sonic the hedgehog spinball, commonly shortened to sonic spinball, is a 1993 pinball video game. it was created by sega technical institute, and it was published by sega. it is a spinoff of the "sonic the hedgehog" series. it takes place in the universe of the "sonic the hedgehog" animated series. players control sonic the hedgehog, who must stop doctor robotnik from enslaving the population in a big pinball-like machine.