Jamie Bunker
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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[1], Bunker joined Renovation Products in 1989, and was one of the company's earliest employees. Employed as a video game tester, he was still attending nearby Fremont High School while working for the company[2], and was only sixteen 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 generally fourteen[3], and Renovation Products was not opened until 1989. While he was possibly serving as an unpaid intern at another company when he was only twelve, the ad is likely instead referring to when Bunker developed a passion for video games in general.
While working for Renovation Products, he was regularly sent by the company to attend various Consumer Electronics Show events[4], and while working as a game tester, he formed a relationship with another employee who still remains "the love of his life."[4]
Bunker remained in the Bay Area[5][6] working in management and customer care positions, and is currently employed at Seagate Technology as Staff Program Manager.[6]
Gaiares advertising campaign
In May 2005, Bunker emailed Derrick Sobodash of T2D – The Second Dimension in response to a previous article written on the Gaiares campaign, revealing that he still owns original print copies of the three advertisements.[5]
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)
Images
- JamieBunker.png
A 1990 photograph of Jamie Bunker.
A modern photograph of Jamie Bunker.
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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 [ ]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://contactout.com/JamesE-Bunker-14303112
- ↑ https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/wage-and-hour-laws/state-wage-and-hour-laws/california/child-labor-laws/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.1up.com/features/where-are-they-now?pager.offset=1 (Wayback Machine: 2015-11-06 00:18)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://cinnamonpirate.com/2007/07/unpublished-the-real-jamie-bunker/ (Wayback Machine: 2010-10-30 20:12)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/bunkerjamese/