Toki (2018)

Toki is an action plaformer game originally released digitally in December 2018 for the Nintendo Switch and June 2019 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and MacOS. It is a remake/remaster of the original Toki Arcade game, originally developed by Golgoth Studio but later finished and released by Microïds.

Overview
This game is, for the most part, a 1x1 recreation of the Arcade original, featuring the same levels and enemies. The major difference is of course the new, hand-drawn HD sprites and backgrounds, as well as the higher resolution allowing a larger view of the playing field. This game also got all new songs for the stages and bosses, replacing the repeats of the Stage 1 theme.

The limited physical release for the Nintendo Switch came bundled with a short printed comic book titled Toki: Memories of Ammalerina, which expands on the game's original story. This comic would later be included within the game itself as a bonus, along with concept art for some of the enemies.

Development
Toki was first announced in October 2009 with a gameplay video, with a set date for release in 2010. Originally slated for release on PC and the Xbox 360 Live Arcade, Golgoth would miss this initial date but post constant updates on their Twitter and official Facebook page, with the game officially entering the Steam Greenlight in November 2013. However, from there on Golgoth posted little to no updates, with their last update dating back to February 2014. From there on Golgoth remained silent about this game and all of their other projects, until they silently closed their doors and their offical website was closed down.

In April 2018, the French publisher Microïds announced that they had took over work on the game and would release it for the Nintendo Switch. The game officially released in November 2018 in physical format and in December of the same year digitally.

Credits

 * Pierre Adane: Programmer
 * Philippe Dessoly: Illustrator
 * Raphaël Gesqua: Composer