History VisualNovel / Doukyusei

''Dōkyūsei'' (同級生, lit. ''Classmates'') is an [[HGame Eroge]] DatingSim AdventureGame of the ''nanpa'' subgenre, where the protagonist prowls the town in search of eligible bachelorettes (or, in some cases, [[OtomeGame bachelors]]). Developed and published by Creator/ELFCorporation, it was originally released for the UsefulNotes/PC98, the UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, and the Platform/FMTowns in 1992, and as such ''Dōkyūsei'' stands out as one of the grandaddies of the whole DatingSim genre. It eventually got ported to the [[Platform/TurboGrafx16 TurboGrafx CD]] in 1995 and the Platform/SegaSaturn in 1996 (the latter having the subtitle ''if'' and [[VersionExclusiveContent featuring some minor additions]]), and got a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for Platform/MicrosoftWindows in 1999, which featured redrawn graphics and some script changes to be more "era-appropriate", but it remained a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] game until April 2022, when a fully translated remake (based on the 1999 remake) named ''Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer'' was released on both Steam and the Japanese platform Johren. A clean version of the remake is slated for an April 18, 2024 release on the Platform/PlayStation4 and Platform/NintendoSwitch.

''Dōkyūsei'' (同級生, lit. ''Classmates'') is an [[HGame Eroge]] DatingSim AdventureGame of the ''nanpa'' subgenre, where the protagonist prowls the town in search of eligible bachelorettes (or, in some cases, [[OtomeGame bachelors]]). Developed and published by Creator/ELFCorporation, it was originally released for the UsefulNotes/PC98, the UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, and the UsefulNotes/FMTowns in 1992, and as such ''Dōkyūsei'' stands out as one of the grandaddies of the whole DatingSim genre. It eventually got ported to the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 TurboGrafx CD]] in 1995 and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn in 1996 (the latter having the subtitle ''if'' and [[VersionExclusiveContent featuring some minor additions]]), and got a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 1999, which featured redrawn graphics and some script changes to be more "era-appropriate", but it remained a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] game until April 2022, when a fully translated remake (based on the 1999 remake) named ''Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer'' was released on both Steam and the Japanese platform Johren. A clean version of the remake is slated for an April 18, 2024 release on the Platform/PlayStation4 and Platform/NintendoSwitch.

* VersionExclusiveContent: The UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn version of the game, ''Dōkyūsei: if'', features three new characters, and thereby three new storylines that are unique to that version.

''Dōkyūsei'' (同級生, lit. ''Classmates'') is an [[HGame Eroge]] DatingSim AdventureGame of the ''nanpa'' subgenre, where the protagonist prowls the town in search of eligible bachelorettes (or, in some cases, [[OtomeGame bachelors]]). Developed and published by Creator/ELFCorporation, it was originally released for the UsefulNotes/PC98, the UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, and the UsefulNotes/FMTowns in 1992, and as such ''Dōkyūsei'' stands out as one of the grandaddies of the whole DatingSim genre. It eventually got ported to the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 TurboGrafx CD]] in 1995 and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn in 1996 (the latter having the subtitle ''if'' and [[VersionExclusiveContent featuring some minor additions]]), and got a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 1999, which featured redrawn graphics and some script changes to be more "era-appropriate", but it remained a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] game until April 2022, when a fully translated remake (based on the 1999 remake) named ''Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer'' was released on both Steam and the Japanese platform Johren. A clean version of the remake is slated for a April 18, 2024 release on the Platform/PlayStation4 and Platform/NintendoSwitch.

''Dōkyūsei'' (同級生, lit. ''Classmates'') is an [[HGame Eroge]] DatingSim AdventureGame of the ''nanpa'' subgenre, where the protagonist prowls the town in search of eligible bachelorettes (or, in some cases, [[OtomeGame bachelors]]). Developed and published by Creator/ELFCorporation, it was originally released for the UsefulNotes/PC98, the UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, and the UsefulNotes/FMTowns in 1992, and as such ''Dōkyūsei'' stands out as one of the grandaddies of the whole DatingSim genre. It eventually got ported to the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 TurboGrafx CD]] in 1995 and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn in 1996 (the latter having the subtitle ''if'' and [[VersionExclusiveContent featuring some minor additions]]), and got a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 1999, which featured redrawn graphics and some script changes to be more "era-appropriate", but it remained a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] game until April 2022, when a fully translated remake (based on the 1999 remake) named ''Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer'' was released on both Steam and the Japanese platform Johren.

''Dōkyūsei'' (同級生, lit. ''Classmates'') is an [[HGame Eroge]] DatingSim of the ''nanpa'' subgenre, where the protagonist prowls the town in search of eligible bachelorettes (or, in some cases, [[OtomeGame bachelors]]). Developed and published by Creator/ELFCorporation, it was originally released for the UsefulNotes/PC98, the UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, and the UsefulNotes/FMTowns in 1992, and as such ''Dōkyūsei'' stands out as one of the grandaddies of the whole DatingSim genre. It eventually got ported to the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 TurboGrafx CD]] in 1995 and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn in 1996 (the latter having the subtitle ''if'' and [[VersionExclusiveContent featuring some minor additions]]), and got a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 1999, which featured redrawn graphics and some script changes to be more "era-appropriate", but it remained a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] game until April 2022, when a fully translated remake (based on the 1999 remake) named ''Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer'' was released on both Steam and the Japanese platform Johren.

* ChivalrousPervert: Takurou is not above copping a feel every now and then, but he draws the line at taking advantage of a distressed girl. There is also a moment where he, without initially realizing it, goes too far with Miho when she asks him for a kiss. When he realizes that he inadvertently violated Miho's boundaries after Mai chews him out for making Miho upset, he feels extremely bad about it. [[spoiler:He also notably backs down from having sex with Satomi in her route when [[OnTheRebound she propositions him following her bad break-up]], because he feels quite awkward about the situation, worrying that he is really just taking advantage of her while she is in an already fragile emotional state.]]

The game went on to receive a sequel, ''Dōkyūsei 2'', which was released in 1995. It further spawned a SpinOff series, ''Kakyūsei'' (下級生, lit. ''Underclassmates''), of which the first game was released in 1996, with a sequel released in 2004. It also got an AnimatedAdaptation, courtesy of the studio Pink Pineapple, in the form of a four episode [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]], titled ''Dōkyūsei: End of Summer'', with a two-episode sequel, ''Dōkyūsei Climax Files''. The four-episode OVA even saw a translated release on the western market by Creator/ADVFilms, simply called ''End of Summer''.

The game went on to receive a sequel, ''Dōkyūsei 2'', which was released in 1995. It further spawned a SpinOff series, ''Kakyūsei'' (下級生, lit. ''Underclassmates''), of which the first game was released in 1996, with a sequel released in 2004. It also got an AnimatedAdaptation, courtesy of the studio Pink Pineapple, in the form of a four episode [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]], titled ''Dōkyūsei: End of Summer'', with a two-episode seqiel, ''Dōkyūsei Climax Files''. The four-episode OVA even saw a translated release on the western market by Creator/ADVFilms, simply called ''End of Summer''.

The game went on to receive a sequel, ''Dōkyūsei 2'', which was released in 1995. It further spawned a SpinOff series, ''Kakyūsei'' (下級生, lit. ''Underclassmates''), of which the first game was released in 1996, with a sequel released in 2004. It also got an AnimatedAdaptation, courtesy of the studio Pink Pineapple, in the form of a four episode [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] (an expanded version, titled ''Dōkyūsei: End of Summer'', with a two-episode seqiel, ''Dōkyūsei Climax Files''. The four-episode OVA even saw a translated release on the western market by Creator/ADVFilms, simply called ''End of Summer''.

The game went on to receive a sequel, ''Dōkyūsei 2'', which was released in 1995. It further spawned a SpinOff series, ''Kakyūsei'' (下級生, lit. ''Underclassmates''), of which the first game was released in 1996, with a sequel released in 2004. It also got an AnimatedAdaptation, courtesy of the studio Pink Pineapple, in the form of a 4 episode [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]], titled ''Dōkyūsei: End of Summer'', which even saw a translated release on the western market by Creator/ADVFilms, simply called ''End of Summer''.

''Dōkyūsei'' (同級生, lit. ''Classmates'') is an [[HGame Eroge]] DatingSim of the ''nanpa'' subgenre, where the protagonist prowls the town in search of eligible bachelorettes (or, in some cases, [[OtomeGame bachelors]]). Developed and published by Creator/ELFCorporation, it was originally released for the UsefulNotes/PC98, the UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, and the UsefulNotes/FMTowns in 1992, and as such ''Dōkyūsei'' stands out as one of the grandaddies of the whole DatingSim genre. It eventually got ported to the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 TurboGrafx CD]] in 1995 and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn in 1996 (the latter having the subtitle ''if'' and [[VersionExclusiveContent featuring some minor additions]]), and got a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 1999, which featured redrawn graphics and some slight script changes to be more "era-appropriate", but it remained a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] game until April 2022, when a fully translated remake (based on the 1999 remake) named ''Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer'' was released on both Steam and the Japanese platform Johren.

* AddressingThePlayer: With a heavy dose of WhatTheHellPlayer from time to time, Takurou will often chide the player when they make him act pervertedly at an inappropriate time.

''Dōkyūsei'' (同級生, lit. ''Classmates'') is an [[HGame Eroge]] DatingSim of the ''nanpa'' subgenre, where the protagonist prowls the town in search of eligible bachelorettes (or, in some cases, [[OtomeGame bachelors]]). Developed and published by Creator/ELFCorporation, it was originally released for the UsefulNotes/PC98, the UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, and the UsefulNotes/FMTowns in 1992, ''Dōkyūsei'' stands out as one of the grandaddies of the whole DatingSim genre. It eventually got ported to the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 TurboGrafx CD]] in 1995 and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn in 1996 (the latter having the subtitle ''if'' and [[VersionExclusiveContent featuring some minor additions]]), and got a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 1999, which featured redrawn graphics and some slight script changes to be more "era-appropriate", but it remained a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] game until April 2022, when a fully translated remake (based on the 1999 remake) named ''Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer'' was released on both Steam and the Japanese platform Johren.

''Dōkyūsei'' (同級生, lit. ''Classmates'') is an [[HGame Eroge]] DatingSim of the ''nanpa'' subgenre developed and published by Creator/ELFCorporation, where the protagonist prowls the town in search of eligible bachelorettes (or, in some cases, [[OtomeGame bachelors]]). With its release for the UsefulNotes/PC98, the UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, and the UsefulNotes/FMTowns in 1992, ''Dōkyūsei'' stands out as one of the grandaddies of the whole DatingSim genre. It eventually got ported to the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 TurboGrafx CD]] in 1995 and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn in 1996 (the latter having the subtitle ''if'' and [[VersionExclusiveContent featuring some minor additions]]), and got a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 1999, which featured redrawn graphics and some slight script changes to be more "era-appropriate", but it remained a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] game until April 2022, when a fully translated remake (based on the 1999 remake) named ''Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer'' was released on both Steam and the Japanese platform Johren.

The game stars a [[HelloInsertNameHere nameable]] protagonist (default name is set as "Takurou", which is also his CanonName in other media) which is in his last month of his last High School summer vacation. After working odd jobs for two straight months he managed to save some pocket money, and he's ready to use his last four weeks to create some fantastic summer memories with the girl/girls of his town.

While the remake sports some frankly beautiful HD graphics and voice acting, both ''Dōkyūsei'' and ''Bangin' Summer'' are great examples of the 90s DatingSim scene, being NintendoHard (althought the remake includes an [[EasierThanEasy Easy Mode]] for those unaccostumed to this level of difficulty in modern dating sims) and handling different themes and stereotypes that are not much in use anymore.

The game went on to receive a sequel, ''Dōkyūsei 2'', which was released in 1995. It further spawned a SpinOff series, ''Kakyūsei'' (下級生, lit. ''Underclassmates''), of which the first game was released in 1996, with a sequel released in 2004. It also got an AnimatedAdaptation, courtesy of the studio Pink Pineapple, in the form of a 4 episodes [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]], titled ''Dōkyūsei: End of Summer'', which even saw a translated release on the western market by ''Creator/ADVFilms'', simply called ''End of Summer''.

* AddressingThePlayer: With a heavy dose of {{What The Hell Player}} from time to time, Takurou will often chide the player when they make him act pervertedly at an inappropriate time.
* AmIJustAToyToYou: One of the more dramatic parts of [[spoiler:Mako]]'s route, sees [[spoiler:Takurou admitting to her, with his pants down, that he is faking his groin pain to have an excuse to visit her in her office and having her look at his genitals. Mako is understandably quite displeased and calls him out on this, telling him point blank that he has abused her trust as a medical professional. Takurou grows desperate, puts a hand on her shoulder, while he still has his pants down, and confesses to his crush on her. Mako sternly tells him to take his hand off her and says that what he is doing is no way to treat a woman. She then sits down on a chair and while speaking to him in a cold and domineering voice, she orders him to watch her undress, while she accuses him of only seeing women as tools to gratify himself, even telling him if that is how he thinks he can go ahead and use her right here, right now. Takurou becomes downright scared at her sudden change in demeanor and extremely ashamed at her accusations, and repeatedly begs her to stop, even breaking down crying in the process, apologizing to her and telling her that he of course doesn't think of her as a tool. Mako responds with relief and drops her cold demeanor, and goes on to embrace him, as she gently scolds him, telling him that he is still a young man and has a lot to learn about women and love, but no woman will ever feel happy about being treated as just a tool, and she hopes this whole experience has at least has taught him that much]].

* ChivalrousPervert: Takurou is not above coping a feel every now and then, but he draws the line at taking advantage of a distressed girl. There is also a moment where he, without initially realizing it, goes too far with Miho when she asks him for a kiss. When he realizes that he inadvertently violated Miho's boundaries after Mai chews him out for making Miho upset, he feels extremely bad about it. [[spoiler:He also notably backs down from having sex with Satomi in her route when [[OnTheRebound she propositions him following her bad break-up]], because he feels quite awkward about the situation, worrying that he is really just taking advantage of her while she is in an already fragile emotional state.]]
* EasierThanEasy: The remake's Easy Mode not only lets you know where the girls are just by checking the map, but you can also access a "Flag list" and just teleport to the appropriate place and time, removing the time-management aspect of the game altogether. Not only this, but the correct and incorrect dialogue choices are now appropriately flagged as such (Though in some cases, [[GuideDangIt selecting only the purportedly correct choices won't allow you to progress]].)

* NintendoHard: The original game and the remake's Classic Mode are ''hard-wringlingly hard'' and impossible to beat [[GuideDangIt without a guide]] or without learning the girls' schedules to heart. The devs added an Easy difficulty mode for the unaccostumed players, but this mode [[EasierThanEasy has its own issues]].
* PermanentlyMissableContent: The game [[GuideDangIt DOESN'T warn you]] about this (With the exception of vague hints from the Gypsy) - but some girls' routes are mutually exclusive. For example, having sex with [[SchoolNurse Mako]] will lock you out of both [[SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome Ako]]'s and Yayoi's good endings.