Microids has re-affirmed the news that Toki is headed to Nintendo Switch later this year with an awesome looking special edition that features a physical arcade cabinet.
Initially released in 1989 on arcade machines, Toki had players flinging their coins into cabinets to help a warrior - who had been turned into a chimpanzee - go on a quest to get used to his new form. This remake features all-new graphics and re-orchestrated music to put a modern spin on that experience - and add yet another dose of retro goodness to the Switch's library as a result.
Retro lovers will be interested to know about the 'Retrollector' edition which has been detailed by Microids below. This edition includes a physical copy of the game, extra goodies including a comic book, and even an arcade cabinet that can house your Switch for that ultimate wave of nostalgia. Lovely stuff.
Philippe Dessoly, the artist for the original version of Toki on the Amiga, is the Artistic Director for this remake so fans of the original can be confident that this is in good hands. The game is currently set to launch on Switch on 22nd November.
Are you a Toki fan? Will you be snapping up that special edition? Let us know with a comment below.
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I'm a huge fan of this title from TAD Corp.
It's a great game but you can clearly feel that the original developers had a short time to finish the development of the game.
At the 3rd level you start to see a difference with the graphics quality and level design. The stages 4, 5 and 6 are even less inspired... But whatever, it's good memories ! /D
I’ll finally get to play this properly! Big fan of the arcade machine but the Amstead GX4000 version (yes I owned one of them) never materialised, I didn’t have an Amiga in the early 90s then when I got the Megadrive version it was a different game.
Ok type of game let's see if they improve the graphics also.
Love the fact they included the arcade cab kit. I have one already but would be tempted to pick this up for the artwork. How pricey is this special, limited edition thingy?
EDIT: The price listed at Amazon UK is £45.
45 on amazon uk
@Lroy @NintendoLife Never Ever shows any price whatsoever. Reviews included. If you wanna know you have to do your own research.
Loved the arcade game and own the Megadrive game which I finished in all difficulty settings. It looks promising
Still have the megadrive version it’s quite slow but there is something about it that always draws me back I know it’s slightly different to the arcade but still a decent game hope that special edition will be released in the Uk
I really hope you can toggle to the original game ala Wonderboy. Man that game spoiled us.
@electrolite77
Amstrad GX4000 not Amstead GX4000 !
Never bought one but I owned a CPC 464 and a CPC 6128 instead !
By the way, dunno if you're aware of that but buddies from AmstradGGP are working on a port for the CPC
They work on it since 2014 and plan to release it for the 30th anniversary of TOKI !
https://twitter.com/AmstradGGP
@Gs69
Not slightly different, totally different !
Doesn't look like they've kept the cheeky "Gone Ape Spit" tagline.
For £45 with those extras it’s one of the better priced special editions.
Ordered! - already have a “NES” themed cabinet but that one looks cool too.
That's not a bad price. The wood must be the cheapest but looks cool. Very tempted. Love tat that's - effectively - free.
The arcade cabinet alone, which I understand can be used with other games, is worth it.
But I can't get a retro feeling if I have a remake in my hands and unlike Wonder Boy doesn't have the option to play with original graphics. So the arcade cabinet doesn't quite make sense here.
Along with others, I am also hoping the original visuals / sound can be toggled.
Wonderboy, Flashback, Another World have it. Hopefully the devs take note
@Cobalt well yeah but the premise was similar I have the jap version is it called juju or something not much English on the cart label
@Sakura7 I own one of those cabinets already but with a different design and they are well made - vids on YouTube reviewing and comparing them to other cabinets.
It’s a nice bit of kit
@Gs69
Yeah I own the arcade board, it's JUJU Densetsu !
As nice as this is, will there be an option for a retail standard edition??
Gosh, I just saw the trailer and it's clear that I'm gonna pass...
They slowdown ON PURPOSE the original game to make the remake looks more fluid, like hey look how 100 times better our version is.
What a shame to use that kind of trick to fool the people. :/
i remembered this game from 90/91? from the arcade. also had it on my amiga 500. it stood next to robokid(another classic) in my local arcade hall.
it looked very nice in the arcade, but after a couple of levels, level design became boring. still for that time the game was very popular in my region.
@Cobalt
lol, and i thought i was the oldest fart around here.
also owned both classic c64 and the latest model, wich was very poor quality, not alone the keyboard but also the 5,25 floppydisk.
i owned alot of consoles and home computers, but never owned a amstrad, i even owned a Sinclair Zx spectrum wich was my first home computer.
Does it have the original version in there too?
@PALversusNTSC
42 years old, dude... ^^
My first machine was an Oric which means WOWWWWW time flies ! lol
oric? wow lol. respect man.
i'm 44 i started gaming on age 8.
first console was a norda wich had tank and endurance.
after that a coleco vision with donkey kong (nintendo did not make any consoles yet) lady bug, etc. great console.
This reminds me - why hasn’t Nintendo announced/released a Labo arcade cabinet with some Arcade Archives games (download codes) included? I’d buy it.
@PALversusNTSC
1st console : Philips Videopac
2nd console : ColecoVision
@Cobalt
Thanks for that link.
Yeah I had a 6128 and was one of the very few people to actually have a GX4000. Christmas present 1990. Pang was great and, er, yeah there were some other games.
@Ryan Craddock
What do you guys mean with "the original version of Toki on the Amiga"? Wikipedia and other sources state that Toki originated as a coin-op arcade game made in Japan by (the now defunct) TAD Corporation.
What a great idea for a special collectors edition. Cute cab.
From the company that brought us the disappointing Flashback port? I'll give it a miss.
Let me preorder this gem !!
After wonderboy , another world and flashback, the toki the world deserves !! Finally!!
Edit : can’t find any link, sooo sad...
Looks awesome! I played Toki going Ape Spit but, never the arcade game.
Now THIS is a spcial edition! Not sure I want to buy it as I've never played the game in any format, but it's definitely tempting. I've been wanting one of those little arcade cabinets for a while now.
Great price for this beautiful special edition!! At first I thought it was a Labo style arcade
It's really cool!!
I'm not gonna get it because it will never be for sale in Brazil for a fair price and importing it would cost me something like 4 games, so I'll buy it digital if the remake proves itself good. Great nostalgia for the arcade and Mega Drive version, which I know by the name of Juju Densetsu
Too good.
@GrailUK I really love the way they did that with Wonderboy. I wish developers would do this with all retro style games.
@PALversusNTSC I had a Coleco with Donkey Kong, Ladybug and a bunch of other games too. Great little system it was and so much better then the Atari 2600.
@Cobalt @PALversusNTSC Wow, I'm 43 and my second console was a Coleco. I didn't think that many people around here had one.
WOW what an odd choice for a re-boot, pretty cool though.
@Nomad New Colecovision games being made all the time.
@YANDMAN Cool, I didn't know that. I probably should kept it. I had about fifteen games though I reckon if I played them now they would probably be pretty crap but I loved them as a kid
@Nomad Coleco games are mostly really good, those controllers are terrible but again you can get around that also.
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