Donkey Kong Land 3
Donkey Kong Land III follows Dixie and Kiddy through more than thirty side-scrolling stages in a race to discover the Lost World. Their different jumps, spins, and throwing abilities combine with animal friends and hidden entrances to expand route choice.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.2 / 10
About this game
Donkey Kong Land III follows Dixie and Kiddy through more than thirty side-scrolling stages in a race to discover the Lost World. Their different jumps, spins, and throwing abilities combine with animal friends and hidden entrances to expand route choice. Stages rotate through forests, factories, and underwater areas, while bonus rooms, coins, and time challenges give revisits concrete goals. The monochrome display sometimes merges hazards with scenery, and characters are compressed by the handheld screen, but movement, secret density, and overall content remain strong for Game Boy. This description covers the original gb release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
Donkey Kong stretches from arcade obstacle courses to jungle platforming and destructive 3D exploration. Jumping, hazards and hidden rewards connect adventures that give the famous ape very different roles and ways to interact with the world.
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Donkey Kong Land III follows Dixie and Kiddy through more than thirty side-scrolling stages in a race to discover the Lost World. Their different jumps, spins, and throwing abilities combine with animal friends and hidden entrances to expand route choice.
Stages rotate through forests, factories, and underwater areas, while bonus rooms, coins, and time challenges give revisits concrete goals. The monochrome display sometimes merges hazards with scenery, and characters are compressed by the handheld screen, but movement, secret density, and overall content remain strong for Game Boy. Overall, its main strengths are Route variety from character abilities and animal partners; Dense stages and hidden content. Its material limitations are Hazard readability on the monochrome screen; Collectibles that require repeated revisits. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Route variety from character abilities and animal partners
- Dense stages and hidden content
Weaknesses
- Hazard readability on the monochrome screen
- Collectibles that require repeated revisits
Who it is for: Players who value route variety from character abilities and animal partners.
Play notes: Expect hazard readability on the monochrome screen and collectibles that require repeated revisits.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Dense stages and hidden content; Collectibles that require repeated revisits. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Route variety from character abilities and animal partners; Hazard readability on the monochrome screen. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Dense stages and hidden content; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original gb release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Hazard readability on the monochrome screen. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Publisher
- Gradiente
- Release date
- 1997
- Platforms
- Game Boy (GB)
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- 2D GraphicsSide-scrollingLinear LevelsReplayablePlatformingCollection-richHigh DifficultySolo-friendlyFamily-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Game Boy (GB)Worldwide1997
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