An Hour With Diddy Kong Creator Kev Bayliss
Dec 13, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian is joined by legendary artist from Rare and Playtonic Games Kev Bayliss. Kev shares stories from his time working on games like Donkey Kong Country, Diddy Kong Racing, and Killer Instinct, and talks about how the leaps in technology and Nintendo's involvement changed the face of the iconic development studio.
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00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:07 – First Nintendo Game Favorite Nintendo Game
00:05:44 – History with Rare
00:44:19 – Current Work at Playtonic
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