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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.

Donkey Kong 3 was produced by Nintendo in 1983.

Nintendo released 107 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1970. Nintendo was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Nintendo during the time period Donkey Kong 3 was produced include: Sky Skipper, Popeye, Donkey Kong Junior, Donkey Kong, Vs. UniSystem, Mario Bros. (PlayChoice), Mario Bros., Tennis, Balloon Fight, and Duck Hunt

Specs

Name	Donkey Kong 3
Developer	Nintendo (Japan)
Year	1983
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7611
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Platform
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Nintendo Classic
Game Specific	Donkey Kong 3 Pinout
Dipswitch Settings	Donkey Kong 3 Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right) Buttons: 1 - Fire
Sound	Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
PCB	Donkey Kong 3 PCB Image

Video Clips

Nintendo Donkey Kong 3 Arcade Cabinet Gameplay Video DK3

Donkey Kong 3 shortplay by Ivan Paduano

Donkey Kong 3 KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 2.33 (7 votes)

Fun Factor: 2.01

Overall Like	2.00
Fun (Social)	1.00
Fun (Solo)	2.29
Collector Desire	2.67

Technical Rating: 2.67

Gameplay	2.57
Graphics	3.00
Originality	2.17
Sound/Music	2.57

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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Trivia

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

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.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Donkey Kong 3 Census

There are 14,748 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,472 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,454 machines (6,894 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 277 known instances of this machine owned by Donkey Kong 3 collectors who are active members. Of these, 147 of them are original dedicated machines. 38 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 91 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 6 active VAPS members with a Donkey Kong 3 machines for sale. There are 3 active VAPS members with a Donkey Kong 3 circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - There are 9 active VAPS members currently looking for Donkey Kong 3. There are 2 active VAPS members looking for Donkey Kong 3 boards sets.

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

This game ranks a 20 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Legacy

Manuals

Installation & Operation Manual - Donkey Kong 3 Manual — **Installation & Operation Manual**
(57 pages, 3.3 MB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright

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