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  Donkey Kong 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donkey Kong himself hangs from two vines at the top of the screen.
Donkey Kong 3 was not as successful as the previous two games, perhaps because its game structure is dramatically different.
As with the rest of the Donkey Kong series, it was ported to most of Nintendo's gaming systems, including the e-Reader and the NES.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Donkey_Kong_3   (475 words)

  
 IGN: Reader Review of: Donkey Kong Country 3
Donkey Kong Country 3 revolves around Dixie Kong and her baby cousin, Kiddy Kong (who was suppose to make an appearance in DK Racing, until it was cancelled after Rare¿s departure).
Donkey Kong and Diddy have gone exploring a mysterious region known as the Northern Kremisphere.
While Donkey Kong Country 3 is still a great classic, this version doesn¿t feel as good as it should be, especially compared to the other DKC remakes.
rr.xbox360.ign.com /rrview/pocket/donkey_kong_country_3/714533/36294   (1453 words)

  
 Donkey Kong Country 3 for Game Boy Advance Review - Game Boy Advance Donkey Kong Country 3 Review
Donkey Kong Country 3 isn't a huge leap over DKC2, but it's still a first-rate platformer with plenty to see and do.
As the number at the end of the title suggests, Donkey Kong Country 3 is the third installment of Nintendo's monkey-themed platform game franchise.
This time around, Dixie Kong is the game's hero, and her tagalong sidekick is her baby cousin, a little tyke named Kiddy Kong, who happens to measure in around six feet tall and weighs hundreds of pounds.
www.gamespot.com /gba/action/donkeykongcountry3/review.html?sid=6139764   (1360 words)

  
 Classic Arcade Games - Donkey Kong
It was called Donkey Kong Junior, the aim of this game was the same but the roles had been changed a little.
In the last 2 games he was able to fly the Kongs around in his plane but now he had access to a wider variety of vehicles to help the Kongs on their quest.
Mario was originally a carpenter, not a plumber as he became later with the introduction of Mario Bros. The word "donkey", in Donkey Kong, is a play on the Japanese word for "stupid".
www.classicgaming.cc /classics/donkeykong/history.php   (1527 words)

  
 TMK | The Games | Arcade | Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong is historically significant for two main reasons: one, it was Nintendo's first arcade "hit," and thus set the stage for the corporation's eventual domination of the video game industry; two, it was the first game to feature Mario.
Later that year Donkey Kong was also given new life in Donkey Kong Country, a Super NES title developed by the British company Rareware that would later evolve into a whole new hit franchise.
The star of Donkey Kong was known as "Jumpman" before Nintendo of America named the characters as part of the preparation for an American release.
www.themushroomkingdom.net /games/dk-arcade   (588 words)

  
 Donkey Kong 3 - MobyGames
Released in the arcades in 1983, Donkey Kong 3 is the third of the "Donkey Kong" arcade game series, changing the format to more of an action-shooter than a platform game.
Donkey Kong will agitate two beehives that are close to him to send down a swarm of angry Buzzbees, Beespies and destructive Queen Bees toward Stanley.
Once Donkey Kong is sent through the three levels of the greenhouse, Donkey Kong will end up with a beehive on his head, and the levels start all over again.
www.mobygames.com /game/donkey-kong-3   (312 words)

  
 The Killer List of Videogames> - Donkey Kong
The first version of Donkey Kong that was released in America (red cabinet version) had a trick that could be done on the barrell board.
The best way to tell if your Donkey Kong machine has this older version of the software is to watch the title screen during the demo.
After all the rivets are removed, Donkey Kong will fall head first onto a stack of girders and be knocked out and then Mario and Pauline will be together again for good.
www.klov.com /D/Donkey_Kong.html   (1226 words)

  
 NinDB | Arcade Games | Donkey Kong 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Donkey Kong has entered a greenhouse and is annoying all the insects.
Shoot Donkey Kong to the top of his vines to move on to the next stage.
It's not well known that the Famicom version of Donkey Kong 3 was released before the arcade version, which perhaps contributed to its lack of popularity in the arcades.
nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com /ac/dk3.shtml   (224 words)

  
 Donkey Kong Country 3: Gameboy Advance (GBA) Reviews - The Armchair Empire
Just like previous installments in the series, Donkey Kong’s kin find themselves fighting the nefarious King K. Rool, who is an evil genius with a pension for trying to take over the chain of islands these sapiens call home.
This dynamic was also seen in Donkey Kong Country 2, and holds up just as well now.
Just like the Donkey Kong Country games that came before, this third installment has some very nice 16-bit-esque visuals.
www.armchairempire.com /Reviews/gba/donkey-kong-country-3.htm   (787 words)

  
 NinDB | Famicom / NES | Donkey Kong 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
If a bee grabs one of the flowers at the bottom of the screen, shoot it before it flies off: If you lose all of the flowers you also lose the game, whereas any remaining after three levels are totted up as bonus points.
All the while, Donkey Kong sits in the middle of the screen.
Donkey Kong 3 also comes with an alternating 2-Player mode, where each player has a go until they lose a life, and then the other player starts playing from where they left off.
nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com /nes/dt.shtml   (383 words)

  
 NintendoLand - The complete Mario game list
This game was released Donkey Kong Jr., but wasn´t a hit at all.
In this game Donkey Kong has climbed up in some ropes in the middle of the screen.
A Donkey Kong 4 was being developed but was never released.
www.nintendoland.com /mario/games/donkey_kong_3.htm   (208 words)

  
 Donkey Kong Country 3 (gba: 2005): Reviews
Through and through, Donkey Kong Country 3 is a port of the SNES original title.
Keep in mind that Donkey Kong Country 3 is a new game for the GBA but it's not really a "new" game.
Donkey Kong Country 3 is another really solid platformer that's fun and challenging, but it's not something that's really going to grab you with anything new.
www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/gba/donkeykongcountry3   (1034 words)

  
 Donkey Kong 3 NES - Digital Press Online
Of the many incarnations of Donkey Kong and his little friend Mario, probably the least admired in the series is Donkey Kong 3, which was a short-lived arcade game prior to making and appearance on the Nintendo 8-bit system.
His job is to blast Donkey Kong back into the forest (he's hanging on two vines a little reminiscent of Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong retaliates by rattling the nests of several unhappy insects.
www.digitpress.com /reviews/donkeykong3.htm   (546 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Donkey Kong 3 (from Nintendo) Model Number: NES-DT-USA [NAMES OF CONTROLLER PARTS AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS]________________________ Controller 1 - For playing alone Controller 2 - For second player in 2 player games.
Spray repeatedly to get Donkey Kong up to the top of the vines and to zap the bees.
Spray Donkey Kong up to where the power spray can is attached and it will drop down to where Stanley can pick it up.
www.atarihq.com /tsr/manuals/dkong3.txt   (657 words)

  
 GameSpy: Donkey Kong 3-e
Donkey Kong 3-e is a direct emulation of the NES cartridge, which itself was a port of the sequel that hit arcades in the early 80s.
did from the original Donkey Kong; the only connection this sequel has to previous games in the Donkey Kong brand is, of course, Donkey Kong himself.
Getting Donkey Kong up the vines will sometime knock down a much more powerful blaster that can pretty much wipe out any insect fluttering around...not to mention getting Donkey Kong up higher with more powerful crotch-sprays.
gba.gamespy.com /gameboy-advance/donkey-kong-3-e   (217 words)

  
 Donkey Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donkey Kong was created when Shigeru Miyamoto was assigned by Nintendo to convert Radar Scope, a game that had been released to test audiences with poor results, into a game that would appeal more to Americans.
On Rock 105.3's The Mikey Show in San Diego, Sky's husband is referred to as Donkey Kong, a nickname given to him by the rest of the cast because of how well-endowed Sky claims he is. A running gag on the show includes Sky's made-up helicopter called the Donkey Kong II.
Generally regarded as a heavy hitter and heavyweight (along with Bowser and Ganondorf), Donkey Kong is difficult to knock off the stage, especially considering his strong throws, high-damage smash attacks, reasonable running speed, and a powerful punch (in which he winds his forearm repeatedly).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Donkey_Kong   (1803 words)

  
 IGN: Donkey Kong Country 3
This time she is on a quest to rescue the captured Diddy Kong and Donkey Kong.
Donkey Kong Country 3 - November 8, 2005
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest (GBA)
gameboy.ign.com /objects/714/714533.html   (308 words)

  
 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this game, Dixie Kong and her toddler cousin Kiddy Kong have to discover the location of missing vacationers (they went on a fishing trip) Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.
Pacifica: An area added in the GameBoy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3, it is a large aquatic area with a waterfall and forest in it, it also has a strong water current.
Krematoa: Similar to the Lost World from Donkey Kong Country 2 as both are secret areas and the kongs must pay to clear rocks from the paths to enter the levels in it.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_3:_Dixie_Kong's_Double_Trouble!   (1554 words)

  
 Review - Donkey Kong Country 3 // GBA /// Eurogamer
In a week when Rare is under the microscope for entirely different reasons, stepping back three generations to play one of its old hits felt like a bizarre assignment.
With Donkey and Diddy Kong having been captured (sigh) by the nefarious K. Rool, the star billing falls to another little n' large duo Dixie and Kiddy.
Whether it's worth the cash is another discussion entirely (for the record, it's hugely overpriced) - but for those of you looking for another classic platformer for your GBA that strikes the right balance between old school bloody-mindedness and plain fun, this fits the bill nicely.
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=61959   (1266 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Donkey Kong Country 3: Computer & Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Donkey Kong King of Swing by Nintendo Of America
Is about when Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong had been kidnapped by that evil Baron K. Roolestien and I'ts up to dixie kong and kiddy kong to rescue dixie's boyfriend diddy and kiddy's buddy Donkey Kong.
The beloved side-scrolling sequel to the original Donkey Kong Country blockbuster is now in the palms of your hands!
www.amazon.com /Nintendo-73585-Donkey-Kong-Country/dp/B0009Z3MOW   (2010 words)

  
 Phosphor Dot Fossils | Donkey Kong 3
The third entry in the still-ongoing series of games spawned by the original Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong 3 wasn't even remotely successful, unlike the previous sequel, Donkey Kong Jr.
The third Donkey Kong sequel was a little empire-building creation known as Mario Bros. But, just for the record, Donkey Kong 3 wasn't a bad game - it's actually rather fun.
In making a detour from the established pattern of Donkey Kong climbing games, Donkey Kong 3 simply became an obscurity, and not an arcade favorite.
www.thelogbook.com /phosphor/fall99/kong3.html   (197 words)

  
 Speed Demos Archive - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
Donkey Kong Country 3 was released in November 1996, continuing the one year trend between Kong Country games.
However, it would take effort to lose a character because the bonus is right at the start of the level and there is only a single, stationary buzz.
In Poisonous Pipeline (for those not familiar, the entire challenge of the level lies in the fact that your D-pad left/right are switched while in the Kool-Aid), I forgot to perform the trick with Enguarde that makes it so you don't go flying off into the alcove when you pass the no-Enguarde sign.
speeddemosarchive.com /dkc3.html   (1311 words)

  
 GameSpy: Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong 3-e is a direct port of the sequel that hit arcades in the early 80s.
In the game, players take control of Stanley the bug man, using his bug spray to not only exterminate the insects flying around, but also to scoot Donkey Kong up the vines by blasting him in the crotch.
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cheats.gamespy.com /nes/donkey-kong-3   (208 words)

  
 Donkey Kong 3
The DK3 board, control panel and marquee were all sold on eBay.
The monitor, power supply, coin door and several other pieces were used in my Double Donkey Kong.
Stanley must shoot insect repellent at Kong to drive him to the top of the screen while avoiding/shooting insects.
members.tripod.com /tonysarcade/donkey_kong_3.htm   (189 words)

  
 BlahDVD.com: Donkey Kong Country 3 - for GBA - Free Delivery
Kong is on a quest to rescue the captured Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.
In a world where ostriches wear tennis shoes and the Kongs clamber through exotic island adventures, KAOS is on the rampage and you must Dixie's skills to save the day.
Team up Kiddy Kong and familiar animal helpers Enguarde, Squawks and Squitter, and fight your way through several expanded levels.
www.blahdvd.com /blah/Games_Product.aspx?productid=GAMES-NIN73585-IY   (123 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble: Computer & Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest by Nintendo
It's odd that the series is called "Donkey Kong Country" and Donkey and Diddy are reduced to mere cameos here.
Kiddy Kong brings back the heavy/light dynamic of the first game, but overall Dixie is still more useful and maneuverable.
www.amazon.com /Donkey-Kong-Country-Double-Trouble/dp/B00002STXG   (1428 words)

  
 Donkey Kong Country (gba: 2003): Reviews
It's up to you to help Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong recover DK's stolen banana hoard from the evil Kremlings and their minions of mindless lackeys.
The major aspect that sets Donkey Kong Country apart from similar games is the amount of variety present in each level.
Despite a distinct lack of impressive new features, Donkey Kong Country is nonetheless an enjoyable platform game offering around 10-15 hours of play (expect to devote even more time to get a 101% completion rate) and generally pleasing visuals and sound even if they aren't up to the level of the Super NES version.
www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/gba/donkeykongcountry   (1263 words)

  
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It's currently unclear if the four new games will be released as a new set, or released across multiple sets with other NES games.
In this game you play as Donkey Kong's son on a rescue mission to save your father from the evil Mario?
Only three games were released in the Micro Vs. system series: Boxing, Donkey Kong 3 and Donkey Kong Hockey.
www.lycos.com /info/donkey-kong-3--games.html   (239 words)

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