Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate

Yes. Ripped game files from original .iso (skips serial# prompt during setup and saves around 600MB of download from dummy file that was padding the size). start.exe spawns the game process and skips DVD check.

I'll bet you wont enjoy school days though :D
sick game, somewhat a piece of art, but sick.

All the VN here are the +18, no safe ones. Adming, thx a lot, i've been waiting for this so bad D: since i saw the anime~

Tags tells otherwise.

Anyway, the safe version of the patch is also available at the TL's website if you're interested on that one

For future reference, any all-ages VN has a tag denoting it (I think it's "no sexual content"). If the VN doesn't have that tag, there are H scenes.

PC

Could someone please make step by step instructions starting from the beginning (un zipping the folder that you can download here), I have read many visual novels before and this is the first one that I'm having immense difficulty getting to work, so any help would be greatly appreciated. It seems that I can't skip the "DVD check".

Windows 10 issue. Try compatibility mode.

you may need to run start.exe with admin right

and 1 more thing, after patching u need to copy start.exe from rar and overwrite it. open and click the button below textbox and u good to go

I had the freezing problem too, but instead of hard reseting my computer, I just waited a minute or two and the computer unfreezes, game started ok.

This only happened in the first time.

Try moving the game to different folder (Desktop, My Documents) maybe? I tested the game on Win7 x64 pro and it works without problems, saving too.

Same, Windows 7, tried all that and can't get it to work, some help would be appreciated :)

Exact same here, W7 x64.

If you guys happen to find a solution please post it.

delete KSC-LICENSE.dat in Config folder if exists and overwrite start.exe and try again

I can confirm that this works but you need to move it to Program Files(x86)
Thanks a lot friend!

Forgot to include that I'm also running as Admin.

Excellent. Thank you very much, this worked for me.
Should be noted that I also moved the folder to Program Files (x86) as another person here suggested so I don't know whether or not that was necessary but your suggestion certainly did the trick in my case. I'm using Windows 8.

Did not work for me. Turned everything off on Bitdefender, changed the location to Program Files, tried compatibility mode because why not, etc.

Oh, and of course, changed to jap locale. Maybe it's a windows 10 thing?

getting the same error, it's asking to input the dvd after doing the patch. i didn't see an iso or similar extension so i thought i needed to manually install. tried to just delete completely, remove patch, and start over, but still getting the dvd error.

any ideas?

Try deleting the "config" folder. That made it work for me. It'll ask for a serial, but you can just leave it blank.

Then again, I had placed it on another drive before and nothing happened. I'll look into it again and try to remember what I did wrong in the morning. Damn. I'm polluting the post too much. This is the last one, I swear.

I've tried all of this, and the only difference is that in compatability mode, it shuts down after a few "yes" clicks.

I can confirm that this procedure worked for me. I am running Windows 8.1 (64-bit). Thank you so much for figuring this out! I have heard a lot of good things about this game and I look forward to trying it out now that it actually runs! =)

i think ur best solution to use VM with XP or 7 x32, these 2 OS is best fits for any VN atm. Pros when using VM is u can play any VN game with cracks or whatever without fear of virus or the need of changing locale ur main OS

yea, i get the same problem, except im on windows 8

Can you help me .... to upload some file ... sorry for bad engglish ...

Yes, all games I'm posting on this website are 100% translated.

What antivirus are you using?

Also tried Program files (x86) and replacing the start.exe after installing the english patch, didn't work. I have an .mdf image file that I can use, but it's inconvenient that the noDVD .exe doesn't work for me. I can still play the game, but not with that.

Doing this, moving the window prompt out of the screen, managed to bring me to the serial input window. From here, however, I still haven't managed to move on. Pressing the top of two choices below the text box leads to another prompt with the "OK" button. Pressing the said "OK" button just brings back the serial input window prompt.

To the magnificent comment that made my game run in three lines, after 3 hours of pointless effort: THANK YOU!!!

seems to happen when i try to save at the "choises"
the savefile did work
but the load menu did bug as well

how the hell am i supposed to finish the game if i cant rely on saveing the game

are you not using start.exe? The 恋と選挙とチョコレート send you the ???? message which then sends you to adobe shock-waves page.

"????" message = lack of japanese locale. See the site's FAQ.

I meant to write start.exe not star

No.

Just mount an iso

1. Extract the files
2. Install the game
3. Run the patch
4. Now there will be most likely an erroe saying that you have to put in a disk
>close the window and start with "star.exe" and not with the applicant which has an image(this solved it for me)
>set your locale to Japan(if not done yet)

Well, it worked to me running the "Start.exe" on Applocale. When the game started, the box with the DVD text appeared but I only clicked "Yes" and another box showed up, just clicked on the first option and the game ran without problems.

I am using Window 10 and have same problem. After running start.exe, nothing happened. I read all the previous comments but still can't fing the solution.

If that's all, then your comment is worthless. All you have to do is use Star.exe. Also, calm down, dude. It's just a game, no matter how much time you spent downloading it (We're not even paying for this).

C:\Windows\AppPatch\AppLoc.exe "C:\Program Files (x86)\CROSSNET\Memoria\MemoriaEN.exe" "/L0411"
use that..thats my applocale shortcut for hoshizora just enter the Chocolate path inside the " " and make sure to add "/L0411"..if it doesn't work than just change your locale to japan...IM BAD AT ENGLISH

It is working perfectly fine on my windows 7 64 bit though I am using a way older version of the game( I had this game on my hard drive when it first came out, not sure if they had patched it since then)

So, we should just find an older version of the game?

Could you (or anyone reading this who found an older version of script.cct) please up that and point us to it? Seems to be the actual issue with x64

Same for me

i changed my region to japan so i can play it with no problem

Well, if you look closer at the post, the third link is for English patch...

Don't want to spoiler much but I have to say in a school-setting where are Keitokus and how they are seen/threated and the entire studend council holding quite some power it isn't really far fetched. In my opinion all storys are very good and two characters even moved me deeply. Though I started to hate Chisato in the beginning after playing all routes I have a slightly better opinion of her now.

They probably did that, because half the people wouldn't finish her route otherwise. Annoying bitch that she is.

no, you're supposed to start the game with start.exe

Yes, start the game with start.exe file, not the と選挙とチョコレート.exe

Maybe your antivirus deleted it?

none of your downloads go through winrar, since winrar is no downloader.
And as long as it works with a format, whether you use winrar or 7zip or any similar program shouldn't matter in any way.

heres what i did and it fixed that problem

1. A fresh install by deleting extracted game files and not the rars. after that go to control panel and uninstall english patch there

2. Extract the rars again then follow usual procedures by running patch with admin and finding and applying it to where the folder of where the game is located

3. After you applied before you click "Finish" make sure that you delete the "Config" folder if it is empty

4. Then delete the backup folder then click "Finish"

5. If it asks you to "insert dvd" or anything similiar to this then just press ok

6. If a text box pops up asking for some type of serial code just click the the button right under it and the game should start

Same here, thing is I get the exactly same error using appLocale and not using it.

same problem here, though i ve downloaded it from somewhere else. Actually, it was the pre-installed version of game, is it same as yours? Did you downloaded it from here, or from somewhere else as well? i am excited to play it but unable to, and apparently i'm not the only one.

Same problem..

Sadly it's still not working for me, it says g.exe along with some Japanese..

Nah didnt work, i used locale emulator on start.exe and i have the patch installed but i still geg enter dvd in english and it keeps popping up.

thx bro with your code i can play it hahahahah i have no problem now lol that because of you

Thanks bro

u da real mvp

oojima roll~

This is normal. Chisato is the neutral path so u hv a high chance of getting her route. Cause there is no indicator I didnt even know I was on her route until much, much later.

I needed to get the emulator for this to work. Thank you for the code guys!

FOr nstep 7, i meant to USE that start application, my bad...

How do we get this upvoted to the very top of the comments section??

Your advice was usefull, it worked perfectly, and now, TIME TO PLAY THIS GOOD GAME!

I can't get the start.exe file working on my windows 10. I was wondering if you know how to deal with this.

Never mind I fixed it. In the backup file

in win 10, search for 'region' in control panel, 'administrative' tab, change system locale settings to Japanese then run, emulators don't work somehow

I think the "start.exe" crack file is faulty or something. After about an hour of messing with it I finally got the popup to input the code and the game actually started -- unfortunately I didn't have the English patch loaded at the time, and when I restarted after installing the patch it kept giving me the NoDVD error again. I just kept trying and eventually the game launched again.

I have no idea how to fix it so it'll run every time though...

Of course, run it with start.exe not the other one.

Solved. I rename the opening file after starting the game and no black screen occur.

So for Windows 10 users who have problems for playing, here are the steps i follow:
1) Put the system in Japanese locale when restart
2) Extract the game in folder Program Files (x86)/Sprite/Koichoco
3) Rename start.exe by Koichoco.exe
4) Remove KSC-LICENSE.dat in the Config folder. Launch Koichoco.exe and write the code Q6ZL-HRH8-PZJF-Q2RE for the dvd
5) Install the english patch.
6) Now the game start properly in my case. If you see the black screen after the opening, follow my tip above.

Hope it helps.

shes a dumb character. her route shouldnt have been forced. it makes sense in context since their relationship is the entire core of the story but that doesnt excuse shitty writing. plus literally nothing actually happens in her route. seeing their relationship have closure and her stop being a bitch because she got over herself is nice but everything else is just fluff text and a giant waste of time. they could have cut out 90% of the route and the outcome would have been the exact same as long as they left the "first date" chapter in there. i mean fuck, the election doesn't even go anywhere in her route everything just goes back to the status quo. lame.

Well Yuuki was kinda stupid to right? why didnt he just stopped running for president , i mean i know he wanted to help Isara too and all.

kinda see it coming i lost interest in the middle of michiru route

Not completely, her involvement in Satsuki's route is great but I get what you mean.

It just didn't end up bothering me because of how good Satsuki's route was. Chisato's nonsense really helped highlight just how much better Satsuki was as a character, and since Hazuki was already a great character the interaction and growth between the two of them was very heartwarming. It also helped that the election actually mattered unlike some of the other routes.

Also the sisters are sexy as fuck. Seriously.

Isara's route was good too. Isara's character wasn't super interesting, but her brothers were awesome, and the drama surrounding the election and the real achievements they obtained made the route itself very satisfying.

Mifuyu's route was just kind of... dull. Seeing the Chisato/Yuuki relationship from a slightly different angle was interesting and possibly handled better than Chisato's route just because there was real emotion involved. The route itself just wasn't particularly gripping.

The reason why I though Mifuyu's angle on the thing was more interesting was because of how it directly impacted the relationships between them, and the others as well as how emotionally impactful certain scenes were. I won't say that Chisato's route was stupid, but the character was really irritating up until she got her way and remained irritating in all the other routes. Even when she got her emotional payoff and everything turned out happy ever after, it didn't really feel like an achievement.

That's because throughout the entire common route every character, all the dialogue, and the game itself are insisting that Yuuki and Chisato and meant to be together and that it's going to happen anyway. There's no real question about it, no conflict, and everyone cheerfully accepts it when it does happen. Sure, warm happy love is nice but for a story there needs to be some form of conflict to keep it interesting. Finally getting over your brother who died over a decade ago and/or deciding to eat a symbolic piece of chocolate after being a whiny bitch is not conflict or particularly emotional.

The reason why Isara, Mifuyu, Michiru, and to a lesser extent Satsuki had more emotional scenes and meaningful endings was because they had to get through some serious shit to successfully maintain their relationship and/or meet their goals. Chisato had a free pass and just had to stop being a coward about it.

Satsuki had less conflict, but also dealt with relationships between characters more. Yeah, the election drama wasn't a huge deal because in the end it was beneficial to have the "bad" stuff happen but ironing out the relationship with her sister and family was handled well.

The real unique route was Michiru's because it dealt with all sorts of things that the other routes didn't even remotely hint at. It was also the only one with a truly different election result. Most of the other routes had similar election results just with the focus policy or final position swapped around a bit.

I would argue that Michiru's route feels more like a "true" route or "canon" route than Chisato's, even though her route is focused on as the core of the game. It deals with far more topics, has more interesting and self-contained conflicts, and even rounds out the story for a lot of other characters who would have remained a mystery outside of her route. I guess how much you like that route kind of depends on how much you like Michiru though, since she's one of those divisive character types.

If I had to choose a favorite route it would definitely be Satsuki's. Partially because the two sisters are great characters (also sexy as fuck) and partially because it has a good story arc and development without the addition of "unnecessary" drama. Some of the situations in other routes felt kind of forced just for the sake of added conflict, but Satsuki's route didn't feel like that.

The next choice would be either Michiru's or Isara's, leaning toward Michiru's because they have actual challenges to surpass and goals to reach which make good use of the election backdrop contrary to Chisato's route and Mifuyu's route where the election is completely irrelevant in every way.

In the end, I'm not entirely certain the game knew whether it wanted to focus on romance or story so it has some strange, disjointed writing that didn't always match up internally. That's one of the reasons why I thought Satsuki's route was superior, because it strikes a good balance. However, Michiru's route shows that they were absolutely capable of writing good story and drama so it makes me wonder why Chisato's route, the main route, was flubbed so hard. Maybe her story would have been more interesting if the character wasn't a complete turn-off that made me not give a shit about her circumstances at all. I mean come on, she actively interferes with basically everything in the VN... including interacting with other characters which is one of the core components of a VN.

as long as you use the "start" link in the folder, if you click yes when it pops up then the game will finish launching. however this prompt will pop up every time.

Sincere apologies for not having a better idea

If you have done that and it couldn't start, you must have done something wrong related to the files. Or else, all should be fine. English patch launch once and make sure you restarted after the regional reset.

1. Change system locale to japan
2. Extract the file
3. Click the file 'start'
4. Enjoy.

Go "Start" on Windows, type in "regions" in the search bar and enter the only suggestion shown. Once in, go to the "Administrative" tab and change the "Language for non-Unicode programs" current language to Japanese. With that it will require you to restart the computer to apply the updates, do that and re-launch the game. Done!
Enjoy your new game!

Ah snap! Sorry, the eyeglasses tricks me.

Wine will get some vns working for you on mac.
I can't get this one to work though..:(

Actually the iso isnt working right on all 5 of my test platforms. The mdf file that I started with is so thats what I would give anyone.

did you finally get it working? if not , you have to change your locale to japanese not use the emulator . you have to change your computer's

http://erogedownload.com/faq/changing-to-japanese-locale-on-windows-7/

I know I'm late but I was just wondering if you can help me on something.

So I downloaded all 17 parts and the English patch but when I try to install the English patch, it won't let me? Apparently the folder that I want it to go in doesn't have "Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate"?

Any advice? Thanks.

that made the game work

[1]
* Hit [Start] and start typing "Region & Language Settings", select that when it pops up and make sure your under [Region & Language] on the side bar
* Under [Country or region] there is a drop down, select [Japan]
* Restart computer
[2]
* Hit [Start] and start typing "Region & Language Settings", select that when it pops up and make sure your under [Region & Language] on the side bar
* Under Languages click the grey [+] button next to "Add a language", scroll until you see "Japanese" and install
* Restart computer
[3]
* Hit [Start] and start typing "Run" to open the Run command prompt and paste "Control international" without the quotes and press Enter
* Go to [Administrative] Tab and click on [Change system locale...], from the dropdown select [Japanese (Japan)], hit [OK]
* Restart computer

do u have any clue it wont let me rename it

Hey, try renaming "start.exe". I have to rename it every time i want to play but it works.

So my start.exe is Koichoco now. Every time I go to play I delete a letter. So Koichoc then koicho then koich.... you get the idea.

what is koichocohook.exe i cant find it anywhere?

I was being impatient lol. So that's how it is until the intro is over.

I posted for nothing :3

Do not fret, weeblet. Just got it running on Win10 myself and I'll tell you what I did.

1. Download all 17 game files from here, if you don't have them on your PC already.

2. Extract the Koichoco folder to a SHORT directory and don't rename it, in my case it was D:\Games. There is a limit to path length, and the game won't work if it's too long!

3. Google Koichoco 1.1. ENG patch and download it from the wordpress of the translation group. Install it and select your Koichoco folder during installation.

4. Open windows settings and click the region and language settings tab. Click the column "Region" on the left and select Japan. Click the column "Language" directly under the region column, click the grey cross and add the Japanese language pack. You don't need voice output or text recognition, just the pack. Wait for it to install. Once done, close the settings window.

5. Hit windows key and R to get into the run command prompt. Type in "Control International" (without the quote marks of course) and hit Enter. Go to the "Administrative" tab at the top and click on "Change system locale". Click Japan, hit OK and restart the computer when asked to.

6. Almost there. After restarting open your Koichoco folder, right-click start.exe, click run as administrator. The game will load a bit and then give you a Japanese text box. Enter a CD-key into the box (eg. Q6ZL-HRH8-PZJF-Q2RE). Klick the upper confirmation box directly below it, the highlighted one.

Done! Works like a charm for me. Hope that helps! BTW Satsumi best girl.

hello guys if u ever have a problem in start.exe here was my fix:
so for my case start.exe seems to disappear after it gets extracted and in some cases it doesn't show up at all. First you may wanna keep trying to extract it until it shows up then keep opening it , make sure to not stop like u will keep having an error because all the files aren't extracted yet but after the exe closes due to the error make sure u launch it again ( i think this avoids the start.exe to disappear). Wait until you get all the files extracted then while its still open go delete the licence at the "config" folder (there should only be 1 thing to delete there so i doubt you'll get confused). then after that copy paste the serial number "Q6ZL-HRH8-PZJF-Q2RE" then paste it once u open it again because the game will ask for it.

take note that this is after i set the locale system to Japanese, this may also take a lot of do overs because start.exe sometimes wont show up , the main thing u need to avoid is for it to disappear.
ALSO THIS MAYBE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT WORKED BUT BEFORE I EXTRACTED THE FILE I RENAMED THE FILE"start.exe" to "koi.exe" i dont think it matters what name u put but i did that because when i renamed "恋と選挙とチョコレート.exe" (the exe that gives u the dvd error) to "start.exe" it vanished right away lol (same case for renaming "uninst.exe" to "start.exe" make sure u rename it at the RARfile and not at the folder ur putting it once it shows up. i think if u did all of this at once u will have a a great chance of launching it. it works like a charm for me so i hope this helps y'all and sorry for being confusing cause the way i solved my problem is really mess

I FOUND A BETTER FIX: GO EXTRACT THE FILES EXCEPT FOR START.EXE then you should extract it last so it doesn't disappear right away( this will allow you to acces start.exe before it disappears) start.exe shows up more if i extract it to my localdisk "D"

MAKE SURE YOU COPY THE SERIAL AND DELETE LISCENSE SO ALL U HAVE TO DO IS LAUNCH START.EXE( if start.exe Doesnt show up just keep extracting it and try it at different paths)

- Resolution converted to 16:9 (4:3 unavailable)
- Adds some CGs from the console port
- No longer locked into Chisato's route for the first playthrough
- Removes forced autoplay for certain parts of the game