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Game Info

Cover art of Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School

Platform: Famicom Disk System
Genres: Graphic Adventure · Simulation · Adventure · Visual Novel
Player Perspective: First person · Text
Developers: Square · Nintendo R&D1
Publishers: Nintendo
Release date: December 1, 1987

Summary

Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School is a pioneering Japanese dating‑sim that first appeared on the Famicom Disk System. Designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi of Final Fantasy fame and Yoshio Sakamoto, co‑creator of Metroid, the game blends adventure dialogue with a unique facial‑expression mechanic – you must match a character’s mood (straight, laugh, sad or angry) as well as your words, or the game ends instantly. The title also broke new ground by integrating the Disk Fax network: instead of merely posting high scores, players could submit a completion code to receive real‑world prizes, from an autographed phone‑card to a special VHS tape, depending on which of the two endings they earned. A toll‑free phone line let fans hear hints and even a personal message voiced by pop idol Miho Nakayama, whose likeness and voice are woven throughout the experience. Though it never left Japan, the game’s blend of idol culture, interactive romance and early online features earned it a spot on retro‑gaming retrospectives as a forerunner of the modern dating‑sim genre.

Storyline

In Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School, the player’s protagonist steps onto the campus of Tokimeki High School and meets a girl in glasses who looks exactly like the idol Miho Nakayama.

Edited by Maya Carter