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Yesmar_ posted...

I didn't want to start an argument in the main topic, but do the EGM April Fools' pranks really count as urban legends? I'm not saying an urban legend can't have an identifiable source, but if 90% of us could tell you exactly where they came from, that doesn't seem particularly "folkloric." I can't speak for the others because they were from before my time, but did Sonic and Tails being in Melee ever really get that divorced from the source?

I didn't know the Sonic and Tails thing came from there actually.

While we're on the subject, the reason I don't think the Madden Curse should count is because it's a superstition, like ghosts or something. For example, Nuclear Ghandi is very believable and in fact was implemented in later games. EA couldn't just decide to start including the Madden Curse. Also, it didn't affect the games themselves, it "affected" players in real life.

Maybe I misinterpreted the prompt but I don't feel like a curse on real life players is in the same vein as the other stuff.