Given the legal gray area, here is a practical guide for those determined to play After Link.
To understand After Link, one must know the conclusion of the original Natsuiro no Kowaremono: natsuiro no kowaremono after link
The original’s title translates to The Broken Thing of Summer Color, emphasizing Kanae’s irreversible psychological and emotional destruction. Given the legal gray area, here is a
Unlike the original, which had branching choices leading to different endings, After Link is more linear but offers two major route types: The original’s title translates to The Broken Thing
After Link was distributed on CD-ROM at Comiket 87. Copies occasionally appear on Yahoo Auctions Japan or Suruga-ya for ¥30,000–¥50,000 ($200–$350 USD). Warning: These discs have DRM tied to Japanese Windows XP/Vista. You will need a VM or a legacy machine.