If he happens to land on a flat surface you can move in a similar fashion to the Sonic games and be able to jump and perform the Spin Dash. The D-pad will move him while in ball form and the, , and buttons will cause the flippers to flick.
As with those games you have some control of Sonic while he is being knocked around the pinball themed levels. Sonic Spinball is basically a continuation of the pinball themed levels first seen in Spring Yard Zone and Casino Night Zone from the first Sonic games.The bosses take a lot more hits than normal Sonic bosses, but to compensate it's easy to hit them multiple times in a row. Unlike traditional Sonic games, you can actually fall outside of the boss arena.
