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Donkey Kong 3

The third installment in the arcade Donkey Kong series shifts to a bug-spraying mechanic. Players control Stanley the Gardener to protect his greenhouse from Donkey Kong and insect hordes using a pesticide gun.

Release Date
January 1, 1986
Developer
Nintendo
Publisher
Nintendo
Players
1
Region
US

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Story

In the game, Donkey Kong appears in Stanley's greenhouse garden, where his rampaging causes insects to emerge, threatening to destroy the flowers. Players achieve progress in the game by spraying bug spray on Donkey Kong and exterminating all of the insects on each level.

Gameplay Systems

This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( February 2026 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) 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.

Stanley can fire bug spray at both Donkey Kong and insects flying around the levels. A level is completed by continually using his sprayer on Donkey Kong, forcing him to the top of the screen, or by killing all of the bugs. A Super Sprayer can on the vines falls down when Donkey Kong is sprayed past it. The Super Sprayer 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.

It only spawns at the start of each life. The insects consist of Buzzbees, queen Beespies (which shatter into deadly pieces when destroyed), inchworms, attacker bees, Kabutomushi beetles, and butterflies. Some of the flying insects attempt to pick up the flowers at the bottom of the screen and carry them away. Lost flowers decrease the bonus at the end of the round.

There are three levels which repeat in a fixed sequence. An extra life is given at 50,000 points, and then the game goes to "survival of the fittest" mode thereafter.

Media Reviews

IGN
6.0/10

About Donkey Kong 3

Donkey Kong 3 is a classic video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System on January 1, 1986. Developed by Nintendo and published by Nintendo, this title has become a beloved entry in the retro gaming library.

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