ICHIGO MASHIMARO
OFFICIAL TITLE  Ichigo Mashimaro
COMMON TITLE  Ichigo Mashimaro
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLPS-25547
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Adventure.

DEVELOPER  Media Works.
PUBLISHER  Media Works.
DATE RELEASED  11 August 2005
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLPS-25547
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLPS-25547
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Strawberry Marshmallow (Ichigo Mashimaro) is a Japanese manga series by Barasui about the adventures of four elementary school girls and their older sister-figure. It began serialization in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh in 2002. In 2005, the series was adapted into an anime series and a PlayStation 2 video game. Three original video animation (OVA) episodes were later released from February to April 2007. Another two-episode OVA project titled Strawberry Marshmallow Encore was released in 2009. There is an unrelated manga titled Ichigo Mashumaro.

According to the manga, Strawberry Marshmallow is set in Hamamatsu, Japan. Seasons play an important role throughout Strawberry Marshmallow as the characters are involved in many normal seasonal activities. The series is speckled with many small, music-related allusions, such as Ana's dog Frusciante being named after John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, while episode eight of the anime sees two goldfish called Richard and James. The title itself was inspired from "Mashimaro", a single by Japanese rock artist Tamio Okuda.

The visual novel, under the original title of Ichigo Mashimaro, was developed by ASCII Media Works for the PlayStation 2 based on the series under an all-ages CERO rating. The game was first released on August 11, 2005, and was re-released on March 8, 2007 under a 'The Best' budget price.

Based on the Japanese comic, you play as a childhood friend of Nobue Itou, one of the comic's five heroines. It's summer vacation, and the girls have come to your home town, giving you a chance to get to know them better. Outside of Itou, you'll also meet Miu Matsuoka, Chjika Itou, Matsuri Sakuragi and Anna Coppola -- all college students. The game takes place over a one month period. Every day, you can perform two actions, including shopping, meeting with a girl, and even going out on dates. Prior to going to bed, you can exchange e-mails with the girls in order to better your relationship. As you play, the game displays a map of your home town, showing where the girls are at any given time.

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

The love of adventure popular comic depicting the day-to-day ~ not loose the girls of today the "Strawberry Marshmallow". I spent a summer vacation with a girl of five, episode of the original, of course, the original episode is also full. It is possible to enjoy a system with a high degree of freedom the summer event only, graphics and dialogue, such as the voice of girls is also varied!

  FEATURES:
  • First person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Romance & Anime themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  96 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )
 None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )
 None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )
 None
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = No / Dolby Surround = No / Dolby Digital = No; Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.2.1
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 3; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = Yes; mVU Flag Hack = Yes; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5864 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = 0 )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X r5830 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  Yes.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
 Move between actions or answers -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
Cancel action in menus -  X Button
Select action or answer -  Circle Button
Show / Hide text -  Triangle Button
Fast forward text -  R1 Button

 

RAW CODES:

Money max -  
204B033C 0001869F
 

 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT BACK
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 500 x 713 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 114 KB
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 700 x 1012 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 192 KB
 - DISC COVER
DISC
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 500 x 504 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 45 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Ichigo Mashimaro [Limited Version] [SLPS-25546]   
     
  • Ichigo Mashimaro [SP Series] [SLPS-25753]   
     

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