Doki (found educational PC games based off Latin American Discovery Kids mascot; 2009)
Box art for Doki Maternal and Doki Jardim
Status: Found
Date found:
27 Nov 2022 (Doki Maternal)
29 Apr 2024 (Doki Primeiros Passos, Doki Jardim)
Found by:
Games&Cigarettes (Doki Maternal)
claiulol (Doki Primeiros Passos, Doki Jardim)
Doki is a series of PC games based on Discovery Kids's mascot of the same name released in Brazil on September 29, 2009.[1] These involve three educational games available through CD-ROMs, retailing at a price of R$49,00 (roughly about $9,15 in USD).[1] CD-ROMs for these games are currently out of stock.
List of games
| Title | Age Range | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Doki Primeiros Passos (Doki First Steps) | 18 months-3 years | Found |
| Doki Maternal[nb 1] | 2-4 years | Found |
| Doki Jardim (Doki Garden) | 3-5 years | Found |
Availability
These games have been lost for a long time and didn't get much attention until circa late 2021 when a community post was posted by the Chilean YouTube channel LucianoTheWindowsFan helping people to find them.[2]
On November 27, 2022, a Brazilian blog named Games&Cigarettes posted Doki Maternal to the Internet Archive, making said game found.[3]
Interestingly, the games are protected by SecuROM, making them incompatible with Windows 10 and newer.[4]
On April 29, 2024, LMW Discord user claiulol uploaded the remaining games to MediaFire.[5]
On June 06, 2024, Youtube channel 'Shimi Doki' uploaded a gameplay of the games and then published a patch to bypass SecuROM on Internet Archive cracked by gig3x here completely removing it from games and making it compatible with Windows 10 and 11
Reception
TecMundo praised the game for its interesting graphics as well as the fact that the repetitive activities and levels make the child fix better but criticized it for its non-attractive price as well as its repetitive voices and unskippable dialogue.[1]
Gallery
Doki Maternal
Title screen.
Box art.
From left to right: Sports and Eating.
From left to right: Organization and its difficulty levels.
Miscellaneous
Box art for Doki Jardim.
Alternate box art for Doki Jardim.
Box art for Doki Primeiros Passos.
Alternate box art for Doki Primeiros Passos.
Box art for Doki Primeiros Passos (back).
Notes
- ↑ Also known as Doki Maternal: Bons hábitos (lit. Doki Maternal: Good Habits)
See Also
- Doki (partially found educational mobile games based off Latin American Discovery Kids mascot; 2011)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Review: Doki Maternal (in Portuguese) - TecMundo
- ↑ https://youtube.com/post/UgkxM63ggsBBIlnTDZN_csE8qlyVSapev_Rl
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/Doki_Maternal_2009_PTBR
- ↑ https://destructoid.com/windows-10-has-killed-securom-and-safedisc-drm
- ↑ LMW forum post by claiulol about posting the remaining games. Retrieved 14 May '24