Dōkyūsei
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Dōkyūsei | |
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同級生 (Dōkyūsei) |
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Genre | Dating sim |
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Publisher | ELF |
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Platform | PC, PC Engine and Sega Saturn |
Released | 1992 |
Game: Jankyusei | |
Developer | |
Publisher | ELF |
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Platform | Game Boy Color |
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OVA: End of Summer | |
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Studio | Pink Pineapple |
No. of episodes | 1 + 4 + 2 |
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Dōkyūsei (同級生, or Classmates) is the first game in the popular Dōkyūsei series eroge by ELF. The original Dōkyūsei (also called Nanpa, meaning pick-up, due to its batch file name "nanba.bat"), released in 1992, is generally considered to be the first dating simulation.
There was an OVA series made from Dōkyūsei, which was originally a 45-minute one-shot, but the original release was expanded into two half hour episodes, with two more episodes added, for a total four, not including the original. (The first, original OVA was released as End of Summer, and episodes three and four were released as End of Summer 2 in the English market by SoftCel Pictures, an imprint of ADV Films). A two-episode sequel, entitled Dōkyūsei Climax Files was also released.
For other games and OVAs in the series, see Dōkyūsei series.
[edit] Game system
The gameplay in Dōkyūsei revolves around wandering through different locations in a town, conversing with whatever character you happen to meet. To finish with a girl, the main challenge is to learn the times of day when the girl will be in a location.
[edit] Characters
The classmates of the main character (default name: Ryunosuke) include:
- Yui (she calls Ryunosuke elder brother and she lives with him.)
- Tomomi (she has been a friend of Ryunosuke since they were children.)
- Izumi (she is a good friend of Tomomi. Ryunosuke cannot make girl-friends with them at the same time.)
- Yoko (she always quarrels with Ryunosuke.)
- Minori (she works in a tuckshop in the name of hiroko.)
- Karen (she seldom goes to school since she works as a super star.)
The following girls are not classmates of Ryunosuke:
- Kozue (she is a schoolmate of Ryunosuke, two years junior)
- Misako (she is the mother of Yui and lives with Ryunosuke)
- Misato (she works as a tour guide)
- Azumi (she is a young baby-sitter)
- Misa (she comes to Ryunosuke's town during vacation. Misa is also a returning character from the first Dokyusei, being a fan favorite.)
- Sachiko (she is the owner of the Nagashima hostel in Toji Onsen)
- Kumiko (she is the daughter of Sachiko and wants to live in city instead of living in the countryside.)
- Sakurako (she is a patient of the 88 Hospital)
- Mirei (she is the class teacher of Ryunosuke)