Stage 3-8

Stage 3-8 is the eighth and final level of the Ship in Donkey Kong. The stage is the final boss fight with Donkey Kong on the ship.

Layout
There are very many platforms for Mario to jump on to reach Donkey Kong. On the bottom there are two platforms on each side Mario can jump on easily to get up to the middle platform which leads to four more platforms on both sides for Mario to jump on which leads to even more platforms on each sides with a platform in the middle. There are four more platforms on both sides higher than the middle platform then there's Donkey Kong on a platform in the middle with Pauline on a platform above him.

Enemies

 * Barrels
 * Donkey Kong (boss)

Battle
The battle is the same as the last two: Grab the Barrel, get up to Donkey Kong, throw barrel at Donkey Kong who takes three hit. Donkey Kong's attack pattern is the same as before, he can roll barrels, throw barrels to the sides, and throw barrels straight down but the difference is the barrels move very wildly because of the platforms which makes them a dangerous hazard for Mario. There are also no walls so the barrels that continue rolling roll offscreen. Once Mario has picked up a barrel he must make his way up to Donkey Kong while avoiding barrels then he must throw the barrel at Donkey Kong. He must repeat the process two times to defeat Donkey Kong. Once Donkey Kong is defeated the level ends but Donkey Kong gets back up, grabs Pauline and runs away.

Cutscene after level completion
The Ship stops by two rocks and a cliff and Donkey Kong jumps on the two rocks across the gap and onto the ledge then he puts Pauline down then jumps around while grinning. Mario pauses then he does a Handstand onto the first rock, then Handstand Jumps off the first one onto the second rock, then he Handstand Double Jumps off the second one onto the cliff. Donkey Kong is shocked by this, grabs Pauline and runs into the Jungle with Mario still giving chase then the cutscene ends. The player is then given lives based on their score.