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'''''Donkey Kong Land III''''' (or '''''Donkey Kong Land 3''''') was the third and final entry in the [[Donkey Kong Land]] trilogy of games for the original Game Boy. Like its predecessors, it was a follow-up to the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' games for the Super Nintendo, in this case ''[[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 yellow cartridge.
'''''Donkey Kong Land III''''' (or '''''Donkey Kong Land 3''''') is a video game for the [[Game Boy]] released by [[Nintendo]] in 1997.  Loosely based on the [[Super Nintendo]] game [[Donkey Kong Country 3]], it was the third and final entry in the [[Donkey Kong Land]] series. . Like previous games in the series, it featured enhancements for the [[Super Game Boy]] and was housed in a yellow cartridge.


==List of levels in Donkey Kong Land III==
==List of levels in Donkey Kong Land III==
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==Version Differences==
==Version Differences==
When this game was ported to [[Game Boy Color]] in Japan, there were some changes made to the game, most of which are graphical changes. Unlike many other ports, such as the [[Game Boy Advance]] ports of the [[Donkey Kong Country]] games, there were very few changes made in comparison.
*A Japanese Game Boy Color version of the game was released in 2000 as "''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong and Dixie Kong''", Dinky Kong being [[Kiddy Kong]]'s name in Japan).  The game was no released outside of Japan. Among the notable features and changes:
*The game is now exclusively for the Game Boy Color (therefore, it isn't playable on a Game Boy or Super Game Boy; to make this further known the cartridge is a transparent Game Boy Color cartridge). As a result, it is now in full color, as opposed to the monochrome color that would be seen on a [[Super Game Boy]].
*The game is now exclusively for the Game Boy Color, and no longer compatible with the Game Boy or Super Game Boy.  It was housed in a transparent Game Boy Color cartridge.
*The game is in full color.
*The game is in Japanese instead of English.
*The game is in Japanese instead of English.
*The splash screen and title screen are slightly redesigned.
*The splash screen and title screen are slightly redesigned.
*The world maps are no longer animated: water is now stagnant, [[Wrinkly Refuge]] and [[Sheepy Shop]] no longer have lights flashing inside, mills don't turn anymore, and smoke stays still.
*The world maps are no longer animated.  Water is now stagnant, [[Wrinkly Refuge]] and [[Sheepy Shop]] no longer have lights flashing inside, mills don't turn anymore, and smoke stays still.
*When there is text on screen, the text shows up on the screen one character at a time like a typewriter, as opposed to the entire text showing up instantly.
*When there is text on screen, the text shows up on the screen one character at a time like a typewriter, as opposed to the entire text showing up instantly.
*In the Time Attack screen, your most recent time is no longer displayed.
*In the Time Attack screen, your most recent time is no longer displayed.
*[[Bear]] has only one frame now.
*[[Bear]] has only one frame of animation now.
*Due to the game being on a Game Boy Color, there is less lag, which is noticeable in a few cases, such as in [[Clifftop Critters]]. The lack of lag eliminates possibilities for unfair deaths where the screen couldn't keep up before if the player fell down with many sprites on the screen.
*There is less slowdown during gameplay.   This eliminates unfair deaths where the screen would lag with many sprites on the screen.


==Beta elements==
==Beta elements==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*A Game Boy Color version of the game was released in Japan as "''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong and Dixie Kong''" (Dinky Kong is Kiddy Kong's name in Japan). For unknown reasons, it was not released outside of Japan.
*Initially, ''Donkey Kong Land III'' had a subtitle called "The Race Against Time", which was later removed.
*Initially, ''Donkey Kong Land III'' had a subtitle called "The Race Against Time". Prior to release, the subtitle was removed, presumably to allow the game to fit in better with the other Donkey Kong Land games, which (unlike the SNES games) have no subtitles.
*''Donkey Kong Land III'' is the only [[Rare]] ''Donkey Kong'' game in which [[Donkey Kong]] does not appear.
*''Donkey Kong Land III'' is the only [[Rare]] ''Donkey Kong'' game in which [[Donkey Kong]] does not appear.
*The game's soundtrack consists of 8-bit re-orchestrations of the music from ''Donkey Kong Country 3''.  However, the tracks "Frosty Frolics" and "Pokey Pipes" do not appear; the snow and pipe levels use "Cascade Capers" and "Cavern Caprice" instead, respectively. In addition, "Rocket Run" is programmed into the game; however, it is unused and can only be accessed by ROM hacking [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ac8Ru3u91w&fmt=18].
*The game's soundtrack consists of 8-bit re-orchestrations of the music from ''Donkey Kong Country 3''.  However, the tracks "Frosty Frolics" and "Pokey Pipes" do not appear; the snow and pipe levels use "Cascade Capers" and "Cavern Caprice" instead, respectively. In addition, "Rocket Run" is programmed into the game; however, it is unused and can only be accessed by ROM hacking [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ac8Ru3u91w&fmt=18].

Revision as of 13:03, December 28, 2009

Template:Infobox Donkey Kong Land III (or Donkey Kong Land 3) is a video game for the Game Boy released by Nintendo in 1997. Loosely based on the Super Nintendo game Donkey Kong Country 3, it was the third and final entry in the Donkey Kong Land series. . Like previous games in the series, it featured enhancements for the Super Game Boy and was housed in a yellow cartridge.

List of levels in Donkey Kong Land III

World 1 - Cape Codswallop

  1. Red Wharf (Boardwalk)
  2. Seabed Shanty (Coral)
  3. Ford Knocks (Boardwalk)
  4. Total Rekoil (Mill)
  5. Koco Channel (Riverbank)
  6. Liftshaft Lottery (Mill)
  7. BOSS: Barbos Bastion

World 2 - Primate Plains

  1. Coral Quarrel (Coral)
  2. Minky Mischief (Trees)
  3. Jetty Jitters (Boardwalk)
  4. Black Ice Blitz (Snow)
  5. Riverbank Riot (Riverbank)
  6. Miller Instinct (Mill)
  7. BOSS: Bleak Magic

World 3 - Blackforest Plateau

  1. Rocketeer Rally (Waterfall)
  2. Vertigo Verge (Mountains)
  3. Polar Pitfalls (Snow)
  4. Surface Tension (Riverbank)
  5. Tundra Blunda (Snow)
  6. Redwood Rampage (Trees)
  7. BOSS: Arich Attack

World 4 - Great Ape Lakes

  1. Jungle Jeopardy (Jungle)
  2. Footloose Falls (Waterfall)
  3. Deep Reef Grief (Coral)
  4. Karbine Kaos (Factory)
  5. Simian Shimmy (Trees)
  6. Rockface Chase (Mountains)
  7. BOSS: Krazy KAOS

World 5 - Tin Can Valley

  1. Tropical Tightropes (Jungle)
  2. Clifftop Critters (Mountains)
  3. Rickety Rapids (Waterfall)
  4. Bazuka Bombard (Factory)
  5. Ugly Ducting (Pipe)
  6. Stalagmite Frights (Cave)
  7. BOSS: K. Rool Duel

World 6 - Lost World

  1. Whiplash Dash (Pipe)
  2. Kuchuka Karnage (Factory)
  3. Haunted Hollows (Cave)
  4. Rainforest Rumble (Jungle)
  5. Barrel Boulevard (Factory)
  6. Ghoulish Grotto (Cave)
  7. BOSS: K. Rool's Last Stand

Characters in Donkey Kong Land III

Goodies

Kongs

Animal Buddies

Other

Baddies

Version Differences

  • A Japanese Game Boy Color version of the game was released in 2000 as "Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong and Dixie Kong", Dinky Kong being Kiddy Kong's name in Japan). The game was no released outside of Japan. Among the notable features and changes:
  • The game is now exclusively for the Game Boy Color, and no longer compatible with the Game Boy or Super Game Boy. It was housed in a transparent Game Boy Color cartridge.
  • The game is in full color.
  • The game is in Japanese instead of English.
  • The splash screen and title screen are slightly redesigned.
  • The world maps are no longer animated. Water is now stagnant, Wrinkly Refuge and Sheepy Shop no longer have lights flashing inside, mills don't turn anymore, and smoke stays still.
  • When there is text on screen, the text shows up on the screen one character at a time like a typewriter, as opposed to the entire text showing up instantly.
  • In the Time Attack screen, your most recent time is no longer displayed.
  • Bear has only one frame of animation now.
  • There is less slowdown during gameplay. This eliminates unfair deaths where the screen would lag with many sprites on the screen.

Beta elements

Main article: Donkey Kong Land III/Beta elements

Trivia

  • Initially, Donkey Kong Land III had a subtitle called "The Race Against Time", which was later removed.
  • Donkey Kong Land III is the only Rare Donkey Kong game in which Donkey Kong does not appear.
  • The game's soundtrack consists of 8-bit re-orchestrations of the music from Donkey Kong Country 3. However, the tracks "Frosty Frolics" and "Pokey Pipes" do not appear; the snow and pipe levels use "Cascade Capers" and "Cavern Caprice" instead, respectively. In addition, "Rocket Run" is programmed into the game; however, it is unused and can only be accessed by ROM hacking [1].
  • Several elements from Donkey Kong Land III were later used for the Game Boy Advance port of Donkey Kong Country 3, such as the DK coin automatically being collected when defeating Koin.
  • In Wrinkly Kong's speech, "Kremlings" was misspelled as "Kremlins".


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Donkey Kong Land III
Characters Bear • Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Arich • Barbos • Bleak • KAOS • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Karbine • Klasp • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Kopter • Krimp • Krumple • Kuchuka • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minky • Nid • Niknak • Rekoil • Skidda • Sneek
Levels Cape Codswallop Red Wharf • Seabed Shanty • Ford Knocks • Total Rekoil • Koco Channel • Liftshaft Lottery • Barbos Bastion
Primate Plains Coral Quarrel • Minky Mischief • Jetty Jitters • Black Ice Blitz • Riverbank Riot • Miller Instinct • Bleak Magic
Blackforest Plateau Rocketeer Rally • Vertigo Verge • Polar Pitfalls • Surface Tension • Tundra Blunda • Redwood Rampage • Arich Attack
Great Ape Lakes Jungle Jeopardy • Footloose Falls • Deep Reef Grief • Karbine Kaos • Simian Shimmy • Rockface Chase • Krazy Kaos
Tin Can Valley Tropical Tightropes • Clifftop Critters • Rickety Rapids • Bazuka Bombard • Ugly Ducting • Stalagmite Frights • K Rool Duel
Lost World Whiplash Dash • Kuchuka Karnage • Haunted Hollows • Rainforest Rumble • Barrel Boulevard • Ghoulish Grotto • K Rools Last Stand
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Warp Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Extra Life Balloon • KONG Letters • Propellerpack • Star • Toboggan
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Media • Cards • Pre-release and unused Content • Quotes • Staff

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