
The player must organize his or her time between asking out members of the opposite sex and developing his or her abilities at school and sport (with the long-term goal of becoming more seductive, not out of any intrinsic value). The gameplay in Tokimeki Memorial focuses on scheduling, dating, and stat-building. Their nickname amongst their fans is the contraction TokiMemo. The games are notable in the dating sim genre for being highly nonlinear. It consists of six main games in addition to many spin-offs. "Heartbeat Memorial") is a dating simulation series by Konami.

Tokimeki Memorial (Japanese: ときめきメモリアル, Hepburn: Tokimeki Memoriaru, lit. As the story moves forth, characters like the warrior Dan, the psychic child Emu, the double agent Cootorolan and the mysterious Jeekawen appear. Among them is her surrogate father and bodyguard Bullnequ, who holds a very close relationship with Aisya. Their bodies are made of ash, but their souls remain, giving them the power to assist Aisya in her quest to revive all of her kingdom's remaining inhabitants.

She discovers, that she can summon her lost friends and allies from piles of ash. The beast destroys the castle and kills all of Millinear's citizens, but Aisya is spared. In the kingdom of Millinear, the coronation of 17-year-old Princess Aisya is interrupted by a fearsome creature called the Fire Serpent. Actual gameplay is displayed on the bottom screen, while the top screen shows a full motion video depicting the battle.

ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat is a tactical role-playing game developed by Mistwalker and Racjin and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in Japan in 2007. ASH features pre-rendered videos and backgrounds.
