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[[File:Rareware Steve Mayles.jpg|300px|thumb|Photo of Steve Mayles, taken from Playtonic Games' official website]] | [[File:Rareware Steve Mayles.jpg|300px|thumb|Photo of Steve Mayles, taken from Playtonic Games' official website]] | ||
'''Steve Mayles''' is a British game artist and animator formerly employed by [[ | '''Steve Mayles''' is a British game artist and animator formerly employed by [[Rareware]], and the brother of [[Gregg Mayles]]. He was a character designer and sprite artist for the first two installments of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series, where he created [[King K. Rool]] and [[Dixie Kong]], among other characters.<ref>{{media link|Steve Mayles Twitter Description.png|Steve Mayles's description on his Twitter account}} (captured 27 October, 2016)</ref> He also worked on several other games by Rare, including the ''[[wikipedia:Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series, for which he designed, modeled, and animated the titular characters. For ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', he only designed a few characters, such as [[Mad Jack]] and [[Puftoss]].<ref>Mayles, Steve (June 3, 2019). [https://twitter.com/WinkySteve/status/1135487282222440449 Tweet by Steve Mayles.] ''Twitter''. Retrieved June 4, 2019.</ref> | ||
Mayles, along with several other Rare alumni, left Rare in September 2014<ref>Kirkhope, Grant (September 30, 2014). [https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/516988990935662592 Tweet by Grant Kirkhope about Steve Mayles' departure.] ''Twitter''. Retrieved November 24, 2015.</ref> to found {{wp|Playtonic Games}}, which successfully crowdfunded ''{{wp|Yooka-Laylee}}'' on May 1, 2015. | Mayles, along with several other Rare alumni, left Rare in September 2014<ref>Kirkhope, Grant (September 30, 2014). [https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/516988990935662592 Tweet by Grant Kirkhope about Steve Mayles' departure.] ''Twitter''. Retrieved November 24, 2015.</ref> to found {{wp|Playtonic Games}}, which successfully crowdfunded ''{{wp|Yooka-Laylee}}'' on May 1, 2015. | ||
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*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' - Support Team | *''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' - Support Team | ||
==''Donkey Kong''-related artwork== | |||
The following is a gallery of artwork created by Steve Mayles in which he pays homage to the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise. Most of the artwork originates from his Twitter profile, WinkySteve. | The following is a gallery of artwork created by Steve Mayles in which he pays homage to the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise. Most of the artwork originates from his Twitter profile, WinkySteve. | ||
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Steve Mayles King K Rool Gruntilda artwork.jpg|King K. Rool and | Steve Mayles King K Rool Gruntilda artwork.jpg|King K. Rool and {{wp|Banjo-Kazooie|Gruntilda}} on a pile of bananas | ||
Steve Mayles SoT artwork.jpg|Kaptain K. Rool and | Steve Mayles SoT artwork.jpg|Kaptain K. Rool and {{wp|Banjo-Kazooie|Captain Blackeye}} saddened by their exclusion from the Rare-developed ''{{wp|Sea of Thieves}}'' | ||
Dixie Kong SSB artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Artwork made in anticipation of Dixie Kong's debut as a fighter in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series after | Dixie Kong SSB artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Artwork made in anticipation of [[Dixie Kong]]'s debut as a fighter in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series after [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] made it in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | ||
DKC 25th anniversary artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Artwork made in celebration of ''Donkey Kong Country''{{'}}s 25th anniversary | DKC 25th anniversary artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Artwork made in celebration of ''Donkey Kong Country''{{'}}s 25th anniversary | ||
Dixie Kong artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Dixie Kong | Dixie Kong artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Dixie Kong | ||
DKC2 25th anniversary artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Artwork made | DKC2 25th anniversary artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Artwork made to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://twitter.com/winkysteve | *[https://twitter.com/winkysteve Twitter account] | ||
{{People}} | {{People}} | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
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