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| − | | education=[[wikipedia:Fremont High School (Sunnyvale, California)|Fremont High School]]{{ref|https://contactout.com/JamesE-Bunker-14303112}} | + | | education=[[wikipedia:Fremont High School (Sunnyvale, California)|Fremont High School]] (1992){{ref|https://contactout.com/JamesE-Bunker-14303112}}, [[wikipedia:San Jose State University|San Jose State University]] (Bachelor of Business Administration and Management Science - 1998){{ref|https://contactout.com/JamesE-Bunker-14303112}} |
| − | }}{{stub}}'''Jamie Bunker''' is an American businessman{{ref|https://contactout.com/JamesE-Bunker-14303112}} and former spokesperson for video game publisher [[Renovation Products]], notable for being the face of the company's United States advertising campaign for their 1990 [[Sega Mega Drive]] horizontal shoot-'em-up ''[[Gaiares]]''. | + | }}{{stub}}'''James "Jamie" Bunker''' is an American businessman{{ref|https://contactout.com/JamesE-Bunker-14303112}} and former tester and spokesperson for video game publisher [[Renovation Products]], notable for being the face of the company's United States advertising campaign for their 1990 [[Sega Mega Drive]] horizontal shoot-'em-up ''[[Gaiares]]''. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | A [[wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]] native, Bunker likely joined [[Renovation Products]] in 1989, and may have been one of the company's earliest employees. Employed as a video game tester and one of Renovation Products' earliest staff, he was still attending nearby [[wikipedia:Fremont High School (Sunnyvale, California)|Fremont High School]] while working for the company, and was about only fourteen years old at the time. Although one advertisement claims Bunker was employed as a game tester when he was only twelve, the minimum legal working age in California is fourteen, and Renovation Products was not opened until 1989, when he would have been about that age. While he may have been serving as an unpaid intern at another company as a twelve-year old child, the ad is likely instead referring to when Bunker developed a passion for game production. | ||
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==Production history== | ==Production history== | ||
===[[Mega Drive]]=== | ===[[Mega Drive]]=== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[https://www.linkedin.com/in/bunkerjamese/ Jamie Bunker] at [https://www.linkedin.com LinkedIn] | ||
*''[http://www.kidfenris.com/2010/11/forgotten-professional-gamer.html The Forgotten Professional Gamer]'' article by Todd Ciolek at [http://www.kidfenris.com Kid Fenris] | *''[http://www.kidfenris.com/2010/11/forgotten-professional-gamer.html The Forgotten Professional Gamer]'' article by Todd Ciolek at [http://www.kidfenris.com Kid Fenris] | ||
*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20101030201205/http://cinnamonpirate.com/2007/07/unpublished-the-real-jamie-bunker/ Unpublished: the real Jamie Bunker]'' article by Derrick Sobodash at [https://web.archive.org/web/20101026154348/http://cinnamonpirate.com/ CinnamonPirate.com] (Wayback Machine) | *''[https://web.archive.org/web/20101030201205/http://cinnamonpirate.com/2007/07/unpublished-the-real-jamie-bunker/ Unpublished: the real Jamie Bunker]'' article by Derrick Sobodash at [https://web.archive.org/web/20101026154348/http://cinnamonpirate.com/ CinnamonPirate.com] (Wayback Machine) | ||
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| Place of birth: United States |
| Date of birth: 1974-03[1] (age 50) |
| Company(ies): Renovation Products |
| Role(s): Spokesperson, Tester |
| Education: Fremont High School (1992)[2], San Jose State University (Bachelor of Business Administration and Management Science - 1998)[2] |
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James "Jamie" Bunker is an American businessman[2] and former tester and spokesperson for video game publisher Renovation Products, notable for being the face of the company's United States advertising campaign for their 1990 Sega Mega Drive horizontal shoot-'em-up Gaiares.
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History
A San Francisco Bay Area native, Bunker likely joined Renovation Products in 1989, and may have been one of the company's earliest employees. Employed as a video game tester and one of Renovation Products' earliest staff, he was still attending nearby Fremont High School while working for the company, and was about only fourteen years old at the time. Although one advertisement claims Bunker was employed as a game tester when he was only twelve, the minimum legal working age in California is fourteen, and Renovation Products was not opened until 1989, when he would have been about that age. While he may have been serving as an unpaid intern at another company as a twelve-year old child, the ad is likely instead referring to when Bunker developed a passion for game production.
Production history
Mega Drive
- Gaiares (US; 1991) — Endorsed by
Promotional material
- JamieBunker Gaiares.png
Print advert in Game Players Sega Guide! (US) #0205: "Vol. 2, No. 5" (199x-xx-xx)
- JamieBunker Gaiares D.jpg
Print advert in Mega Play (US) #4: "May/June 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
- JamieBunker Gaiares C.png
Print advert in GamePro (US) #20: "March 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
- JamieBunker Gaiares B.png
Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #20: "March 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
External links
- Jamie Bunker at LinkedIn
- The Forgotten Professional Gamer article by Todd Ciolek at Kid Fenris
- Unpublished: the real Jamie Bunker article by Derrick Sobodash at CinnamonPirate.com (Wayback Machine)
- Where Are They Now? article by Ray Barnholt at 1UP.com (Wayback Machine)
- Investigatory thread at ShMUPS Forum