- For this stage's 8-bit equivalent, see Final Showdown.
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Showdown (シヨーダウン[2] Shiyōdaun?) is the fourth and final level of the 16-bit version of Sonic Spinball. It is the highest point of the Veg-O-Fortress, consisting of a rocket ship Dr. Robotnik is using to escape the crumbling fortress. Five Chaos Emeralds have to be found to defeat the boss and finish the game.
Description[]
Showdown takes place both in the sunset scaffolding of the rocket's launch pad, and inside the hovering rocket ship itself. At the bottom of the level rests the magma-filled caldera of the mountain.
Story[]
After Sonic destroys the Veg-O Machine in The Machine, Dr. Robotnik detaches his self-imaged spacecraft from the launch base at the top of the Veg-O-Fortress, attempting to escape. However, Sonic the Hedgehog manages to get onboard the rocket ship, collecting Chaos Emeralds to advance. After successfully acquiring the Emeralds, he destroys Robotnik's cockpit, causing the entire ship to be destroyed. Sonic and Robotnik then fall from the sky, until Sonic is saved by Tails while Robotnik falls onto the crumbling Veg-O-Fortress as it and Mount Mobius sink into the sea.
Gameplay[]
This is the second of two levels in which the player can earn score multipliers by passing through a series of gates, each one with a light over it that turns yellow when that gate is passed through. Lighting all three increases the multiplier by one. The other one is Lava Powerhouse. However, this is reset whenever Sonic enters the ship.
Overview[]
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Boss[]
Robotnik's Ship, the boss of Showdown, from the 16-bit version of Sonic Spinball.
The boss of Showdown is Robotnik's Ship, the cockpit of the rocket ship, which is controlled by Dr. Robotnik. To destroy it, the player has to deactivate all its protection devices, and then attack the cockpit of the ship. After ten hits, Robotnik will be defeated.
Trivia[]
- At the end of this level, the player is awarded bonuses based on categories such as how many balls are still remaining (five million per ball or "life") as well as a Jackpot Bonus: the player receives ten million points for every Bonus Round completed, including multiball stages. A 100% success rate here would result in a 70 million points bonus (three normal Bonus Rounds plus four multiball rounds).
Music[]
| Name | Artist(s) | Length | Music track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showdown | Brian Coburn, Barry Blum, Howard Drossin | 1:41 |
References[]
- ↑ Sonic Spinball (Sega Genesis) United States instruction manual, pg. 18.
- ↑ (in Japanese) ソニックメガコレクション最強攻略ガイド. Shogakukan. 1 March 2003. p. 229. ISBN 978-4091060907.
External links[]
- Sonic Spinball page at The GHZ has detailed information on all the Sonic Spinball zones.
| Playable characters | Sonic | |
| Non-playable characters | Tails · Eggman · Animals (Flicky, Cucky, Locky, Wocky) · Sally · Bunnie Rabbot · Rotor · Muttski · Hip and Hop | |
| Stages | Toxic Caves · Lava Powerhouse · The Machine · Showdown · Bonus Stages | |
| Enemies | Buster · Buzz Bomber · Cluckbird · Clucker · Crawl · Ferron · Krondor · Magma Worm · Rexxon · Robohead · Scratch | |
| Bosses | Scorpius · Roboiler · Veg-O Machine · Robotnik's Ship | |
| Moves/techniques | Cliffhanger Flip · Crouch · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump | |
| Gimmicks and obstacles | Balloon · Bumper · Capsule · Flipper · High-speed warp tube · Minecart · Sewer Warp · Triangle Bumper | |
| Items | Chaos Emerald · Drop Target · Ring | |
| Albums | Sonic the Hedgehog Boom · Sonic Spinball (vinyl album) | |
| Other | Life · Mount Mobius · Planet Mobius · Sonic Spinball (LCD game) · Sonic Spinball (Life Savers) · Star Circle · Veg-O-Fortress | |