<s>
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
The	O
Legendary	O
Starfy	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
last	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Densetsu	B-Application
no	I-Application
Stafy	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
after	O
Densetsu	B-Device
no	I-Device
Stafy	I-Device
2s	I-Device
storyline	O
,	O
everything	O
was	O
calm	O
and	O
everyone	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Stafy	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Starfy	O
in	O
Western	O
regions	O
,	O
was	O
happy	O
again	O
,	O
until	O
another	O
severe	O
thunderstorm	O
came	O
and	O
shook	O
Pufftop	O
Palace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Densetsu	B-Device
no	I-Device
Stafy	I-Device
3	I-Device
plays	O
very	O
much	O
like	O
other	O
platforming	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
some	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros	O
.	O
titles	O
and	O
some	O
Kirby	B-Application
titles	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
mostly	O
about	O
swimming	O
around	O
stages	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
this	O
series	O
 '	O
official	O
game	O
genre	O
as	O
marine	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
the	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
and	O
level	O
layouts	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
Stafy	O
)	O
have	O
drawn	O
many	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Densetsu	B-Device
no	I-Device
Stafy	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
unlike	O
the	B-Device
first	I-Device
title	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
Densetsu	B-Device
no	I-Device
Stafy	I-Device
3	I-Device
usually	O
has	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
stages	O
per	O
area	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
stage	O
split	O
up	O
into	O
four	O
sub-stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
minigames	O
,	O
except	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
different	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
that	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
Breakout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Densetsu	B-Device
no	I-Device
Stafy	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Tose	O
immediately	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
Densetsu	B-Device
no	I-Device
Stafy	I-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
TOSE	O
aired	O
animated	O
television	O
commercials	O
for	O
Densetsu	B-Device
no	I-Device
Stafy	I-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
releasing	O
some	O
promotional	O
merchandise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Densetsu	B-Device
no	I-Device
Stafy	I-Device
3	I-Device
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
at	O
42,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
