That opening was amazing! It sold me a little on Aaron, lol. "Monica Snively" is such a villain's name though - must have been a weird relationship. 555 numbers aren't assigned to people and businesses that don't seek them out, and calls to them generally go nowhere or to a directory service. They're used in fiction so nobody gets randomly called by people trying numbers they see on TV. PS: Links to Bapsago's comics are in the description and I can't recommend them enough.
Gotta pin a comment that recommends my comics! But seriously, I have to finish this chapter. I'm so used to drawing B&W comics a full-color comic is still so off putting to me. One of my many excuses, I know. Monica could have made a great villain, but is only in Aaron's storyline. First I thought all the side characters were potential rivals, but the game did not have enough depth for that. Yeah, TIL 555 numbers are pretty significant. And there's a website with a whole list of 555 numbers in fiction?
Wow!! I didn't know this game existed! It's interesting to see a 90s American take of an otome game. It was really ambitious for its time! :> I think the reason why all the character's numbers start with 555 is because it wasn't an assigned dialing code back in the day, so movies used the number to avoid accidentally using someone's real number. 3:16 My bestie, Yuko 💅 Also, have you seen the announcement of the Tokimemo 30th Anniversary Live Concert? I'm so hyped for it! :3
The production value was actually pretty high, ngl. The opening scene is a pretty impressive long take. A shame the game wasn't that good. TIL the 555 number is a thing and there's a Wikipedia article and and whole website dedicated to it. I am aware of the Tokimemo 30th Anniversary Live Concert. And the VAs would be re-recording some lines, right? If you're going, hope you have a fun time there.
Love the opening! Their drawn versions seem much more appealing haha. I always wanted to know how this game was like. Fun fact, one of the actresses also was in the dic pilot of Sailor Moon live action.
Thanks! I tried to give them somewhat of a character lol You mean the live action Sailor Moon with Mercury in a wheelchair? I probably don't recognize their faces, but that's interesting to know.
I played Elizabeth in this and I am laughing at how it ended up on TH-cam!😂❤ Back then we had no social media so I had no idea that some girls actually played the game and really liked it. I found out when people started uploading these.
My stupid brain initially processed your comment as 'wait, you can play as Elizabeth in this game?' and immediately to 'OMG YOU ACTUALLY WERE ELIZABETH??!!!!' That's amazing! Thanks for the comment.
love love LOVE the opening animation and your art style in general! 💕i've given inanna and the old gods a go after watching the video as well, and aside from the gorgeous artwork i also really enjoyed your light-hearted take on the (apparently) very messy origins of mesopotamian deities, looking forward to reading more of your work! as a relatively new fan of her interactive's nancy drew games i'm glad i was able to learn more about their first ever game from your video, weird how they practically started out of a crunched mismanaged project (two projects even, seeing as how the vampire diaries game met an even worse fate) yet managed to reach a quite lengthy period in time of releasing two complete nancy drew games a year 😮 a shame there wasn't much to see of the titular mckenzie, i'd certainly like to play an otome game with a car as the main heroine! also lmao at the rockett roast c':
Thanks so much for saying nice stuff on my..stuff! And taking time to check it out. I really should finish this new chapter I've been dwelling on but failing miserably at time management. Sheri Graner Ray's HeR Interactive entries are an interesting read, for sure. Wondering how the management is these days. Surviving for 29 years as a small-mid game developer is an impressive feat by itself. I was not into Nancy Drew books since there was no murder(lol), but from I understand the series got grittier after she got older? Upon re-playing Rockett I'd say it being 1cent was too harsh. Perhaps $2.99 per series on Steam.
It's cute, i might have eaten that up as a kid. Thank you for sharing your condition, i too am a victim of cant differentiate men disease. They just somehow all look the same to me. I used to confuse 3 guy in my bestie's class one of which was her crush then her boyfriend, these 3 weren't even the same height and 2 of them look nothing like each other but look kinda similar to the third and i think they were friends? Anyway anime boys are way easier to recognize you gotta color code your love interests in games.
Can relate, I went to high school in S.Korea with 3000 kids wearing uniforms having the exact same haircuts. School assembly was a sight to see. Then again, I find it fascinating on how people recognize celebrities from the streets. I'd make a bad paparazzi. Anime boys have different wigs at minimum. Color coding ftw
그 시절 일본쪽 실사 FMV(혹은 그냥 사진들 늘어놓은) 게임들의 괴악함에 비하면 준수해 보이는...건 단지 제가 서양인들 실사는 다소 비일상적인 느낌을 받기 때문일까요. 저에겐 서양인들 움직인다=드라마 or 영화라는 인식이 강하니까요;;; 그래도 역시 캐릭터성 부여하는건 한참 모자르네요. 일본 게임이었으면 마쉬멜로우 좋아하는 애는 말끝마다 '멜로우' 붙여주는 정도는 했을텐데 말이지요! 그나저나 저 상큼한 오프닝은 직접 그리신건가요!!!
네 녹음이랑 편집보다 오프닝 만드는데 시간 더 걸렸습니다ㅎㅎ 말끝마다 멜로우라니 개그만화 보기 좋은 날 유메노카케라 축구 만화인가요 말 끝마다 '슈트' 붙히는ㅋㅋ 딱히 마쉬멜로우를 좋아한단 설정은 없는데 너무 개성이 없어서 뭔가라도 붙혀뒀어요. 반면 3:21에 있는 로딩화면 보면 뒷배경에 마쉬멜로우를 두긴 했고.. 실사 사진 늘어놓은 거라도 마치는 정말 재밌었습니다. 유라시아 특급 살인사건도 아이돌 FMV물 치곤 잘 나왔던 것 같고.. 반면 컴뱃퀸같이 괴악한 것들도 있었죠ㅋㅋ
That opening was amazing! It sold me a little on Aaron, lol. "Monica Snively" is such a villain's name though - must have been a weird relationship.
555 numbers aren't assigned to people and businesses that don't seek them out, and calls to them generally go nowhere or to a directory service. They're used in fiction so nobody gets randomly called by people trying numbers they see on TV.
PS: Links to Bapsago's comics are in the description and I can't recommend them enough.
Gotta pin a comment that recommends my comics! But seriously, I have to finish this chapter. I'm so used to drawing B&W comics a full-color comic is still so off putting to me. One of my many excuses, I know.
Monica could have made a great villain, but is only in Aaron's storyline. First I thought all the side characters were potential rivals, but the game did not have enough depth for that.
Yeah, TIL 555 numbers are pretty significant. And there's a website with a whole list of 555 numbers in fiction?
Wow!! I didn't know this game existed! It's interesting to see a 90s American take of an otome game. It was really ambitious for its time! :>
I think the reason why all the character's numbers start with 555 is because it wasn't an assigned dialing code back in the day, so movies used the number to avoid accidentally using someone's real number.
3:16 My bestie, Yuko 💅 Also, have you seen the announcement of the Tokimemo 30th Anniversary Live Concert? I'm so hyped for it! :3
me too, god I love finding out about rarely known stuff.
The production value was actually pretty high, ngl. The opening scene is a pretty impressive long take. A shame the game wasn't that good.
TIL the 555 number is a thing and there's a Wikipedia article and and whole website dedicated to it.
I am aware of the Tokimemo 30th Anniversary Live Concert. And the VAs would be re-recording some lines, right? If you're going, hope you have a fun time there.
@@bapsago I wish I could go, but I live in America + I have exams all throughout May 🥲 I hope I'll be able to catch it online :3
Love the opening! Their drawn versions seem much more appealing haha.
I always wanted to know how this game was like. Fun fact, one of the actresses also was in the dic pilot of Sailor Moon live action.
Thanks! I tried to give them somewhat of a character lol
You mean the live action Sailor Moon with Mercury in a wheelchair? I probably don't recognize their faces, but that's interesting to know.
3:16 wow what a fancy wallpaper
Achieving a character ending in Tokimemo Oshiete Your Heart gives you an exclusive wallpaper! I've got ones for Shiori and Saki as well :)
10:13 555 in phone numbers (at least in American media) are reserved for fictional use so that a real number isn't accidentally used!
I played Elizabeth in this and I am laughing at how it ended up on TH-cam!😂❤ Back then we had no social media so I had no idea that some girls actually played the game and really liked it. I found out when people started uploading these.
My stupid brain initially processed your comment as 'wait, you can play as Elizabeth in this game?' and immediately to 'OMG YOU ACTUALLY WERE ELIZABETH??!!!!' That's amazing! Thanks for the comment.
Dude that opening was amazing! 🤩 I love the chibi art! ❤
Thanks! Getting compliments on my art is always nice.
The boys should have had colored hair to tell them apart. I just want to see the cowboy with pink hair.
And instantly transform into a kpop dating sim XD
Always greatful to see a video from this channel
Thanks for being patient!
love love LOVE the opening animation and your art style in general! 💕i've given inanna and the old gods a go after watching the video as well, and aside from the gorgeous artwork i also really enjoyed your light-hearted take on the (apparently) very messy origins of mesopotamian deities, looking forward to reading more of your work!
as a relatively new fan of her interactive's nancy drew games i'm glad i was able to learn more about their first ever game from your video, weird how they practically started out of a crunched mismanaged project (two projects even, seeing as how the vampire diaries game met an even worse fate) yet managed to reach a quite lengthy period in time of releasing two complete nancy drew games a year 😮 a shame there wasn't much to see of the titular mckenzie, i'd certainly like to play an otome game with a car as the main heroine!
also lmao at the rockett roast c':
Thanks so much for saying nice stuff on my..stuff! And taking time to check it out. I really should finish this new chapter I've been dwelling on but failing miserably at time management.
Sheri Graner Ray's HeR Interactive entries are an interesting read, for sure. Wondering how the management is these days. Surviving for 29 years as a small-mid game developer is an impressive feat by itself. I was not into Nancy Drew books since there was no murder(lol), but from I understand the series got grittier after she got older?
Upon re-playing Rockett I'd say it being 1cent was too harsh. Perhaps $2.99 per series on Steam.
I forgot what day it was............................................
At least it's a dating sim this time!
I'm expecting a full Nightdive remaster of this game now.
Wonder how they will go about the license since HeR Interactive is still around. I don't think they listed McKenzie on their website, though..
Tokimeki forgettable, amirite?
That would be Brooktown High
Well, Steven's pretty hot.
It's cute, i might have eaten that up as a kid.
Thank you for sharing your condition, i too am a victim of cant differentiate men disease. They just somehow all look the same to me. I used to confuse 3 guy in my bestie's class one of which was her crush then her boyfriend, these 3 weren't even the same height and 2 of them look nothing like each other but look kinda similar to the third and i think they were friends?
Anyway anime boys are way easier to recognize you gotta color code your love interests in games.
Can relate, I went to high school in S.Korea with 3000 kids wearing uniforms having the exact same haircuts. School assembly was a sight to see.
Then again, I find it fascinating on how people recognize celebrities from the streets. I'd make a bad paparazzi.
Anime boys have different wigs at minimum. Color coding ftw
그 시절 일본쪽 실사 FMV(혹은 그냥 사진들 늘어놓은) 게임들의 괴악함에 비하면 준수해 보이는...건 단지 제가 서양인들 실사는 다소 비일상적인 느낌을 받기 때문일까요. 저에겐 서양인들 움직인다=드라마 or 영화라는 인식이 강하니까요;;;
그래도 역시 캐릭터성 부여하는건 한참 모자르네요. 일본 게임이었으면 마쉬멜로우 좋아하는 애는 말끝마다 '멜로우' 붙여주는 정도는 했을텐데 말이지요!
그나저나 저 상큼한 오프닝은 직접 그리신건가요!!!
네 녹음이랑 편집보다 오프닝 만드는데 시간 더 걸렸습니다ㅎㅎ
말끝마다 멜로우라니 개그만화 보기 좋은 날 유메노카케라 축구 만화인가요 말 끝마다 '슈트' 붙히는ㅋㅋ 딱히 마쉬멜로우를 좋아한단 설정은 없는데 너무 개성이 없어서 뭔가라도 붙혀뒀어요. 반면 3:21에 있는 로딩화면 보면 뒷배경에 마쉬멜로우를 두긴 했고..
실사 사진 늘어놓은 거라도 마치는 정말 재밌었습니다. 유라시아 특급 살인사건도 아이돌 FMV물 치곤 잘 나왔던 것 같고.. 반면 컴뱃퀸같이 괴악한 것들도 있었죠ㅋㅋ
Did you manage to play this? If so, how?
I played it on Win95 installed on PCem.