Getter Love!!: Chou Renai Party Game Tanjou (1998). Play online

Summary

Getter Love!! packs a surprisingly deep dating‑sim experience into a Nintendo 64 party game, letting up to four friends or CPU rivals race to win the affection of one of seven "Panda Love Unit" girls. Its hallmark is the Simultaneous Activity Map System (SAMS), where everyone picks a location for the day’s morning, evening, and night phases, then moves together, battling rivals in a quick mini‑game whenever paths cross. Players juggle appearance, stamina and money meters, use gift items and “topic balls” to boost love points, and even contend with a mischievous non‑datable character who can sabotage dates. Hudson Soft’s quirky promotion included forming an actual idol group based on the six female leads, complete with a concert and a soundtrack released by Pony Canyon. Although the game never left Japan, a painstaking fan‑translation appeared in 2023 for its 25th anniversary, opening this strange, competitive love chase to English‑speaking retro fans.

Storyline

In Getter Love!! players assume the role of a male freshman at Panda High School, racing against his friends to snag a girlfriend before summer ends.

The school’s “Panda Love Unit” includes seven distinct girls: trendy Ayumi Shirai, childish Natsuki Itou, free‑spirited Hana Tsuzuki, standoffish Makoto Minagawa, shy Kiiro Amami, sickly Shizuku Morimura, and excitable Meihua Lee.

The quirky host, Alfonso Roberto Martini, an Italian exchange student, explains the rules and constantly updates the player on standings throughout the game.