Gregg Mayles

Gregg Mayles is a British video game designer employed by Rareware, and the brother of Steve Mayles. He is credited as a designer for several of the company's games, such as the arcade Battletoads, Viva Piñata and the Banjo series.

Mayles was the designer of Donkey Kong Country, deciding on elements like having a sparse HUD, designing the levels to allow a skilled a player to navigate smoothly without interruption and the presence of a "buddy" character to allow the player to take more than one hit. He cites Super Mario Bros. 3 as a chief inspiration for Donkey Kong Country. He also stated that he consideres Donkey Kong Country 2 to be superior to its predecessor.

Games credited

 * Donkey Kong Country – Designer
 * Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest – Designer
 * Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! – Special Thanks
 * Donkey Kong 64 – Support Team