Donkey Kong 3
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 Donkey Kong 3 Arcade Flyer |
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D1 |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Designer(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES, PC-88, FM-7, e-Reader |
| Release date | 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Retro/Platform Fixed Shooter |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players, alternating turns |
| 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 Donkī Kongu Surī?) is the third video game in the original Donkey Kong series by Nintendo. Released near simultaneously for the Famicom and arcade, and later released in America on the NES in 1986. Although it is a sequel, this title is a radical departure in gameplay from previous titles.
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[edit] Story
Donkey Kong has broken into Stanley the Bugman's greenhouse. He's hanging in the rafters stirring up nests of Buzzbees and Beespies, which will destroy Stanley's flowers. Armed with a can of bug spray, Stanley must destroy the bees and chase Donkey Kong away before he destroys the greenhouse.
[edit] Gameplay
The game is very simplistic, consisting of only three repeating rounds, requiring the player to gather points 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, buttiflies, beetles, moths, beebombs and vine eater. The bees attempt to steal Stanley's flowers and must be destroyed before they reach the plants. 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 off the screen to win the level. Killing all the bugs on a level 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 a more powerful 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.
[edit] 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 Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong cartoon as well as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
As with the first two Donkey Kong games, Donkey Kong 3 was ported to NES. It was also ported to the Japan-only NEC PC-8801 and FM-7 in 1984. This version featured new backgrounds.
[edit] Cameos
- WarioWare: Twisted! , Game Boy Advance - 2005 - As one of 9-Volt's games.
- Super Smash Bros. Melee, Nintendo GameCube - 2001 - Stanley the Bugman is one of the collectible trophies.
- WarioWare: Touched!, Nintendo DS - 2004 - As one of 9-Volt's games.
- Donkey Kong 3 is a playable NES game in Animal Crossing.
[edit] External links
- Donkey Kong 3 at MobyGames
- Donkey Kong 3 at the Killer List of Videogames
- Donkey Kong 3 guide at StrategyWiki
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