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Donkey Kong 3
European Donkey Kong 3 arcade flyer.
Developer(s)	Nintendo R&D1
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Platform(s)	Arcade, NES, PC-88, FM-7, e-Reader, Wii Virtual Console
Release date(s)	Arcade 1983 NES NA 1986 Virtual Console NA July 14, 2008 EU January 9, 2009
Genre(s)	Platform Fixed Shooter
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Rating(s)	ESRB: E PEGI: 3+
Input methods	Joystick, 1 button
Cabinet	Upright
Display	Raster, standard resolution (Used: 224 x 256)

Donkey Kong 3 (ドンキーコング３ ^?) is the third video game in the original Donkey Kong series by Nintendo. Released near simultaneously for the Family Computer and arcade, and later released in America on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986. The game was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in North America on July 14, 2008 and in Europe on January 9, 2009. Although it is a sequel, this title is a radical departure in gameplay from previous titles.^[1]

Story

Stanley is a bugman. Donkey Kong has taken refuge in his greenhouse and it is now up to him to stop the ape from stirring up any more insects that will soon destroy his flowers.

Gameplay

Screenshot of Donkey Kong 3 (arcade version).

The game is a simplistic shooter which actually incorporates many ideas from an older game entitled Space Firebird and adapts them into a new setting, which consists of only three repeating rounds, requiring the player to defend flowers as the objective rather than have any specific long-term goal in mind. Throughout the levels are scattered various enemies: Buzzbees, beespies, queen bees (which shatter into deadly pieces when destroyed), creepy caterpillars, butterflies, beetles, moths, beebombs and vine eaters. Stanley^[2], who wears suspenders similar to the previous protagonist, Mario, must destroy the insects as they attempt to steal his flowers. Donkey Kong himself hangs from two vines at the top of the screen. Continuously using bug-spray on him will force him upwards and eventually to the top of the screen to complete the level. Killing all the bugs will also cause Donkey Kong to exit the screen and the game will go to next level. Typically, the vine grasped by Donkey Kong's left hand holds the super spray can, which will drop to the ground if the ape climbs high enough that his hand knocks it loose; this spray can forces Donkey Kong upwards at a much faster rate than the standard version, but it only lasts for a certain number of shots and only appears at the start of each "life".

Critical reception

Donkey Kong 3 predates most gaming magazines and Internet review sites, but since its release on the Wii's Virtual Console, some gamers have critiqued it. Most reviews did not rate it favourably, however. IGN gave it a 6.0 out of 10, negatively saying that it is a "radical departure" from the previous Donkey Kong games, calling it "repetitive."^{[3 ]} Crispy Gamer give it a 'Fry' on their 'Buy or Fry' rating system, saying it's, "More of a novel footnote than a true Nintendo classic" that is "little more than a lame Galaxian variant with Donkey Kong just sorta stuck in there." ^[4]

The game does have its fans, though. Matt Caracappa, proprietor of X-Entertainment, has often said Donkey Kong 3 is his favorite of the Donkey Kong games simply because of the novelty of spraying gas up DK's posterior.

Legacy

Donkey Kong 3 was not as successful as the previous two games, perhaps because its game structure is dramatically different. In the previous games, the player controlled a character who walked and jumped and climbed across various levels while avoiding obstacles, whereas this game is more of a fixed shooter.

Stanley the bugman made an appearance in an episode of the Donkey Kong segment of Saturday Supercade titled "Greenhouse Gorilla", as well as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Hudson Soft ported Donkey Kong 3 to the Japan-only NEC PC-8801 and FM-7 in 1984. This version featured new backgrounds.

A Multi-Screen Game & Watch title, which is similar to Donkey Kong 3, is entitled Greenhouse. There is even a VS. Series Game & Watch version of the arcade game, but with 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.

References

External links

• Donkey Kong 3 at MobyGames
• Donkey Kong 3 at the Killer List of Videogames
• Donkey Kong 3 guide at StrategyWiki
• Donkey Kong 3 at NinDB

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Donkey Kong 3
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Japanese title	ドンキーコング3
Release date(s)	1983 Wii Virtual Console  July 23, 2008
Genre(s)	Action
System(s)	Arcade, NES, e-Reader, Wii Virtual Console
Players	1-2
Preceded by	Donkey Kong Jr.
Followed by	Mario Bros.
Series	Donkey Kong

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Donkey Kong 3

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.

Since Donkey Kong 3 never garnered as much fame as it's predecessors, and because it appeared in the arcade around the time that the home video game market was experiencing it's 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 4th, 1984 for the Famicom, making it the 17th 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

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.

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Gameplay summary

• You control Stanley with the joystick.
• You must push Donkey Kong all the way up the vine to advance to the next stage.
• 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

Title screen.	Screenshot.	Famicom box	NES box.
e-Reader wrapper

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Donkey Kong 3
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date	Famicom: July 4, 1984 (JP) NES: June 1986 (NA) September 15, 1987 (EU)
Genre	Fixed Shooter Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player 1-2 players alternating
Age rating(s)	N/A NES
Platform(s)	Nintendo Entertainment System
Media	Cartridge NES
Input	NES Controller
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Donkey Kong 3 is an arcade game released by Nintendo. The game was later ported to the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is the sequel to Donkey Kong Jr.

Gameplay

Stanley the Bugman must get Donkey Kong out of his greenhouse. To do that, he must fire up at Donkey Kong with his spray to force him to climb up. But Kong won't let Stanley have an easy time doing that: he lets loose all sorts of bugs that will distract the exterminator, some of which will go after Stanley's plants.

Gallery

Famicom Boxart

NES Boxart

NES Boxart

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