Toki was a platforming shooter developed by TAD Corporation that released in arcades in 1989. As an ape, players traverse the terrain shooting projectiles from the simian's mouth.
While the game is somewhat obscure compared to other arcade classics,
Toki was popular enough back then to warrant ports to home consoles.
Newly-founded French developer Golgoth and its small team didn't forget about about
Toki, and 20 years after the release of the original, plan on launching a completely updated, high-definition version of the 2D platformer on Xbox Live Arcade.
Golgoth Studios' Anthony De Sa Ferreira tells Gamasutra about the adventures of developing within a small team, tracking down obscure Data East titles, and the worry that comes with waiting for
Toki to emerge from the Microsoft XBLA approval process.