Sonic Spinball (Game Gear prototype; 1994-03-10)

Sonic Spinball "031094" build
Prerelease of: Sonic Spinball
System: Sega Game Gear
Build date: 1994-03-10
ROM size: 512 kB
Source: CD-R disc
Found by: drx

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The "031094" build of Sonic Spinball is a prototype build of Sonic Spinball for the Sega Game Gear. It was released by drx during the February 23rd, 2008 proto release.

Comparisons

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• Can crash on Sega screen.
• The Sega screen has the extra text *_=Beta=_* 022894. Also there is no rolling Sonic in the intro. The logo has a wave effect and has no flashing palette.
• Title Screen has no Copyright.
• Options screen cannot be accessed.
• No flashing on the title card text.
• No pause text or point display while paused.
• Levels can be skipped by pressing or while the game is paused. You can also press to move Sonic anywhere.
• Explosions when destroying enemies display garbage tiles instead.
• There is a texture in the background near the first paddles in Toxic Pools, where there isn't one in the final.
• When you run out of lives you get the ending. There are sprites of Sonic and Robotnik falling down it. Robotnik humurously spins out of control. This leads to a cutscene where both characters land in a volcano.

Downloads

Download Sonic Spinball (Game Gear prototype; 1994-03-10) File: Sonic_Spinball_(Prototype_031094_-_Mar_10,_1994,_17.41).rar (195 kB) (info)

External links

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