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This article is about the character who appears in Greenhouse and Donkey Kong 3. For the Boo character from Paper Mario, see Stinley (Paper Mario). For the Trouter character from the Nintendo Comics System, see Stinley the Talking Fish.

Template:Character-infobox Stinley, also known as Stinley the Bugman[1][2][3][4] or Stinley the bugman,[5][6][7] is a bug exterminator that first appeared in the Game & Watch game Green House. In this game, Stinley uses his insect repellant to defeat hungry pests. He later enters the Donkey Kong franchise as the protagonist of the game Donkey Kong 3, in which he battles with Donkey Kong and several insects in a greenhouse with his spray. Stinley confronts Donkey Kong again in Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū; however, it is not known what succeeded these events.

History

Green House

Artwork of Green House

Stinley the Bugman first appears in the 1982 Game & Watch game Green House. While the manual refers to the playable character only as the "Fumigator,"[8] print ads and TV commercials refer to him by name.[1][9][2] Stinley must defend his plants from inchworms and spiders that seek to devour his flowers. Unlike his later depictions, he appears much taller in character artwork. He wears a white cap, a red shirt, and khaki trousers.

Donkey Kong series

Donkey Kong 3

Screenshot of the blue greenhouse in the arcade version of Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong 3

Stinley reappears as the protagonist of Donkey Kong 3. Stinley works as a simple fumigator when Donkey Kong and various insects attack his greenhouse. In order to put a stop to Donkey Kong, Stinley needs to sprays him and the insects with his sprayer while also trying to keep the bugs away from his plants. After pushing Donkey Kong up into a beehive, Donkey Kong flees to another greenhouse and Stinley chases after him in order to continue driving him off. In the arcade version, the bugs eat Stinley if he is defeated by one, while in the NES version, the bugs do not eat him, and instead simply disappear. His current appearance of being short, round-faced, bucktoothed, and clad in overalls is established in this game.

Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū

Stinley is once again the protagonist of the 1984 semi-sequel to Donkey Kong 3, Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū. His role is very similar to Donkey Kong 3 in that he must spray Donkey Kong to the top of the screen and while also blasting the invading bees, although this time there are no plants to protect, nor are there any multi-level platforms. These changes make for something that is somewhat akin to Galaga.

Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)

In the Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong 3, Stinley's greenhouse is again attacked by Donkey Kong, who this time had a sprayer of his own. Donkey Kong and Stinley stand at opposite ends of the greenhouse and spray at the bees to move them toward one another and get them to sting the other.

Saturday Supercade

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Stinley as he appears in "Greenhouse Gorilla"

Stinley made an appearance in the television series Saturday Supercade, in the Donkey Kong episode "Greenhouse Gorilla," where he is the owner of a greenhouse. Here he is seen taking care of a carnivorous plant called Herman, but then a thief (only referred once as Mr. X) steals it while Stinley is occupied with spraying a bug. The thief then convinces Donkey Kong that Stinley is the one who wanted to hurt the plant, so he starts throwing beehives at him. Once again, Stinley is too occupied fighting the bugs and lets the thief and Donkey Kong run away with Herman. Stinley then joins forces with Mario and Pauline and starts chasing them. After a confrontation at a supermarket, and one at a manor where a "grand ball" was taking place, Pauline convinces Donkey Kong that the thief is the evil one, so they finally defeat him with the ape's help. The thief is finally arrested and Herman returns to Stinley, but Donkey Kong runs away once again.

Game & Watch Gallery series

Game & Watch Gallery 2

A port of Green House appears in the Museum of Game & Watch Gallery 2.

Game & Watch Gallery 3

There are two ports of Green House in Game & Watch Gallery 3. The Classic version is faithful, but the Modern version replaces Stinley with a Yoshi.

Game & Watch Gallery 4

Stinley appears in Game & Watch Gallery 4 as a playable character in a port of the Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong 3. A modernized version is featured; however, it is set in a Ghost House rather than Stinley's greenhouse, Mario replaces Stinley, and Boos and fireballs replace the bees.

Super Smash Bros. series

File:SSBU Stinley Spirit.png
Artwork used for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Stinley appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as one of many collectible trophies. His overalls are white instead of red but his shirt remains blue. Mr. Game & Watch also uses the sprayer as a weapon called Greenhouse, matching its first appearance, and continues to use it in later games in the series as his neutral attack.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Stinley appears as a spirit. In this game, Mr. Game & Watch's Greenhouse attack transforms him into Stinley's Green House sprite.

WarioWare series

WarioWare: Twisted!

Stinley appears as a playable character in one of 9-Volt's Microgames in WarioWare: Twisted!, named Donkey Kong 3. Here, he must do as he did in Donkey Kong 3 and spray Donkey Kong until he gets his head stuck in a beehive.

WarioWare: Touched!

Stinley appears in 9-Volt's Microgame Donkey Kong 3 in WarioWare: Touched! In this microgame, the player must blow at the microphone to make Donkey Kong move to the top; instead of spraying Donkey Kong, Stinley blows clouds out of his mouth to make him move into a beehive.

WarioWare: D.I.Y.

Stinley appears in Greenhouse, one of 9-Volt's microgames in WarioWare: D.I.Y.. He has to defend his plants from two worms.

WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase

Stinley appears in DK 3, one of 18-Volt's Microgames in WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, where the goal is the same as his WarioWare: Twisted! appearance.

Game & Watch Collection

A port of Green House can be found in Game & Watch Collection for the Nintendo DS.

NES Remix

Stinley reappears in NES Remix as the playable character in various Donkey Kong 3 based challenges, which only appear in bonus games.

Gallery

Game appearances

Title Description Release Date System/Format
Green House Playable Character 1982 Game & Watch
Donkey Kong 3 Playable Character 1983 Arcade
Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū Playable Character 1984 NEC PC-88/Sharp X1/PC-6601
Donkey Kong 3 Playable Character 1986 Game & Watch
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Playable Character in port of Green House 1997 Game Boy/Game Boy Color
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Playable Character in port of Green House 1999 Game Boy Color
Super Smash Bros. Melee Cameo as trophy 2001 Nintendo GameCube
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Playable Character in port of the Game & Watch Donkey Kong 3 2002 Game Boy Advance
WarioWare: Twisted! Cameo in Microgame 2004 Game Boy Advance
WarioWare: Touched! Cameo in Microgame 2004 Nintendo DS
Game & Watch Collection Playable Character in port of Green House 2006 Nintendo DS
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Cameo in Microgame 2009 Nintendo DS
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase Cameo in a Microgame 2009 WiiWare
NES Remix Playable Character in Donkey Kong 3 based challenges 2013 Wii U
NES Remix Pack Playable Character in Donkey Kong 3 based challenges 2014 Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cameo as spirit; sprite used in attack 2018 Nintendo Switch

Profiles

Super Smash Bros. Melee trophy

Name Image Game Description
Stinley Stanley Donkey Kong 3
6/86
Stinley is a plucky exterminator who takes on Donkey Kong and an army of insects in the third installment of the original Donkey Kong series. Stinley has a tough job: he has to chase Donkey Kong away to another greenhouse with his insect repellent, then climb up the ivy to pump the main hive with the deadly spray.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

Name Image Game Type Class Effect How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponents Battle conditions Stage Song
Stinley File:SSBU Stinley Spirit.png Donkey Kong Series Primary (2) Advanced Shield Spirit Board Villager (♂) 75 m Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スタンリー
Sutanrī
Stinley

German Stinley
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Russian Стэнли
Stenli
Stinley

References

  1. ^ a b "There's MULTI SCREEN GREENHOUSE. With Stinley the Bugman fighting masses of creepy, crawly creatures." February 1983 Nintendo of America print ad. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Stinley the Bugman battles creepy, crawly creatures." July 1989 Game & Watch catalog from Nintendo of Japan. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Donkey Kong later appeared in Donkey Kong III, where he antagonized a one-time hero known as Stinley the Bugman." Mario Mania Player's Guide, 1991, p. 16. Scan here.
  4. ^ "Also known as Donkey Kong Sr., Cranky’s days of kidnapping Pauline and terrorizing Mario and Stinley the Bugman have long since passed." - Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide, Donkey Kong Country Characters Tab.
  5. ^ "Donkey Kong's loose in the greenhouse and only Stinley the bugman can stop him." Donkey Kong 3 NES instruction manual, p. 2.
  6. ^ "Stinley the bugman has his hands full in the greenhouse with flowers to protect and snakes, bees and Donkey Kong making all kinds of trouble". "Donkey Kong 3: Bugman In the Greenhouse". The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, 1987, p. 156.
  7. ^ "In Donkey Kong 3, he makes trouble for Stinley the bugman." "Sneak Peeks". Nintendo Fun Club News Vol. 5, Feb/March 1988, p. 10. Scan here.
  8. ^ Instruction manual for Greenhouse.
  9. ^ Markiegee55. (February 27, 2017). Nintendo Game & Watch Commercial (1983) YouTube. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

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