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[[File:Steve Mayles | [[File:Rareware Steve Mayles.jpg|300px|thumb|Photo of Steve Mayles, taken from Playtonic Games' official website]] | ||
'''Steve Mayles''' is a British game artist and animator formerly employed by [[ | '''Steve Mayles''' is a British game artist and animator formerly employed by [[Rare Ltd.]], 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)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series, where he created [[King K. Rool]] and [[Dixie Kong]], among other characters.<ref>{{media link|Steve Mayles Twitter Description.png|Steve Mayles's description on his Twitter account}} (captured 27 October, 2016)</ref> He also worked on several other games by Rare, including the ''[[wikipedia:Banjo-Kazooie (series)|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]].<ref>Mayles, Steve (June 3, 2019). [https://twitter.com/WinkySteve/status/1135487282222440449 Tweet by Steve Mayles.] ''Twitter''. Retrieved June 4, 2019.</ref> | ||
Mayles, along with several other Rare alumni, left Rare in September 2014<ref>Kirkhope, Grant (September 30, 2014). [https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/516988990935662592 Tweet by Grant Kirkhope about Steve Mayles departure.] ''Twitter''. Retrieved November 24, 2015.</ref> to found | Mayles, along with several other Rare alumni, left Rare in September 2014<ref>Kirkhope, Grant (September 30, 2014). [https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/516988990935662592 Tweet by Grant Kirkhope about Steve Mayles' departure.] ''Twitter''. Retrieved November 24, 2015.</ref> to found {{wp|Playtonic Games}}, which successfully crowdfunded ''{{wp|Yooka-Laylee}}'' on May 1, 2015. | ||
==List of credits== | ==List of credits== | ||
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*''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! ]]'' - Special Thanks | *''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! ]]'' - Special Thanks | ||
*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' - Support Team | *''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' - Support Team | ||
==Works== | |||
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
K Rool artwork DKC1.jpg|[[King K. Rool]] | |||
DKC-King K. Rool Alt Artwork.png|King K. Rool | |||
KroolDKC.png|King K. Rool | |||
Kritter DKC.png|[[Kritter]] | |||
Kritter pose.png|Kritter | |||
BlueKritterDKC.png|Kritter | |||
Klump DKC art.png|[[Klump]] | |||
Klump DKC art 2.png|Klump | |||
Klump DKC.png|Klump | |||
Klaptrap.png|[[Klaptrap]] | |||
Krusha DKC art.png|[[Krusha]] | |||
KrushaGBA.jpg|Krusha | |||
Krusha DKC.png|Krusha | |||
Krusha DKC art 2.png|Krusha (with gold wrist cuffs) | |||
Krusha fists DKC.png|Krusha | |||
Krusha showing muscle.jpeg|Krusha | |||
Rockkroc DKC.png|[[Rock Kroc]] | |||
Rockkroc DKC alt artwork.jpg|Rock Kroc | |||
Rock krock3.jpg|Rock Kroc | |||
Kloak.png|[[Kloak]] | |||
Krook.jpg|[[Krook]] | |||
Krook art.png|Krook | |||
Mad Jack DK64.png|[[Mad Jack]] | |||
DK64 Puftoss.png|[[Puftoss]] | |||
Flying_Zinger.png|[[Zinger]] | |||
Zinger.png|Zinger | |||
Zinger DKC2.png|Zinger | |||
</gallery> | |||
===''Donkey Kong'' tribute artwork=== | |||
The following is a gallery of artwork created by Steve Mayles in which he pays homage to the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise. Most of the artwork originates from his Twitter profile, WinkySteve. | |||
<gallery> | |||
Steve Mayles King K Rool Gruntilda artwork.jpg|King K. Rool and [[jiggywikki:Gruntilda|Gruntilda]] on a pile of bananas | |||
Steve Mayles SoT artwork.jpg|Kaptain K. Rool and [[jiggywikki:Captain Blackeye|Captain Blackeye]] saddened by their exclusion from the Rare-developed ''{{wp|Sea of Thieves}}'' | |||
Dixie Kong SSB artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Artwork made in anticipation of Dixie Kong's debut as a fighter in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series after the addition of [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | |||
DKC 25th anniversary artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Artwork made in celebration of ''Donkey Kong Country''{{'}}s 25th anniversary | |||
Dixie Kong artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Dixie Kong | |||
DKC2 25th anniversary artwork Steve Mayles.jpg|Artwork made in celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | |||
Steve Mayles artwork DK 40th anniversary.jpg|Artwork made in celebration of [[Donkey Kong]]'s 40th anniversary | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://twitter.com/winkysteve | *[https://twitter.com/winkysteve X account] | ||
{{People}} | {{People}} | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
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