No game in the series has ever been translated or officially released in the West, though they were purchased from import game stores. In the case of Tokimeki Memorial Online (TMO), the basic version was a free download.
To play TMO, one could set up a free Konami ID and buy an account key from Konami with Japan-issued credit card or WebMoney; it was possible for people outside Japan to buy WebMoney via e-currency exchange between e-currencies such as PayPal, e-Gold, and WebMoney.
The PC servers for the game were shut down on July 31, 2007.[1]
Production of the game was first announced with the official site's opening in February 2005. The first beta testers were acquired during August of the same year.
Marketing
To help market the game, Konami built a Tokimeki Internet cafe in the Harajuku area of Tokyo, Japan made to look like a classroom from the game.[2]
