<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	B-Application
worldwide	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
departs	O
from	O
previous	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
stars	O
an	O
exterminator	O
named	O
Stanley	O
instead	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
through	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
hangs	O
from	O
vines	O
at	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player-controlled	O
Stanley	O
the	O
exterminator	O
runs	O
and	O
jumps	O
on	O
platforms	O
beneath	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stanley	O
can	O
fire	O
bug	O
spray	O
at	O
both	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
insects	O
flying	O
around	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
level	O
is	O
completed	O
by	O
continually	O
using	O
his	O
sprayer	O
on	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
forcing	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
killing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	O
Sprayer	O
can	O
on	O
the	O
vines	O
falls	O
down	O
when	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
is	O
sprayed	O
past	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	O
Sprayer	O
only	O
lasts	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
pushes	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
upward	O
at	O
a	O
much	O
faster	O
rate	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
has	O
taken	O
refuge	O
in	O
his	O
greenhouse	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
up	O
to	O
Stanley	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
ape	O
from	O
stirring	O
up	O
any	O
more	O
insects	O
that	O
will	O
soon	O
destroy	O
his	O
flowers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stanley	O
saves	O
the	O
flowers	O
by	O
spraying	O
bug	O
spray	O
on	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
moderately	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1983	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
new	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
were	O
generally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
fast	O
action	O
and	O
superior	O
sound	O
effects	O
"	O
made	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
3	I-Application
a	O
"	O
sure	O
hit	O
"	O
in	O
arcades	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
reception	O
has	O
been	O
divisive	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
aimed	O
at	O
its	O
departure	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
a	O
6.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
radical	O
departure	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
games	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
repetitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
VS.	O
series	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
has	O
different	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
player	O
one	O
controls	O
Stanley	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bugman	I-Application
and	O
computer	O
player	O
(	O
or	O
player	O
two	O
)	O
controls	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
in	O
a	O
duel	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
using	O
exterminating	O
spray	O
cans	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
bees	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
of	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
bees	O
sting	O
their	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
one	O
player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
higher	O
player	O
one	O
as	O
Stanley	O
scores	O
,	O
the	O
faster	O
the	O
spraying	O
liquid	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
computer	O
player	O
as	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
drops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
Gallery	O
4	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
but	O
featuring	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
place	O
of	O
Stanley	O
and	O
a	O
Boo	O
and	O
a	O
Fireball	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
bees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
3DS	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
eShop	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Hamster	O
's	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1984	O
,	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
developed	O
a	O
semi-sequel	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese-only	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-6601	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
personal	O
computers	O
titled	O
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
FM-7	B-Device
was	O
also	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
object	O
to	O
shoot	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
up	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
remains	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
20	O
outdoor	O
backgrounds	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
,	O
Planet	O
Saturn	O
,	O
a	O
desert	O
,	O
a	O
pyramid	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
highway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
decades	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Great	O
Counterattack	O
was	O
inaccessible	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
version	O
was	O
bought	O
at	O
a	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-8801	B-Device
version	O
was	O
subsequently	O
uncovered	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
