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'''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: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. | '''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: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 [[wikipedia:Playtonic Games|Playtonic Games]], which successfully crowdfunded ''[[wikipedia:Yooka-Laylee|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 [[wikipedia:Playtonic Games|Playtonic Games]], which successfully crowdfunded ''[[wikipedia:Yooka-Laylee|Yooka-Laylee]]'' on May 1, 2015. | ||
Revision as of 16:56, June 4, 2019
File:Steve Mayles photo.jpeg
Photo of Steve Mayles, taken from Playtonic Games's official website
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, where he created King K. Rool and Dixie Kong among other characters.[1] He also worked on several other games by Rare, including the 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.[2]
Mayles, along with several other Rare alumni, left Rare in September 2014[3] to found Playtonic Games, which successfully crowdfunded Yooka-Laylee on May 1, 2015.
List of credits
- Donkey Kong Country - Characters
- Donkey Kong Land - Sprite Graphics
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Characters/Animation
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! - Special Thanks
- Donkey Kong 64 - Support Team
References
- ^ Steve Mayles's description on his Twitter account (captured 27 October, 2016)
- ^ Mayles, Steve (June 3, 2019). Tweet by Steve Mayles. Twitter. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Kirkhope, Grant (September 30, 2014). Tweet by Grant Kirkhope about Steve Mayles departure. Twitter. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
