Kevin Bayliss is a video game graphic designer. He initially joined Rare in 1987, working on various titles since the NES, and has designed many of the characters of Battletoads, Killer Instinct, Diddy Kong Racing, and Star Fox Adventures, among other games. He was also in charge of redesigning Donkey Kong and creating Diddy Kong in Donkey Kong Country.
He left Rare in 2005 and became a freelance graphic artist for various companies, until he joined Playtonic Games in 2015.
Game Works[]
- Wheel of Fortune (1988) - Graphics
- WWF WrestleMania (1989) - Graphics, Animation
- John Elway's Quarterback (1989) - Graphics
- California Games (1989) - Graphics
- Hollywood Squares (1989) - Graphics
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1989) - Graphics
- Cobra Triangle (1989) - Graphics
- Double Dare (1990) - Graphics
- Pin*Bot (1990) - Moving Graphics
- Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road (1990) - Graphics
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1990) - Graphics
- Time Lord (1990) - Graphics
- WWF WrestleMania Challenge (1990) - Graphics
- WWF Superstars (1991) - Graphics
- Battletoads (1991) - Graphics, Design
- Beetlejuice (NES) (1991) - Graphics
- High Speed (1991) - Graphics
- Beetlejuice (Game Boy) (1992) - Graphics
- Battletoads & Double Dragon (1993) - Graphics
- Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (1993) - Graphics
- Battletoads in Ragnarok's World (1993) - Graphics
- Monster Max (1994) - Graphics
- Battletoads (Arcade) (1994) - Additional Design, Main Character Artist, Main Background Artist, 3D Computer Models, Original Battletoads Design
- Killer Instinct (1994) - Character Design and Models, Motion Capture Actor, Motion Capture Set Up, Game Design
- Donkey Kong Country (1994) - Characters
- Donkey Kong Land (1995) - Sprite Graphics
- Killer Instinct (GB) (1995) - Graphics, Original Game
- Killer Instinct 2 (1996) - Character Design and Models, Rendered Sequences, Motion Capture Actor, Game Design and Game Producer
- Killer Instinct Gold (1996) - Character Design and Models, Motion Capture Actor, Game Design and Game Producer
- Blast Corps (1997) - Additional Artwork
- Diddy Kong Racing (1997) - Art Director
- Banjo-Kazooie (1998) - Art Support [note: uncredited]
- Donkey Kong 64 (1999) - Support Team
- Mickey's Racing Adventure (1999) - Rare Staff
- Perfect Dark (2000) - Additional Staff (credited as "DD Sniper")
- Star Fox Adventures (2002) - Lead Artist
- Yooka-Laylee (2017) - Character Artist
- Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (2019) - Character Artist
Voices[]
- Battletoads (Arcade) (1994)
- Killer Instinct (1994) - Jago, Glacius
- Diddy Kong Racing (1997) - Wizpig, Blubber
- Star Fox Adventures (2002) - Prince Tricky, King EarthWalker