<s>
Toki	B-Application
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
platform	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
by	O
TAD	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Akira	B-Device
Sakuma	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
humor	O
mixed	O
with	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
enchanted	B-Application
ape	B-Language
who	O
must	O
battle	O
hordes	O
of	O
jungle	O
monsters	O
with	O
energy	O
balls	O
from	O
his	O
mouth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
evil	O
wizard	O
who	O
cast	O
a	O
spell	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
protagonist	O
;	O
thereby	O
transforming	O
him	O
from	O
an	O
ape	B-Language
back	O
into	O
a	O
human	O
,	O
and	O
rescuing	O
the	O
kidnapped	O
princess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
his	O
apparent	O
handicap	O
,	O
his	O
slowness	O
as	O
an	O
ape	B-Language
,	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
almost	O
any	O
attack	O
can	O
kill	O
him	O
,	O
Toki	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
spit	O
powerful	O
shots	O
that	O
will	O
help	O
him	O
in	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
that	O
try	O
to	O
slow	O
him	O
down	O
in	O
his	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toki	B-Application
can	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
power-ups	O
for	O
his	O
spit	O
;	O
lucky	O
rabbit	O
feet	O
which	O
can	O
give	O
Toki	B-Application
bursts	O
of	O
superhuman	O
agility	O
and	O
jumping	O
skill	O
;	O
clocks	O
which	O
add	O
extra	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
countdown	O
;	O
fruit	O
which	O
can	O
add	O
to	O
Toki	B-Application
's	O
bonus	O
points	O
;	O
keys	O
which	O
unlock	O
bonus	O
areas	O
;	O
a	O
special	O
helmet	O
that	O
protects	O
him	O
from	O
upwards	O
attacks	O
(	O
the	O
helmet	O
rather	O
comically	O
resembles	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
helmet	I-Application
)	O
;	O
extra	O
lives	O
;	O
and	O
magic	O
coins	O
(	O
food	O
in	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
which	O
when	O
collected	O
in	O
abundance	O
can	O
obtain	O
Toki	B-Application
an	O
extra	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
muscular	O
,	O
loincloth-wearing	O
,	O
Tarzanesque	O
tribesman	O
named	O
Toki	B-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
ports	O
as	O
JuJu	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
up	O
until	O
recently	O
lived	O
a	O
primitive	O
yet	O
contented	O
life	O
in	O
the	O
jungles	O
of	O
a	O
vast	O
and	O
wild	O
island	O
in	O
the	O
South	O
Seas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
all	O
ends	O
tragically	O
when	O
the	O
beautiful	O
Miho	O
,	O
princess	O
of	O
Toki	B-Application
's	O
tribe	O
of	O
jungle	O
men	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
potential	O
suitor	O
to	O
Toki	B-Application
,	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
treacherous	O
witch	O
doctor	O
Vookimedlo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toki	B-Application
himself	O
is	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
Geeshergam	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
ape-like	O
minions	O
of	O
Vookimedlo	O
,	O
although	O
in	O
his	O
primate	O
form	O
,	O
Toki	B-Application
more	O
resembles	O
a	O
gorilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toki	B-Application
then	O
sets	O
off	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
pursue	O
and	O
defeat	O
Vookimeldo	O
,	O
rescue	O
princess	O
Miho	O
,	O
and	O
undo	O
the	O
curse	O
which	O
has	O
befallen	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
to	O
reach	O
Vookimedlo	O
's	O
golden	O
palace	O
,	O
Toki	B-Application
will	O
have	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
murky	O
lakes	O
,	O
steep	O
canyons	O
,	O
over	O
frozen	O
ice-capped	O
mountain	O
ranges	O
and	O
lava-spewing	O
volcanoes	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
progress	O
in	O
his	O
quest	O
and	O
be	O
ultimately	O
victorious	O
,	O
Toki	B-Application
will	O
have	O
to	O
battle	O
all	O
manner	O
of	O
dangerous	O
wild	O
animals	O
and	O
various	O
mutants	O
of	O
Vookimedlo	O
's	O
creation	O
;	O
not	O
to	O
mention	O
Vookimedlo	O
's	O
own	O
abominable	O
guardians	O
who	O
act	O
as	O
level	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
years	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
larger	O
number	O
of	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
home	O
computers	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocean	O
Software	O
published	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
They	O
also	O
advertised	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
version	O
was	O
previewed	O
in	O
issue	O
90	O
of	O
Crash	O
Magazine	O
,	O
but	O
neither	O
port	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
published	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
slightly	O
altered	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
health	O
bar	O
so	O
that	O
Toki	B-Application
did	O
n't	O
die	O
after	O
one	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
would	O
later	O
reprogram	O
and	O
retool	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
an	O
exclusive	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
known	O
as	O
Toki	B-Application
:	O
Going	O
Ape	B-Language
Spit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
ports	O
,	O
Toki	B-Application
is	O
named	O
"	O
JuJu	O
"	O
,	O
Miho	O
os	O
named	O
"	O
Wanda	O
"	O
and	O
Vookimedlo	O
is	O
named	O
"	O
Dr.	O
Stark	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Toki	B-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
1990	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toki	B-Application
won	O
a	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Award	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Toki	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
88%	O
,	O
calling	O
its	O
gameplay	O
"	O
standard	O
stuff	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
praises	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
that	O
's	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
norm	O
,	O
posing	O
such	O
examples	O
as	O
Toki	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
swim	O
,	O
climb	O
,	O
and	O
ride	O
trolleys	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
these	O
"	O
all	O
help	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
current	O
crop	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
conversions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
praises	O
Toki	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
so	O
well	O
balanced	O
,	O
becoming	O
gradually	O
harder	O
as	O
you	O
get	O
into	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
furthermore	O
stating	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
"	O
exactly	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
should	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
also	O
praises	O
Toki	B-Application
's	O
music	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
complements	O
the	O
action	O
perfectly	O
"	O
and	O
"[adds]	O
greatly	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
appeal	O
"	O
,	O
furthermore	O
stating	O
that	O
Toki	B-Application
's	O
animations	O
add	O
"	O
instant	O
appeal	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
calls	O
Toki	B-Application
"	O
An	O
enjoyable	O
conversion	O
that	O
's	O
as	O
playable	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
pretty	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
praises	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
nostalgia	B-Application
it	O
gave	O
to	O
the	O
reviewer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade-style	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
similarly-looking	O
simian	O
characters	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Apeshit	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Toki	B-Application
Goes	O
Apespit	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
during	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
Ocean	O
still	O
retaining	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
Toki	B-Application
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
in	O
Winter	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
both	O
commercially	O
and	O
critically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
by	O
Magic	O
Team	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Golgoth	O
Studio	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
targeted	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
home	O
consoles	O
through	O
XBLA	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
WiiWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
missed	O
its	O
original	O
2011	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
officially	O
cancelled	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
vaporware	B-Application
for	O
years	O
,	O
even	O
after	O
being	O
approved	O
on	O
the	O
(	O
now-retired	O
)	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
service	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Microïds	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
remake	O
would	O
finally	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
announced	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2019	B-Architecture
,	O
for	O
a	O
Q2	O
2019	B-Architecture
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2019	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
cloud-based	B-Application
platform	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
13	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
