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Computer and Video Games said that the game's "fast action and superior sound effects" made it a "sure hit" in arcades.
IGN gave the Virtual Console version a 6.0 out of 10, describing it as a "radical departure" from the previous Donkey Kong games and calling it "repetitive".
Birch called the game "fun enough" but criticized the gameplay as "simple, not-terribly-challenging arcade action", which he felt deviated too far from the gameplay of the game's predecessors.
A sequel to Donkey Kong (1981) and Donkey Kong Jr. (1982), and the 3rd title in the Donkey Kong series.
The current world record is held by George Riley (USA) at 3,538,000 points (2011).
An FM-7 version was also in development, but it was cancelled.
In 1984, Hudson Soft developed a semi-sequel for the Japanese-only NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6601, and Sharp X1 personal computers titled A version for the FM-7 was also planned, but was never released.
Stanley had first appeared before this game, in Green House for the Game & Watch Multi Screen released on 1982-12-6, and had already been named "Stanley the Bugman" in its English-language advertising.
Birch called the game "fun enough" but criticized the gameplay as "simple, not-terribly-challenging arcade action", which he felt deviated too far from the gameplay of the game's predecessors.
In 1984, Hudson Soft developed a semi-sequel for the Japanese-only NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6601, and Sharp X1 personal computers titled A version for the FM-7 was also planned, but was never released.
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