series Game & Watch version of the arcade game has different gameplay. IGN gave the Virtual Console version a 6.0 out of 10, describing it as a "radical departure" from the previous Donkey Kong games, calling it "repetitive." Legacy Ī VS.
Retrospectively, reception has been divisive, with criticism aimed at its departure of its predecessors and the lack of Mario. Computer and Video Games said that the game's "fast action and superior sound effects" made Donkey Kong 3 a "sure hit" in arcades. Gene Lewin of Play Meter magazine rated it 8 out of 10. Reviews for the arcade game were generally positive. Despite this, it was a commercial failure in North America, particularly due to the wake of the video game crash of 1983. The game was moderately successful in Japan, where Game Machine listed Donkey Kong 3 on their December 1, 1983, issue as being the fourth most-successful new table arcade unit of the month. This sets the stage for Donkey Kong Country. Stanley finally dispels Donkey Kong by upgrading and supersizing his blaster, sending Donkey Kong a cabin in the jungle. The two battle across various New York houses, and all seems well until Stanley falls into a wormhole with Donkey Kong, leading into a twisted universe. Mario is off in the sewer, so a young man named Stanley decides to defend his house as well. An extra life is given at 50,000 points, and then the game goes to "survival of the fittest" mode thereafter.ĭuring the events of Mario Bros., Donkey Kong decides things have gone on long enough and pulls out all the stops, destroying buildings around the city. There are three levels which repeat in a fixed sequence. Lost flowers decrease the bonus at the end of the round. Some of the flying insects attempt to pick up the flowers at the bottom of the screen and carry them away. The insects are Buzzbees, Beespies, queen bees (which shatter into deadly pieces when destroyed), Creepy Caterpillars, butterflies, beetles, moths, Beebombs and vine eaters. It only spawns at the start of each life. The super spray only lasts for a limited amount of time, but it pushes Donkey Kong upward at a much faster rate, making it easier to complete the level. A super spray can on the vines falls down when Donkey Kong is sprayed past it. A level is completed by continually using bug spray on Donkey Kong, forcing him to the top of the screen, or by killing all of the bugs. Stanley can fire bug spray at both Donkey Kong and insects flying around the levels. Donkey Kong hangs from vines at the center of the screen, and the player-controlled Stanley the exterminator runs and jumps on platforms beneath him.