Lava Powerhouse


 * See also: Sonic Spinball



Lava Powerhouse is the second level of Sonic Spinball for the Mega Drive / Game Gear / Master System, coming after Toxic Caves and before The Machine. As with other stages in this game, Sonic must bounce through the pinball-like level, acquiring Chaos Emeralds which are in turn used to access the boss. In this stage, there are 3 to find.

Lava Powerhouse is a geothermal energy plant, fuelling the roboticization factories of the Veg-O-Fortress' higher levels by tapping the magma flowing through the core of Mt. Mobius. Steam-driven pistons and pressure dials abound, in addition to giant bellows crewed by odd blue kangaroo Mobians.

Boss


Perhaps only Robotnik knows what purpose this strange quintumvirate of boss heads is supposed to serve. As it stands, all they really do is sit there inside a boiler, vomiting lava whenever Sonic hits them. You have to destroy all 5 of the robotic faces by jumping into their chamber and rattling about; though whenever one gets taken out, the remaining heads will temporarily vanish, leaving Sonic to tumble out of the vessel and have to make his way back up. The greatest hazard in this boss are the steam jets which guard the lip of the vat; time your jump wrong, and you'll get thrown off the ledge.