{"id":104240,"date":"2019-11-22T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/playtonics_steve_mayles_releases_special_donkey_kong_country_artwork_to_mark_its_25th_birthday"},"modified":"2019-11-22T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T11:30:00","slug":"playtonics-steve-mayles-releases-special-donkey-kong-country-artwork-to-mark-its-25th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/11\/22\/playtonics-steve-mayles-releases-special-donkey-kong-country-artwork-to-mark-its-25th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Playtonic&#8217;s Steve Mayles Releases Special Donkey Kong Country Artwork To Mark Its 25th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3d535c7386672\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3d535c7386672\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Screenshot 2019 11 22 At 10.32.38\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3d535c7386672\/screenshot-2019-11-22-at-10-32-38.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3d535c7386672\/screenshot-2019-11-22-at-10-32-38.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2019 11 22 At 10.32.38\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/donkey_kong_country\">Donkey Kong Country<\/a><\/strong> turned <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/anniversary_feel_old_everyone_donkey_kong_country_turns_25_today\">25 yesterday<\/a>, an event which is sure to have made many of us feel <em>very<\/em> old indeed. To celebrate the anniversary, Playtonic&#8217;s Steve Mayles \u2013 who worked on the game during his tenure at Rare \u2013 has posted a special piece of artwork showcasing the game&#8217;s heroes:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s 25 years since we released Donkey Kong Country. I felt compelled to draw something for the occasion! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldDonkeyKongDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldDonkeyKongDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v7nAR5Ty1S\">pic.twitter.com\/v7nAR5Ty1S<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Steve Mayles (@WinkySteve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WinkySteve\/status\/1197555427053060103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mayles also shared some amusing photos of himself wearing an iconic item of clothing from his Rare \/ Nintendo days:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pssst! You need some bananas today mate? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldDonkeyKongDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldDonkeyKongDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xI9oYZ0Fop\">pic.twitter.com\/xI9oYZ0Fop<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Steve Mayles (@WinkySteve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WinkySteve\/status\/1197500485273554946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Not to be outdone, Mayles&#8217; brother Gregg \u2013 who is still working at Rare \u2013 offered up some items from his own personal DKC archive:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After I&#8217;ve passed away, my son will probably sell the &#8220;crap that dad kept in those boxes&#8221; on eBay. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DKCArchive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DKCArchive<\/a> #10 cartridges might make him a few coins, but I&#8217;m not sure he&#8217;ll get much for the pink wafers that are already 23 years out of date <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldDonkeyKongDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldDonkeyKongDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DKC25?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DKC25<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hg3HQwS0vm\">pic.twitter.com\/Hg3HQwS0vm<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ghoulyboy\/status\/1197598187634204673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Read all about what a local paper had to say about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DKC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DKC<\/a>. Pristine from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DKCArchives?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DKCArchives<\/a> #6, you can see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WinkySteve?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WinkySteve<\/a> pretending to work while the boss look on and an impressively inaccurate plan of what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RareLtd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RareLtd<\/a> HQ was to NOT look like 5 years later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldDonkeyKongDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldDonkeyKongDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DKC25?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DKC25<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k88Nuvpwin\">pic.twitter.com\/k88Nuvpwin<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ghoulyboy\/status\/1197524937759739904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>And finally, Playtonic&#8217;s Chris Sutherland \u2013 another ex-Rare staffer who worked on the title \u2013 gave us a wee glimpse of what it was like to work at Rare&#8217;s old Manor House HQ:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">25 years ago I was also ready&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9KwWVui6Qr\">pic.twitter.com\/9KwWVui6Qr<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Chris Sutherland (@Chris_Suth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Suth\/status\/1197542526741295109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget, we ran an exclusive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2014\/02\/month_of_kong_the_making_of_donkey_kong_country\">&#8216;making of&#8217; feature for Donkey Kong Country<\/a> a while back which is still worth a read. Oh, and if you&#8217;re a fan of the game and haven&#8217;t picked up the amazing <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/yooka-laylee_and_the_impossible_lair\">Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair<\/a><\/strong>, what&#8217;s wrong with you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donkey Kong Country turned 25 yesterday, an event which is sure to have made many of us feel very old indeed. To celebrate the anniversary, Playtonic&#8217;s Steve Mayles \u2013 who worked on the game during his tenure at Rare \u2013 has posted a special piece of artwork showcasing the game&#8217;s heroes: It&#8217;s 25 years since [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104240\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}