(Time Extension) "Thanks To Everyone Who Played" - Donkey Kong Country And Banjo-Kazooie Designer Gregg Mayles Leaves Ra

[Le Reposteur]

Update: "Farewell to Rare he waves, farewell!".

One of Rare's longest-serving staffers has confirmed to Time Extension that he is leaving the company after 36 years, following reports that he was parting ways with the studio after the cancellation of Xbox exclusive Everwild.

Gregg Mayles joined the company in 1989 at the age of 18, and his first credit was the NES title Solar Jetman. He then designed Battletoads, one of Rare's most famous early IPs, and would later design the three Donkey Kong Country titles on the SNES.

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