<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
's	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
System	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
received	O
ports	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
,	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dating	O
sim	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
male	O
freshman	O
from	O
Kirameki	O
High	O
School	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dating	O
simulator	O
genre	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
the	O
raising	O
simulation	O
genre	O
best	O
codified	O
by	O
the	O
Princess	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
series	O
by	O
Gainax	O
,	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
child	O
raising	O
rather	O
than	O
dating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
gave	O
him	O
advice	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
he	O
would	O
play	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
she	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igarashi	O
requested	O
to	O
not	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
request	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
remade	O
as	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
With	I-Application
You	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
1995	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
(	O
1996	B-Application
)	O
and	O
PC	O
(	O
1997	B-Application
)	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
opening	O
video	O
,	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
as	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
:	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Ki	I-Application
no	I-Application
Shita	I-Application
de	I-Application
,	O
and	O
although	O
drastically	O
reduced	O
in	O
graphic	O
and	O
sound	O
quality	O
(	O
the	O
only	O
voice	O
clips	O
were	O
available	O
during	O
loading	O
)	O
,	O
included	O
an	O
exclusive	O
CD	O
with	O
a	O
radio	O
drama	O
and	O
new	O
arrangement	O
of	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Futari	O
no	O
Toki	O
"	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
sung	O
by	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
girls	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
just	O
Shiori	O
Fujisaki	O
(	O
the	O
heroine	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
again	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
two	O
versions	O
,	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
Sports	O
Version	O
:	O
Kotei	O
no	O
Photograph	O
and	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
Culture	O
Version	O
:	O
Komorebi	O
no	O
Melody	O
,	O
dividing	O
10	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
and	O
adding	O
three	O
new	O
winnable	O
characters	O
,	O
Patricia	O
McGrath	O
,	O
Naomi	O
Munakata	O
,	O
and	O
Kyoko	O
Izumi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
versions	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
Beatmania	B-Application
mini-game	O
,	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
a	O
screen	O
saver	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
two-player	O
versus	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
announced	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
for	O
the	O
i-mode	O
mobile	O
platform	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
January	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
portable	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
With	I-Application
You	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
15th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
Tokimeki	O
Idol	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
sold	O
1.1	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
popularized	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
social	O
statistics-raising	O
mechanics	O
in	O
games	O
for	O
following	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
more	O
well-known	O
in	O
English-speaking	O
communities	O
after	O
a	O
video	O
essay	O
by	O
Tim	O
Rogers	O
gained	O
attention	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
port	O
was	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
