Donkey Kong Land III

Donkey Kong Land III
North American box art
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Gary Richards Huw Ward
Writer(s)	Leigh Loveday
Composer(s)	Eveline Fischer
Platform(s)	Game Boy, Game Boy Color
Release date(s)	Game Boy NA October 1, 1997[1] EU October 30, 1997[2] Game Boy Color JP January 28, 2000[2]
Genre(s)	Platforming
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	ESRB: K–A

Donkey Kong Land III (initially planned for release with the subtitle The Race Against Time^[3]) is the third and final entry in the Donkey Kong Land trilogy of games for the original Game Boy and later became ported to the Game Boy Color exclusive to Japan. It was developed by Rareware and distributed by Nintendo. Like the other games in the series, Donkey Kong Land III served as the portable counterpart to the SNES game Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. In this case, Donkey Kong Land III is both a remake and a partial follow-up to Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. Like the other games in the Donkey Kong Land series, Donkey Kong Land III was enhanced for the Super Game Boy and was packaged with a "banana yellow" cartridge.

A contest has begun with big prizes for the first person who discovers the Lost World. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have already taken off to find it, leaving a disgruntled Dixie Kong behind. Deciding to prove herself every bit of capable as them, Dixie partners up with her little cousin Kiddy Kong. Unfortunately, Baron K. Roolenstein and the Kremling Krew are also searching high and low for the fabled land. While never stated outright in the game, it's believed that the setting is the Northern Kremisphere, as the level archetypes are the same as in Donkey Kong Country 3 which took place in the Northern Kremisphere. While the levels have the same environments and the Donkey Kong Country 3 bosses return, the worlds and stage layout are all unique.

Wrinkly Kong is the only non-playable Kong family member to make an appearance. A character simply titled Bear or "Brothers Bear" gives Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong hints and can teleport them to another world as well as hosting them a card minigame. Judging from his appearance, it is most likely he's Bazaar Bear from DKC3. The Animal Buddies Ellie the Elephant, Enguarde the Swordfish, Squawks the Parrot, and Squitter the Spider all return. Donkey Kong Land III also marks the only time in a Rare Donkey Kong game where neither Donkey Kong nor Diddy Kong actually appears.

Game Boy Color update

On January 28, 2000,^[4] over two years after the game's European release, Nintendo released an updated Game Boy Color version of the game in Japan. Titled Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong, the updated version was incompatible with the original Game Boy and for some reason, it wasn't released out of Japan.^[2]

Reception

Donkey Kong Land III received a 81% at GameRankings.

References

1. ^ "Nintendo - Customer Service / Game List". http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/gamelist.jsp?revealed=false&dsie=&dc=false&sh=donkey%20kong%20land&gf=&pf=&wifi=false&ww=&dw=&mic=&pap=&vc=&man=&rf=&nf=&pp=&sf=&ef=. Retrieved 2009-08-05. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "'Donkey Kong Land 3'". NinDB. http://www.nindb.net/game/donkey-kong-land-3.html. Retrieved 2009-08-05. 
3. ^ "Donkey Kong Land III". Porplemontage. http://www.mariowiki.com/Donkey_Kong_Land_III/Beta_elements. Retrieved 2011-06-20. 
4. ^ "Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong for GBC". Gamespot.com. http://www.gamespot.com/gbc/action/donkeykonggbdinkykongdixieykong/index.html. Retrieved 2009-08-05. 

External links

• Official Nintendo Japan site
• Donkey Kong Land III at MobyGames
• Donkey Kong Land III at NinDB