Steve Mayles
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 Photo of Steve Mayles, taken from Playtonic Games' official website |
Steve Mayles is a British game artist and animator formerly employed by Rare, 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[edit]
- 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
Works[edit]
Donkey Kong franchise[edit]
King K. Rool
King K. Rool
Kritter
Kritter
Klump
Klump
Krusha
Krusha
Krusha (with gold wrist cuffs)
Krusha
Krusha
Rock Kroc
Rock Kroc
Krook
Zinger
Zinger
Donkey Kong tribute artwork[edit]
The following is a gallery of artwork created by Steve Mayles in which he pays homage to the Donkey Kong franchise. Most of the artwork originates from his Twitter profile, WinkySteve.
King K. Rool and Gruntilda on a pile of bananas
Kaptain K. Rool and Captain Blackeye saddened by their exclusion from the Rare-developed Sea of Thieves
Artwork made in anticipation of Dixie Kong's debut as a fighter in the Super Smash Bros. series after the addition of Banjo and Kazooie in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Artwork made in celebration of Donkey Kong Country's 25th anniversary
Dixie Kong
Artwork made in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Artwork made in celebration of Donkey Kong's 40th anniversary
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
