What is Tokimeki Memorial and who made it?
Tokimeki Memorial is a dating simulation series created by Konami, notable for being highly nonlinear within its genre. It consists of eight main games and many spin-offs. Fans commonly call it TokiMemo.
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Tokimeki Memorial is a dating simulation series created by Konami, notable for being highly nonlinear within its genre. It consists of eight main games and many spin-offs. Fans commonly call it TokiMemo.
The first Tokimeki Memorial game was released in 1994 on the PC Engine. It was later ported to platforms including the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super Famicom, Windows, and the Nintendo Switch.
A single playthrough of Tokimeki Memorial covers a fixed three-year stretch of high school and takes roughly 5-10 hours to complete. At the end, the character who has accumulated the highest love meter confesses to the player.
The Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series was developed by Hideo Kojima, known for the Metal Gear franchise. The three games in the series were released for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn, each centered on a different character from the original Tokimeki Memorial cast.
Tokimeki Memorial has been adapted into multiple productions. A two-episode OVA was produced by Studio Pierrot in 1999, and a 25-episode television series called Tokimeki Memorial Only Love premiered across Japan on the 2nd of October, 2006. A live-action film distributed by Toei was released on the 9th of August, 1997.
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side is a branch of the Tokimeki Memorial series in which players pursue male characters, reversing the standard setup of the main games. It launched on the PlayStation 2 in 2002, and its most recent entry, Girl's Side: 4th Heart, was released on the Nintendo Switch in 2021.