Once you open the game, touch the screen to get to the main menu.
If you touch the buttons on the main menu, you can see drop-down boxes with English translations too. (Such a nice welcome screen for people who cannot read Japanese.:D)
From top to bottom, they are...
- GAME START You use this to start the game or to continue from your saved game. Once you touch this button, you will see 3 circles which are your save slots. If you start playing for the first time, just touch any of the circles to get start. Touching the circle once will show you the saved content of that save slot on the left screen. Once you find the slot you want to use, touch the circle again to start the game. If you want to cancel the selection or to go back to the main menu, just touch the little blue button at the bottom of the screen. Read more about this option here: Game Start.
- CONNECTION You can connect your Nintendo DS to your friends' and interact with your friends' virtual girlfriends. Read more about this option here: Connection.
- GALLERY You can access your memory events with your girls here. There are pictures, videos, and sounds. Some of them are acquired while you are playing the game. Some required that you finish the game first. Some are special events that you need to fulfill some of the game's requirements to get. Read more about this option here: Gallery.
- OPTION You can adjust window colors and sound volume here. Just be careful with the "Data Delete" button because that will delete data on your saved file(s). Read more about this option here: Option.