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Summary

Toki follows a jungle‑man who is magically turned into an ape after his girlfriend Wanda is snatched by the evil wizard Dr. Stark. Determined to break the spell, he must battle through a series of jungle‑themed stages, eventually confronting Stark in his palace to win back his humanity.

The game plays as a run‑and‑gun platformer where the ape’s primary weapon is a projectile spit. Power‑ups enlarge the spit or boost jumping, while lucky rabbit feet grant brief bursts of agility. Unlimited continues are offered on every level except the final one, which limits players to ten tries. A 1990 bootleg by Datsu Electron copied the title, which originally stemmed from the Japanese arcade hit JuJu Densetsu.

Despite its quirky premise, Toki earned a Golden Joystick Award in 1992 and was listed as the sixteenth most‑successful table arcade unit in Japan’s March 1990 arcade rankings.

Storyline

The arcade platformer Toki (known in Japan as JuJu) follows a muscular, loincloth‑clad tribesman who is transformed into a gorilla‑like ape by the witch‑doctor Vookimedlo. Vookimedlo kidnaps Miho, the beautiful princess of Toki’s jungle tribe, and hoists her to a golden palace perched atop the island’s summit. The sorcerer also curses the island’s inhabitants, turning them into various beasts while retaining control of his own mind and gaining the ability to breathe fire and spit projectiles.

Determined to rescue Miho and break the spell, Toki battles through murky lakes, steep canyons, icy peaks and lava‑spewing volcanoes, confronting wild animals, mutant creations and Vookimedlo’s guardian bosses. If he defeats the witch‑doctor, Miho is freed, the curse lifts, and Toki returns to his human form to reunite with his love. Failure leaves Miho imprisoned forever and ends the game.