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Play Sonic Spinball (US edition · Revision Beta August, 1993) Online
Sonic Spinball
Play Sonic Spinball online on Mega Drive. Control the flippers, hit lit targets and ramps, complete table objectives, and chase a higher pinball score in your browser.
Browser play
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B / C | S / X / Z |
| X / Y / Z | Q / A / E |
| START / MODE | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Sonic Spinball
Quick start
Launch Sonic through the Veg-O-Fortress, hit switches to open routes, and collect every Chaos Emerald in the table. Use the flippers and midair steering to keep Sonic out of drains, then reach the boss room and defeat Robotnik’s machine.
Controls
Pinball — A: Left flipper; B: Right flipper; C: Both flippers. D-pad: Nudge or steer Sonic while airborne. On foot, D-pad moves and A/B/C jumps; hold Down and tap an action button for a Spin Dash. Start: Pause. Flipper buttons can be changed in Options.
Sonic Spinball Game manuals
- Game manual 1
- Game manual 2
- SONIC_SPINBALL.pdf
- Game manual 4
- SONIC_SPINBALL.pdf
- Game manual 6
- Game manual 7
- Game manual 8
- Game manual 9
- Game manual 10
- SonicSpinball_MD_EU_manual.pdf
- Sonic Spinball (en-gb,de,es,fi,fr,it,nl,sv).pdf
- SonicSpinball_MD_AS_chinese_manual.pdf
- Sonic Spinball (zh).pdf
- Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Spinball_1993_Sega_JP.pdf
- Sonic Spinball (ja).pdf
- SonicSpinball_MD_US_manual.pdf
- Sonic Spinball (en).pdf
- SonicSpinball_MD_BR_manual.pdf
- Sonic Spinball (pt).pdf
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · segaMD
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
rwEmulator reviews edition metadata, release information, game manuals and first-hand browser-play notes. Available manuals are linked below; the editorial policy explains how facts are checked and corrections are handled.
- Game manual 1
- Game manual 2
- SONIC_SPINBALL.pdf
- Game manual 4
- SONIC_SPINBALL.pdf
- Game manual 6
- Game manual 7
- Game manual 8
- Game manual 9
- Game manual 10
- SonicSpinball_MD_EU_manual.pdf
- Sonic Spinball (en-gb,de,es,fi,fr,it,nl,sv).pdf
- SonicSpinball_MD_AS_chinese_manual.pdf
- Sonic Spinball (zh).pdf
- Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Spinball_1993_Sega_JP.pdf
- Sonic Spinball (ja).pdf
- SonicSpinball_MD_US_manual.pdf
- Sonic Spinball (en).pdf
- SonicSpinball_MD_BR_manual.pdf
- Sonic Spinball (pt).pdf