Editing Donkey Kong Land III

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|developer=[[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]]

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|languages={{languages|en_us=y|en_us_note={{footnote|main|1}}|jp=y}}{{footnote|note|1|Only in the Game Boy version.}}

|genre=[[Genre#Platform games|Platformer]]

|modes=Single player

|platforms=[[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS]])

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'''''Donkey Kong Land III''''' (also formatted as '''''Donkey Kong Land 3''''')<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|language=en-gb|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980704233323/http://www.rare.co.uk:80/retro/backcat/gamepages/dkl3.html|title=''Donkey Kong Land 3''|publisher=Rarewhere|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref> is a [[Genre#Platform games|platform game]] for the [[Game Boy]] developed by [[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]] and published by [[Nintendo]] in 1997. It is closely based on ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', as it repurposes that game's graphical assets and thus features the same characters, enemies, and [[level]] environments. It also stars [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]]. ''Donkey Kong Land III'' is the third and final entry of the [[Donkey Kong Land (series)|''Donkey Kong Land'' series]]. Like its two predecessors, ''Donkey Kong Land III'' is housed on a yellow cartridge and has specific [[Super Game Boy]] enhancements, including a unique border of pocket watches.

Like its two predecessors, ''Donkey Kong Land III'' was released on the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]]. The Game Boy Color port was released in Japan on May 7, 2014, while the original Game Boy version was released in Europe and Australia in October 2014 and North America in February 2015.

==Time Attack mode==

[[File:Time Attack GB menu.png|thumb|The Time Attack menu]]

The player can unlock the Time Attack mode by completing the game with every [[Bonus Coin (Donkey Kong franchise)|Bonus Coin]], every [[DK Coin]], and by defeating Baron K. Roolenstein in the Lost World. This earns them a 97% [[completion]] score, and from the file select screen, the player always starts on the Time Attack menu from the save file in which they unlocked it. The player can select the "RE-ENTER GAME" option at the bottom to play the main game.

When the player starts the level, an on-screen timer appears at the bottom of the screen, keeping track of their time as move through the level. If the player completes the level under the default time or their previous time, it overwrites the previous time. If the player finishes a level below the default time, an exclamation mark appears next to the level's name.

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===Levels and times===

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Game Over DKL3.png|[[Game Over]] (Game Boy)

Coral Quarrel DKL3c.png|[[Coral Quarrel]] (Game Boy Color)

==Trivia==

*The game's soundtrack consists of 8-bit re-orchestrations of the music from ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. However, the tracks "Frosty Frolics" and "Pokey Pipes" do not appear; the snow and pipe levels use "Cascade Capers" and "Cavern Caprice" instead, respectively. In addition, "Rocket Run" is programmed into the game—however, it is unused and can only be accessed by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ac8Ru3u91w ROM hacking].