Return of Donkey Kong (lost build of cancelled NES game; existence unconfirmed; 1987-1988): Difference between revisions

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Blurb describing the game in the Official Nintendo Player's Guide.

Status: Existence Unconfirmed

Return of Donkey Kong was an unconfirmed canceled video game planned for the NES, as an entry to the, at the time, insanely popular Donkey Kong franchise.

Existence

The only proof of the game's existence is in the Official Nintendo Player's Guide in 1987, where it is listed as an "upcoming attraction",^[1] and the Nintendo Fun Club magazine in 1988, where it mentions the game in its 5th issue^[2] It's not known if the game was being made but got canceled, or if it was planned but scrapped before they could work on the game. Based on the advertisements, it seems that the player would play as Donkey Kong, and said player could throw barrels like in the original Donkey Kong arcade games. There are currently no images of the game, and it was never shown to the public or mentioned again.

Gallery

Official Nintendo Player's Guide page, where Return of Donkey Kong is mentioned.
Nintendo Fun Club news page, where Return of Donkey Kong is mentioned.

External Links

Super Mario Wiki page on the game.

References

↑ Official Nintendo Player's Guide upcoming attractions page mentioning the game. Retrieved 17 Apr '21
↑ Nintendo Fun Club sneak peek page mentioning the game. Retrieved 17 Apr '21

[1] Official Nintendo Player's Guide upcoming attractions page mentioning the game. Retrieved 17 Apr '21

[2] Nintendo Fun Club sneak peek page mentioning the game. Retrieved 17 Apr '21

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-'''''Return of Donkey Kong''''' was a cancelled video game planned for the NES, as an entry to the insanely popular ''Donkey Kong'' franchise at the time.
+'''''Return of Donkey Kong''''' was an unconfirmed canceled video game planned for the NES, as an entry to the, at the time, insanely popular ''Donkey Kong'' franchise.
 ==Existence==
-The only proof of the game's existence is in the ''Official Nintendo Player's Guide'' in 1987, where it is listed as an "upcoming attraction",<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/8MVQHnp.png ''Official Nintendo Player's Guide'' upcoming attractions page mentioning the game.] Retrieved 17 Apr '21</ref> and the ''Nintendo Fun Club'' magazine in 1988, where it mentions the game in it's 5th issue<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/o6DeQcj.png ''Nintendo Fun Club'' sneak peak page mentioning the game.] Retrieved 17 Apr '21</ref> It's not known if the game was being made but got cancelled, or if it was planned but scrapped before they could work on the game. Based on the advertisements, it seems that you would play as Donkey Kong, and you could throw barrels like the original ''Donkey Kong'' arcade games. There are currently no images of the game, and it was never shown or mentioned again.
+The only proof of the game's existence is in the ''Official Nintendo Player's Guide'' in 1987, where it is listed as an "upcoming attraction",<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/8MVQHnp.png ''Official Nintendo Player's Guide'' upcoming attractions page mentioning the game.] Retrieved 17 Apr '21</ref> and the ''Nintendo Fun Club'' magazine in 1988, where it mentions the game in its 5th issue<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/o6DeQcj.png ''Nintendo Fun Club'' sneak peek page mentioning the game.] Retrieved 17 Apr '21</ref> It's not known if the game was being made but got canceled, or if it was planned but scrapped before they could work on the game. Based on the advertisements, it seems that the player would play as Donkey Kong, and said player could throw barrels like in the original ''Donkey Kong'' arcade games. There are currently no images of the game, and it was never shown to the public or mentioned again.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
+<gallery mode=packed heights=250px>
 Blurb-1.png|''Official Nintendo Player's Guide'' page, where ''Return of Donkey Kong'' is mentioned.
 Blurb-2.png|''Nintendo Fun Club'' news page, where ''Return of Donkey Kong'' is mentioned.
 </gallery>
-==External Link==
+==See Also==
+*[[Diddy Kong Racing Adventure (found build of cancelled Nintendo GameCube sequel to "Diddy Kong Racing"; 2004)]]
+*[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy port of Super Nintendo sequel platformer; 1996)]]
+*[[Donkey Kong: Coconut Crackers (lost build of cancelled Game Boy Advance puzzle game; 2002)]]
+*[[Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi (lost build of cancelled Famicom educational game; 1983)]]
+*[[Donkey Kong Parking Attendant (lost build for cancelled SEGA arcade game; existence unconfirmed; date unknown)]]
+*[[Donkey Kong Plus (lost build of cancelled Game Boy Advance puzzle platformer; 2002)]]
+*[[Donkey Kong Racing (lost build of cancelled Nintendo GameCube racing sequel game; 2002)]]
+*[[Untitled Donkey Kong game (lost builds of cancelled SNES-CD and CD-i platformer; existence unconfirmed; 1992-1993)]]
+*[[DKTV (partially found promotional Donkey Kong 64 videos from defunct Nintendo website; 1999-2000)]]
+==External Links==
 *[https://www.mariowiki.com/Return_of_Donkey_Kong#:~:text=Return%20of%20Donkey%20Kong%20is%20a%20canceled%20Nintendo,fifth%20issue%20%28Feb%2FMarch%201988%29%20of%20Nintendo%20Fun%20Club. ''Super Mario'' Wiki page on the game.]