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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known in Japan as '''''JuJu Densetsu''''' (JuJu伝説), is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] action platform game developed by [[Santos]] and published by [[Sega]]. An expanded port of the titular 1989 [[TAD Corporation]] arcade title ''[[wikipedia:Toki (video game)|Toki]]'', the game was first released in Japan in January 1992, and features additional levels not present in the arcade version. | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known in Japan as '''''JuJu Densetsu''''' (JuJu伝説), is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] action platform game developed by [[Santos]] and published by [[Sega]]. An expanded port of the titular 1989 [[TAD Corporation]] arcade title ''[[wikipedia:Toki (video game)|Toki]]'', the game was first released in Japan in January 1992, and features additional levels not present in the arcade version. | ||
− | The English title of the game is a juvenile pun on the phrase [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/go_apeshit going apeshit]. | + | The English title of the game is a juvenile pun on the phrase [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/go_apeshit "going apeshit"]. |
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
− | + | The protagonist of the game is a muscular, loincloth-wearing, Tarzanesque tribesman named Toki (JuJu in the Japanese version), who up until recently lived a primitive yet contented life in the jungles of a vast and wild island in the South Seas. This all ends tragically when the beautiful Wanda (Miho in the Japanese version), princess of Toki's tribe of jungle men and potential suitor to Toki, is kidnapped by the genetic engineer Dr. Stark (the witch doctor Vookimedlo in the Japanese version). Wanda is taken to a vast golden palace at the summit of the island, which Vookimedlo has conjured up for himself to reside in. | |
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− | + | The wicked shaman then casts a spell to transform all the human inhabitants of the island into various animals and beasts, before they can defend themselves against the evil magic. Toki himself is transformed into a Geeshergam, one of the ape-like minions of Dr. Stark. Fortunately, the great warrior discovers that he is still in control of his own faculties and as an unexpected side effect of the spell cast on him, he can breathe fire and shoot forth various projectiles from his mouth. Toki then sets off on a quest to pursue and defeat Dr. Stark, rescue the princess Wanda, and undo the curse which has befallen the island. | |
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
− | + | ''Toki'' is a platform game played as Toki. Toki walks with {{left}} and {{right}}. He crouches with {{down}} and crawls with {{downleft}} and {{downright}}. He can attack enemies by jumping on top of them with {{B}} or by spitting energy balls at them with {{A}} or {{C}}. Toki can fire straight, diagonally upward, or straight upward. He can also fire while jumping or crouching. His shot can be enhanced by power-ups, though their effect is temporary. He can climb vines with {{up}} and {{down}}. | |
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+ | Toki dies from one hit by an enemy and restarts at the beginning of the area. Areas are timed, and Toki also loses a life by running out of time. Extra lives can be found in the levels and are also rewarded at certain point thresholds. The player can pick the difficulty level (Easy, Normal, Hard, or Hardest), the number of starting lives, the number of continues, and the point thresholds for extra lives in the options before starting the game. | ||
− | + | There is a two-player mode where players take turns playing. | |
===Levels=== | ===Levels=== | ||
− | + | Each level contains three areas followed by a boss fight. | |
− | + | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=200| | |
− | + | {{InfoRow | |
− | + | | title=Treeland Forest | |
− | + | | screenshot=Toki, Stage 1.png | |
− | + | | screenshot2=Toki, Stage 1 Boss.png | |
− | + | | desc= | |
− | + | }} | |
− | + | {{InfoRow | |
+ | | title=Underground Cavern | ||
+ | | screenshot=Toki, Stage 2.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Toki, Stage 2 Boss.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Underwater Shipwreck | ||
+ | | screenshot=Toki, Stage 3.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Toki, Stage 3 Boss.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Waterfall Poof | ||
+ | | screenshot=Toki, Stage 4.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Toki, Stage 4 Boss.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Lava Long Volcano | ||
+ | | screenshot=Toki, Stage 5.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Toki, Stage 5 Boss.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Freeze-Land | ||
+ | | screenshot=Toki, Stage 6.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Toki, Stage 6 Boss.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Treeland Jungle | ||
+ | | screenshot=Toki, Stage 7.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Toki, Stage 7 Boss.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Dark Palace | ||
+ | | screenshot=Toki, Stage 8.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Toki, Stage 8 Boss.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Golden Palace | ||
+ | | screenshot=Toki, Stage 9.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Toki, Stage 9 Boss 1.png | ||
+ | | screenshot3=Toki, Stage 9 Boss 2.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | === | + | ===Items=== |
− | + | ====Weapons==== | |
− | + | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=50| | |
− | + | {{InfoRow | |
− | + | | title= | |
− | + | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}} | |
− | + | | desc=Shoots energy balls in three directions in a conical shape. | |
− | + | }} | |
− | + | {{InfoRow | |
− | + | | title= | |
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Shoots larger energy balls. A charge meter increases when the player is holding fire; the higher the meter, the larger the energy ball. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title= | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Fires a blast of energy balls in a sinusoidal shape. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title= | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Breathes fire. Shorter range than the other weapons. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title= | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Spits large energy balls. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title= | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Shoots energy balls that bounce off the floor and sides of the screen. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | ====Food==== | ||
+ | Collecting 50 food items gives the player an extra life. | ||
+ | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=50| | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Grapes | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=16}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player 80 bonus points. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Bananas | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=16}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player 200 bonus points. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Watermelon | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=16}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player 300 bonus points. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Apple | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=16}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player 500 bonus points. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Pineapple | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=16}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player 1,000 bonus points. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | ====Other==== | ||
+ | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=50| | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Coin | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=32}} | ||
+ | | desc=Increases the player's food count by 3. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Star | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=32}} | ||
+ | | desc=Grants Toki temporarily invincibility. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Toki | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=32}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player an extra life. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Shoes | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Toki, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=32}} | ||
+ | | desc=Makes Toki run faster and jump higher. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | + | In October 2009, independent developer Golgoth Studio announced a remake of the arcade version featuring high definition hand-drawn graphics and new ambient sounds. It missed its original 2011 release and was considered vaporware for years before eventually being released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] in 2018 and the [[PC]], [[Xbox One]], and [[PlayStation 4]] in 2019. | |
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
− | + | The Mega Drive port differs significantly from its arcade forebear. The original arcade version, including other ports, has less detailed graphics and less levels. The Mega Drive version has much darker colors and less saturated colors than the arcade release. The arcade version has different power-ups, including a defensive American Football helmet. The original was roughly 20 minutes long, while the Mega Drive version is about 60 minutes long. | |
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− | + | 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. Stage 6 features a heavy flashing effect. In the original, the tips of the crystals in the background would blink slightly brighter, on the Mega Drive, the whole background flashes in strong white. | |
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===Localised names=== | ===Localised names=== |
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Publisher: Sega | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Santos, Sega CS (porting assistance) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Arcade Boards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer(s) of original games: TAD Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SMPS 68000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toki: Going Ape Spit, known in Japan as JuJu Densetsu (JuJu伝説), is a Sega Mega Drive action platform game developed by Santos and published by Sega. An expanded port of the titular 1989 TAD Corporation arcade title Toki, the game was first released in Japan in January 1992, and features additional levels not present in the arcade version.
The English title of the game is a juvenile pun on the phrase "going apeshit".
Contents
Story
The protagonist of the game is a muscular, loincloth-wearing, Tarzanesque tribesman named Toki (JuJu in the Japanese version), who up until recently lived a primitive yet contented life in the jungles of a vast and wild island in the South Seas. This all ends tragically when the beautiful Wanda (Miho in the Japanese version), princess of Toki's tribe of jungle men and potential suitor to Toki, is kidnapped by the genetic engineer Dr. Stark (the witch doctor Vookimedlo in the Japanese version). Wanda is taken to a vast golden palace at the summit of the island, which Vookimedlo has conjured up for himself to reside in.
The wicked shaman then casts a spell to transform all the human inhabitants of the island into various animals and beasts, before they can defend themselves against the evil magic. Toki himself is transformed into a Geeshergam, one of the ape-like minions of Dr. Stark. Fortunately, the great warrior discovers that he is still in control of his own faculties and as an unexpected side effect of the spell cast on him, he can breathe fire and shoot forth various projectiles from his mouth. Toki then sets off on a quest to pursue and defeat Dr. Stark, rescue the princess Wanda, and undo the curse which has befallen the island.
Gameplay
Toki is a platform game played as Toki. Toki walks with and . He crouches with and crawls with and . He can attack enemies by jumping on top of them with or by spitting energy balls at them with or . Toki can fire straight, diagonally upward, or straight upward. He can also fire while jumping or crouching. His shot can be enhanced by power-ups, though their effect is temporary. He can climb vines with and .
Toki dies from one hit by an enemy and restarts at the beginning of the area. Areas are timed, and Toki also loses a life by running out of time. Extra lives can be found in the levels and are also rewarded at certain point thresholds. The player can pick the difficulty level (Easy, Normal, Hard, or Hardest), the number of starting lives, the number of continues, and the point thresholds for extra lives in the options before starting the game.
There is a two-player mode where players take turns playing.
Levels
Each level contains three areas followed by a boss fight.
Treeland Forest | |
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Underground Cavern | |
Underwater Shipwreck | |
Waterfall Poof | |
Lava Long Volcano | |
Freeze-Land | |
Treeland Jungle | |
Dark Palace | |
Golden Palace | |
Items
Weapons
Shoots energy balls in three directions in a conical shape. | |
Shoots larger energy balls. A charge meter increases when the player is holding fire; the higher the meter, the larger the energy ball. | |
Fires a blast of energy balls in a sinusoidal shape. | |
Breathes fire. Shorter range than the other weapons. | |
Spits large energy balls. | |
Shoots energy balls that bounce off the floor and sides of the screen. |
Food
Collecting 50 food items gives the player an extra life.
Grapes | |
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Gives the player 80 bonus points. | |
Bananas | |
Gives the player 200 bonus points. | |
Watermelon | |
Gives the player 300 bonus points. | |
Apple | |
Gives the player 500 bonus points. | |
Pineapple | |
Gives the player 1,000 bonus points. |
Other
Coin | |
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Increases the player's food count by 3. | |
Star | |
Grants Toki temporarily invincibility. | |
Toki | |
Gives the player an extra life. | |
Shoes | |
Makes Toki run faster and jump higher. |
History
In October 2009, independent developer Golgoth Studio announced a remake of the arcade version featuring high definition hand-drawn graphics and new ambient sounds. It missed its original 2011 release and was considered vaporware for years before eventually being released for the Nintendo Switch in 2018 and the PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in 2019.
Versions
The Mega Drive port differs significantly from its arcade forebear. The original arcade version, including other ports, has less detailed graphics and less levels. The Mega Drive version has much darker colors and less saturated colors than the arcade release. The arcade version has different power-ups, including a defensive American Football helmet. The original was roughly 20 minutes long, while the Mega Drive version is about 60 minutes long.
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. Stage 6 features a heavy flashing effect. In the original, the tips of the crystals in the background would blink slightly brighter, on the Mega Drive, the whole background flashes in strong white.
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English (US) | Toki: Going Ape Spit | Toki: Going Ape Spit |
Japanese | JuJu伝説 | JuJu Densetsu |
Production credits
Uncredited
- Cover artist: David McMacken
Magazine articles
- Main article: Toki: Going Ape Spit/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Mega Drive Fan (JP) #25: "February 1992" (1992-01-08)[7]
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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512kB | 1991-11 | Cartridge (US/EU) | ||||||||||
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512kB | 1991-11 | Cartridge (JP) |
External links
References
- ↑ File:Toki md jp cover.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ File:Toki MD KR cover.jpg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 60
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 MegaTech, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 19
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sega Power, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-04), page 25
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 3
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 150
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 160
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 248
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 35
- ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 56
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 135
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-15), page 72
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 52
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 110
- ↑ Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-09-10), page 33
- ↑ Famitsu, "1992-02-07" (JP; 1992-01-24), page 39
- ↑ FX (UK) (+0:00)
- ↑ Gamer, "Októvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 36
- ↑ Games-X, "13th-19th February 1992" (UK; 1992-02-13), page 24
- ↑ Game Zone, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 30
- ↑ Hippon Super, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-07), page 99
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 36
- ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 72
- ↑ Joystick, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 146
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
- ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
- ↑ Mega Fun, "06/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 34
- ↑ MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 112
- ↑ MegaTech, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 53
- ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Junio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 83
- ↑ Mean Machines, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-27), page 106
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
- ↑ Player One, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-10), page 20
- ↑ Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 76
- ↑ Power Play, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-11), page 136
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
- ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 58
- ↑ Sega Force, "1/92" (SE; 1992-xx-xx), page 15
- ↑ Sega Force, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 60
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Supersonic, "Mai/Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 9
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 204
- ↑ Video Games, "2/92" (DE; 1992-04-06), page 28
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