Release (Jap): 01/08/1984
Genre: Shooter
Developer: Hudson Soft Co., Ltd.
Publisher: Hudson Soft Co., Ltd.
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Donkey Kong 3: The Great Counterattack is a very rare fixed shooter game, and one of the lesser known Donkey Kong titles, officially licensed by Nintendo in 1983 to development partner Hudson Soft.
The game was released across 4 platforms, NEC PC-6001mkII, NEC PC-6601, NEC PC-8801, and Sharp X1, with subtle cosmetic and gameplay differences for each.
The game featured is the NEC PC-6601 version.
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