[TAS] Genesis Sonic Spinball "100%" by Flip in

[@qbertguy]

I had no idea there was a bonus stage for collecting all the rings

[@GamerGee]

Most of us wouldn’t even dare to try to find out. LOL

[@nate567987]

join the club

[@treehann]

WTF, I've played this game for like over 20 years and I just learned this for the first time today

[@justinchastant9246]

I found out the other day collecting them all in the first level, which isn't too difficult. The other levels are a beast to collect all the rings, and I haven't bothered with them since there is only one bonus stage.

[@yousefslimani99]

Same!

[@kjdmosley1855]

As a kid I never knew there was more then one level of this game

[@edonslow1456]

It's pretty tough. I only ever made it to level 2. You never saw pictures of the other levels in the magazines either, I guess cos the reviewers never made it past there. Didn't see the rest of the game for years until I got an emulator and quick save.

[@seronymus]

I only made it to level 2 like twice and it was like a fever dream

[@newstarcadefan]

Yeah it was pretty tough. I made it to the Machine twice...but on the Game Gear version I did beat it a couple of times.

[@powerONdelta]

why the fuck is toxic caves so goddamn hard lmao

[@MrV902]

I could make it to level 3 pretty regularly but there was no way I was ever going to beat this game.

[@CookieficationJ]

the 0.2 seconds of the options screen music at the beginning STILL managed to trigger my fight or flight response

[@TheChaosDragoness]

Almost 24 years later I never knew about those multiball levels, glad I learned something new about this game!

[@SeppelSquirrel]

I love all the different branching paths that made coming up with the optimal route to collect all the rings such an incredibly tricky pathfinding challenge!

[@LunaiMusicBox]

I love how the third level supposedly re-uses assets from Sonic 2's scrapped level Genocide City, it's so interesting to see how it could've looked

[@annigram]

or cyber city, pick your poison

[@v_tha_sapien5742]

Gotta love that blast processing when the boss explodes 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@SSSaturn97]

It really is “blast processing”

[@casultaser]

Most likely because this game was programmed in C instead of Assembly, which results in an easier development process but creates less optimized code. Most if not all games from the PS1, N64, GBA, and later were programmed in C or C++

[@bigjezza]

​@@casultaser games would always slow down if too many sprites were on-screen, like in sonic 1, depending on where you were, dropping 20 rings would half the framerate

[@Fluffyudders]

@@bigjezza I like the fact that it's clear the game couldn't handle the amount of exploding the bosses did in this game, but someone had the bright idea of "yeah, but what if we allowed that to add to the effect?"

[@obsoletepoc7050]

​@@Fluffyuddersworked too, I genuinely love how it looks

[@Edlandish]

I love this game! The tunes are all absolute bangers as well. Could never beat the machine though.

[@rocko7x]

agreed. I only beat the machine after watching a Flip tas many years ago

[@seronymus]

There's only one track in this entire game.

[@gd3air2]

@@seronymus wtf no

[@mr.business2922]

@@gd3air2 ong tone deaf

[@yousefslimani99]

😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

[@Akira625]

When I played this on my Genesis back in the 90s, I had no idea that collecting all of the rings would send you into a special bonus round.

[@22buran]

Giant metal scorpion eggman making squealing noises is gonna be my nightmare wtf

[@Skipatronic]

I liked that the game used characters from both Sonic cartoons

[@TheJ.M.C]

14:00 I can just hear Robotnik saying “I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG!”

[@romalapin8648]

That's screeching sound.

[@Aflay1]

ÆEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@Draconis345]

I said it on the last one. It was straight up cathartic to watch the Showdown get bodied. I don't care if it's TAS

[@Eggman890]

The cannon shot at 2:30 was such a great little strat

[@obsoletepoc7050]

This is one of the most satisfying videos for me to watch.

[@DarkFrozenDepths]

I didn't even beat this game until over 15 years after it came out... This game was brutal. 3rd and especially the 4th stages were just unfair.

[@maxdragonsoul5553]

the machine isn't super unfair since you can only die to the two death pits in the main area, and all the emeralds are outside of that area so if you're in control you can avoid those in comparison showdown is death everywhere, i was bored at college one day and made it to showdown deathless only to lose everything in the span of 15 minutes

[@LycanLink]

Wow, @DarkFrozenDepths, are we the same person? I played this a ton growing up, but wasn't able to beat it until I was in my 20s. That 4th level was brutal! 😅

[@skjamog]

I only got to the second level as a kid, but I was always in awe of how busy and cinematic this game felt. Great vibes, but wasn't something I seriously tried to beat

[@Varce]

TAS: The only way one can beat this freaking game

[@GamerGee]

I made it to robotnik and could never hit him more than once. I kept getting strike three you’re outta here LOL

[@Serious5GamingS5G]

I've beaten it but I had to use a glitch that gave me basically infinite lives

[@MSOGameShow]

I've beaten the game legit and even got all the rings in all the levels except Showdown when I was a kid. That level is so nerve-wracking I couldn't do it back then. I should go back and give it a try.

[@DeraldSny]

OBJECTION! I can definitely say that I have beaten this game on original Genesis hardware. It wasn’t *easy*, but I did beat the game.

[@Raymix1000]

@@Serious5GamingS5G wait WHAT?! THAT WAS REAL?

[@slickestrick4117]

Hell yea, I love this game! Last level is unfairly hard compared to the first 3 tho

[@pinguin4898]

sonic spinball has just such an aesthetic to it

[@kainedakillerv2704]

I played the crap out of this game as a kid. I had no idea about collecting all the rings and the multiball levels! I just got schooled!

[@DougSalad]

Finishing Toxic Caves with a score of 6,942,000? Nice.

[@glitchboyadvance2168]

Nice

[@sush4nz1...74]

Nice

[@MyNameIsBucket]

nice

[@DarkPanda558]

Nice

[@ArthurLessa-910]

Nice

[@pickmen.]

3:13 "trapped alive, free them" sounds like a creepypasta lmao

[@ScottHatfield-bc7jh]

My mom might be the only person in history to have actually beaten this game according to this comment section.

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

Not that it affects the speed run but in the machine if you bust open every cage in the animal prison as the game calls it including the 1 with the emerald shown at 7:30 you get an extra 500,000 points!

[@alangarcia69]

I was going to say this is the most impressive video I've ever seen and then I read the title. Still well done programming that TAS.

[@madisonhasson8981]

As a child I was the best person I knew at this game. I could beat it without dying. My friends and siblings stopped playing multiplayer with me because I was so much better than them. But this was on another level. A flawless execution. It was nice to watch a true master at play. Thank you for letting us watch.

[@tf1090c]

You do know this is TAS, right?

[@ObiwanNekody]

This is a TAS. It's optimized inputs executed by a computer. It is likely not possible to play as well as this.

[@5thearth]

I'd love to see a remake/sequel to this. The concept was really cool, but the Genesis really wasn't up for the execution, hardware-wise.

[@flabort]

A fan may have to do it.

[@seronymus]

@@flabort Someone contact Christian Whitehead!

[@steved8193]

The Genesis was easily up to a good pinball game (see Psycho Pinball), this game was rushed out in two months so there was a Sonic game for Christmas 1993 as Sonic 3 was taking longer than expected, so its quality isn't as good as it could have been.

[@ecernosoft3096]

Just look at game gear version...

[@furrycheetah]

No need remake

[@harryc657]

I beated this game multiple times as a kid and as an adult...I never knew there was a special stage for collecting all of the rings. I'm speechless.

[@keystrix3704]

I forgot how some of the designs in this game are really freaky and nightmarish. Can easily squeeze them into some Sonic.exe thing.

[@jesselowe9374]

The explosion and metal knocking sounds are also in Comix Zone.

[@FKCENSORSHIP]

Awesome! I don't think I ever made it past level 3 as a kid.

[@soundspark]

Guessing that was the only good thing in your childhood?

[@m1stq933]

Bro I had no idea other levels were even a thing. Plus I had no Idea the sound for the Studiopolis Cars and TV came form here... And I thought I known everything about sonic..

[@theangrycolossal]

you can tell this is being recorded on an older emulator because of the errors in the BGM of The Machine

[@QuadFactor21]

The same error is in the Sonic Mega Collection version. Personally, I like it, probably cause I've heard it so many times.

[@squirtle0528]

@@QuadFactor21 mega collection is the only one I've known. Is there a comparison somewhere?

[@黄金大王]

素晴らしきアクション😊

[@ct0760]

I forgot how creepy the bosses looked

[@memejohn86]

ok this would take me HOURS if not DAYS and tas does it in 15 minutes

[@mariolover1926]

Man the nostalgia of this game

[@edwardjn8555]

I never made it further than the second level where I always died at.😆 Good job on the playthrough.

[@solknuckles2408]

WAKE UP BABE NEW SPINBALL TAS

[@paulfisher9695]

this game was so mudda fuckin hard

[@skakirask]

I never knew there were additional bonus stages you can unlock for collecting all the rings.

[@justinchastant9246]

There is only one bonus stage, though, so I only attain it in the first level where it is by far the easiest to collect all the rings.

[@justinchastant9246]

I don't know if you can revisit the one bonus level multiple times, though.

[@Sieg_W]

This game was torture that Sega never mentioned it again

[@Oomze]

Toxic Caves OST had no business going that hard 😮

[@Iggybop]

I never knew there's bonus rounds for getting all therings...

[@soggytoast111]

Cool concept and very interesting level design. But this game was brutally hard. It was too much of a heavy lift to ask the player to explore areas and puzzle solve WHILE dealing with the pinball mechanics.

[@pinguin4898]

had it been zoomed out, it would have been remarkably easier

[@justinchastant9246]

As a child, yes. Now, I'm better at it overall, but it's still very difficult and I haven't beaten the final level yet.

[@TheManWithSomeTypeOfPlan]

I used to play this with my dad as a kid, and we made it to the finsl level only once. I finished this game on an emulator I downloaded for my tablet about 21 years later! That in and of itself took place a couple of years ago, when it was easier to get emulated games on a tablet. Game took me hours to beat! It's definitely not an easy game.

[@aaronbass6189]

I beat this game it took me six hours

[@BROXBasher]

This made me realize that Sega Genesis music and DOS music are one in the same.

[@solarflare9078]

Nope. This game just used the awful GEMS sound driver that make games sound bad like that due to the lack of utilization of the soundchip. The Mega Drive's YM2612 is WAY more advanced than the Soundblaster's YM3812

[@EpicFurbynerd76YO]

@solarflare9078 GEMS is actually good. For more information, see: Comix Zone, Toy Story, Earthworm Jim, Cool Spot

[@williamzeo2493]

Thanks, I feel avenged.

[@MaverickChristian]

I'm surprised all these years later to find how many found the game too difficult. It took a while but I eventually beat the game. Was I better at video games than I thought?

[@Mikewee777]

This game looks like it relies too muxh on luck

[@deletedTestimony]

@@Mikewee777 it really is very skill based, but gives very little feedback on how to improve, so it takes a lot of dealing with frustration to get good at

[@TheManWithSomeTypeOfPlan]

It's the kind of game that takes a while to really learn.

[@MelancoliaI]

Gotta love the totally rad '90s tude of the scoreboard

[@fabioriato]

I only managed to collect all rings in a stage once. I was just playing Toxic Caves casually, suddenly got the message that I had collected all the rings, then entered the special bonus. Beating the game was already hard, but collecting every ring in a stage is a huuuuuuge task.

[@Big_D_Studios]

Toxic Caves is the only level where I/one can collect all the rings without cheating like this uploader did.

[@pokeli2728]

Am i the only one who thinks the scream bosses make in this game is nightmare fuel.

[@justinmacdonald2102]

I was curious what a tas of a pinball game would look like and its more impressive than I thought it would be

[@Unlockerz]

I never knew what the purpose of the rings were not knowing there was a hidden bonus stage on every level.

[@cowgaming7186]

I wish I could play sonic spin ball for more then 10 seconds

[@cowgaming7186]

it’s mostly because I don’t really like pinball games, but that’s a good tip

[@williamzeo2493]

@@cowgaming7186 I used to like pinball before of this game =(

[@cowgaming7186]

@@williamzeo2493 it’s understandable, this game is just unfair and not really fun, pinball is still pretty cool tho!

[@OCTAGRAM]

DOS emulator KGEN.exe has save game feature, and almost any SEGA emulator has it

[@shadewrecker9683]

The Roboiler is genuinely the scariest thing of all time

[@TravisFebruary]

I remember spending money to reserve a copy when it officially got released. On the day it got released, I changed my mind and got a refund, but still procured the Sonic Boom Music CD that you could get only if you reserved a copy. I’m glad I never purchased it, because I never would’ve gotten past level 1. 😅

[@magnumd-pad5138]

I could never finish the final level as a kid. In hindsight, I'm impressed I could even get that far. This game is insane.

[@robertwhite3181]

1 day I just decided to get all the rings in toxic caves & discovered multiball by accident, I eventually managed to get them in all the levels, but I never managed to do the stages that fast or that well, on a side note I usually can't help to do the prison through in stage 3, makes me feel better freeing all the animals there

[@Big_D_Studios]

I also try to free all the animals in the prison in The Machine.

[@daniel-xt3tp]

DAMN! THIS PLAYER IS REALLY GOOD!

[@carelessjayremy]

Such an underrated game! Harrrrd as a kid! 😅

[@michaelhaverbusch9142]

I call this game sonic's downward spiral to insanity when I see the bosses

[@botulismsauce]

As it turns out I had seen about 11% of this game before watching this TAS run

[@LunarSoul255]

Yknow if more people had ever gotten to the end of this back in the day there would 100% be creepepastas about the final Robotnik... that FACE, holy....

[@novafiddler1712]

i'm loading this up right now. I never even knew this existed!

[@K-Dash02]

Opening my Christmas gift to see Sonic Spinball, ruined my childhood. I could never beat the second stage

[@OCTAGRAM]

Did you play it on KGEN exe?

[@K-Dash02]

@OCTAGRAM I have it currently on Steamdeck

[@Mr.Miniguy]

I didn't know there was a multi ball stage, and I already knew there was more than one level

[@destroyermcw626]

I beaten this on my Sonic Mega Collection Plus(Xbox 360 backwards compatibility)

[@zelos1826]

Showdown's music STILL goes hard ♪

[@Strister_Real]

Bro is going crazy on this TAS #Spinballsweep

[@michaelmoore1627]

Never could beat this. I got to the last level a few times, even fought the boss, then walked away. Didn't know about the ring bonus either.

[@daniel-xt3tp]

11:41 how he get emerald like this?

[@RightFaceTurn]

He used the pinball physics to bounce off the little nub to grab the emerald

[@daniel-xt3tp]

@RightFaceTurnWow! Your awesome! Replying 6motnhs later! Kudos to you! ❤much appreciated. Merry Christmas, and a happy New Year!

[@Philmyster]

Haha I'm just coming across this video and reading through the comments. This game was so hard as a kid and I'm playing it on my switch now so can rewind etc but I have no idea how he does this all so fast ​@@daniel-xt3tp

[@aplasticaenima4293]

9:27 poor chicken. Came in too hot

[@sixthaxis5236]

5:42 absolute nightmare fuel.

[@Raymix1000]

i managed to beat this game once and never again.

[@StickyGamer3678]

Normally in this game, it’s mostly relied on luck if you get to the boss and win or not, however with TAS, you basically just make it the easiest hardest game I’ve ever seen.

[@Rasinnel]

9:28 why

[@__SUNYATA__]

So this is how I learn that there's multiple levels. I only ever made it to the first bossfight and lost :(

[@bacaliz6229]

Why did they have to use THAT song for the credits?

[@DougSalad]

Cuz it slaps

[@yousefslimani99]

@@DougSalad And it kinda hurts in our ears too

[@martinauld670]

2:18 had no idea this was a feature… wtf

[@LycanLink]

I legitimately hated this game more than Sonic '06 or Rise of Lyric, but it still had a great soundtrack, many cute sprites, and many, uh... interesting sprites. 😅

[@furrycheetah]

That scream though from Scorpio 1st level

[@mkcstealth7624]

This comment section gives me comfort knowing i didnt suck, this game is just hard as hell

[@Hanshotchewie]

I never knew there was even an upper level area to the first level..let alone that there were other levels... Man I suck at this one.

[@EpicFurbynerd76YO]

For a game made in a few months, it's very good. Just needs a large bugfix update

[@GoodfellaZeta4873]

To this day, toxic caves is the only stage I can beat without cheating.

[@stardustmotion]

the flying insect which entered your fridge before you close the door : 13:04

[@yousefslimani99]

OK I didn't know there was a secret bonus stage if you collect every rings in the stage!

[@one7decimal2eight]

Never played this but it has sort of a weird kid chameleon sound effects and music thing going on. Any chance this was made by the same people?

[@miles4961]

I like this game😬😬 its in my top 10

[@Marlevlyn]

You’re definitely good at the game, but I’ve got my doubts. Just in the first level when you were bouncing from the two alligators, you magically ended up on top of the ramp above without ricochet off each alligator to open the door. There’s definitely some tomfoolery going on here.

[@AllLongplaysHD]

I like this game but I think just remember when I was the kid from Sonic the Hedgehog Spin-ball game for Mega Drive If I got rom on my open-emu.

[@renjigillihan1995]

So Eggman basically was brutally unalived at the end

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

GREAT [TAS] SEGA GENESIS SONIC SPINBALL 1993 GAME !!!

[@shreddedWheatz]

I love this game but I get sweaty palms just watching 😰

[@amac7706]

Such a strange little game

[@allohtoffbaqphat4547]

Why does Sonics in-game sprite have 5 quills while his reflection in the multi ball game has his Mohawk quills?

[@legionbeast]

A classic.

[@baloonfart8082]

LIKE BUTTER!

[@cfnovak1]

This game is so hard. 13 min 100% is insanely assanine imo

[@ShadowPlushGaming]

I remember getting to Toxic Caves Boss but i died and game overed.