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Graduation

Graduation is a Japanese anime "life-sim" game published in America by Mixx Entertainment, the company that would later become Tokyopop. This was said to be "The First Anime Game to hit American Shores". You…

27 May 1994

Graduation is a simulator developed by Headroom, released 27 May 1994 on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PC-FX, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

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What Graduation is

Graduation is a simulator game developed by Headroom and released in 1994. It was published by GameBank. It is available on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PC-FX, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC (Microsoft Windows), PC-9800 Series and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Graduation is a Japanese anime "life-sim" game published in America by Mixx Entertainment, the company that would later become Tokyopop. This was said to be "The First Anime Game to hit American Shores". You take the role of a homeroom teacher who is given the responsibility of teaching five girls for their last year of high school in the hopes of making them better people. You determine their class schedules, do guidance counseling, interfere with their weekend plans, and occasionally take to the streets to make sure they're not getting into trouble. Each of the girls has their own individual personality and problems, and the choices you make will determine whether they graduate from high…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are business and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Graduation launched on 27 May 1994, within three weeks of Donkey Kong and Magic Carpet.

Released around the same time: Donkey Kong, Magic Carpet.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Graduation come out?
Graduation was released on 27 May 1994 for 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PC-FX, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC (Microsoft Windows), PC-9800 Series and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.

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