<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
KID	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
versions	O
incorporated	O
new	O
content	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
:	O
Pure	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
linear	O
plot	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
pre-determined	O
scenarios	O
and	O
courses	O
of	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
female	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
has	O
made	O
several	O
transitions	O
to	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
requires	O
little	O
player	O
interaction	O
as	O
much	O
time	O
is	O
spent	O
on	O
reading	O
the	O
text	O
that	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
representing	O
either	O
dialogue	O
between	O
characters	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
inner	O
thoughts	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
versions	O
subsequent	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
PS	B-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
releases	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
scenario	O
called	O
Pure	O
is	O
made	O
available	O
after	O
the	O
scenarios	O
for	O
the	O
heroines	O
,	O
1st	O
Story	O
,	O
are	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
scenario	O
called	O
After	O
Story	O
is	O
available	O
immediately	O
upon	O
starting	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
male	O
protagonist	O
,	O
a	O
cynical	O
seventeen-year-old	O
student	O
whose	O
role	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
interactions	O
with	O
his	O
schoolmates	O
during	O
his	O
second	O
year	O
attending	O
the	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
main	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomoya	O
later	O
also	O
encounters	O
,	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
third	O
heroine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomoya	O
later	O
also	O
meets	O
,	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
fifth	O
heroine	O
and	O
an	O
underclassman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
KID	O
,	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
all-ages	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
contain	O
any	O
risqué	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
have	O
one	O
piece	O
of	O
theme	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
more	O
pieces	O
of	O
theme	O
music	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
,	O
one	O
opening	O
theme	O
and	O
one	O
ending	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
opening	O
theme	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
opening	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
theme	O
,	O
titled	O
and	O
performed	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Ayane	O
,	O
is	O
shared	O
by	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
prequel	O
titled	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
:	O
Pure	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
re-release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
Complete	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
scenario	O
found	O
in	O
Pure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
published	O
by	O
Success	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
cheaper	O
price	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
China	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
by	O
Mdream	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
and	O
Taiwanese	O
release	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
T-Time	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
as	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
Duet	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
contained	O
additional	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
another	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
and	O
Taiwanese	O
release	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
published	O
by	O
T-Time	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Success	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
cheaper	O
price	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
limited	O
and	O
regular	O
editions	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
Complete	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
RPGFan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
83%	O
from	O
their	O
grading	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Uchikoshi	O
,	O
he	O
received	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
criticism	O
from	O
players	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
out	O
,	O
who	O
told	O
him	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
understand	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
protagonist	O
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
had	O
a	O
large	O
impact	O
on	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
influenced	O
his	O
later	O
visual	O
novel	O
Ever	B-Application
17	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Out	I-Application
of	I-Application
Infinity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
piano	O
arrangement	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
containing	O
twelve	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
second	O
piano	O
arrangement	O
album	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
containing	O
thirteen	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arrange	O
album	O
titled	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
Orgel	O
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
nine	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
visual	O
novel	O
and	O
OVA	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
thirty-seven	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
8-bit	O
arrange	O
album	O
entitled	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
8bit	O
Arrange	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
containing	O
two	O
discs	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
thirty-five	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
series	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
three	O
novels	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Chabō	O
Higurashi	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
under	O
their	O
Famitsu	O
Bunko	O
publishing	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
anthology	O
entitled	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
Visual	O
Comic	O
Anthology	O
(	O
Magical	O
Cute	O
)	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2000	O
as	O
one	O
volume	O
published	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
also	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
three-episode	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
series	O
produced	O
by	O
E&G	O
Films	O
.	O
</s>
