Return of Donkey Kong — NES null — NTSC-U
NES · 1985–1995

Return of Donkey Kong

NES · · NTSC-U · Arcade

Complete in Box specimen
02 · Complete in Box
Loose specimen
03 · Loose
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The same game at three prices — Loose, CIB, and Sealed on one ruler. The scale is logarithmic: each gridline step is 10×, so the distance between bars shows the size of the jump between tiers.

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Sealed · 0 sales

No verified comparable sales in window. Real comp data integration (Heritage / Goldin / eBay Insights) ships V15.22+.

    Complete in Box · 0 sales

    No verified comparable sales in window. Real comp data integration (Heritage / Goldin / eBay Insights) ships V15.22+.

      Loose · 0 sales

      No verified comparable sales in window. Real comp data integration (Heritage / Goldin / eBay Insights) ships V15.22+.

        Cohort context · sealed floor vs. cohort medians
        vs. console cohort
        Same console, same tier
        -100%below cohort median
        Cohort median €230 · 192 titles
        vs. era cohort
        Same console, year ±2
        Insufficient cohort data.
        Cohort widens as the catalog enriches.
        vs. publisher cohort
        Same console + publisher
        -100%below cohort median
        Cohort median €295 · 121 titles
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        Why collectors care

        eturn of Donkey Kong is a canceled Nintendo Entertainment System game whose existence is attested in Nintendo of America publications from 1987 and 1988. It was featured as an upcoming game in the Official Nintendo Player's Guide in 1987. Not much is known about the title aside from the fact that it was considered a follow-up to Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong Jr. Math and Donkey Kong 3. The two blurbs describing the game suggest that barrel-throwing would return as a mechanic, and that Donkey Kong would appear as a playable character for the first time. No images were ever shown of the game and it is not known if Return of Donkey Kong ever existed past the conceptual stage.

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        Production reference

        No production variants are documented for this title yet. The identifying marks below cover the title's first-print and reprint signals across all tiers.

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        Production reference

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        Sealed indicators

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        Complete in Box indicators

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