Editing Donkey Kong 3

{{about|the arcade version of ''Donkey Kong 3''|other uses of the title "Donkey Kong 3"|[[Donkey Kong 3 (disambiguation)]]}}

{{redirect|DK3|the third installment in the "Donkey Konga" series|[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]|the microgame from ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''|[[DK 3]]}}

{{game infobox

|image=[[File:DK3 Arcade Cabinet Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Art of the arcade cabinet

|release='''Arcade:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|October 21, 1983<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19831115p/page/n11/mode/1up|title=''Game Machine''|date=November 15, 1983|page=22}}</ref>|USA|November 1983|Europe|1983}} '''Famicom/NES:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|July 4, 1984<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/jp/famicom/software/hvc-dt/index.html|title=ドンキーコング３|publisher=Nintendo Japan|language=ja}}</ref>|USA|June 1986|Europe|September 15, 1987<ref>September 1987. {{cite|url=https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-071/page/n69/mode/1up|title=''Computer + Video Games'' issue 071|page=71}}</ref>}} '''[[e-Reader]] ([[Game Boy Advance]]):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|April 21, 2003}}'''[[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]]):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|July 14, 2008|Japan|July 23, 2008|Europe|January 9, 2009|Australia|January 9, 2009}} '''[[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS]]):'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|March 27, 2013|USA|December 5, 2013|Europe|December 12, 2013|Australia|December 12, 2013|South Korea|July 6, 2016}} '''[[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] ([[Wii U]]):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|September 26, 2013|Europe|October 24, 2013|Australia|October 24, 2013|Japan|November 6, 2013}} '''[[Nintendo Switch]] (''[[Arcade Archives]]''):'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|April 5, 2019|USA|April 5, 2019|Europe|April 5, 2019|Australia|April 5, 2019}} '''[[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]]:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|July 17, 2019|USA|July 17, 2019<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1148758737718534145|title=The Wrecking Crew and Donkey Kong 3 games are coming to Nintendo Entertainment System - #NintendoSwitchOnline on 7/17! #NES|date=July 9, 2019|publisher=X|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>|Europe|July 17, 2019|Australia|July 17, 2019|HK|July 17, 2019|South Korea|July 17, 2019}}

|languages={{languages|en_us=y}}

|cabinet=Upright and cocktail

|input={{input|arcade=1|fc=1|nes=1|wmsideways=1|classic=1|wiigcn=1|3ds=1|wiiusideways=1|wiiuclassic=1|wiiupro=1|joy-con=1|joy-con-horizontal=1|switchpro=1|switchfc=1|switchnes=1|switchsnes=1}}

|serials='''Famicom:'''<br>HVC-DT

'''''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]] and instead stars [[Stanley]], having been designed with the [[Game & Watch]] game ''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'' in mind.<ref>{{cite|title=''The Illustrated History of Electronic Games''|quote=As for the Donkey Kong 3, because the game was designed with another game called "Green House" for Game & Watch (Nintendo's early 80s handheld game series) in mind, we decided not to use Mario.}}{{page needed}}</ref> Functionally an expansion on ''Greenhouse'', the game's approach is closer to a shoot 'em up rather than a platformer, further distinguishing it from the previous ''Donkey Kong'' games.

[[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 [[flower (Donkey Kong 3)|flower]]s in revenge. Armed with a [[Sprayer]], Stanley must destroy the [[bee]]s and chase Donkey Kong away before he eats all five of his flowers.

==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 objective 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, [[Creepy|Creepies]], [[Super Bee]]s, [[Vine Eater]]s, [[Beespy|Beespies]] which shatter into stingers when destroyed, [[Attacker]]s, [[Kabutomushi]], and [[Butterfly (Donkey Kong 3)|Butterflies]]. Buzzbees and Butterflies attempt to steal [[Stanley]]'s [[flower (Donkey Kong 3)|flower]]s, and should be destroyed before they bring them back to [[Donkey Kong]] to obtain bonus points.

Donkey Kong himself hangs from two vines at the top of the screen. Destroying all the flying insects (except in the [[greenhouse (yellow)|yellow greenhouse]]) or spraying him to drive him upwards and eventually off the screen are the two methods to win. However, if Donkey Kong stays on the bottom of the vines for too long, he will drop on the ground and instantly defeat Stanley, resulting in a loss of a life. This can also happen if the [[Vine Eater]]s cuts off the vines Donkey Kong is holding onto in the arcade version, or if the player runs out of time in the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version.

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>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwY6zEYittw|title=【アーケード】　ドンキーコング３（DONKEY KONG 3）|language=ja|date=April 23, 2015|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref> In the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System version, the beehive falls on his head, but the rest of the cutscene is absent.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150806145857/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFrsivMbaO0|title=ドンキーコング3|date=October 12, 2007|author=kaosxxxxx|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref> If Stanley is defeated, the insects immediately eat him, though this is removed in the home console port.

The [[greenhouse (gray)|gray greenhouse]] never appears in the first round. The yellow greenhouse directly follows the [[greenhouse (blue)|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.

A [[Super Sprayer]] is available once per life, 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.

 

!bgcolor=black|[[File:DK3 Arcade Stanley Sprite.png]] [[File:DK3 Arcade Stanley Super Sprayer.png]]

|align=center|'''[[Stanley]]'''

|The player character, who must use his spray to get rid of Donkey Kong and the insect pests. With the [[Super Sprayer]], he gets more power.

|The troublesome [[Kong]]. Defeating him is the main objective.

 

|The most basic insect enemies, which toss spears and try to steal the flowers. From round 12 (9 on NES), they are replaced by a newer, more aggressive type.

|Inchworms that crawl along vines. They can be stunned by the Sprayer but only the Super Sprayer can defeat them.

|Speedy, aggressive bees that are the result of a Buzzbee or Butterfly feeding a flower to Donkey Kong. They are absent in the NES version.

!bgcolor=black|[[File:DK3 Arcade Vine Eater.png]]

 

DK3 Stanley Spraying Insect Repellent Artwork.png|[[Stanley]]

DK3 Donkey Kong Artwork.png|[[Donkey Kong]]

DonkeyKong3Art1.png|Group art

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