<s>
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
Spinball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
Technical	O
Institute	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spinoff	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
set	O
in	O
the	O
continuity	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
stop	O
Doctor	O
Robotnik	O
from	O
enslaving	O
the	O
population	O
in	O
a	O
giant	O
pinball-like	O
mechanism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
pinball	B-Application
machine-like	O
environments	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
acting	O
as	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
staff	O
of	O
Sega	O
Technical	O
Institute	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
staff	O
was	O
occupied	O
with	O
developing	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Knuckles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Sega	O
management	O
realized	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
1993	O
holiday	O
shopping	O
season	O
,	O
they	O
commissioned	O
another	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
hasty	O
two-month	O
development	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
1993	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
novelty	O
and	O
graphics	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
spinning	O
rollercoaster	O
opened	O
in	O
Alton	O
Towers	O
theme	O
park	O
,	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
"	O
Pinball	B-Application
Defense	O
System	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
resembles	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
large	O
pinball	B-Application
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
comprises	O
four	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
numerous	O
flippers	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
aim	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
trajectory	O
and	O
launch	O
him	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
can	O
be	O
maneuvered	O
while	O
airborne	O
with	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
better	O
positioning	O
following	O
an	O
impact	O
with	O
a	O
bumper	O
or	O
target	O
or	O
when	O
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
descending	O
toward	O
the	O
drain	O
,	O
bumpers	O
or	O
flippers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
are	O
blocked	O
off	O
by	O
obstacles	O
that	O
require	O
Sonic	B-Application
to	O
hit	O
certain	O
switches	O
or	O
bumpers	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
clear	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
rounds	O
are	O
shown	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
playing	O
a	O
regular	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
starts	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
three	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
life	O
is	O
lost	O
when	O
Sonic	B-Application
falls	O
through	O
a	O
drain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
Spinball	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
set	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
evil	O
scientist	O
Doctor	O
Robotnik	O
has	O
built	O
a	O
fortress	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
volcano	O
to	O
transform	O
the	O
animals	O
of	O
planet	O
Mobius	B-Application
into	O
robot	O
slaves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
volcano	O
's	O
magma	B-General_Concept
fuels	O
the	O
fortress	O
and	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
machine-like	O
defense	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
his	O
friend	O
Tails	O
mount	O
an	O
aerial	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
knocked	O
into	O
the	O
waters	O
that	O
surround	O
the	O
volcano	O
,	O
but	O
surfaces	O
in	O
the	O
caves	O
below	O
the	O
fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
destroys	O
Robotnik	O
's	O
escape	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tails	O
rescues	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Robotnik	O
falls	O
into	O
the	O
volcano	O
,	O
which	O
sinks	O
into	O
the	O
ocean	O
and	O
explodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
boosted	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
1992	O
holiday	O
shopping	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
management	O
realized	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
ready	O
until	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
they	O
commissioned	O
another	O
game	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
1993	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
mostly	O
American	O
staff	O
from	O
Sega	O
Technical	O
Institute	O
while	O
the	O
Japanese	O
staff	O
were	O
producing	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
research	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
Casino	O
Night	O
Zone	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
levels	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morawiec	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
1992	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
Pinball	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
to	O
combine	O
pinball	B-Application
mechanics	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collaborating	O
with	O
three	O
colleagues	O
,	O
Morawiec	O
designed	O
basic	O
animations	O
depicting	O
Sonic	B-Application
as	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
speed	O
up	O
production	O
,	O
Sega	O
sent	O
veteran	O
staff	O
from	O
Japan	O
to	O
assist	O
,	O
including	O
regular	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
artist	O
Katsuhiko	O
Sato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Sega	O
Technical	O
Institute	O
staff	O
changed	O
the	O
programming	O
language	O
from	O
assembly	B-Language
to	O
C	B-Language
,	O
an	O
unusual	O
choice	O
for	O
Genesis	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
informed	O
that	O
Sega	O
did	O
not	O
own	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
theme	O
tune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morawiec	O
recalled	O
uproar	O
among	O
the	O
team	O
after	O
Hirokazu	O
Yasuhara	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
tune	O
was	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
band	O
Dreams	O
Come	O
True	O
,	O
whose	O
member	O
Masato	O
Nakamura	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morawiec	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
face	O
"	O
acceptance	O
challenges	O
"	O
from	O
both	O
fans	O
and	O
the	O
gaming	O
media	O
,	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
Pinball	B-Application
strayed	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
traditional	O
platforming	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
received	O
poor	O
reviews	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
an	O
8-bit	O
port	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
its	O
place	O
worldwide	O
in	O
late	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
has	O
been	O
rereleased	O
on	O
11	O
different	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Smash	O
Pack	O
series	O
of	O
compilations	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
game	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
DX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
cut	O
for	O
unspecified	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
via	O
Apple	B-Application
's	I-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
removed	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Sega	O
games	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2010	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
fast	O
,	O
and	O
frenetic	O
"	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Semrad	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
set	O
inside	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	O
was	O
a	O
novel	O
idea	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
labelled	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
as	O
"	O
top-notch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Al	O
Manuel	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
publication	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
"	O
sharp	O
"	O
as	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
thought	O
the	O
sound	O
was	O
unimpressive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	O
Strauss	O
of	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
initially	O
boasted	O
a	O
terrific	O
concept	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
an	O
ultimately	O
flawed	O
execution	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
,	O
often	O
moved	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
leaden	O
marble	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andromeda	O
of	O
GamePro	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
control	O
configuration	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
mediocre	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
admitted	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
similar	O
feel	O
to	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
61%	O
at	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
from	O
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
matched	O
those	O
of	O
later	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
Spinball	O
minigames	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
visually	O
distinct	O
and	O
well-done.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sluggish	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
slowdown	O
that	O
occurred	O
when	O
"	O
things	O
threaten	O
to	O
get	O
hectic	O
"	O
in-game	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
suffered	O
from	O
"	O
the	O
old	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
problem	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
reviewer	O
enjoyed	O
how	O
Sonic	B-Application
himself	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
,	O
but	O
noticed	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
less	O
precise	O
and	O
responsive	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
platformers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
asserted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
were	O
"	O
muddled	O
by	O
the	O
half-and-half	O
approach	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
its	O
"	O
clunky	O
"	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
control	O
scheme	O
ruined	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damien	O
McFarren	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
comes	O
across	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
poor	O
platformer	O
and	O
a	O
poor	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
unconvincing	O
ball	O
physics	O
and	O
frustrating	O
platform	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
to	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
spinning	O
rollercoaster	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
,	O
opened	O
in	O
the	O
Alton	O
Towers	O
theme	O
park	O
in	O
Staffordshire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
rollercoaster	O
was	O
not	O
originally	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
theme	O
,	O
the	O
ride	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
sponsorship	O
deal	O
between	O
Sega	O
and	O
Alton	O
Towers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog-themed	O
hotel	O
room	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
at	O
Alton	O
Towers	O
Hotel	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
various	O
playable	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
wallpaper	O
based	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
.	O
</s>
