Toki: Going Ape Spit

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Toki: Going Ape Spit
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Developer(s) of original games: Tad Corporation
Sound driver: SMPS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,0006,000 G-4064
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9549.95 1127
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1127
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ1127
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM4025JG

Toki: Going Ape Spit, called JuJu Densetsu (ＪｕＪｕ伝説) in Japan, is an update to the arcade game Toki, and was released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1992. Though it retains the original story, gameplay rules and music as the original arcade release, there are now more levels. The original was roughly 20 minutes long, the Sega Mega Drive version is about 60 minutes long.

In the game the player guides a man named Toki turned into a spitting monkey who must save the princess Miho from the evil witch doctor Vookimedlo. The player must travel through various 2D worlds, defeating enemies by spitting at them or jumping on their heads, while avoiding obstacles.

Story

“ Dr. Stark has kidnapped Wanda and turned Toki, the jungle
man who saved her life, into a monkey! Guide Toki to Stark's
palace, rescue Wanda and restore Toki's original identity. 		„

— EU Cover



“ Dr. Stark, the evil genetic engineer, kidnaps your girlfriend then turns you into an ape. You've got to find her before it's too late.

Open your mouth and let it fly! Scorch Stark's weird hordes with fireballs and laser blasts. Slog through disgusting ooze bogs, explore lush jungles, jump boiling lava pits, and swim beneath sparkling seas. Go wild! Score a super simian success on your way through this fantastic adventure.

„

— US Cover


Gameplay

The game uses a two-button control setup, one for jumping, one for shooting. Toki can fire straight and diagonally. The shot can be enhanced by powerups, but their effect isn't persisting. The arcade original's helmet is replaced by a star pickup. Shoes that increase walking speed and jump height can also be found. Pushing down makes Toki crawl. Taking a hit results in instant death, with no checkpoints available.

Levels

  • 1. Treeland Forest
  • 2. Undergound Cavern
  • 3. Underwater Shipwreck
  • 4. Waterfall POOF
  • 5. Lava Long Volcano
  • 6. Freeze-Land
  • 7. Treeland Jungle
  • 8. Dark Palace
  • 9. Golden Palace

Bosses

  • 1. Stark's Machine (L1)
  • 2. Primeval (L2)
  • 3. Boomer (L3)
  • 4. Eyesore (L4)
  • 5. Belcher (L5)
  • 6. Crystal Mammoth (L6)
  • 7. Bashtar (L7)
  • 8. Stark (L8)
  • 9. Stark/Membrane (L9)

Cheat Codes

  • Invincibility Mode: At the title screen press Up, A, Right, B, Down, C, Left,  START 
  • Play as Level 8-3: Enter the Options screen and switch the controls to A and C for Fire and B for Jump. Return to the title screen wait for the demos to begin. Watch the demos until you see an extremely dark level. The demo will run for a while and then pause. Press Start to unpause and enter the game. You will die and begin at the Volcano level. Keep spitting to light up the place, otherwise it will be totally dark.

Versions

  • The original arcade version, including other ports, had less detailed graphics and less levels, though it did have additional power-ups, including a defensive American Football helmet.
  • Independent developer Golgoth Studio is developing a remake of the arcade version. It will feature high definition hand-drawn graphics and new ambient sounds.
  • Only the title screen graphics are different between the Japanese and the western release, The game has no region lock and all versions are included in the rom file.
  • The Sega Mega Drive version has much darker colors and less saturated colors than the arcade release. This seems to have been done by choice rather than by palette restrictions.

Trivia

  • Stage 6 features a heavy flashing effect. In the original, the tips of the crystals in the background would blink slightly brighter, on the Sega Mega Drive , the whole background flashes in strong white.
  • Stage 1 seems to miss a raster scroll effect. Bushes and trees are reflected in the water, but the ripple effect (as seen on the title screen) is missing.

Production credits

Uncredited

Magazine articles

Main article: Toki: Going Ape Spit/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
85 №127, p72[3]
77 №6, p56/57
75 №18, p37[4]
73 №6, p30/31
92 №33, p58[2]
60 №42
91 №7, p72-75
91 №25, p146[5]
69 №5, p95
69 №9, p22
80 №3, p53-55[6]
66 №20, p112
47 №18, p106/107[7]
91 №20, p72/73[8]
88 №1/92, p15[9]
73 №3, p60/61[10]
69 №32, p25
78 №5, p58[11]
85 №18, p68
83 №1, p9[12]
Sega Mega Drive
 77
Based on
20 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[13]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[14]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[15]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[16]
Consoles + (FR)
77
[17]
Console XS (UK) PAL
77
[18]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
85
[3]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 (RU)
60
[19]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
43
[20]
Excalibur (CZ)
75
[21]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[22]
FX (UK)
76
[23]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[2]
Gamer (GR)
64
[24]
Gamers (DE)
73
[25]
Games-X (UK)
60
[26]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
73
[27]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[28]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[29]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
91
[30]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
91
[5]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
69
[31]
Mega (UK) PAL
69
[32]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
63
[33]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
66
[34]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
80
[6]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
68
[35]
Mean Machines (UK) NTSC-J
47
[7]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
47
[36]
Player One (FR)
91
[37]
Play Time (DE)
66
[38]
Power Play (DE)
69
[39]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
69
[40]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[41]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
78
[11]
Sega Force (SE)
88
[9]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
73
[10]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
61
[42]
Supersonic (FR)
83
[12]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
54
[43]
Video Games (DE)
58
[44]
Sega Mega Drive
 67
Based on
41 reviews

Toki: Going Ape Spit

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Mega Drive, JP
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Toki md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU

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Mega Drive, KR

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External links

References

  1. ↑ File:MegaTech UK 04.pdf, page 19
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:GamePro US 033.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 033.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:CVG UK 127.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 127.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ File:Excalibur CZ 18.pdf, page 37
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Joystick FR 025.pdf, page 146 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 025.pdf_p146" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:MegaTech UK 03.pdf, page 53 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 03.pdf_p53" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:MeanMachines UK 18.pdf, page 106 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 18.pdf_p106" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ File:PlayerOne FR 020.pdf, page 72
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:SegaForce UK 03.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 03.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:Supersonic FR 01.pdf, page 9 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Supersonic FR 01.pdf_p9" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 150
  14. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 160
  15. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 248
  16. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 35
  17. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 56
  18. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 135
  19. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 52
  20. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 110
  21. ↑ Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-09-10), page 33
  22. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-02-07" (JP; 1992-01-24), page 39
  23. ↑ FX (UK) (+0:00)
  24. ↑ Gamer, "Októvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  25. ↑ Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 36
  26. ↑ Games-X, "13th-19th February 1992" (UK; 1992-02-13), page 24
  27. ↑ Game Zone, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 30
  28. ↑ Hippon Super, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-07), page 99
  29. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 36
  30. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 72
  31. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  32. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
  33. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 34
  34. ↑ MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 112
  35. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Junio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 83
  36. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
  37. ↑ Player One, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-10), page 20
  38. ↑ Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 76
  39. ↑ Power Play, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-11), page 136
  40. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-04), page 25
  41. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  42. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  43. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 204
  44. ↑ Video Games, "2/92" (DE; 1992-04-06), page 28
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