| abstract | - The games are romantic love simulations starring SNK, ADK, and SNK Playmore characters that take place in a parallel world to their own. The year that most of these games takes place is 200X. Each character takes roles similar to their original counterpart though they have been adjusted slightly to better fit the genre. For example, Kula wearing a junior high school seifuku uniform and a Gothic Lolita style outfit, as well as her normal clothes; she's usually introduced as K's younger sister. In each game, the player is given a month to start a relationship with one of the girls featured in the game. In order to finish the game with the beginnings of a workable relationship, the game tests players by asking for information like the birthdate, blood type, hobbies, and birthplace of whichever girl the player is planning to complete the game on, not allowing them to progress without getting most of the information correct. Game saves will be labeled with the particular girl "type" if the player is successful towards the end of the month, beginning the pre-ending phase to determine which ending the player will get. Some pre-ending final sequences break the fourth wall, with Kula's pre-ending actually displaying joystick commands, in order that the player physically selects the right move for the character, with the bad ending occurring if they are performed incorrectly. A compilation of the first three games for the Nintendo DS, entitled Days of Memories, was made with new graphics and an extra viewing mode. The second compilation for the Nintendo DS, Days of Memories 2, contained the following three titles in the series. Days of Memories 3, the third compilation for the DS, includes an original drama CD, a new character named Athena Hatsushiro, and a bonus scenario after all stories in the game have been cleared. The main illustrations for the first four games were by Kagero. The following titles were illustrated by TONKO.
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