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Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team / Jupiter
System(s): Game Boy Advance
Genre: Pinball
Released in US: May 27, 2003
Released in EU: Oct. 31, 2003
Released in JP: July 17, 2003
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Sonic Pinball Party is a video game released for Game Boy Advance in 2003. It is a celebration of sorts for Sonic Team, featuring many references to other games they developed.
Sonic Pinball Party was released exclusively to Target stores in North America[1]. Because of this, it went largely unnoticed and has since became highly sought after. This drew ire from fans in Canada and Mexico, which do not have Target stores, and Sega made no alternate arrangements to get the game to other stores in those countries. It wasn't until the release of Sonic Advance & Sonic Pinball Party Combo Pack that Sonic Pinball party became available in other retail stores.
This is one of several games to include the Tiny Chao Garden minigame. Tiny Chao Garden is unlocked by default in this game.
Gameplay
Players control the two flippers and can also shake the board in 3 directions. The goal in Basic mode is simply to rack up points. Story mode uses Sonic the Hedgehog as the story's main character as he works his way through the Egg Cup pinball tournament to rescue his brainwashed comrades. Rings collected in either Basic or Story mode can be used in the Chao Garden minigame or in the Casinopolis minigames. There is also a party mode available which requires each player to have a game cartridge. Party mode has three different games to play which are: Bakudan, a game that requires players to fling bombs at each other, Hockey, a game that requires you to defend your goal, and Biru no Bori, a game that requires players to fling a single ball up a vertical passageway.
Boards
The game features 3 Pinball tables: one is based on the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the second is based on the Sega Saturn classic NiGHTS into Dreams, and the third is based on the Sega Dreamcast and arcade game Samba de Amigo.
The Sonic table has a Neo Green Hill Zone, Secret Base Zone, Casino Paradise Zone, Ice Mountain Zone, Angel Island Zone, Egg Rocket Zone, X-Zone, and The Moon Zone boards. They are all based on the zones from Sonic Advance. The player must first acquire five hundred rings in Ring mode before beating Eggman at X-Zone to enter The Moon Zone. Going into a hidden hole three times changes your character to Tails, then Knuckles, then Amy, and back to Sonic.
On each board, the player must beat Eggman to move to the next area. Until the player loses, they will keep playing the zones in a circle.
On the Casinopolis boards you can use rings to gamble in a trio of minigames. The three games are Roulette, Slots, and Bingo. Only Roulette is available at the start and the other two need to be unlocked by playing through Story mode.
Cheat Codes
For Cheat codes and unlockables see: Cheat Codes: Sonic Pinball Party.
Manuals
Also Released On
Sound Test
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Title
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Usage
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| 001
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Title
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Title Screen
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| 002
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Main Menu
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Main Menu
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| 003
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???
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???
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| 004
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Ending
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Story Ending
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| 005
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Story
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Story Demo
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| 006
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Staff Roll
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Credits
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| 007
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???
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???
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| 008
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Results
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Results & Ranking/High Scores
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| 009
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Casinopolis
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Casinopolis Game Select Menu
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| 010
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???
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???
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| 011
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Neo Green Hill Zone
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Neo Green Hill Zone Table (variation of "Neo Green Hill Zone - Act 2" from Sonic Advance)
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| 012
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All Clear
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??? ("All Clear" from Sonic the Hedgehog)
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| 013
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Boss
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Egg Bonus (Sonic Boss) ("Boss" from Sonic the Hedgehog)
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| 014
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Ring Bonus / Chip Bonus
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Ring/Chip Big Bonus ("Star Light Zone" from Sonic the Hedgehog)
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| 015
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???
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??? ("Spring Yard Zone" from Sonic the Hedgehog)
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| 016
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Stage Clear
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Stage Clear Jingle (Sonic Tables) ("Stage Clear" from Sonic the Hedgehog)
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| 017
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Super Sonic Racing
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Clear Bonus Countdown (Sonic Tables) ("Super Sonic Racing" from Sonic R)
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| 018
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Open Your Heart
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Open Your Heart ("Open Your Heart" from Sonic Adventure)
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| 019
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Secret Base Zone
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Secret Base Zone Table ("Secret Base Zone - Act 1" from Sonic Advance)
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| 020
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Casino Paradise Zone
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Casino Paradise Zone Table ("Casino Paradise Zone - Act 1" from Sonic Advance)
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| 021
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Ice Mountain Zone
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Ice Mountain Zone Table ("Ice Mountain Zone - Act 1" from Sonic Advance)
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| 022
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Angel Island Zone
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Angel Island Zone Table ("Angel Island Zone - Act 1" from Sonic Advance)
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| 023
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Cosmic Angel Zone
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Egg Rocket Zone Table ("Cosmic Angel Zone" from Sonic Advance)
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| 024
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X-Zone
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X-Zone Table ("X-Zone" from Sonic Advance)
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| 025
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Paternal Horn
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Spring Valley Table ("Paternal Horn" from NiGHTS into Dreams)
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| 026
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The Amazing Water
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Splash Garden Table ("The Amazing Water" from NiGHTS into Dreams)
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| 027
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Gloom of the N.H.C.
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Mystic Forest Table ("Gloom of the N.H.C." from NiGHTS into Dreams)
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| 028
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Take the Snow Train
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Frozen Bell Table ("Take the Snow Train" from NiGHTS into Dreams)
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| 029
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Suburban Museum
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Soft Museum Table ("Suburban Museum" from NiGHTS into Dreams)
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| 030
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Under Construction
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Stick Canyon Table ("Under Construction" from NiGHTS into Dreams)
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| 031
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Message from Nightopia
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Clear Bonus Countdown (NiGHTS Tables) ("Message from Nightopia" from NiGHTS into Dreams)
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| 032
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NiGHTS and Reala
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Nightmaren Table (NiGHTS Boss) ("NiGHTS and Reala" from NiGHTS into Dreams)
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| 033
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Dreams Dreams
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Clear Bonus Countdown (Nightmaren Table) ("Dreams Dreams" from NiGHTS into Dreams)
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| 034
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Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~
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??? ("Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~" from Burning Rangers)
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| 035
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We are Burning Rangers
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??? ("We are Burning Rangers" from Burning Rangers)
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| 036
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The whole new world
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??? ("The whole new world" from Phantasy Star Online)
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| 037
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Can still see the light
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??? ("Can still see the light" from Phantasy Star Online)
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| 038
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Vamos a Carnaval
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Samba de Amigo Table ("Vamos a Carnaval" from Samba de Amigo)
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| 039
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Mambo de Verano
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??? ("Mambo de Verano" from Samba de Amigo)
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| 040
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ChuChu Rocket
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??? ("Title" from ChuChu Rocket)
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| 041
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ChuChu Fever
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??? ("ChuChu Fever" from ChuChu Rocket)
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| 042
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Elevator Bonus / Chip Box Bonus
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Table Mini Game 1 (Elevator, Chip Box)
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| 043
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???
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Table Mini Game 2
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| 044
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???
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Table Mini Game 3
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| 045
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???
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Table Mini Game 4
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| 046
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Grind Bonus
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Table Mini Game 5 (Grind)
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| 047
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???
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???
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| 048
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Casinopolis Mini Game
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Casinopolis Mini Game (Roulette, Slot, Bingo)
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| 049
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Roulette
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???
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NOTE: There are a few tracks that are not accessible via the Sound Test:
- Tiny Chao Garden
- Mini Game (Tiny Chao Garden - Mini Game)
Production Credits
Sonic Team
Producer: Yuji Naka
Director: Akinori Nishiyama
Art Director: Yuji Uekawa
Designers: Sachiko Kawamura, Kazuko Ito, Makoto Yonezu
Programmers: Takahiro Hamano, Yoshihisa Hashimoto, Takaaki Saito
Sound Creators: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Teruhiko Nakagawa, Yutaka Minobe
Jupiter
Producer: Hatao Ogata
Planner: Motoaki Sasaki
Programmers: Motoaki Sasaki, Daisuke Miyao
Designers: Hiroshi Tanigawa, Tomoki Miyazaki, Naomi Sanada, Yoshihisa Watanabe
Resources
Physical Scans
| Game Boy Advance, US
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Cover
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| Game Boy Advance, EU
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Cover
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Artwork
