Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at the original dating sim, Tokimeki Memorial, and how it uses its mechanics to generate romantic feelings. Yes really. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Patreon: / designingfor Twitter: / designing4games Discord: / discord Writing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones ( / pyrrhickong ) Intro Graphic and Watermark By:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Also check out our episode on Doki Doki Literature Club, which circumvents these tropes in an intentionally obvious way to get you invested in that ride instead: • Doki Doki Literature Club! Is Just Mo... Or our episode on Half-Minute Hero, which delivers its waifu narrative by making the player feel shameful for their own actions: • Half-Minute Hero's Cursed Hero -- Des... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Tokimeki Memorial series, including Tokimeki Memorial, Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You, Tokimeki Memorial Selection: Fujisaki Shiori, Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Pazurudama, Tokimeki Memorial Pocket Sports Version, Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series, the Tokimeki Memorial OVA series, and all related series, characters, and merchandise are © Konami Holdings Corporation. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Ganbere Goemon 3, Otomedius: Excellent, Bombergirl, and Super Bomberman R are © Konami Holdings Corporation. Kanon, Air, Clannad, and Little Busters! are © Key/Visual Arts. Katawa Shoujo is © 4 Leaf Studios:
Hatoful Boyfriend is © Mediatonic, Hato Moa, The Irregular Corporation, and Devolver Digital. Dream Daddy is © Game Grumps. Doki Doki Literature Club! is © Team Salvato:
Doukyuusei is © ELF Corporation Tenshitachi no Gogo is © Jast. Girl's Garden is © Sega Games Co., Ltd. WarioDate!:
Half-Minute Hero is © Marvelous Entertainment, Inc. Automatic Mario Kumikyoku:
Game Center CX is © Fuji Television and Gascoin Company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Images/Footage Used: Most of the footage that isn't of me playing blindly in Japanese is either from Game Center CX Season 3, Episode 13 or from this LP:
"SEGA SATURN - TOKIMEKI MEMORIAL TAISEN PUZZLE DAMA": • Видео "Doukyuusei (PC-98-1992) - First dating sim game!": • Doukyuusei (PC-98-1992) - First datin... "Automatic Super Mario World - Kumikyoku [Pixel-perfect @ 60fps": • Automatic Super Mario World - Kumikyo... "Tenshi-tachi no gogo (MSX, rom, 1987 Jast)": • Tenshi-tachi no gogo (MSX, rom, 1987 ... "Sega Sg 1000 - Girl's Garden Gameplay (HD)": • Sega Sg 1000 - Girl's Garden Gameplay... Most Fanart From This Tag: / %e8%97%a4%e5%b4%8e%e8%a9%a9%e7%b9%94 "Shiori Fujisaki Bomber - Bombergirl ver":
Full Body Shot of Shiori:
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