The cover art is the best part of the game. Sonic Spinball is a poor attempt to work a franchise into the theme of pinball (which is weirdly common, if you ask me). The idea of being a ball that can manipulate its trajectory in a pinball game is a good idea . . . if the physics were accurate, but it's so finicky and inconsistent. Also the tables aren't that interesting either, causing frustration pretty often when you're merely looking to find the paths to clear them.

I found some satisfaction in actually taking the time to sit down and play it from beginning to end, but it's so obvious why it isn't revered as a classic, but rather a strange early point of Sonic. I imagine it wouldn't even be remembered all that well if Sega didn't constantly port it and include it in all collections regarding Sonic/Genesis games.