Super Bee
| Super Bee | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Donkey Kong 3 (1983) |
| Latest appearance | Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3 (2019) |
| Variant of | Buzzbee Butterfly |
Super Bees[1] are enemies appearing in the arcade version of Donkey Kong 3. When a Buzzbee or Butterfly steals one of Stanley's flowers and feeds it to Donkey Kong, it turns into a Super Bee. Super Bees gain an increase in speed and dive-bomb Stanley. However, they are no more enduring than the standard enemies, as like the standard enemies, they can be defeated simply by shooting them with the Sprayer. They are worth 700 points each.
In Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū, Buzzbees transform into Super Bees when they are sprayed. Super Bees follow the same formations that Buzzbees do, and still count as part of their formations. Super Bees move faster than Attackers, but slower than Butterflies. Unlike the arcade game, Super Bees still toss spears, like Buzzbees do. Spraying a Super Bee defeats it, and yields 100 points. If the player sprays all Buzzbees and Super Bees in a formation without them cycling off-screen, a Flag spawns.
The Super Bee is one of the only three enemies from Donkey Kong 3 not to reappear in the NES version, with the other two being the Vine Eater and the gray-and-red Creepy.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スーパーバチ Sūpābachi |
Super-Bee | [2] | |
| Italian | Super Bee | - | [3] |
References[edit]
- ^ Donkey Kong 3 instruction card (English).
- ^ Donkey Kong 3 Japanese instructions.
- ^ Arcade Archives Donkey Kong Jr., in-game manual
| Donkey Kong 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Donkey Kong • Stanley | |
| Enemies | Buzzbee • Creepy • Super Bee* • Vine Eater* • Beespy • Attacker • Kabutomushi • Butterfly | |
| Items and objects | Beehive • Flower • Sprayer • Super Sprayer | |
| Greenhouses | Blue • Gray • Yellow | |
| Other | Gallery • Game Sound Museum: Donkey Kong 3 • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Staff | |
| Adaptation | Saturday Supercade ("Greenhouse Gorilla") | |
| Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Donkey Kong • Stanley |
| Enemies | Buzzbee • Super Bee • Creepy • Beespy • Attacker • Coconut • Kabutomushi • Butterfly |
| Stages | On the Highway • On the Strange Bridge • On the Country Road • The Aliens • In the U.F.O. • Leaving the Earth • In the Astron Belt • Around the Saturn • A Mysterious Planet • On the Desert • By the Pyramid • In the Cave • At the Active Volcano • In the Active Crater • At the Dome • On the Ground Picture • At the Runway • A Mushroom Cloud • At the Sunset • In the City |
| Other | Bonus Stage • Flag • Gallery • Multimedia • Sprayer |
