Toki: Going Ape Spit

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Toki: Going Ape Spit
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Santos
Supporting companies: Sega CS (porting assistance)
Distributor: Zegetron (GR), Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: TAD Corporation
Original system(s): Arcade Boards
Developer(s) of original games: TAD Corporation
Sound driver: SMPS 68000
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1992-01-31 ¥6,0006,000 G-4064 US 1992 Spring $49.9549.95 1127 EU 1992-03 1127 PT 1991 MDJ1127 UK 1992-04 £34.9934.99 1127 SE (Rental) 199x GR 199x AU 199x BR 199x KR 199x GM4025JG

Toki: Going Ape Spit, known in Japan as JuJu Densetsu (ＪｕＪｕ伝説, translated as Legend of JuJu in the manual and in-game credits), 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".

Story

The story is drastically different from the arcade original, and there are minor differences between the English and Japanese versions. It takes place in a time where humanity has willingly reverted to its primitive, natural lifestyle. A single genetic engineer, Dr. Andrew Stark (じじぃ, Jijie, in the Japanese version) clung to the previous ways and the people locked him in a cave out of fear, where he remained for so long they forgot about him (the English story also merges Dr. Stark with the witch doctor Vookimedlo, the main antagonist of the arcade version who also appears in the Mega Drive port).

In the present day exists the protagonist, a wild man named Toki (マイケル, Michael, in the Japanese version), and the woman Wanda (ワンダ, Miho in the arcade version), who in the English version was nursed from an illness at birth, by none other than Toki. The game opens one day where the duo are of course together, when suddenly, a city ruses from the ground far away, and atop can be seen a statue of Jijie (English does not say if it is a statue of Dr. Stark). They are instantly thereafter beset by Vookimedlo, who kidnaps Wanda and transforms Toki into an ape, which gives him the ability to spit energy balls, something the warrior will put to use as he fights throught Dr. Stark's legion of monsters in order to rescue Wanda.

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.

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
	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
	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.

Levels

Each level contains three areas followed by a boss fight.

	Treeland Forest
	Underground Cavern
	Underwater Shipwreck
	Waterfall
	Lava Long Volcano
	Freeze-Land
	Treeland Jungle
	Dark Palace
	Golden Palace

History

Legacy

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. It has entirely new levels, many of which are based on the arcade levels but expanded. Levels are now divided into three separate areas; the beginning of each area acts as a checkpoint. The Mega Drive version has more detailed graphics and darker, less saturated colors. The arcade version has different power-ups, including a defensive American Football helmet. The arcade 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 blink slightly brighter, while on the Mega Drive, the whole background flashes in strong white.

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	Toki: Going Ape Spit	Toki: Going Ape Spit
Japanese	ＪｕＪｕ伝説	JuJu Densetsu

Production credits

• Game Design: Gonchan
• Programmer: Yajima, Aoki
• Character: Kanchan, Toriumi, Hirama, Okiyama
• Sound: Nagao, Murasaki, Akiyama

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In-game credits

Uncredited

• Japanese cover & manual artist: Mari Koizumi

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Developer mentions

• US cover artist: David McMacken

Magazine articles

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

Promotional material

NO print advert (1992)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-02: "February 1992" (1992-01-08)
also published in:

• Mega Drive Fan (JP) #25: "February 1992" (1992-01-08)

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Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 30 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 40 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 30 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 55 Consoles + (FR) 77 Console XS (UK) PAL 77 Computer & Video Games (UK) 85 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 (RU) 60 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 43 Excalibur (CZ) 75 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 53 FX (UK) 76 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 88 Gamer (GR) 64 Gamers (DE) 73 Games-X (UK) 60 Game Zone (UK) PAL 73 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 50 Hobby Consolas (ES) 89 Joypad (FR) NTSC-J 91 Joystick (FR) NTSC-J 91 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 69 Mega (UK) PAL 69 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 63 MegaTech (UK) PAL 66 MegaTech (UK) NTSC 80 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 68 Mean Machines (UK) NTSC-J 47 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 47 Player One (FR) 91 Play Time (DE) 66 Power Play (DE) 69 Sega Power (UK) PAL 69 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 85 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J 78 Sega Force (SE) 88 Sega Force (UK) PAL 73 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 61 Supersonic (FR) 83 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 54 Video Games (DE) 58

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Technical information

Main article: Toki: Going Ape Spit/Technical information.

External links

• Golgoth Studio's remake