Kevin Bayliss interview (Rare legend)

Kevin Bayliss reflects on his incredible career at Rare in this fascinating interview. He worked on some incredible games including Donkey Kong Country, Battletoads, Diddy Kong Racing and Killer Instinct. Kevin shares some amazing stories including how he created Diddy Kong, why Rare and Nintendo had such an iconic partnership in the 90s, and how Diddy Kong Racing could have looked very different. AI use in art and video games and much, much more is discussed in this interview with a true gaming legend. The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.

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Kevin Bayliss interview (Rare legend) is an episode from Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast by Arcade Attack.

This episode is 72:32 long.

This episode was published on Feb 24, 2026.

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