Nintendo has never officially announced, developed, or released a game titled Donkey Kong Country 4 for the SNES. Period. So why are thousands of people still searching for the ROM every month?
While the graphics are downgraded for 8-bit hardware, it features custom levels "assembled" from DKC assets rather than direct copies of the original stages, as noted by reviewers at VGJUNK . The SNES Fan Game: " The Kong's Return donkey kong country 4 snes rom
While not titled "4," official sequels were eventually released on newer consoles: Nintendo has never officially announced