Donkey Kong Land III (1997) - MobyGames (2024)

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Donkey Kong Land III (1997) - MobyGames (2)

aka: Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong, Donkey Kong Land III: The Race Against Time

Moby ID: 5599

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Released
October 1997 on Game Boy
Credits
37 people
Releases by Date (by platform)
  • 1997 (Game Boy)
  • 2000 (Game Boy Color)
  • 2014 (Nintendo 3DS)
Publishers
  • Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developers
  • Rare Limited
Moby Score

7.9

#3,153 of 25.6K
Critics
82% (13)
Players
(19)
Review Ranking
  • #23 on Game Boy
Collected By
69 players
Genre
Action
Perspective
Side view
Visual
2D scrolling
Gameplay
Platform
Interface
Direct control
Setting
Fantasy

Game Boy Specs

ESRB Rating
Kids to Adults
Number of Players Supported
1 Player
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Description official descriptions

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.

Spellings

  • ドンキーコングGB・ディンキーコング&ディクシーコング - Japanese spelling

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  • Animals: Birds
  • Animals: Elephants
  • Animals: Fish
  • Animals: Primates (monkeys or apes)
  • Animals: Spiders
  • Donkey Kong games
  • Gameplay feature: Game completion percentage
  • Games with original fan translations into English
  • Games with post-credits scene or gameplay
  • Genre: Hop and Bop Platformer

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Credits (Game Boy version)

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Programmer
  • Ian Manders
Game Designers
  • Gary Richards
  • Huw Ward
Graphics
  • Keri Gunn
Music and Sound
  • Eveline Novakovic
Game Story
  • Leigh Loveday
Testing Rare UK
  • Gavin Hood
  • Gareth Jones
  • Martin Penny
  • Jamie Williams
  • David Wong
Testing NOA
  • Tim Bechtel
  • David C. Bridgham
  • Kirk Buchanan
  • Chris Dolan
  • Melvin Forrest
  • Thomas Hertzog
  • Sam Hosier III
  • Robert Johnson
  • Michael Kelbaugh
  • Arnold A. Myers II
  • Chris Needham
  • Sara Osborne
  • Christian Phillips
  • Edward A. Ridgeway
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Reviews

Critics

Average score: 82% (based on 13 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 19 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Trivia

References

Some levels in the game are references to things outside the game.* Red Wharf = Red Dwarf* Ford Knocks = Fort Knox* Total Rekoil = Total Recall* Koco Channel = Coco Chanel* Miller Instinct = Killer Instinct* Bleak Magic = Black Magic* Ugly Ducting = Ugly Duckling

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Game added by quizzley7.

Nintendo 3DS added by GTramp. Game Boy Color added by Freeman.

Additional contributors: Alaka, Freeman, gamewarrior, Ben K.

Game added January 9, 2002. Last modified June 17, 2024.

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