History VideoGame / TailsAdventure

* DropTheHammer: The (Pikkon) Hammer item, which allows Tails to smash barriers and enemies with an oversized mallet, much like [[Characters/SonicTheHedgehogMainCharacters a certain girl hedgehog]].

''Tails Adventure'', also known as ''Tails Adventures'', is a {{Metroidvania}} game in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise. It was released for the Creator/{{Sega}} UsefulNotes/GameGear in 1995. It is one of three spinoff games that Tails received, the other two being ''[[VideoGame/TailsSkyPatrol Tails' Skypatrol]]'', which was also on the Game Gear, and ''VideoGame/TailsAndTheMusicMaker'', which was for the Sega {{Edutainment}} System, the [[UsefulNotes/OtherSegaSystems Sega Pico]].

* DubInducedPlothole: A lot of the supposed oddities in the gameplay pointed out by reviewers stem from this. Tails' inability to spin attack (unless he's using the Sonic item) and run fast are explained by the game being a prequel to ''Sonic 2'' in Japan, meaning that he hadn't met Sonic and learned to mimic his abilities yet. This was LostInTranslation, as the localization set the game after previous games. In addition, since the previous games' localizations left out Tails' status as a GadgeteerGenius, the game's heavy focus on gadgets and machines in this game would have felt pretty random at the time.

* DubInducedPlothole: A lot of the supposed oddities in the gameplay pointed out by reviewers stem from this. Tails' inability to spin attack (unless he's using the Sonic item) and run fast are explained by the game being a prequel to ''Sonic 2'' in Japan, meaning that he hadn't met Sonic and learned to mimic his abilities yet. This was LostInTranslation, as the localization set the game after previous games. In addition, since the previous games' localizations left out Tails' status as a GadgeteerGenius, the game's heavy focus on gadgets and machines in this game feels pretty random.

* HeartContainer: The six Chaos Emeralds[[note]]Green, Red, Blue, Purple, Yellow and White[[/note]] function as these, with them each increasing Tails' LifeMeter by 10 Rings each time until he obtains the last one, which boosts it up all the way to the maximum 99 Rings. They also increase his flight timer by about 3 seconds each.

* KidHero: Tails.

* OverlordJr: Speedy is said to be the son of the leader of the Battle Kukku Army. Appropriately, he's the last boss and the first opponent in a SequentialBoss fight before you meet his father.

* TheRival: Speedy, who Tails has to outmanoeuvre early in the game. Speedy returns as the penultimate boss of the game and the first opponent in a double-boss fight to end the game.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdventure Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' summary, Cocoa Island and Great Battle Kukku were properly translated, but they were respectively mistranslated as "Kokko Island" and "Great Badoru Kukku" in the ''Sonic Gems Collection'' manual. Also, Kukku Island is similarly known as Coco Island when the game is set to English - which may mean that it was supposed to be "Cuckoo".

* VillainRespect: During the first battle with Speedy, if Tails makes it to the top of the stage in spite of Speedy's constant divebombing, he'll hand over a Chaos Emerald and leave.

While taking a nap outside his house, Tails is woken by an explosion, and finds the surrounding forest ablaze. The Battle Kukku Army has invaded the island in order to find the Chaos Emeralds, and it's up to Tails -- aided by a veritable laundry list of gadgets and inventions he can find and build along the way -- to retrieve the gems first and send the belligerent birds packing.

* ContinuitySnarl: The Japanese backstory has a minor one due to the presence of the Sonic and Knuckles items in a game that's supposed to take place before Tails met Sonic.

* CoolBoat: The Sea Fox. It also functions as a CoolAirship once you find the Rocket Parts.

* EarlyGameHell: Tails' default speed is as slow as molasses, has a weak (non-attacking) jump, low health and can only fly for a few seconds, and his bomb attack is slow and weak and suffers from erratic hit detection. [[MagikarpPower The game gets significantly easier as you acquire more power-ups]].

* GaidenGame: A spinoff that features Tails as the main protagonist. Furthermore, this is one of the very few games in the series where both Sonic and Dr. Robotnik are completely absent. The Western backstory mentions Sonic in passing, but the Japanese backstory justifies this due to the game being a prequel that takes place before Tails met Sonic. There ''is'' an item in the game called Sonic with his face on it, and it lets do you a Spin Dash like move, but that's it.

While taking a nap outside his house, Tails is woken by an explosion, and finds the surrounding forest ablaze. The Battle Kukku Army has invaded the island in order to find the Chaos Emeralds, and it's up to Tails -- aided by a veritable laundry list of gadgets and inventions he can find and build along the way -- to find the gems first and send the belligerent birds packing.

The Japanese manual says this game [[{{Prequel}} takes place on Cocoa Island before Tails first met Sonic]], while the Western manual says it takes place after Sonic and Tails' last adventure and Tails is on vacation on Tails Island.

While taking a nap outside his house, Tails is woken by an explosion. The Battle Kukku Army has invaded the island in order to find the Chaos Emeralds, and it's up to Tails to stop them.

This title is different from other games in the ''Sonic'' series in that the emphasis is on visiting and revisiting different stages in a similar vein to ''VideoGame/ClashAtDemonhead''. Also, unlike previous titles, Tails actually reaps benefits from collecting ''just one'' Chaos Emerald (an increase in HP and Flight stamina).

* TitleConfusion: The game is known as ''Tails Adventure'' in English-speaking regions, but its original Japanese name, ''Tails Adventures'', appears in the game proper instead.

* GaidenGame: A spinoff that features Tails as the main protagonist.

* AbsenteeActor: This is one of the very few games in the series where both Sonic and Dr. Robotnik are completely absent. The Western backstory mentions Sonic in passing, but the Japanese backstory justifies this due to the game being a prequel that takes place before Tails met Sonic. There ''is'' an item in the game called Sonic with his face on it, and it lets do you a Spin Dash like move, but that's it.

* FinalBoss: The BigBad and leader of the Kukku army is fought on his ship as the second opponent in a double-boss fight immediately after his son Speedy is defeated.

* OverlordJr: Speedy is said to be the son of the leader of the Kukku army. Appropriately, he's the last boss and the first opponent in a SequentialBoss fight before you meet his father.

Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' (although the game is an unlockable bonus in the [=GameCube=] rerelease).

Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' (although the game is an unlockable bonus in the Gamecube rerelease).

JustForFun/TheOneWith [[ADayInTheSpotlight Tails taking the spotlight]].

TheOneWhere [[ADayInTheSpotlight Tails took the spotlight]].

* DropTheHammer: The (Pikkon) Hammer item, which allows Tails to smash barriers and enemies with an oversized mallet, much like [[Characters/SonicTheHedgehogTeamRose a certain girl hedgehog]].

* PermanentlyMissableContent: When you complete Coco Island, it will be replaced by the Battle Fortress, meaning that if you didn't collect the two items there (Teleport Device and Yellow Chaos Emerald), they'll be lost for the rest of the game.

** Due to the small area of view, the screen lowers or rises when Tails crouches or looks up respectively, to give a better view of offscreen obstacles ahead of time.

** Or at least, they would have been if not for a bug in which the player can go through the lake tunnel that leads to Coco Island again, and be deposited onto the level's space on the map (despite the Battle Fortress existing), where they can replay it.

** Or at least, they would have been if not for a bug in which the player can go through the lake tunnel that leads to Coco Island again, and be deposited onto the level's space on the map (despite the Battle Fortress existing), where they can replay it.

** Or at least, they would have been if not for a GoodBadBug in which the player can go through the lake tunnel that leads to Coco Island again, and be deposited onto the level's space on the map (despite the Battle Fortress existing), where they can replay it.