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History of Dating Sims

Author
Gaming History Club
Published
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Episode Link
https://gaminghistoryclub.captivate.fm/episode/history-of-dating-sims

Obviously dating sims are the most thrill-seeking of all the video game genres, could anything be more nerve-wrecking than playing it cool in front of your date? Dating sims provide a programmable space to practice our chat-up lines. Believe us there's more to this genre than meets the eye of the beholder! ;)

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Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School VHS Tape Prize

Dōkyūsei and Kakyuusei series

Punchy: The Dating Sim so Bad it Almost Killed the Genre

Tokimeki Memorial: Oshiete Your Heart

Looking back at the first Otome game (Angelique)

Japan's declining birth rate - The Independent

Employment Rate Japan - Statista

Senior Employment Rate - WeForum

Relationship Rate Japan - Nippon.com

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