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Donkey Kong Land III · LUDEX

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Platform Adventure

Donkey Kong Land III

Release

Wednesday, October 1, 1997

Player score

76/100

Platform families

1

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Inside Donkey Kong Land III

What it is

Donkey Kong Land III is the last part in the Donkey Kong Land series and was released for the Game Boy by Nintendo in 1997.

Fame-and-fortune seekers have flooded Donkey Kong Country in search of the fabled Lost World. Dixie Kong & Kiddy Kong rush through 36 Kong-sized levels of action and adventure. Use your animal friends - Squitter the spider, Squawks the parrot, Ellie the elephant, Enguarde the swordfish and Parry the parallel bird - to help you prove your adventuring skills and find the Lost World before someone else does!

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Side view

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3.8/5Wednesday, October 1, 199728.9 years ago

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Themes

Action

Languages

1 supported

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FranchiseDonkey KongEnter the franchise

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1 release

RemasterDonkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie KongFeb 28, 2000Modernised release

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Who made it

Rare
Developer
Nintendo
Developer · Publisher
Gradiente
Publisher

Platforms

Nintendo 3DS
Gen 8
Game Boy
Gen 4

Release history

Oct 01, 1997Game Boy
Oct 30, 1997Game Boy
Jan 28, 2000Game Boy
Oct 30, 2014Nintendo 3DS
Feb 26, 2015Nintendo 3DS
1997Game Boy

Themes & modes

ActionSingle player

Tags

super game boy enhancement
nintendo switch online
nintendo 3ds virtual console

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3.8/5· 13 ratings

Details

Released: Wednesday, October 1, 1997
Developers: Rare,Nintendo
Publishers: Nintendo,Gradiente
Franchise: Donkey Kong
Perspective: Side view
Modes: Single player
Languages: English
Also known as: Donkey Kong Land 3, Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong, DKL3
In player libraries: 13

Platforms

Nintendo

Where to buy

Nintendo eShop

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