History Trivia / TokimekiMemorial

** Fans did extensive work on the first ''Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side'' game for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS during 2010, and [[http://sites.google.com/site/tokimemogs1/home a full, bug-free translation patch]] was released in December 2010. The ''Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2'' translation was [[http://gokusaishiki.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/tokimeki-memorial-girls-side-2nd-kiss-final-patch finished and released]] in May 2011.

** All of the main series games are out of print. As a result, they tend to be sold at high prices on Amazon and other retailers, locking out players who started with the new generation of games unless they use emulators or have a friend willing to loan them a copy. While the first and second ''[=TokiMemo=]'' games are available on the [=PlayStation=] Network and the original release of ''[=TokiMemo=]'' is available on the PC Engine Mini as of 2020, the wallets of those without a UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, a UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, a UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, a PC Engine Mini or who would rather play the games on their original systems are in for a rough time.

* PostReleaseRetitle: The first ''[=TokiMemo=]'' game added the ''forever with you'' subtitle when it was re-released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation in 1995, the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn in 1996, Windows 95 in 1997 and the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable in 2006. For the Super Famicom re-release, the ''Densetsu no Ki no Shita de''[[note]]Under the Legendary Tree[[/note]] subtitle was added.

** After a steady drip of new installments in both the main series and the ''Girl's Side'' spin-off series between 1999 and 2010, the franchise stalled out after the release of ''Girl's Side: 3rd Story'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS as the last "proper" game in series (not counting ''3rd Story''[='s=] UpdatedRerelease for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable in 2012), with the only new releases being much smaller scale spin-offs for Android and [=iPhone=]. Much to everyone's surprise, a ''Girl's Side 4th Heart'' game was eventually announced in 2019 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch with a loose release date of 2020, but complications from the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic caused it to be postponed to October 2021. This marks a gap of 11 years between full installments in the series.

* SequelGap: After a steady drip of new installments in both the main series and the ''Girl's Side'' spin-off series between 1994 and 2010, the franchise stalled out after the release of ''Girl's Side: 3rd Story'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS as the last "proper" game in series (not counting ''3rd Story''[='s=] UpdatedRerelease for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable in 2012), with the only new releases being much smaller scale spin-offs for Android and [=iPhone=]. Much to everyone's surprise, a ''Girl's Side 4th Heart'' game was eventually announced in 2019 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch with a loose release date of 2020, but complications from the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic caused it to be postponed to October 2021. This marks a gap of 11 years between full installments in the series.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the Japanese version of Website/TheOtherWiki, Yukari Koshiki is a shining example of this trope. Indeed, Yukari's initial name was Shouko Hoshino (星野翔子), but because the PC-Engine’s Kanji system couldn’t display the kanji 翔 (shou), her name was changed to the current "Yukari Koshiki". Even more memorable is that, in the game's development's initial stage, she was planned to be the game's second heroine at Shiori's side (and be hostile towards her), but the idea was ultimately scrapped. Her personality was also radically different: she was planned as a [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]] instead of the CloudCuckooLander she is in the final version. Finally, there was a planned game sequence in which, when you phone her to set a date, sometimes the call would be redirected to her dad's cellphone: [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments a brilliant idea]] [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot that was also scrapped in the end]]. Several of those ideas would be used 15 years later in ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial 4'', to create Yukari's {{Expy}}, Kai Ryukochi.

** The 1999 [=OVAs=] based on the first game haven't seen a re-release since the DVD releases first hit Japanese shore shelves in 1999.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: All of the main series games are out of print. As a result, they tend to be sold at high prices on Amazon and other retailers, locking out players who started with the new generation of games unless they use emulators or have a friend willing to loan them a copy. While the first and second ''[=TokiMemo=]'' games are available on the [=PlayStation=] Network and the original release of ''[=TokiMemo=]'' is available on the PC Engine Mini as of 2020, the wallets of those without a UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, a UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, a UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, a PC Engine Mini or who would rather play the games on their original systems are in for a rough time.

*** Creator/NarumiTsunoda voices Rei Ijuin and Saki's mother. She was only credited for Rei in the game, though in the first volume of the ''Drama Series'' spin-off, she would be credited for Rei, Saki's mother and the boutique shopkeeper.

*** Creator/NarumiTsunoda voices Rei Ijuin and Saki's mother. She was only credited for Rei in the game, though in the first volume of the ''Drama Series'', she would be credited for Ijuin, Saki's mother and the boutique shopkeeper.

*** Creator/NarumiTsunoda voices Rei Ijuin and Saki's mother. She was only credited for Rei.

* RoleReprise: In ''Tokimeki Memorial Online'', Creator/MamiKingetsu reprises her role as Shiori Fujisaki five years after her last appearance in the second ''Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories'' video game.

* RoleReprise: In ''Tokimeki Memorial Online'', Creator/MamiKingetsu reprises her role as Shiori Fujisaki seven years after her last appearance in the third ''Drama Series'' video game.

*** Creator/HikariTachibana voices both Shirayuki twins, and as such this occurs in a few scenes where both are present (most notably the GirlWithPsychoWeapon scene described above, as well as the scene where they finally reveal their [[TwinSwitch switcheroo game]] to the protagonist).

*** Creator/TakahiroMurozono voices Sakunoshin Mihara, Chota Sakuradomon, Akiba Kanda as well as a policeman.

*** Creator/NorioWakamoto voices Kaoru Ichimonji, Ko Kidokawa and a komusō.

*** Besides voicing Hitomi Akai in the main game, Creator/MotokoKumai voices Homura Akai in the ''Substories'' spin-off.

*** Creator/ShihoKikuchi, in addition to voicing Miharu Tatebayashi, also voices Noriko in the radio drama's 10th episode.

*** Creator/YujiUeda voices both Yoshio Saotome and Yukinojo Sotoi (Rei's butler) in the first game. He was only credited for Yoshio.

** In ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'', Hikari Tachibana voices both Shirayuki twins, and as such this occurs in a few scenes where both are present (most notably the GirlWithPsychoWeapon scene described above, as well as the scene where they finally reveal their [[TwinSwitch switcheroo game]] to the protagonist).

* ActingForTwo: Hikari Tachibana voices both Shirayuki twins, and as such this occurs in a few scenes where both are present (most notably the GirlWithPsychoWeapon scene described above, as well as the scene where they finally reveal their [[TwinSwitch switcheroo game]] to the protagonist).

* OneBookAuthor: Yumi Saotome is the only role her voice actress Yoshiki Kurin ever voiced.

* OneHitWonder: Yumi Saotome is the only role her voice actress Yoshiki Kurin ever voiced.

* TalkingToHimself: Hikari Tachibana voices both Shirayuki twins, and as such this occurs in a few scenes where both are present (most notably the GirlWithPsychoWeapon scene described above, as well as the scene where they finally reveal their [[TwinSwitch switcheroo game]] to the protagonist).

* HeAlsoDid: Looking at the credits for the first game reveals that a whole bunch of Konami's more famous developers worked on it. Most prominently, Koji "IGA" Igarashi, known for his work on ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' and as the creator ''VideoGame/BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight'', is credited as one of the main writers.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the Japanese version of Website/TheOtherWiki, Yukari Koshiki is a shining example of this trope. Indeed, Yukari's initial name was Shouko Hoshino (星野翔子), but because the PC-Engine’s Kanji system couldn’t display the kanji 翔 (shou), her name was changed to the current "Yukari Koshiki". Even more memorable is that, in the game's development's initial stage, she was planned to be the game's second heroine at Shiori's side (and be hostile towards her), but the idea was ultimately scrapped. Her personality was also radically different: she was planned as a [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]] instead of the CloudCuckooLander she is in the final version. Finally, there was a planned game sequence in which, when you phone her to set a date, sometimes the call would be redirected to her OverprotectiveDad's cellphone: [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments a brilliant idea]] [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot that was also scrapped in the end]]. Several of those ideas would be used 15 years later in ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial 4'', to create Yukari's {{Expy}}, Kai Ryukochi.

* ExecutiveMeddling:
** Back then, Konami organized a character poll on the famous magazine Famitsu, in which the readers would decide which character will become the heroine of the second ''Drama Series'' game, the would-be ''Irodori no Love Song''. Despite the poll results giving a large victory to [[EnsembleDarkhorse Miharu Tatebayashi]], for various reasons the producers decided to go with the poll runner-up, Ayako Katagiri. They still later recognized Miharu's popularity [[ThrowTheDogABone by making her the co-heroine of the 3rd Drama Series game]], ''Tabidachi no Uta''.
** More recently, as part of the streamlining of their business practices, Konami has outright ended the Tokimeki Memorial series, with no new games in the main series since 2009, and the last major spin-off was in 2012.

* NamesTheSame: Kasumi Asou must not be confused with the PhantomThief of the same name of ''Manga/CityHunter''. When their names are written in Japanese, the only difference is their first name, ''City Hunter'' Kasumi's being written in Hiragana, while ''Tokimemo 2'' Kasumi's is written with Kanji.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the Japanese version of Wiki/TheOtherWiki, Yukari Koshiki is a shining example of this trope. Indeed, Yukari's initial name was Shouko Hoshino (星野翔子), but because the PC-Engine’s Kanji system couldn’t display the kanji 翔 (shou), her name was changed to the current "Yukari Koshiki". Even more memorable is that, in the game's development's initial stage, she was planned to be the game's second heroine at Shiori's side (and be hostile towards her), but the idea was ultimately scrapped. Her personality was also radically different: she was planned as a [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]] instead of the CloudCuckooLander she is in the final version. Finally, there was a planned game sequence in which, when you phone her to set a date, sometimes the call would be redirected to her OverprotectiveDad's cellphone: [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments a brilliant idea]] [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot that was also scrapped in the end]]. Several of those ideas would be used 15 years later in ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial 4'', to create Yukari's {{Expy}}, Kai Ryukochi.

** The SNES version of the first game is sadly notable for having lots of attempts at creating a translation patch; all of them invariably went to stall for a reason or another. In March 2022, 28 years after the first game came out, a fan translation of [[https://www.translated.games/snes/heartthrob the SNES version]] is being released.

** With Creator/OmiMinami voicing Tamami, both husband and wife seiyuu have now worked for the [=TokiMemo=] series. Her husband is Creator/YujiUeda who played Yoshio in the original Tokimemo game and later Motoharu in the ''Girl's Side: Second Kiss'' game.
** With Creator/ShowHayami who voicing Goro and his wife Creator/ReiIgarashi who played one of the main datable girls Mira Kagami in the original [=TokiMemo=] game, another husband and wife seiyuu team have now both appeared in the Tokimemo franchise.

* OneHitWonder: Yumi Saotome is the only role her seiyuu Yoshiki Kurin ever voiced.

** The SNES version of the first game is sadly notable for having lots of attempts at creating a translation patch; all of them invariably went to stall for a reason or another. In 2022, 28 years after the first game came out, a fan translation of [[https://www.translated.games/snes/heartthrob the SNES version]] is being released.