The original designer of Donkey Kong Country just quit Rare last week during the Microsoft fiasco. I hope he plays this new game and realizes that lots of people still care immensely about his work.

It's Rareover

Gregg Mayles didn't the level design for EVERYTHING in DKC1 and 2 by himself. He also did all of Battletoads and Banjo 1 and 2. Dude is a legend. The fact that he's out of Rare now means the company is 100% over.