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Konami director Akihiko Nagata said "the person who created the game wanted to have experiences like this back in his high school days".
In an overview of the series in 1998, magazine said that pre-release response to the game was one of shock and surprise.
In an early review in Dengeki PC-Engine, the reviewer Keima Iwasaki said the game may appear to be a simple "raising game", noting the huge amount of events, large amount of varied mini-games and the depth of the gameplay.
One reviewer commented how they lost track of time playing it while another said the only drawback was the length of time it took to save the players progress in the game.
The first game in the Tokimeki Memorial series, it was first released for the PC Engine's Super CD-ROM² System on May 27, 1994.
Tokimeki Memorial was first released on May 27, 1994 for the PC Engine.
One reviewer commented how they lost track of time playing it while another said the only drawback was the length of time it took to save the players progress in the game.
Tokimeki Memorial sold 1.1 million copies by 1996.
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