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{{InfoboxLost
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|title=<center>Doki</center>
|title=<center>Doki</center>
|image=DokiMaternalJardimBoxArt.jpg
|image=DokiMaternalJardimBoxArt.jpg
|imagecaption=Box arts for ''Doki Maternal'' and ''Doki Jardim''
|imagecaption=Box art for ''Doki Maternal'' and ''Doki Jardim''
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=<br>27 Nov 2022 (Doki Maternal)
<br>29 Apr 2024 (Doki Primeiros Passos, Doki Jardim)
|foundby=<br>Games&Cigarettes (Doki Maternal)
<br>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.<ref name=tecmundo>[https://www.tecmundo.com.br/preco/3038-analise-doki-maternal.htm Review: Doki Maternal] (in Portuguese) - TecMundo</ref> These involve three educational games available through CD-ROMs, retailing at a price of R$49,00 (roughly about $9,15 in USD).<ref name=tecmundo/> No ISO images of them have been found and CD-ROMs for these games are currently out of stock.
''Doki'' is a series of PC games based on Discovery Kids's mascot of the same name released in Brazil on September 29, 2009.<ref name=tecmundo>[https://www.tecmundo.com.br/preco/3038-analise-doki-maternal.htm Review: Doki Maternal] (in Portuguese) - TecMundo</ref> These involve three educational games available through CD-ROMs, retailing at a price of R$49,00 (roughly about $9,15 in USD).<ref name=tecmundo/> CD-ROMs for these games are currently out of stock.
 
==List of games==
==List of games==
*''Doki Primeiros Passos'' (''Doki First Steps''): 18 months-3 years<br>'''Status: <span style="color:red;">Lost</span>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
*''Doki Maternal''<ref group="nb">Also known as ''Doki Maternal: Bons hábitos'' (lit. ''Doki Maternal: Good Habits'')</ref>: 2-4 years<br>'''Status: <span style="color:red;">Lost</span>'''
|-
*''Doki Jardim'' (''Doki Garden''): 3-5 years<br>'''Status: <span style="color:red;">Lost</span>'''
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Title
==Activities==
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Age Range
'''NOTE:''' Due to these games being lost, very little info is known about the activities from games in the series. As a result, this section only covers the activities from ''Doki Maternal'', as that is the only one to have its activities known.
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status
===Sports===
|-
The activity consists of helping Doki avoid obstacles with a skateboard.<ref name=tecmundo/>
|''Doki Primeiros Passos'' (''Doki First Steps'')||18 months-3 years||'''[https://www.mediafire.com/file/mhlwaom1j95072k/PRIMEIROS_PASSOS.iso/file <span style="color:green;">Found</span>''']
===Eating===
|-
The activity consists of helping Doki assemble a nutritious dish or identify the food he wants to eat.<ref name=tecmundo/>
|''Doki Maternal''<ref group="nb">Also known as ''Doki Maternal: Bons hábitos'' (lit. ''Doki Maternal: Good Habits'')</ref>||2-4 years||'''[https://archive.org/details/Doki_Maternal_2009_PTBR <span style="color:green;">Found''']
===Schedules===
|-
The activity is self-explanatory. It allows scheduling, meant for when the child must do something important.<ref name=tecmundo/>
|''Doki Jardim'' (''Doki Garden'')||3-5 years||'''[https://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=6020674&u=https%3A//www.mediafire.com/file/4dnof4qwax7aqfh/DOKI.iso/file <span style="color:green;">Found</span>''']
===Organization===
|}
The activity is about cleaning Doki's room by moving objects to different places in order to make it better organized.<ref name=tecmundo/>
 
==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.<ref>https://youtube.com/post/UgkxM63ggsBBIlnTDZN_csE8qlyVSapev_Rl</ref>
 
On November 27, 2022, a Brazilian blog named Games&Cigarettes posted ''Doki Maternal'' to the Internet Archive, making said game found.<ref>https://archive.org/details/Doki_Maternal_2009_PTBR</ref>
 
Interestingly, the games are protected by SecuROM, making them incompatible with Windows 10 and newer.<ref>https://destructoid.com/windows-10-has-killed-securom-and-safedisc-drm</ref>
 
On April 29, 2024, LMW Discord user ''claiulol'' uploaded the remaining games to Mediafire.<ref>[https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/15218/discovery-kids-doki-educational-games LMW forum post by ''claiulol'' about posting the remaining games.] Retrieved 14 May '24</ref>
 
On June 06, 2024, Youtube channel 'Shimi Doki' uploaded a gameplay of the games and then published the patch on Internet Archive with 'Andremor' and 'Larsenv' for the games SecuROM protection<ref>[http://archive.org/details/doki.brasil.patch Patch to remove SecuROM from games]</ref>, completely removing it from games and making it compatible with Windows 10 and 11
 
==Reception==
==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.<ref name=tecmundo/>
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.<ref name=tecmundo/>
==System requirements<ref name=tecmundo/>==
 
OS: Windows XP or newer<br>
Processor: 2.4 GHz (Pentium 4 or equivalent)<br>
RAM: 1 GB or higher<br>
Disk space: 200 MB<br>
Resolution: 800x600px or higher and 16-bit color palette or higher.<br>
CD-ROM unit: 12x or higher<br>
Sound: Any sound card with multimedia support
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Doki Maternal===
===Doki Maternal===
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File:DokiMaternal2.png|From left to right: Organization and its difficulty levels
File:DokiMaternal2.png|From left to right: Organization and its difficulty levels
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
<gallery>
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DokiPrimeriosPassosBoxArtBack.jpg|Box art for ''Doki Primeiros Passos'' (back)
DokiPrimeriosPassosBoxArtBack.jpg|Box art for ''Doki Primeiros Passos'' (back)
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:10, 7 June 2024

DokiMaternalJardimBoxArt.jpg

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 the patch on Internet Archive with 'Andremor' and 'Larsenv' for the games SecuROM protection[6], 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

    Title screen

  • Box art

    Box art

  • From left to right: Sports and Eating

    From left to right: Sports and Eating

  • From left to right: Organization and its difficulty levels

    From left to right: Organization and its difficulty levels

Miscellaneous

  • Box art for Doki Jardim

    Box art for Doki Jardim

  • Alternate box art for Doki Jardim

    Alternate box art for Doki Jardim

  • Box art for Doki Primeiros Passos

    Box art for Doki Primeiros Passos

  • Alternate box art for Doki Primeiros Passos

    Alternate box art for Doki Primeiros Passos

  • Box art for Doki Primeiros Passos (back)

    Box art for Doki Primeiros Passos (back)

Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as Doki Maternal: Bons hábitos (lit. Doki Maternal: Good Habits)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Review: Doki Maternal (in Portuguese) - TecMundo
  2. ↑ https://youtube.com/post/UgkxM63ggsBBIlnTDZN_csE8qlyVSapev_Rl
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/Doki_Maternal_2009_PTBR
  4. ↑ https://destructoid.com/windows-10-has-killed-securom-and-safedisc-drm
  5. ↑ LMW forum post by claiulol about posting the remaining games. Retrieved 14 May '24
  6. ↑ Patch to remove SecuROM from games
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