
Return of Donkey Kong is an unreleased Nintendo Entertainment System game that is mentioned in Nintendo of America materials from 1987 and 1988. It was highlighted as a future title in the Official Nintendo Player's Guide in 1987. Little information about the game is available beyond the fact that it was intended to follow up on Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong Jr. Math, and Donkey Kong 3. The brief descriptions provided hint that the game would bring back the barrel-throwing gameplay and introduce Donkey Kong as a playable character for the first time. No images of the game were ever released, and it remains unclear whether Return of Donkey Kong progressed beyond the idea phase.