Sonic and Tails in Super Smash Brothers Melee

Before the release of Super Smash Brothers Melee for the Nintendo Gamecube, many fans of the Super Smash Brothers were questioning what the final roster of characters in the game would be playable. This led to many rumors such as characters like Toad. But none were as popular as Sonic and Tails being playable fighters in the game.

Electronic Gaming Monthly
On April 1, 2001, Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine released an article about two new fighters, Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails. The article stated that to unlock Sonic and Tails, you needed to achieve a high score of 20 KOs with any one character in Cruel Melee mode. Then, you have to fight Sonic and Tails together in one battle to unlock them. This wasn't proven false later until the release of Super Smash Bros Melee, where Sonic and Tails aren't there. But later, in Super Smash Brothers Brawl for the Wii, Sonic is playable while Tails is an assist trophy.