Michael Kelbaugh

Micheal Kelbaugh is the current president of Retro Studios and a long-time employee of Nintendo. Prior to joining the company, Kelbaugh worked in communications at the U.S Navy's Special Warfare Command.

Kelbaugh worked as the head of Nintendo of America's quality assurance department for several years before being appointed as Retro Studios's president on April 11 2003, replacing Steve Barcia.

Games credited

 * Wario's Woods – Special Thanks (SNES)
 * Donkey Kong Land – Nintendo Testing
 * Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest – Nintendo Product Testing
 * Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! – Nintendo Product Testing
 * Donkey Kong Land III – NOA Testing
 * Diddy Kong Racing – NOA Thanks
 * Donkey Kong 64 – Special Thanks
 * Paper Mario – NOA Product Testing Department
 * Dr. Mario 64 – Testing and Debug
 * Mario Party 3 – Testing and Debug
 * Donkey Kong Country - NOA Staff (GameBoy Color credits)/Special Thanks (GameBoy Advance credits)
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee – Nintendo of America Debug Staff
 * Mario Party 4 – NOA Product Testing Staff
 * Donkey Kong Country Returns – Executive Producer
 * Mario Kart 7 - Retro Studios president
 * Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – Support from Retro Studios
 * Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Executive Producer