There are good reasons for this. It was first released by Konami in 1994 for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM (also known as TurboGrafx-CD). Tokimeki Memorial was a small project developed for an even less popular add-on for a relatively niche console. What's more, the game has never been officially ported to English, and the long-awaited unofficial English translation is not for the original (and best) version of the game.
So why? Tokimeki Memorial Nominated for the Video Game Hall of Fame? Well, among other things, this is probably the most important “dating sim” game ever made. Dating simulation games have been released before, but Tokimeki Memorialthey were often simple and shockingly silly. Tokimeki Memorial was a relatively well-written title that treated its subject matter (and players) with maturity and respect. In that sense alone, it essentially alerted a generation of gamers to the love affair with dating sims, visual novels, and similar titles that are now staples of the indie scene. That means it's also responsible for bringing into games a significant number of people who may not have previously considered themselves gamers in the conventional cultural sense.
Even if you've never enjoyed (or simply never played) those types of games. Tokimeki Memorial Still worthy of respect. The game's use of advanced social tracking metrics and relationship systems was a milestone not only for dating sims, but also for role-playing games. Also, Tokimeki Memorial It wasn't the first game to have a relationship system like this, but it was the one that really cracked the code on how to dynamically implement these systems into games and how to enhance the role-playing experience. If you've ever enjoyed forming an evolving relationship (especially a romantic one) with a video game character, you owe at least some of that experience to: Tokimeki Memorial.
meanwhile Tokimeki Memorial Although his popularity has increased worldwide in recent years, his chances of being inducted into the Hall of Fame are still quite low. Fan voting in this category essentially amounts to a single vote by a committee member, and it's unlikely that the voting committee likes this category as much as the competition.
Still, games like TOkimeki Memorial I go to show you that there is a lot in the history of video games that is still being discovered, discussed, and under-appreciated. At the very least, consider this a stand-in for that one-game stand-in that means the world never got enough love for you.
