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Donkey Kong 3

Manufacturer: Nintendo
Year: 1983
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Platform
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Vertical
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: Nintendo Classic
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
Buttons: 1 [Fire]

Sound: Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp)

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Donkey Kong 3 PCB Image

Donkey Kong 3 Description

Stanley must shoot insect repellent at Kong to drive him to the top of the screen while avoiding/shooting insects. He must protecting five plants at the bottom of the screen from being carried off by the various insects.

Cabinet Information

Cabinet design similar to Nintendo games of the same era.

Conversion

Easily swappable with Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior boardset is similar in design to the aforementioned titles, but the sound hardware is different. I believe it uses the same sound chip as used in the NES home console system.

CAPS/VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,862 members of the Classic Arcade Preservation Society / Video Arcade Preservation Society, 3,937 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 64,459 machines (3,753 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 90 known instances of this machine owned by Donkey Kong 3 collectors. Of these, 43 of them are original dedicated machines, 11 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 36 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

This game ranks a 53 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Wanted - There are 10 VAPS members currently looking for Donkey Kong 3. There is one VAPS member looking for a Donkey Kong 3 circuit board set.

This game ranks a 29 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

For Sale - There are 2 VAPS members with Donkey Kong 3 machines for sale. There are 2 VAPS members with extra Donkey Kong 3 circuit boards for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

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Trivia

This is the only time Stanley (the main character) appears in any Nintendo games.

Legacy

Manuals

Installation & Operation Manual 57 Pages, 3305 KB File.
Installation & Operation Manual 55 Pages, 5554 KB File.

Video Clips
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Nintendo Donkey Kong 3 Arcade Cabinet Gameplay Video DK3
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Donkey Kong 3 - Title screen image

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