Classic gaming purveyor New Old Pixels announced that it has signed a deal with publisher Microids to bring everyone's favourite video game gorilla to a variety of dormant home computer platforms. No, not that one; they mean Toki.

“Toki is exactly the kind of project we created New Old Pixels for: giving retro machines the conversions of great arcade games they never got back in the day.” - Benjamin Yoris. New Old Pixels Founder.

Developed by TAD Corporation, Toki (1989) saw the titular, Tarzan-like hero transformed into an anthropomorphic ape by the wicked Vookimedlo. And as if that wasn't enough, the sinister witch doctor then absconded with Toki's beautiful tribal princess, Miho. Unperturbed by his simian scenario, Toki begins a quest to reach Vookimedlo's golden palace, rescue the girl, and send the evil sorcerer and his bag of curses packing.

Players guide Toki through some (very challenging) jungle environments, defending himself from enemies through the revolting act of saliva production. Whether Vookimedlo afflicted him with this disgusting habit, or whether Toki is just a terrible person, is never explained.

You can check out the original arcade edition in the video below, courtesy of YouTuber Darkswear.

New Old Pixels didn't announce which platforms will receive Toki ports, but does suggest it is aiming for formats that didn't initially get a home release. Toki was easy to come by in the early '90s, having gobbed itself onto the C64, Amiga, Atari ST, NES, and the Atari Lynx. A Mega Drive/Genesis port, developed by Sega itself, changed elements of the original game's storyline but kept the gameplay intact, for the most part.

Amstrad and ZX Spectrum ports were planned, but never emerged - so these might be key formats in New Old Pixels' plans. The publisher is also looking to release physical editions of the new ports for use on original hardware.

More details will be revealed in the coming months. So get out there and stock up on expectorants.