The Konami series Tokimeki Memorial (Heartthrob Memorial) is a dating sim series, that is regarded as a true classic of the genre. Fans have attempted translations of the Japan-only games over the years, but many of these have not gone anywhere

One of these games was the Super Famicom game Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de, a port of the PC Engine Super CD ROM original, which has had numerous attempts at fan translations before. While these past attempts did not work out, Retrotranslator revealed on Twitter that a fan translation is finally coming, with the name Heartthrob Memorial: Under the Tree of Legends.

Retrotranslator stated

The translated script for Heartthrob Memorial: Under the Tree of Legends has been fully inserted! We’ll work hard to make sure everything’s just right before it gets released. It’s pretty exciting, though!

One interesting fact is that the PC Engine Super CD ROM Original and this port by extension, had its scenarios written by Koji Igarashi, who was aided by his girlfriend in coming up with content for the game. While working on the title, he would play the game she was working on at the time, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, before going on to work on Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night as a result of that experience.

 

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