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!
PlatformAdventureActionsuper game boy enhancementnintendo switch onlinenintendo 3ds virtual consoleNintendo 3DS, Game Boy
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Plot-driven, classical in form, earnest and warm.
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
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About the game
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
- Developer
- Rare, Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo, Gradiente
- Released
- October 1, 1997
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.7/10 from 13 ratings.
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