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'''''Donkey Kong 3''''' is the third game in the ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade series. Unlike its predecessors, ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', it does not feature [[Mario]], as it instead stars [[Stanley]]. The game's approach is closer to a shoot 'em up rather than a platformer, further distinguishing it from the previous ''Donkey Kong'' games.

 

[[Hudson Soft]] developed a semi-sequel to ''Donkey Kong 3'', titled ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]'', featuring new levels. ''Donkey Kong 3'' was ported to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] under the [[Arcade Classics Series]] of games, came out for the [[e-Reader]] as part of Series Three, along with seeing a [[Virtual Console]] release for the [[Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], and [[Wii U]]. The original arcade version was released under {{wp|Hamster Corporation}}'s ''[[Arcade Archives]]'' brand on the [[Nintendo Switch]]'s [[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo Switch|eShop]] on April 5, 2019.<ref>Brian. (April 2, 2019). [https://nintendoeverything.com/arcade-archives-donkey-kong-3-coming-to-switch-this-week/ Arcade Archives Donkey Kong 3 coming to Switch this week]. ''Nintendo Everything''. Retrieved April 3, 2019.</ref>

[[Donkey Kong]] breaks into [[Stanley]]'s greenhouse and goes to hang in the rafters where he stirs up nests of bugs, which will destroy Stanley's flowers in revenge. Armed with a [[insect repellant|sprayer]], Stanley must destroy the [[bee]]s and chase Donkey Kong away before he eats all five of his [[vegetable]]s.

===Characters===

*[[Stanley]]

*[[Donkey Kong]]

*[[Beespy|Beespies]]

*[[Buzzbee]]s

*[[Beetle (Donkey Kong 3)|Beetle]]s

*[[Blue Greenhouse]]

*[[Yellow Greenhouse]]

==Gameplay==

[[File:DK3 Arcade Blue Greenhouse.png|thumb|left|The first stage]]

The game is very simplistic, requiring the player to gather points as the object rather than have any specific long-term goal in mind. There are three screens per level, and once the player completes all three, they return to the first. Throughout the screens are scattered various enemies: [[Buzzbee]]s, [[Beespy|Beespies]], [[Queen Buzzbee]]s which shatter into deadly pieces when destroyed, [[Buttifly|Buttiflies]], [[Beebomb]]s, [[Vine Eater]]s, and [[Creepy|Creepies]]. The bees attempt to steal Stanley's flowers, and the bees must be destroyed before reaching the plants. Donkey Kong himself hangs from two vines at the top of the screen. Spraying him drives him upwards and eventually off the screen to win. In the arcade version, defeating him in the [[Yellow Greenhouse]] causes his head to be pushed into a beehive. Stanley automatically moves out of his way as Donkey Kong falls, where the beehive splits in half. He becomes stunned, and Stanley does a victory dance.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwY6zEYittw Gameplay of the arcade version.]</ref> In the NES version, the beehive falls on his head, but the rest of the cutscene is absent.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFrsivMbaO0 Gameplay of the NES version]</ref>

The [[Gray Greenhouse]] never appears in the first round. The Yellow Greenhouse directly follows the [[Blue Greenhouse]], but the Gray Greenhouse is included in all rounds following the first. The Blue Greenhouse is repeated from the 159th screen to the 255th screen. The game then loops back to the first round which skips the Gray Greenhouse.

In some stages, a [[Power Spray]]<ref>https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_NES/manual/Formated/Donkey_Kong_3_-_1986_-_Nintendo.pdf</ref> can be found, attached to the vines Donkey Kong hangs by. When he is pushed up to its levels, it falls, allowing Stanley to equip it for a limited time. It turns his insecticide yellow and it becomes more powerful, even being able to defeat Creepies.

According to ''The Ultimate History of Video Games: from Pong to Pokemon and beyond...the story behind the craze that touched our lives and changed the world''{{page needed}}, the arcade version of ''Donkey Kong 3'' moved 5,000 units in North America, representing a steep decline from the previous installments (which sold 60,000 and 30,000 unit respectively, according to the same book).

|title2=Blue Greenhouse and Gray Greenhouse Theme

|title3=Blue Greenhouse and Gray Greenhouse Clear Theme

|title6=Power Spray Theme

==Name in other languages==

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