There is provided a game system and information storage medium in which a player can easily grasp the contents of the saved data or the game state on the data saving. The game system can play a game based on a desired saved data when the desired saved data is selected and loaded from items of saved data. The game system has a saved-contents reminder image generating section (144) for generating a saved-contents reminder image containing at least one of scene and character which remind a player of the contents of the saved data or the game state on the data saving, and a load information selecting section (114) which outputs the saved-contents reminder image when a player selects saved data to be loaded. The contents of a frame buffer on the data saving may be used as a saved-contents reminder image. Moreover, a saved-contents reminder sound containing at least one of sound effects, BGM, character's voice which remind the player of the contents of the saved data or the game state on the data saving may be generated and outputted.