Donkey Kong 3

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This article is about the arcade version of Donkey Kong 3. For the Game & Watch port, see Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch). For the microgame from WarioWare: Twisted!, see Donkey Kong 3 (WarioWare: Twisted!). For the microgame from WarioWare: Touched!, see Donkey Kong 3 (WarioWare: Touched!).
"DK3" redirects here. For information about the third installment in the "Donkey Konga" series, see Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku. For the microgame from WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, see DK 3.

Template:Infobox-arcade Donkey Kong 3 is the third Donkey Kong arcade game. It never became as popular as the earlier Donkey Kong titles, possibly due to the fact that it is more of a shooting game compared to the original platformers. Another major difference between Donkey Kong 3 and the earlier games is that the main character is not Mario, but rather Stanley. The game was later referenced as a microgame in both WarioWare: Twisted! and WarioWare: Touched!

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 Hamster Corporation's Arcade Archives brand on the Nintendo Switch's eShop on April 5, 2019.[1]

Story

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 sprayer, Stanley must destroy the bees and chase Donkey Kong away before he eats all five of his vegetables.

Characters

Enemies

Greenhouses

Gameplay

Screenshot of the blue greenhouse in the arcade version of Donkey Kong 3
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: Buzzbees, Beespies, Queen Buzzbees which shatter into deadly pieces when destroyed, Buttiflies, Beebombs, Vine Eaters, and 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.[2] In the NES version, the beehive falls on his head, but the rest of the cutscene is absent.[3]

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[4] 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.

Staff

Main article: List of Donkey Kong 3 staff

Reception

Sales

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 number 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).

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Donkey Kong 3.

Media

Arcade

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Famicom/NES

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Name in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ドンキーコング3
Donkī Kongu Surī
 Donkey Kong 3

Trivia

References

Donkey Kong 3 coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Brian. (April 2, 2019). Arcade Archives Donkey Kong 3 coming to Switch this week. Nintendo Everything. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Gameplay of the arcade version.
  3. ^ Gameplay of the NES version
  4. ^ https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_NES/manual/Formated/Donkey_Kong_3_-_1986_-_Nintendo.pdf
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Donkey Kong 3
Characters Donkey Kong • Stanley
Enemies Buzzbee • Creepy • Super Bee* • Vine Eater* • Beespy • Attacker • Kabutomushi • Butterfly
Greenhouses Blue • Gray • Yellow
Other Gallery • Staff
* Only appears in the arcade version

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Arcade games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1981) • Crazy Kong (1981) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Stroke & Match Golf (1984) • VS. Pinball (1984) • VS. Wrecking Crew (1984) • VS. Super Mario Bros. (1986) • VS. Dr. Mario (1990) • Mario Roulette (1991) • Super Mario Bros. (pinball) (1992) • Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World (1992) • Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World (1992) • Būbū Mario (1993) • Mario Undōkai (1993) • Koopa Taiji (1993) • Super Mario World (1993) • Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race (1994) • Mario Kart 64 (slot machine) (1996) • Super Mario Attack (1996) • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land (2003) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party (2004) • Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros. (2004) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 (2005) • Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher (2009) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World (2011) • Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival (2012) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2 (2013) • Luigi's Mansion Arcade (2015) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016) • Mario Party Challenge World (2016) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1981) • Crazy Kong (1981) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) • Donkey Kong 3 (1983) • Donkey Kong (slot machine) (1996) • Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros. (2004) • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005) • Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom (2006)
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Nintendo Entertainment System / Family Computer games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Pinball (1984) • Golf (1984) • Family BASIC V3† (1985) • Wrecking Crew (1985) • Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) • Dr. Mario (1990) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991) • Mario is Missing!* (1993) • Mario's Time Machine* (1994)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson† (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984) • Donkey Kong Classics* (1988)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi (1991) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992)
Wario franchise Wario's Woods (1994)
Family Computer Disk System Golf (1986) • Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) • I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater (1986) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Golf: Japan Course (1987) • Golf: U.S. Course (1987) • Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) • Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987) • Donkey Kong‡ (1988) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988) • Donkey Kong Jr.‡ (1988) • Kaettekita Mario Bros.‡ (1988) • Wrecking Crew‡ (1989) • Pinball‡ (1989)
Miscellaneous Nintendo World Championships 1990* (1990) • Nintendo Campus Challenge* (1990)
* NES only
† Famicom only
‡ Disk Writer only

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