Creepy
| Creepy | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Donkey Kong 3 | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong 3 (1983) |
| Latest appearance | Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3 (2019) |
A Creepy is a worm[1][2] (occasionally called a "snake"[3][4]) enemy that only appears in Donkey Kong 3. They cannot usually be defeated, and react to Stanley's sprayer by stopping and swinging. The Super Sprayer is potent enough to defeat a Creepy in one shot. In blue and gray greenhouses, Creepies crawl down vines and onto the platforms at the bottom of the screen. If it is sprayed enough before reaching the platform, the Creepy can be tricked into climbing up the vine for a short time; however, any Creepies that reaches a platform stays there until the round has ended. In the arcade version of the yellow greenhouse, three gray Creepies traverse the vines above Stanley and try to block his spray. In the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System version, all Creepies are yellow. In later rounds, the number of Creepies increase; up to eight Creepies can be present in the arcade version's yellow greenhouse.
In Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū, Creepies move in midair horizontally via jetpacks, instead of crawling on the ground, moving back and forth across the screen. They first appear On the Country Road, the third stage, and up to five Creepies may appear at a time. Upon spraying a Creepy, it will become stunned, staying in place and blocking any further shots for a brief period of time before it continues moving across the screen. Spraying a Creepy yields 20 points, but a stunned Creepy yields no points.
Gallery
Sprite from Donkey Kong 3
Sprite from Donkey Kong 3 (gray)
Sprite from Donkey Kong 3 (Famicom / NES)
Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū (stunned)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | おじゃまのクリーピー[5] Ojama no Kurīpī |
Troublesome Creepy | |
| オジャマ虫のクリーピー[6] Ojamamushi no Kurīpī |
Trouble bug Creepy | ||
| Italian | Vermetto[7] | Little worm | |
| Creepy[8] | - |
Notes
- Creepy has a predecessor known as the "inchworm"[9] in the Game & Watch title Green House, displaying a grin when it emerges as opposed to a constant grimace; unlike Creepy, the inchworm tries to eat flowers and must be defeated with the spray gun.
References
- ^ "CREEPY is a SLOW moving worm." – Donkey Kong 3 back flyer. English.
- ^ "On the stage with two floors, you’ll want to ignore Creepy (the worm) completely and take out bugs only if they steal your mutant plants." – Grimm, Steven. Animal Crossing Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-24-0. Page 152. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Creepy the snake" – 1986. Donkey Kong 3 NES instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 6.
- ^ "Creepy the snake will crawl down from the palm trees to attack." – Opening quote of Card 4 of 5/codes 7-8 for the Donkey Kong 3 series of e-Reader cards.
- ^ Donkey Kong 3 back flyer. Japanese.
- ^ Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū manual.[page number needed]
- ^ Donkey Kong 3 e-manual. Page 9.
- ^ Arcade Archives Donkey Kong 3, in-game manual
- ^ Game & Watch Green House English instruction.[page number needed]
| Donkey Kong 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Donkey Kong • Stanley | |
| Enemies | Buzzbee • Creepy • Super Bee* • Vine Eater* • Beespy • Attacker • Kabutomushi • Butterfly | |
| Items and objects | Beehive • Flower • Sprayer • Super Sprayer | |
| Greenhouses | Blue • Gray • Yellow | |
| Other | Gallery • Staff | |
| Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Donkey Kong • Stanley |
| Enemies | Buzzbee • Super Bee • Creepy • Beespy • Attacker • Coconut • Kabutomushi • Butterfly |
| Stages | On the Highway • On the Strange Bridge • On the Country Road • The Aliens • In the U.F.O. • Leaving the Earth • In the Astron Belt • Around the Saturn • A Mysterious Planet • On the Desert • By the Pyramid • In the Cave • At the Active Volcano • In the Active Crater • At the Dome • On the Ground Picture • At the Runway • A Mushroom Cloud • At the Sunset • In the City |
| Other | Bonus Stage • Flag • Gallery |
