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Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball cheats & codes

50 codes for Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, including Action Replay codes.

Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball Action Replay codes

How to use: Datel's Action Replay sat between the console and the game. Enter codes on its menu before starting the game, or paste them into your emulator's cheat menu.

Effect	Code
Infinite Lives	`FF579E:0003`
Start At Level 3	`FF575B:0003`
Enable Level Select	`FFF8F8:01`
Music Modifier	`FF0360:0?`
Infinite Balls In Bonus Levels	`FFF20D:03`

Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball Other codes

How to use: Additional codes collected by the community. Enter them through your emulator's cheat menu, choosing the format that matches your emulator.

Effect	Code
Collecting the first emerald opens up the boss room (updated code, verified to work on level 4).	`FMBA-5Y08`
Start with 1 life	`AFBT-4AHR`
Start with 2 lives	`AKBT-4AHR`
Start with 5 lives	`AZBT-4AHR`
Start with 7 lives	`A7BT-4AHR`
Infinite lives	`AXBA-4A4T`
Get extra man about every 5,000,000 pts.	`KT9A-4AHR KT9T-4AAA`
10 balls in Level 1 bonus round	`BGXA-8AH6`
5 balls in Level 1 bonus round	`AWXA-8AH6`
2 balls in Level 1 bonus round	`AGXA-8AH6`
1 ball in Level 1 bonus round	`ACXA-8AH6`
10 balls in Level 2 bonus round	`BGXA-8AGG`
5 balls in Level 2 bonus round	`AWXA-8AGG`
2 balls in Level 2 bonus round	`AGXA-8AGG`
1 ball in Level 2 bonus round	`ACXA-8AGG`
10 balls in Level 3 bonus round	`BGXT-8AA2`
5 balls in Level 3 bonus round	`AWXT-8AA2`
2 balls in Level 3 bonus round	`AGXT-8AA2`
1 ball in Level 3 bonus round	`ACXT-8AA2`
Infinite balls in all bonus rounds	`AXST-8A5L`
Start on Level 2: Lava Powerhouse	`AFBT-5N7G`
Start on Level 3: The Machine	`AKBT-5N7G`
Start on Level 4: Showdown	`APBT-5N7G`
The sea monster in the water won't attack you when you fall in-between the flippers in the 1st level.	`AB6A-6AEJ`
Gravity is lower	`CDMT-5AB6`
Gravity is much lower	`BDMT-4TB6`
Get Extra Man About Every 1,000,000 Points	`B69A-4AHR B69T-4AAA`
Get Extra Man About Every 10,000,000 Points	`XA9A-4AHR XA9T-4AAA`
Get Extra Man About Every 30,000,000 Points	`3J9A-4CHR 3J9T-4CAA`
Get Extra Man About Every 50,000,000 Points	`9N9A-4EHR 9N9T-4EAA`
Infinite Lives	`FF579E:0003`
Start At Level 3	`FF575B:0003`
Enable Level Select	`FFF8F8:0001`
Music Modifier	`FF0360:0000`
Infinite Balls In Bonus Levels	`FFF20C:0003`
Enable Level Select	`RFBT-46ZR`
Weird Level Skip	`AMPT-4A2C`
Allows much more control over Sonic when trying to steer him around the screen	`AHPA-5E7W AHPA-5E8T`
Slows Sonic way down	`A9MT-4RB6`
Don't die when you fall between the flippers into lava or other hazards	`DDFA-4A5N`
Title screen / sound effect / DAC/PCM modifier	`ACRT-WAHG`
Pressing Down on the directional pad will reverse gravity and cause Sonic to start moving upward (see notes)	`ZMPA-5DH0`
Multi-Ball bonus level is enabled when you collect just 1 ring.	`AERA-7A3G RERA-66VJ`
Multi-Ball bonus level is enabled every time you collect a ring (see notes).	`RERA-66VW`
Walk Left when you first start level 1 and you will be taken to the upper area of the level.	`CDRA-4A7N`

Using cheats today

Original cheat devices like the Game Genie, Action Replay and GameShark still turn up second-hand and work with original cartridges. Most modern emulators also have a built-in cheat menu that accepts these formats, so you can toggle codes on and off without extra hardware. Codes can differ between regional releases and revisions of a game; if one doesn't work, try the code list for another version.

Cheats can corrupt save files in rare cases, so back up your saves before experimenting.

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