Sonic and Tails rumor

The Sonic and Tails rumor is the myth that Sonic and Tails, the two biggest mascots of the game company Sega, could be unlocked in Super Smash Bros. Melee by defeating 20 or more Fighting Wire Frames in Cruel Melee. This rumor was spread in the April issue of the gaming magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly.

Falsehood
Many players proved this rumor to be false by achieving over 20 KO's in Cruel Melee. Although, to the casual player, it is a very difficult goal, players online at Smash World Forums and GameFAQs developed strategies to earn many KO's, with various characters such as Jigglypuff and Pikachu. In particular, a video of a Japanese player KO'ing 565 Wire Frames disproved the rumor spectacularly.

Even if gaining 20 KO's was an unattainable goal, evidence points away from Sonic and Tails being included in Melee; at the time of the game's development, Sega and Nintendo were still in competition, and in-game messages already indicated that Mr. Game & Watch was the game's last unlockable character.