Donkey Kong Land III
Console icon Game Boy

Game icon

Developer

Rare

Publisher

Nintendo

Released

October 1, 1997

Achievements

Author: msdmario (43)

There are 43 achievements worth 400 (1,049) points.

Sort: Normal ^ - Won By - Points - Title - Type 
  • Collect your first Bonus Coin.

    844 (441) of 1,162 – 72.63%

    37.95% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    72.63% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Introduce yourself to Koin for the first time and take his DK coin.

    730 (409) of 1,162 – 62.82%

    35.20% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    62.82% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Collect all four KONG letters in a level with both Kongs present.

    1,047 (504) of 1,162 – 90.10%

    43.37% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    90.10% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Transform into Enguarde.

    691 (410) of 1,162 – 59.47%

    35.28% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    59.47% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Collect your first watch from winning Bear's card game.

    221 (173) of 1,162 – 19.02%

    14.89% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    19.02% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Complete the card matching mini-game in 30 seconds or less.

    127 (97) of 1,162 – 10.93%

    8.35% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    10.93% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Transform into Squitter.

    345 (232) of 1,162 – 29.69%

    19.97% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    29.69% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Barbos Blitz

    (10) (18)

    Defeat Barbos without taking damage.

    257 (180) of 1,162 – 22.12%

    15.49% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    22.12% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Reach World 2.

    324 (218) of 1,162 – 27.88%

    18.76% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    27.88% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Collect a DK Coin the old fashion way.

    433 (294) of 1,162 – 37.26%

    25.30% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    37.26% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Transform into Squawks.

    294 (199) of 1,162 – 25.30%

    17.13% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    25.30% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Taking a Hike

    (10) (24)

    On "Black Ice Blitz", backtrack to the first toboggan on foot.

    154 (122) of 1,162 – 13.25%

    10.50% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    13.25% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Ride on a Toboggan.

    276 (190) of 1,162 – 23.75%

    16.35% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    23.75% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Defeat Bleak without taking damage.

    225 (160) of 1,162 – 19.36%

    13.77% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    19.36% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Reach World 3.

    270 (185) of 1,162 – 23.24%

    15.92% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    23.24% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Collect 21 out of 42 DK Coins.

    189 (142) of 1,162 – 16.27%

    12.22% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    16.27% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Defeat Arich without taking damage.

    193 (141) of 1,162 – 16.61%

    12.13% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    16.61% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Reach World 4.

    252 (170) of 1,162 – 21.69%

    14.63% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    21.69% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Transform into Ellie.

    242 (165) of 1,162 – 20.83%

    14.20% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    20.83% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Collect 39 out of 78 Bonus Coins.

    176 (134) of 1,162 – 15.15%

    11.53% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    15.15% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Defeat KAOS without taking damage.

    197 (139) of 1,162 – 16.95%

    11.96% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    16.95% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Reach World 5.

    234 (161) of 1,162 – 20.14%

    13.86% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    20.14% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Flushed Out

    (10) (23)

    Defeat K. Rool in the sewers without taking damage.

    182 (129) of 1,162 – 15.66%

    11.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    15.66% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Game Over?

    (10) (20)

    Defeat K. Rool in Tin Can Valley.

    219 (151) of 1,162 – 18.85%

    12.99% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    18.85% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Take the pipe down into the "Lost World".

    150 (117) of 1,162 – 12.91%

    10.07% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    12.91% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Enter the Lost World in under 1 hour and 25 minutes.

    80 (68) of 1,162 – 6.88%

    5.85% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    6.88% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Collect all 78 Bonus Coins.

    143 (113) of 1,162 – 12.31%

    9.72% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    12.31% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • DK Coin Master

    (50) (129)

    Collect all 42 DK Coins.

    146 (113) of 1,162 – 12.56%

    9.72% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    12.56% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Defeat K. Rool in the Lost World without taking damage.

    134 (106) of 1,162 – 11.53%

    9.12% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    11.53% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Defeat K. Rool in the Lost World and unlock Time Trial mode.

    143 (112) of 1,162 – 12.31%

    9.64% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    12.31% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Collect all 12 watches.

    146 (116) of 1,162 – 12.56%

    9.98% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    12.56% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Stilt Run

    (5) (13)

    Beat Ford Knocks' Time Trial of 48 seconds.

    131 (102) of 1,162 – 11.27%

    8.78% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    11.27% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Mill Run

    (5) (15)

    Beat the Liftshaft Lottery Time Trial of 1 minute and 30 seconds.

    117 (90) of 1,162 – 10.07%

    7.75% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    10.07% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Snow Run

    (5) (15)

    Beat Polar Pitfalls' Time Trial of 53 seconds.

    120 (92) of 1,162 – 10.33%

    7.92% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    10.33% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • River Run

    (5) (15)

    Beat Riverbank Riot's Time Trial of 55 seconds.

    117 (91) of 1,162 – 10.07%

    7.83% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    10.07% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Coral Run

    (5) (15)

    Beat Seabed Shanty's Time Trial of 1 minute and 20 seconds.

    112 (89) of 1,162 – 9.64%

    7.66% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.64% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Tree Run

    (5) (16)

    Beat Simian Shimmy's Time Trial of 1 minute and 22 seconds.

    109 (86) of 1,162 – 9.38%

    7.40% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.38% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Cliff Run

    (5) (15)

    Beat Clifftop Critters' Time Trial of 1 minute and 20 seconds.

    110 (87) of 1,162 – 9.47%

    7.49% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.47% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Machine Run

    (5) (16)

    Beat Bazuka Bombard's Time Trial of 1 minute and 40 seconds.

    109 (86) of 1,162 – 9.38%

    7.40% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.38% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Falls Run

    (5) (16)

    Beat Rickety Rapids' Time Trial of 2 minutes.

    110 (86) of 1,162 – 9.47%

    7.40% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.47% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Cave Run

    (5) (16)

    Beat Stalagmite Frights' Time Trial of 1 minute and 45 seconds.

    109 (86) of 1,162 – 9.38%

    7.40% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.38% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Jungle Run

    (5) (15)

    Beat Tropical Tightropes' Time Trial of 58 seconds.

    111 (87) of 1,162 – 9.55%

    7.49% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.55% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Tube Run

    (5) (15)

    Beat Whiplash Dash's Time Trial of 46 seconds.

    117 (92) of 1,162 – 10.07%

    7.92% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    10.07% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

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Comments:
kcin2001 28 May 2018 23:52
8c58eac3857dc2278cf7d9c78bf18b02https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/471/this needs to be unlinked
TiringCoyote 19 May 2020 01:15
None of the time trial cheevos are triggering for me in VBA.
TiringCoyote 19 May 2020 01:50
It seems transferring the save into retroarch makes them trigger. They all triggered at the same time LOL.
mousemuffins 20 Oct 2020 07:55
Race Against Time triggered for me in the Japan version, which was quite weird. I reset it for fairness' sake - I'll have to see if it triggers in USA ver.
UniverseOfGamer 6 May 2022 15:37
Mastered! Awesome game
LETSPLAYmarkus 4 Jun 2022 14:08
Mastered! My 73th Award, the 35th Master for the Game. It is what it is, a downgraded version of DKC3. Thanks for the Set!
Blaqk91 8 Oct 2022 06:31
Hardcored!
js92 15 Mar 2023 23:18
Mastered! :)
LilacChicky 9 Jul 2023 03:05
Mastered! This game has given me trust issues due to spotty hit detection, banana arrows that often lie and some of the worst boss battles I have ever seen in a video game. It doesn't help that one of the characters is only useful for jumping on one type of enemy. Seriously. Kiddy Kong is useless. There is absolutely no reason to play this over DKC3 which isn't a great game either, but whatever.
BattousaiCenci 2 Oct 2023 12:02
Man, how good is this one. Even today, it's a lot of fun. The music doesn't stop playing to give the sounds of enemies or items and the gameplay is fluid, how rare is that in GB
BattousaiCenci 2 Oct 2023 19:39
The game has many sprites on the screen, large sprites, it is fluid and responsive, the soundtrack does not stop playing for the sound effects to come out, the level designer is very good, there are many secrets, but most of them have clues for you to take risks, I didn't find it difficult, it's been very enjoyable, just take it easy until you know the level. Answering my friend above, the bosses are good for the GB standard, especially the first 3. Kiddy Kong is faster, stronger and heavier, that is, even carrying a barrel he remains fast and throws further, runs faster, is faster on ropes and can take down enemies that Dixie cannot. The game is really good for GB. Comparing it to the Snes version is incredibly immaturity
BattousaiCenci 3 Oct 2023 00:34
hes jumper further too and apparently it is thrown further by barrels, in my gameplay I managed to reach places that Dixie couldn't go, but it could have been a bug. Anyway, he is much better in some levels
dptzippy 14 Apr 2024 18:23
This game is a blast when you can actually play, but it feels like a stealth game after you get to the third world. Enemies are hard to see because of the lack of color, enemies appear suddenly, and the hit detection is less than stellar. DKC3 is one of my favorite games of all time, and this one is certainly fun too. I wish we could get a remaster of the Donkey Kong Land games, where we can enjoy the games, but without the technical limitations of the Gameboy.
sandro4912 17 Apr 2024 20:24
I found it very enjoyable to play this game after coming from donkey kong country 3. More relaxing straight forward levels with less gimmicks.

The set was very enjoyable too until:
- Race Against Time: Here I think it would be much more enjoyable if it would not be required to collect every damn bonus coin / dk coin. Should be like the other speed run achievements in country were you just need to finnish with any %.

- Card Matching Wizard: Holy F*** I really wonder if I got to old and stupid or if this is really really that difficult. I feel like like this is the final super boss. Also its bad because you need to pray for some rng which unlocks you some cards right away to even remotely have a chance. I tried this one for ~4 hours and could get two times 32 and 31.

Consider also:
- Add the KONG letter achievements like in the country games which force you to find each letter in the levels. I found these ones quite tricky sometimes but enjoyable to really explorer all
sandro4912 17 Apr 2024 20:44
Ok I finnaly beat card matching wizard. Looks like its in the game to really beat these tight 30 seconds. felt a lot harder than the points for it ;)
ColinMakesYouMad 26 May 2024 12:25
Anyone know how to make a request for the Japanese version of the game on gbc? It should be its own set!
DarkBowser64 26 Jul 2024 21:22
I personally would really appreciate this set having support for the Japanese GBC version with the English patch since it has full color support. SGB support is OK-ish but things are so much easier to differentiate on the GBC version.
xmarkwx 14 Aug 2024 14:13
^Agree, it is the best version of this game and an English translation patch exists as well. Wonder how hard it would be to port over the achievements to the GBC version… Also there would need to be a new game page created for the Japanese GBC release.
ColinMakesYouMad 1 Nov 2024 15:21
I requested a gbc set! Ideally it's not the same set since it's an official different version of the game.
RetroBoy100 6 Apr 2025 10:05
Mastered all three land games!
I wouldnt want to play this game again. Why: I never played the land games before. I had a lot of fun to master DKL 1, new levels, partly new music and it had the perfect playing length. DKL 2 and 3 are only same games, like on the SNES. Changed levels, but unfortunately nothing new at all. I just find it very boring and on top of that RARE hasnt made any effort at all. The DKC SNES versions are the best there are. In my opinion it could have been better on the Game Boy, with more ideas and creativity. Of course, it might just be because i have never played the land games before and thats why i dont find them that special ;)

The set was good, it was the hardest of all. This card game, i was lucky on my third or fourth attempt. Doing it in 30 seconds isnt that easy.
The speedrun of 1 hour and 25 minutes: I used YouTube for that, because otherwise i wouldnt have known how to find all the DK coins and bonus coins in such a short time.
Everything else i found easy to master.
Thanks for the set! ♥