Gregg Mayles

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Gregg Mayles (* 1971 in Coalville , Leicestershire , England , full name Gregory Ashley Mayles ) is an English video game designer and creative director of the video game manufacturer Rare . He is the brother of video game designer Steve Mayles .

Career

Mayles has worked for the British video game manufacturer Rare since 1990 . His career began with the SNES game Donkey Kong Country, in which Mayles was used in particular in the game design and the design of the character Diddy Kong . Mayles worked as a producer on its successor, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest . Mayles was also instrumental in the production of the Banjo Kazooie series .

In 2007 he took over Rare from Tim and Chris Stamper and has since worked there alongside Mark Betteridge as creative director. Today Mayles is also known to a wide audience for posting background information on past games online, such as the concept book Donkey Kong And The Golden Bananas , which shows original ideas for Donkey Kong Country and which Mayles made available to the public via Twitter in 2015 has been.

Games with his participation (selection)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gregg Mayles ( English ) Moby Games . Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ Gregg Mayles ( English ) Rare Wiki. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Gregg Mayles : Here's a #DKCrevealed concept book before DKC was DKC. Look at that shininess still gleaming! ( English ) Twitter . September 3, 2015. Accessed September 29, 2019.

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personal data
SURNAME Mayles, Gregg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mayles, Gregory Ashley (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English video game developer and creative director
DATE OF BIRTH 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Coalville , Leicestershire , England