Toki (video game)
A run and gun platformer about an ape spitting energy balls.
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The game received generally favorable reviews for its arcade and several home versions, but the NES and Genesis versions met mixed reception.[1][2][3]
Making and release
For the Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega created a unique edition called Toki: Going Ape Spit.[4] Compared to the NES version, this edition adds extra stages and finer visuals while removing power-ups that are not spit-based.[4] At the 1991 Golden Joystick Awards, Toki received the "Best Coin-Op Conversion" prize.[5] Ocean Software was working on a Jaguar platformer with ape-like characters, using the temporary name Apeshit.[6]
During its creation, the title was changed to Toki Goes Apespit.[6] A winter 1994 release was intended, but the game never came out.[6]
What the cited sources add
A Play Meter equipment survey from January 1990 placed Toki second among arcade games in North America.[1] In its January 1990 edition, RePlay magazine reported Toki as the second most popular arcade title from the prior month.[1] Family Computer Magazine's reader poll gave the NES version a score of 19.6 out of 30.[2] Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine's 1995 reader poll awarded the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version a score of 6.0833 out of 10.[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "Toki (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Equipment Poll", Skybird Publishing, January 1990, p. 10–11; "The Player's Choice: Top Games Now in Operation, Based on Earnings-Opinion Poll of Operators", RePlay Publishing, January 1990, p. 4; "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25", March 15, 1990, p. 25; "Arcade Action: Ugh", EMAP, January 1990, p. 104; Caswell, "Arcade Alley", Newsfield, February 1990, p. 90–91; Fisch, "Power Tests / Automatenspiele: Zurück in die Zu kunft", Markt & Technik, April 1990, p. 130–133; Huyghues-Lacour, "Arcades", April 1990, p. 47; "Arcade Action: Ugh", en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Toki (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "PlayStation Magazine", Tokuma Shoten Intermedia, April 15, 1998, p. 60; "新作ゲームクロスレビュー: JuJu伝説", ASCII Corporation, August 2, 1991; Tezuka, "TV Game Broad-Way FC: JuJu伝説", JICC Publishing Bureau, August 4, 1991, p. 77; "Now Playing: Toki", Nintendo of America, November 1991, p. 85, 87; Halfhill, "Review: Toki (NES)", Signal Research, February 1992, p. 95 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Toki (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "メガドラ読者レース", SoftBank Creative, September 1995, p. 82–85; O'Connor, "CVG Review: Toki Going Ape Spit", EMAP, June 1991, p. 72; "Software A-Z: Mega Drive", Paragon Publishing, June–July 1992, p. 126–137; "£19.99 Games: Cheap and not so nasty", Future Publishing, June 1993, p. 18–23; Jinky the Monkey, "Genesis ProReview: Toki Goes Ape Spit", IDG, April 1992, p. 58 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Toki (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gamepro, April 1992, page 58. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Toki (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "News: Luvvies! Dahlings!", EMAP, May 1992, p. 17; "Toki", Europress, August 1991, p. 40–41; Osborne, "Budget! Budget Bargains!", Europress Impact, May 1993, p. 44–48; Penn, "Game Reviews: Toki", Future Publishing, July 1991, p. 26–29; "Gain Axess To All The Lastest Info On Your Format", Europress, June 21–26, 1991, p. 22 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Toki (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "News: Jaguar - Watch the skies", Bastion Publishing, Spring 1994, p. 7; "Prescreen - Ocean Software", Future Publishing, May 1994, p. 32–33; Ripper, "Europa!", DieHard Gamers Club, May 1994, p. 132–134; "News - L'ECTS: le fur en marche - La Jaguar montre ses crocs!", Computec Media France, May 1994, p. 14; "The Game Fan 32Bit System Shoot Out - Who Will Lead Us Into The Next Generation?", DieHard Gamers Club, June 1994, p. 146–147; Hackett, "Action Feature - The Jaguar: ready to pounce!", Europress, June 1994, p. 68–71; The Laird, "T en.wikipedia.org
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