Donkey Kong 3

Donkey Kong 3
European arcade flyer
Developer(s)Nintendo R&D1
Intelligent Systems
Nintendo R&D2 (Famicom/NES)
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Shigeru Miyamoto
Producer(s)Gunpei Yokoi
Designer(s)Shigeru Miyamoto
Composer(s)Hirokazu Tanaka
SeriesDonkey Kong
Platform(s)Arcade, Famicom/NES, Game & Watch
Release
September 28, 1983
  • Arcade
  • Famicom/NES
    • JP: July 4, 1984
    • NA: June 1986
    • EU: September 15, 1987
  • Game & Watch
    • JP/NA: August 20, 1984
  • e-Reader
    • NA: September 16, 2002
  • Nintendo Switch
    Arcade Archives
    • WW: April 5, 2019[4]
Genre(s)Shooter
Mode(s)1-2 players alternating turns

Donkey Kong 3[a] is a shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo. It is the third installment in the Donkey Kong series and was released for arcades worldwide in 1983, the Family Computer in 1984, then in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986. The gameplay departs from previous Donkey Kong games, and it stars an exterminator named Stanley instead of Mario.[5]

It was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in North America on July 14, 2008, and in Europe on January 9, 2009. It was re-released on Nintendo Switch through Nintendo Switch Online.

  1. ^ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 128. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  2. ^ "Video Game Flyers: Donkey Kong 3, Nintendo (EU)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Arcade Archives DONKEY KONG 3". Nintendo. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Donkey Kong 3". Arcade History.


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