Donkey Kong Land III
Also known as Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong, Donkey Kong Land III: The Race Against Time
Donkey Kong Land III is a 1997 GB, GBC, 3DS game by Rare Ltd..
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About the game
DK and Diddy Kong have left in search of The Lost World after hearing of a contest to find it on the radio. This leaves Dixie stuck with minding her baby cousin Kiddy Kong. Frustrated at this, she decides to take Kiddy with her and find The Lost World before everyone else!
As with Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! , Dixie Kong takes the lead in the third chapter of the Donkey Kong Land series. Dixie can glide using her hair, and carries barrels over her head. Her partner is the heavy Kiddy, who carries barrels in front of him, and can jump a bit further by somersaulting over platform edges first.
There are also special animal friends that can help the two primates out. Ellie the Elephant can shoot water at enemies, while Enguarde the Swordfish can glide through water with ease. Squawks the Parrot can fly and spit eggs, and Squitter the Spider can shoot webbing as well as use it to create new platforms.
Each level has Bonus Coins and DK Coins tucked well away in the levels. While it's possible to gain an ending without these, to complete the game properly, players must seek them all out and unlock levels of the fabled 'Lost World'. A new feature to the game series is a Time Attack mode - once players finish the game, they can attempt to beat the best time for certain levels.
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Facts
- First released
- 1997-10-01
- Developers
- Rare Ltd.
- Publishers
- Nintendo
- Genres
- platform game
- Ratings
- MobyGames score 7.8 (24 votes) · MobyGames
Covers and screenshots
Box, manual and cartridge scans
Front Cover (GB · Canada, Mexico, United States) Front Cover (GB · Germany) Front Cover (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Front Cover (GB · Australia) Back Cover (GB · Canada, Mexico, United States) Back Cover (GB · Germany) Back Cover (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Back Cover (GB · Australia) Media (GB · Canada, Mexico, United States) Media (GB · Germany) Media (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Media (GB · Australia) Manual (GB · Canada, Mexico, United States) Manual (GB · Canada, Mexico, United States) Manual (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Manual (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands)
Screenshots
Title Screen (Super Game Boy) (GB) Cape Codswallop (Super Game Boy) (GB) Primate Plains (GB) Title screen. (GB) Great Ape Lakes (GB) Selecting one empty slot. (GB) Tin Can Valley (GB) Bonus screen. (GB) Save your current game with Wrinkly Kong. (GB) Two flying fiends try avoid that you collect an item... (GB) The bear's shop is the point! Buy advices, back to the completed worlds and play a mini-game too... (GB) Swimming between the danger. (GB) Could be Enguarde escape from this strong attack? (GB) Kiddy Kong prepares the next move... (GB) What this bird ate that was so fat? (GB) This delicious arrow shows the correct way. (GB) Complete the bonus stage successfully and get the prize! (GB)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 1997-10-01 | north-america, pal | Nintendo |
| GBC | 2000-01-28 | — | Nintendo |
| 3DS | 2014-05-07 | — | — |
Barcodes
- 0045496730666
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