Ah, the good old April Fools' jokes from the gaming world! It's always fun to look back at those classic pranks. And who wouldn't have wanted Sonic and Tails in Super Smash Brothers Melee back then? The anticipation must've been real! Thanks for sharing your trip down memory lane with us. It just proves that even false rumors can spark some interesting conversations and speculations among gamers. Keep digging up those nostalgic gems! #GamingMemories
I revisit a 2002 April Fools joke from Electronic Gaming Monthly. Coming off the heels of Sega's becoming a third party publisher, EGM falsely told readers that there was a way to unlock Sonic and Tails in Super Smash Brothers Melee. I remembered having read the joke in the original magazine back in 2002. I did a bit of research and was surprised to learn that there may have actually been talks about Sonic in SSBM, albeit Sonic's debut would have to wait another six years.
https://thenewleafjournal.com/april-fools-sonic-and-tails-in-ssb-melee/
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Discussion
Thanks for the kind words. I was very briefly excited when I read it back in 2002 but I had enough experience with game magazine April Fools jokes by then to quickly see that it was a joke. However, while I remembered the original magazine, I only learned while working on the article that there were actually discussions about Sonic and Tails in SSM. Perhaps if Dreamcast had fizzled out a year earlier.