaos Emeralds. Sonic the Hedgehog and his friend Tails mount an aerial assault on the fortress. Sonic is knocked into the waters that surround the volcano, but surfaces in the caves below the fortress. He infiltrates the defenses, absconds with the Chaos Emeralds, and frees the animals…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series

Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball is the 19th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine in 1993.

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What it launched against

Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball launched on 23 November 1993, within three weeks of Doom, SimCity 2000 and Romancing SaGa 2.

Released around the same time: Doom, SimCity 2000, Romancing SaGa 2.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball — frequently asked questions

When did Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball come out?
Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball was released on 23 November 1993 for Wii, Game Boy Advance, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball have multiplayer?
Yes. Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball supports multiplayer.

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