Tails' Adventure is an Action RPG
Spin-Off adventure game from the vast
Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, released for the Sega
Game Gear in 1995. It is one of
two spinoff games that the fox cub recieved.
While taking a nap outside his workshop, Tails is woken by an explosion. 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
Metroid. Also, unlike previous titles, Tails actually reaps benefits from collecting
just one chaos emerald (an increase in HP and Flight stamina).
The Japanese manual says this game takes place before Tails first met Sonic. The western manuals say it takes place after Sonic and Tails' last adventure and Tails is just on vacation. Of course, Sega has chosen to pretty much
Retcon anything the western manuals said about the Sonic series ever since
Sonic Adventure was released, so the Japanese manual is more likely canon.
Has a comic book tie-in in
Sonic Universe, though it took a few liberties with the plot (such as it is).
Tails Adventure features the following tropes: