Sonic Pinball Party
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System(s): Game Boy Advance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega (JP/NA), THQ (EU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sonic Team, Jupiter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Game Link Cable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sonic Pinball Party (ソニック ピンボール パーティー) is a video game released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. Developed by Jupiter and Sonic Team, this spin-off serves as a celebration for Sonic Team-developed franchises, featuring many references to other games they developed.
Sonic Pinball Party was released exclusively to Target stores in North America[5]. 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.
Contents
Gameplay
Players control the two flippers and can also shake the board in 3 directions. The goal in Arcade mode is simply to rack up points. Rings collected in either Arcade or Story mode can be used in the Tiny Chao Garden or in the Casinopolis mini-games. Omochao can also explain to the player how the tables work in the Tutorial mode.
This is one of several games to include the Tiny Chao Garden mini-game, which is unlocked by default in this game.
Tables
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. Each table has its own unique sets of rules.
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Story Mode
Story mode uses Sonic the Hedgehog as the story's main character as he works his way through the Egg Cup Tournament at Casinopolis to rescue his brainwashed comrades and all the captured animals from Dr. Eggman.
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Party Mode
There is also a Party Mode available in which up to four players can play pinball-themed minigames together using Game Link Cables, with only one copy of Sonic Pinball Party required for the host player. There are three different games to play, which are:
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Casinopolis
In the Casinopolis mode, the player can use Rings to gamble in a trio of casino-themed mini-games, hosted by Cream the Rabbit and Cheese. The three games are Roulette, Slot, and Bingo. Only Roulette is available at the start and the other two need to be unlocked by playing through Story mode.
Each time the ball is dropped between the flippers in these mini-games, the player loses one Ring. To exit these mini-games, the player must press .
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Hidden content
Main article: Sonic Pinball Party/Hidden content |
Sound test
NOTE: This game's Sound Test does not feature corresponding titles.
# | Title | Usage |
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001 | Title | Title Screen |
002 | Main Menu | Main Menu |
003 | ??? | ??? |
004 | Ending | Story Ending |
005 | Story | Story Demo |
006 | Staff Roll | Credits |
007 | ??? | ??? |
008 | Results | Results & Ranking/High Scores |
009 | Casinopolis | Casinopolis Game Select Menu |
010 | ??? | ??? |
011 | Neo Green Hill Zone | Neo Green Hill Zone Table (variation of "Neo Green Hill Zone Act 2" from Sonic Advance) |
012 | All Clear | ??? ("All Clear" from Sonic the Hedgehog) |
013 | Boss | Egg Bonus (Sonic boss) / The Moon Zone Table ("Boss" from Sonic the Hedgehog) |
014 | Ring / Blue Chip | Ring/Chip Big Bonus ("Star Light Zone" from Sonic the Hedgehog) |
015 | Jackpot | Jackpot Bonus ("Spring Yard Zone" from Sonic the Hedgehog) |
016 | Stage Clear | Stage Clear Jingle (Sonic Tables) ("Stage Clear" from Sonic the Hedgehog) |
017 | Super Sonic Racing | Clear Bonus Countdown (Sonic Tables) / Multi Ball Bonus (NiGHTS Tables) ("Super Sonic Racing" from Sonic R) |
018 | Open Your Heart | Multi Ball Bonus (Sonic Tables) ("Open Your Heart" from Sonic Adventure) |
019 | Secret Base Zone | Secret Base Zone Table ("Secret Base Zone Act 1" from Sonic Advance) |
020 | Casino Paradise Zone | Casino Paradise Zone Table ("Casino Paradise Zone Act 1" from Sonic Advance) |
021 | Ice Mountain Zone | Ice Mountain Zone Table ("Ice Mountain Zone Act 1" from Sonic Advance) |
022 | Angel Island Zone | Angel Island Zone Table ("Angel Island Zone Act 1" from Sonic Advance) |
023 | Cosmic Angel Zone | Egg Rocket Zone Table ("Cosmic Angel Zone" from Sonic Advance) |
024 | X-Zone | X-Zone Table ("X-Zone" from Sonic Advance) |
025 | Paternal Horn | Spring Valley Table ("Paternal Horn" from NiGHTS into Dreams) |
026 | The Amazing Water | Frozen Bell Table ("The Amazing Water" from NiGHTS into Dreams) |
027 | Gloom of the N.H.C. | Mystic Forest Table ("Gloom of the N.H.C." from NiGHTS into Dreams) |
028 | Take the Snow Train | Splash Garden Table ("Take the Snow Train" from NiGHTS into Dreams) |
029 | Suburban Museum | Soft Museum Table ("Suburban Museum" from NiGHTS into Dreams) |
030 | Under Construction | Stick Canyon Table ("Under Construction" from NiGHTS into Dreams) |
031 | Message from Nightopia | Twin Seeds Table / Clear Bonus Countdown (NiGHTS Tables) ("Message from Nightopia" from NiGHTS into Dreams) |
032 | NiGHTS and Reala | Nightmaren Table (NiGHTS boss) ("NiGHTS and Reala" from NiGHTS into Dreams) |
033 | Dreams Dreams | Clear Bonus Countdown (Nightmaren Table) / Fever Bonus (Samba de Amigo Table) ("Dreams Dreams" from NiGHTS into Dreams) |
034 | Burning Hearts | Fever Bonus / Song Play Change (Samba de Amigo Table) ("Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~" from Burning Rangers) |
035 | We are Burning Rangers | Fever Bonus (Samba de Amigo Table) ("We are Burning Rangers" from Burning Rangers) |
036 | Phantasy Star Online | Fever Bonus / Song Play Change (Samba de Amigo Table) ("The whole new world" from Phantasy Star Online) |
037 | Can still see the light | Fever Bonus (Samba de Amigo Table) ("Can still see the light" from Phantasy Star Online) |
038 | Vamos a Carnaval | Samba de Amigo Table / Fever Bonus ("Vamos a Carnaval" from Samba de Amigo) |
039 | Mambo de Verano | Fever Bonus (Samba de Amigo Table) ("Mambo de Verano" from Samba de Amigo) |
040 | ChuChu Rocket | Fever Bonus / Song Play Change (Samba de Amigo Table) ("Title" from ChuChu Rocket) |
041 | ChuChu Fever | Acrobat Bonus (NiGHTS Tables) / Fever Bonus (Samba de Amigo Table) ("ChuChu Fever" from ChuChu Rocket) |
042 | Mini Game 1 | Table Mini Game 1 (Elevator, Super Jet, Chaos Emeralds, Amy Flash, Chip Box, Star Chip) |
043 | Mini Game 2 | Table Mini Game 2 (???) |
044 | Mini Game 3 | Table Mini Game 3 (Alarm Egg, Checkpoint, Hang Air) |
045 | Mini Game 4 | Table Mini Game 4 (Jet Stream, Jump Attack) |
046 | Mini Game 5 | Table Mini Game 5 (Grind) |
047 | ??? | ??? |
048 | Casinopolis Mini Game | Casinopolis Mini Game (Roulette, Slot, Bingo) |
049 | Roulette | Roulette Spin (Mini Game (Roulette)) |
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
- 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
- Producer: Hatao Ogata
- Planner: Motoaki Sasaki
- Programmers: Motoaki Sasaki, Daisuke Miyao
- Designers: Hiroshi Tanigawa, Tomoki Miyazaki, Naomi Sanada, Yoshihisa Watanabe
Versions
Also released on
- 2 Games in 1: Sonic Advance & Sonic Pinball Party for the Game Boy Advance (2005)
- 2 Games in 1: Sonic Pinball Party & Sonic Battle for the Game Boy Advance (2005)
- 2 Games in 1: Sonic Pinball Party & Columns Crown for the Game Boy Advance (2005)
Manuals
Artwork
Physical scans
Game Boy Advance, UK |
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Game Boy Advance, FR |
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Game Boy Advance, ES |
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Game Boy Advance, JP |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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8MB | Cartridge (US) | |||||||||||
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8MB | Cartridge (EU) | |||||||||||
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8MB | Cartridge (JP) |
External links
- Sega of Japan catalogue pages: Game Boy Advance (archive)
- Nintendo catalogue pages: JP, US (archive)
References
- ↑ http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=1695 (Wayback Machine: 2003-08-14 02:35)
- ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk:80/THQ-Sonic-Pinball-Party-GBA/dp/B0000TIWU6 (Wayback Machine: 2007-09-04 04:56)
- ↑ https://www.amazon.de/THQ-Sonic-Pinball-Party/dp/B0000D94TM/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-21 17:50)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://sega.jp/gba/sonicpp/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-12-03 20:23)
- ↑ http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/423/423510p1.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-08-04 00:40)
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Main page | Maps | Credits | Hidden content | Magazine articles | Reception
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Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems | |
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2001 Sonic Advance | Tiny Chao Garden 2002 Sonic Advance 2 2003 Sonic Pinball Party | Sonic Battle 2004 Sonic Advance 3 | Sonic X: A Super Sonic Hero 2005 Sonic Advance & Sonic Pinball Party | Sonic Advance & ChuChu Rocket! | Sonic Advance & Sonic Battle | Sonic Battle & ChuChu Rocket! | Sonic Pinball Party & Sonic Battle | Sonic Pinball Party & Columns Crown 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis Demos Sonic Advance 3
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