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-Kazooie 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