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Table of Contents
| Donkey Kong 3 | |
|---|---|
| Japanese title | ドンキーコング3 |
| Developer(s) | Nintendo |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Distributor(s) | Wii Virtual Console |
| Release date(s) | 1983
Nintendo Switch Online: July 17, 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| System(s) | Arcade, NES, e-Reader, Wii, Nintendo Switch |
| Players | 1-2 |
| Preceded by | Donkey Kong Jr. |
| Followed by | Mario Bros. |
| Series | Donkey Kong |
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| Find Donkey Kong 3 friends online | |
| Twitch | Donkey Kong 3 Channel |
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Donkey Kong 3 is something of the red headed cousin of the Donkey Kong series. Uncharacteristic of the previous games, it is a shooter rather than a platform game. Why Nintendo took Donkey Kong in this direction is unknown, but as Mario's fame began to escalate, this game did little to improve Donkey Kong's image. As such Donkey Kong wouldn't be heard from again for quite some time, while Mario would go on to become more recognizable than Mickey Mouse to a generation of children. Even more obscure was the hero of the game, a bug exterminator named Stanley. His only other known appearances were in two Nintendo Game & Watch games. The first was called Greenhouse where his job was, quite expectedly, to exterminate bugs. The second was the portable LCD iteration of Donkey Kong 3 which pit Stanley directly against Donkey Kong in a battle of bug spray and mosquitoes.
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Since Donkey Kong 3 never garnered as much fame as its predecessors, and because it appeared in the arcade around the time that the home video game market was experiencing its first crash in the United States, Donkey Kong 3 was licensed by no one for home conversion. The first time that Donkey Kong 3 was made available for home play was on July 4, 1984 for the Famicom, making it the 16th game released for the system. DK3 would never be heard from again until 2001 as a bonus game in Nintendo's Animal Crossing for the GameCube, and shortly thereafter in 2003 as one of the Nintendo e-Reader games for the Game Boy Advance.
Story[edit]
After being freed by his son, Donkey Kong hadn't exactly learned his lesson. Rather than invading construction sites, Kong decided to set up shop in a greenhouse. Donkey Kong forms an alliance with the bees of the greenhouse who would love nothing more than to steal Stanley's vegetables. Now Stanley has to chase a hungry ape out of each section of his greenhouse and protect his plants.
Gameplay summary[edit]
- You control Stanley with the joystick.
- You clear a stage by either pushing Donkey Kong to the top of the screen with the sprayer, or defeating all the bugs that come out of the hives.
- Yellow stages are cleared by pushing Donkey Kong to the top.
- You must avoid contact with every insect and you must prevent Donkey Kong from climbing to the bottom of the vine.
- Use the pump to spray insecticide at the insects and to push Donkey Kong further up the vine.
- Once per life, a super spray can will be knocked to the floor by Donkey Kong. Collect it to fire super spray for a limited time.
- Protect the plants at the bottom of the greenhouse from being stolen for bonus points at the end of each stage.
Screen and package gallery[edit]
Title screen.
Screenshot.
Famicom box
NES box.
e-Reader wrapper
Table of Contents
editDonkey Kong series
1980's arcade titles: Donkey Kong ·Jr. ·3
After Donkey Kong Country:Donkey Konga ·Jungle Beat ·DK: King of Swing ·DK: Jungle Climber ·Barrel Blast
Spin-offs:Donkey Kong Jr. Math ·Diddy Kong Racing (DS)
Sub-series: Mario ·Donkey Kong Country ·Mario vs. Donkey Kong
| Donkey Kong 3 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D1 |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Producer(s) | Gunpei Yokoi |
| Composer(s) | Hirokazu Tanaka |
| Series | Donkey Kong |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Famicom/NES |
| Release |
|
| Genre(s) | Shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| CPU | Zilog Z80 |
| Sound | 2x Ricoh 2A03 |
| Display | 224 x 256 raster graphics |
Donkey Kong 3[a] is the third video game in the original Donkey Kong series by Nintendo. It was released near simultaneously for the arcades and Family Computer, and later released in America on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986. The game was re-released on the WiiVirtual Console in North America on July 14, 2008 and in Europe on January 9, 2009. The gameplay departs from previous Donkey Kong games.[1]
Plot[edit]
Stanley is a bugman. Donkey Kong has taken refuge in his greenhouse and it is now up to Stanley to stop the ape from stirring up any more insects that will soon destroy his flowers. Stanley saves the flowers by spraying bug spray on Donkey Kong.[2]
Gameplay[edit]
Donkey Kong hangs from vines at the center of the screen, and the player-controlled Stanley the exterminator runs and jumps on platforms beneath him. Stanley can fire bug spray at both Donkey Kong and insects flying around the levels. A level is completed by continually using bug spray on Donkey Kong, forcing him to the top of the screen, or by killing all of the bugs. A super spray can on the vines falls down when Donkey Kong is sprayed past it. The super spray only lasts for a limited amount of time, but it pushes Donkey Kong upward at a much faster rate, making it easier to complete the level. It only spawns at the start of each life.
The insects are Buzzbees, Beespies, queen bees (which shatter into deadly pieces when destroyed), Creepy Caterpillars, butterflies, beetles, moths, Beebombs and vine eaters. Some of the flying insects attempt to pick up the flowers at the bottom of the screen and carry them away. Lost flowers decrease the bonus at the end of the round.
There are three levels which repeat in a fixed sequence.
Reception[edit]
Computer and Video Games said that the game's 'fast action and superior sound effects' made Donkey Kong 3 a 'sure hit' in arcades.[2]
IGN gave the Virtual Console version a 6.0 out of 10, describing it as a 'radical departure' from the previous Donkey Kong games, calling it 'repetitive.'[3]
Legacy[edit]
A VS. series Game & Watch version of the arcade game has different gameplay. In this version, player one controls Stanley the Bugman and computer player (or player two) controls Donkey Kong in a duel against each other using exterminating spray cans to move the bees to the other side of them to make the bees sting their opponents. Players can only hold up to three amounts of spraying liquid in their spray cans. On one player mode, the higher player one as Stanley scores, the faster the spraying liquid on the side of computer player as Donkey Kong drops. A version of this game was included in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for the Game Boy Advance, but featuring Mario in place of Stanley and a Boo and a Fireball in place of the bees.
The NES version of Donkey Kong 3 was released on the Wii Virtual Console, 3DS Virtual Console and Wii U Virtual Console,[4][5][6] whilst the arcade version was released on the Nintendo SwitcheShop as part of Hamster's Arcade Archives series.
Semi-sequel[edit]
In 1984, Hudson Soft developed a semi-sequel for the Japanese-only NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6601, Sharp X1 and FM-7 titled Donkey Kong 3: The Great Counterattack.[b][7][8] This game is significantly different from the original. While the object to shoot Donkey Kong up in the air remains, it features 20 new outdoor backgrounds such as a bridge, Planet Saturn, a desert, a pyramid or a highway. After the player has completed the 20th stage, the game loops back at stage 21. Stanley can only move from left to right and is no longer able to jump.
For decades, Donkey Kong 3: The Great Counterattack was inaccessible to the video game community outside of Japan. In December 2017, a rare copy of the Sharp X1 version was bought by video game enthusiasts at a Yahoo! Auctions online auction. In February 2018, it was made available to the world via emulation.[7]
Notes[edit]
- ^Japanese: ドンキーコング3Hepburn: Donkī Kongu Surī
- ^Japanese: ドンキーコング3 大逆襲Hepburn: Donkī Kongu Surī Dai Gyakushū
References[edit]
- ^Donkey Kong 3 VC Reviews
- ^ ab'Donkey Kong Swings Back.' Computer and Video Games. February 1984. p. 50.
- ^'IGN Donkey Kong 3 VC review'. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
- ^https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Ah3ONrqCNs9uu8wdA0a57arWWaEoqcyz
- ^https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/6fRhfH90gfwnUBn5GvFxRt50AOE7qTbQ
- ^https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/X92dumPKeQcrhgqB33_mZXbO5DkrVLzr
- ^ abhttps://kotaku.com/you-can-finally-play-a-long-lost-donkey-kong-game-1823308987
- ^http://fm-7.com/museum/softhouse/hudsonsoft/500790300.html
External links[edit]
- Donkey Kong 3 at the Killer List of Videogames
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have gone missing! As Dixie Kong checks in with the rest of the family, she gets stuck with babysitting duties!
Donkey Kong 3 Table of Contents Walkthrough
Table of Contents
| Donkey Kong 3 | |
|---|---|
| Japanese title | ドンキーコング3 |
| Developer(s) | Nintendo |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Distributor(s) | Wii Virtual Console |
| Release date(s) | 1983
Nintendo Switch Online: July 17, 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| System(s) | Arcade, NES, e-Reader, Wii, Nintendo Switch |
| Players | 1-2 |
| Preceded by | Donkey Kong Jr. |
| Followed by | Mario Bros. |
| Series | Donkey Kong |
| Switcher.gg | |
| Find Donkey Kong 3 friends online | |
| Twitch | Donkey Kong 3 Channel |
| Search | |
| Search | |
Donkey Kong 3 is something of the red headed cousin of the Donkey Kong series. Uncharacteristic of the previous games, it is a shooter rather than a platform game. Why Nintendo took Donkey Kong in this direction is unknown, but as Mario's fame began to escalate, this game did little to improve Donkey Kong's image. As such Donkey Kong wouldn't be heard from again for quite some time, while Mario would go on to become more recognizable than Mickey Mouse to a generation of children. Even more obscure was the hero of the game, a bug exterminator named Stanley. His only other known appearances were in two Nintendo Game & Watch games. The first was called Greenhouse where his job was, quite expectedly, to exterminate bugs. The second was the portable LCD iteration of Donkey Kong 3 which pit Stanley directly against Donkey Kong in a battle of bug spray and mosquitoes.
Continue to:
Getting Started →
Walkthrough → Raze-3 free armor games.
Since Donkey Kong 3 never garnered as much fame as its predecessors, and because it appeared in the arcade around the time that the home video game market was experiencing its first crash in the United States, Donkey Kong 3 was licensed by no one for home conversion. The first time that Donkey Kong 3 was made available for home play was on July 4, 1984 for the Famicom, making it the 16th game released for the system. DK3 would never be heard from again until 2001 as a bonus game in Nintendo's Animal Crossing for the GameCube, and shortly thereafter in 2003 as one of the Nintendo e-Reader games for the Game Boy Advance.
Story[edit]
After being freed by his son, Donkey Kong hadn't exactly learned his lesson. Rather than invading construction sites, Kong decided to set up shop in a greenhouse. Donkey Kong forms an alliance with the bees of the greenhouse who would love nothing more than to steal Stanley's vegetables. Now Stanley has to chase a hungry ape out of each section of his greenhouse and protect his plants.
Gameplay summary[edit]
- You control Stanley with the joystick.
- You clear a stage by either pushing Donkey Kong to the top of the screen with the sprayer, or defeating all the bugs that come out of the hives.
- Yellow stages are cleared by pushing Donkey Kong to the top.
- You must avoid contact with every insect and you must prevent Donkey Kong from climbing to the bottom of the vine.
- Use the pump to spray insecticide at the insects and to push Donkey Kong further up the vine.
- Once per life, a super spray can will be knocked to the floor by Donkey Kong. Collect it to fire super spray for a limited time.
- Protect the plants at the bottom of the greenhouse from being stolen for bonus points at the end of each stage.
Screen and package gallery[edit]
Title screen.
Screenshot.
Famicom box
NES box.
e-Reader wrapper
Table of Contents
editDonkey Kong series
1980's arcade titles: Donkey Kong ·Jr. ·3
After Donkey Kong Country:Donkey Konga ·Jungle Beat ·DK: King of Swing ·DK: Jungle Climber ·Barrel Blast
Spin-offs:Donkey Kong Jr. Math ·Diddy Kong Racing (DS)
Sub-series: Mario ·Donkey Kong Country ·Mario vs. Donkey Kong
| Donkey Kong 3 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D1 |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Producer(s) | Gunpei Yokoi |
| Composer(s) | Hirokazu Tanaka |
| Series | Donkey Kong |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Famicom/NES |
| Release |
|
| Genre(s) | Shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| CPU | Zilog Z80 |
| Sound | 2x Ricoh 2A03 |
| Display | 224 x 256 raster graphics |
Donkey Kong 3[a] is the third video game in the original Donkey Kong series by Nintendo. It was released near simultaneously for the arcades and Family Computer, and later released in America on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986. The game was re-released on the WiiVirtual Console in North America on July 14, 2008 and in Europe on January 9, 2009. The gameplay departs from previous Donkey Kong games.[1]
Plot[edit]
Stanley is a bugman. Donkey Kong has taken refuge in his greenhouse and it is now up to Stanley to stop the ape from stirring up any more insects that will soon destroy his flowers. Stanley saves the flowers by spraying bug spray on Donkey Kong.[2]
Gameplay[edit]
Donkey Kong hangs from vines at the center of the screen, and the player-controlled Stanley the exterminator runs and jumps on platforms beneath him. Stanley can fire bug spray at both Donkey Kong and insects flying around the levels. A level is completed by continually using bug spray on Donkey Kong, forcing him to the top of the screen, or by killing all of the bugs. A super spray can on the vines falls down when Donkey Kong is sprayed past it. The super spray only lasts for a limited amount of time, but it pushes Donkey Kong upward at a much faster rate, making it easier to complete the level. It only spawns at the start of each life.
The insects are Buzzbees, Beespies, queen bees (which shatter into deadly pieces when destroyed), Creepy Caterpillars, butterflies, beetles, moths, Beebombs and vine eaters. Some of the flying insects attempt to pick up the flowers at the bottom of the screen and carry them away. Lost flowers decrease the bonus at the end of the round.
There are three levels which repeat in a fixed sequence.
Reception[edit]
Computer and Video Games said that the game's 'fast action and superior sound effects' made Donkey Kong 3 a 'sure hit' in arcades.[2]
IGN gave the Virtual Console version a 6.0 out of 10, describing it as a 'radical departure' from the previous Donkey Kong games, calling it 'repetitive.'[3]
Legacy[edit]
A VS. series Game & Watch version of the arcade game has different gameplay. In this version, player one controls Stanley the Bugman and computer player (or player two) controls Donkey Kong in a duel against each other using exterminating spray cans to move the bees to the other side of them to make the bees sting their opponents. Players can only hold up to three amounts of spraying liquid in their spray cans. On one player mode, the higher player one as Stanley scores, the faster the spraying liquid on the side of computer player as Donkey Kong drops. A version of this game was included in Game & Watch Gallery 4 for the Game Boy Advance, but featuring Mario in place of Stanley and a Boo and a Fireball in place of the bees.
The NES version of Donkey Kong 3 was released on the Wii Virtual Console, 3DS Virtual Console and Wii U Virtual Console,[4][5][6] whilst the arcade version was released on the Nintendo SwitcheShop as part of Hamster's Arcade Archives series.
Semi-sequel[edit]
In 1984, Hudson Soft developed a semi-sequel for the Japanese-only NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6601, Sharp X1 and FM-7 titled Donkey Kong 3: The Great Counterattack.[b][7][8] This game is significantly different from the original. While the object to shoot Donkey Kong up in the air remains, it features 20 new outdoor backgrounds such as a bridge, Planet Saturn, a desert, a pyramid or a highway. After the player has completed the 20th stage, the game loops back at stage 21. Stanley can only move from left to right and is no longer able to jump.
For decades, Donkey Kong 3: The Great Counterattack was inaccessible to the video game community outside of Japan. In December 2017, a rare copy of the Sharp X1 version was bought by video game enthusiasts at a Yahoo! Auctions online auction. In February 2018, it was made available to the world via emulation.[7]
Notes[edit]
- ^Japanese: ドンキーコング3Hepburn: Donkī Kongu Surī
- ^Japanese: ドンキーコング3 大逆襲Hepburn: Donkī Kongu Surī Dai Gyakushū
References[edit]
- ^Donkey Kong 3 VC Reviews
- ^ ab'Donkey Kong Swings Back.' Computer and Video Games. February 1984. p. 50.
- ^'IGN Donkey Kong 3 VC review'. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
- ^https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Ah3ONrqCNs9uu8wdA0a57arWWaEoqcyz
- ^https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/6fRhfH90gfwnUBn5GvFxRt50AOE7qTbQ
- ^https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/X92dumPKeQcrhgqB33_mZXbO5DkrVLzr
- ^ abhttps://kotaku.com/you-can-finally-play-a-long-lost-donkey-kong-game-1823308987
- ^http://fm-7.com/museum/softhouse/hudsonsoft/500790300.html
External links[edit]
- Donkey Kong 3 at the Killer List of Videogames