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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version manual, the term "'''Queen Buzzbee'''" appears at one point to describe Beespy,<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet, page 5. "''Queen Buzzbees must be zapped twice. In the end, they explode and scatter all over the place so you have to be careful not to get hit by them.''"</ref> despite the enemy being identified as Beespy elsewhere in the same manual.<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet, page 7. "''Guards (two) 1,000 pts. Guard (one) 700 pts. Buzzbee with a flower 400 pts. Beespy 400 pts. Attacker 200 pts. Buzzbee 100 pts. * As the rounds advance, other pesky bugs also appear.''"</ref> This is a mistranslation from the [[Family Computer|Famicom]] version manual, which uses 「おやバチ・ベスピー」 in this instance.<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' Famicom instruction booklet, page 5.</ref> Despite this, Queen Buzzbee occasionally resurfaces in English-language materials, named separately from Beespy.<ref>Tatsumi Yamashita, ''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide'', Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 999832369X. Page 156. "''Buzzbees, queen buzzbees, bee spies, and crafty snakes will attack you and go for the flowers.''"</ref> In ''Donkey Kong 3-[[e-Reader|e]]'', the name Queen Buzzbee is listed separately<ref>Card 4 of 5/codes 7-8 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''ENEMIES'''. "''Includes: Beespy, Buzzbee, Attacker, and Queen Buzzbee. (As the rounds advance, other pesky bugs will also appear.)''"</ref> and attributed to Beespy's characteristics,<ref>Card 5 of 5/code 9-10 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''TIPS'''. "''Remember, when attacking the Queen Buzzbies, it takes two shots to knock them out. Upon defeat they will shoot their stingers in four different directions. Directly below them is the ideal place to be.''"</ref> but is scored like guarded Beespy,<ref>Card 3 of 5/codes 5-6 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''SCORING'''. "'''''Queen Buzzbee'''–700 points '''Buzzbee with a flower'''–400 points '''Beespy'''–400 points '''Attacker'''–200 points '''Buzzbee'''–100 points''"</ref> suggesting that Queen Buzzbee is technically treated as the name of a Beespy with an escort | *In the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version manual, the term "'''Queen Buzzbee'''" appears at one point to describe Beespy,<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet, page 5. "''Queen Buzzbees must be zapped twice. In the end, they explode and scatter all over the place so you have to be careful not to get hit by them.''"</ref> despite the enemy being identified as Beespy elsewhere in the same manual.<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' NES instruction booklet, page 7. "''Guards (two) 1,000 pts. Guard (one) 700 pts. Buzzbee with a flower 400 pts. Beespy 400 pts. Attacker 200 pts. Buzzbee 100 pts. * As the rounds advance, other pesky bugs also appear.''"</ref> This is a mistranslation from the [[Family Computer|Famicom]] version manual, which uses 「おやバチ・ベスピー」 in this instance.<ref>''Donkey Kong 3'' Famicom instruction booklet, page 5.</ref> Despite this, Queen Buzzbee occasionally resurfaces in English-language materials, named separately from Beespy.<ref>Tatsumi Yamashita, ''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide'', Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 999832369X. Page 156. "''Buzzbees, queen buzzbees, bee spies, and crafty snakes will attack you and go for the flowers.''"</ref> In ''Donkey Kong 3-[[e-Reader|e]]'', the name Queen Buzzbee is listed separately<ref>Card 4 of 5/codes 7-8 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''ENEMIES'''. "''Includes: Beespy, Buzzbee, Attacker, and Queen Buzzbee. (As the rounds advance, other pesky bugs will also appear.)''"</ref> and attributed to Beespy's characteristics,<ref>Card 5 of 5/code 9-10 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''TIPS'''. "''Remember, when attacking the Queen Buzzbies, it takes two shots to knock them out. Upon defeat they will shoot their stingers in four different directions. Directly below them is the ideal place to be.''"</ref> but is scored like guarded Beespy,<ref>Card 3 of 5/codes 5-6 for the ''Donkey Kong 3'' series of e-Reader cards. '''SCORING'''. "'''''Queen Buzzbee'''–700 points '''Buzzbee with a flower'''–400 points '''Beespy'''–400 points '''Attacker'''–200 points '''Buzzbee'''–100 points''"</ref> suggesting that Queen Buzzbee is technically treated as the name of a Beespy with an escort. | ||
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