Platform: Arcade
Developer: Sega AM2
Publisher: Sega
Year: 1996

Sonic the Fighters, also known as Sonic Championship on arcade versions outside Japan, is a fighting game developed by Sega AM2. First released in 1996 in arcades on Sega's Model 2 arcade system, Sonic the Fighters pits players in one-on-one battles with a roster of characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Sonic the Fighters was built using the 3D fighting engine for Fighting Vipers (1996), another game by Sega AM2, and it was the first 3D game in the Sonic series. The idea for a Sonic fighting game was conceived when a Sega AM2 programmer experimented with a 3D Sonic the Hedgehog model in Fighting Vipers. The smoothness of the character animations convinced Sonic Team to approve the project and supervise it.

A home console port for the Sega Saturn was announced, but ultimately canceled, resulting in the game staying an arcade exclusive until 2005 with the compilation Sonic Gems Collection for GameCube and PlayStation 2. It was rereleased again in 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, featuring new playable characters and an online versus mode.

Amy Rose (エミー・ローズ) [Playthrough/LongPlay]
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:42 Title/Insert Coin
00:00:47 Character Select
00:01:01 vs Knuckles the Echidna (ナックルズ・ザ・エキドゥナ)
00:02:13 vs Amy Rose (エミー・ローズ) / Rosy the Rascal (ロージー・ザ・ラスカル)
00:03:34 vs Bark the Polar Bear (バーク・ザ・ポーラーベアー)
00:04:50 vs Espio the Chameleon (エスピオ・ザ・カメレオン)
00:06:46 vs Miles Prower / Tails (マイルス・パウアー)
00:08:25 vs Fang the Sniper (ファング・ザ・スナイパー)
00:09:38 vs Bean the Dynamite (ビーン・ザ・ダイナマイト)
00:11:40 vs Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ)
00:13:57 vs Metal Sonic (メタルソニック)
00:15:53 [Bonus Stage] vs Doctor Eggman (ドクター・エッグマン) / Doctor Ivo Robotnik (ロボトニック)
00:16:13 Ending
00:16:35 Credits
00:18:03 Thank You For Watching!