Virtual Social

The first video game in the Virtual Social series released in 1987 for the Famicom and 1988 for the NES. This game was released by Big Fun Entertainment in North America and Gamesan in Japan.

Plot
This game is referred to as a "slice of life" game where all you do is walk around or drive around town, go to work, do jobs, rinse and repeat.

Cities/Towns

 * Atlantropolis
 * Burgsburg
 * Summershire
 * Springfield
 * Villageville

Technical Details

 * This is the first game to use the 1 MB worth "Mega Byte" cartridge developed by Gamesan and it's American counterpart, Big Fun Entertainment.
 * This game uses a battery save feature.
 * Despite having a battery save feature, it also has a password feature, which was claimed to be in the manual to be "for sharing your adventures with friends" but in reality, it was the original method for saving that was accidentally kept in the final.

International Changes

 * The manjis were replaced with check marks, due to resembling a Nazi symbol.
 * Also related to temples, they are no longer referred to as "religious" in the description.
 * Other Japan specific details, like the "〒" symbol were replaced with a head of a postman/mailman.
 * The intro logo with the words "Gamesan" was replaced with the logo for Big Fun Entertainment.

Reviews
This game was positively reviewed for it's then-unique atmosphere.


 * "This game feels like real life!" - Eruowoodian Gamers Weekly

Trivia

 * The game was called スライスオブライフ (Slice of Life) in Japan.
 * The games city names were picked out of a raffle in a jar out of 250 names for cities.