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About Me

- (James Montagna Self Portrait)
Hi! I'm James Montagna!
I am currently a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), mostly working as a "background artist". (That means I get to walk around out of focus in the background of your favorite TV shows.) However, this path is only a back-up plan. I do not wish to pursue a career in acting in movies and television shows...
My hobby is developing free PC games that people can download and enjoy. However, I am currently going to college with the intention of becoming a game producer for a living.
But... Not a programmer! I want to be on the creative end. I am an artist, and video games are an art. There is a beautiful aesthetic value within interactive electronic entertainment, and I'm here to present this to the world.
Oh, and there is one more important thing about me. There's this company, "Nintendo Co. Ltd", and it represents my life and everything I stand for. In fact, I pledge eternal dedication to this party and the individuals that it consists of. I will defend this company and promote their success for as long as I shall live. *ahem* ... In any case; Wanna learn more about me? Visit my (true) home on the internet!
www.JamesMontagna.com
(Under contstruction!)
Thanks for reading; I hope to hear from you! (I won't post any of those chain-letter bulletins that threaten you with eternal damnation, I promise!)

My Interests

I'm interested in Video Games, Art, Technology, Composing Music, Raves, Anime & Manga, Sculpting... and more! I'm especially interested, however, in designing games!

I'd like to meet:

my match in Super Mario Bros.! According to Nintendo of America, I currently rank among the top Super Mario Bros. players in the United States. Looking for people to swap times and tips with concerning speed runs.Also, I'm always up for a good challenge in Super Smash Bros. (64, Melee, Brawl)

Music:

Generally, I enjoy highly obscure music. As far as genres are concered, I'm really into... Chiptunes, Rave, Techno, Trance, Happy Hardcore, Hard House, Electronica, Dance/Club Music... My taste is quite vast, even beyond these types of music, so just because it's not listed doesn't mean I don't care for it.

Movies:

Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro, Anchorman, Across the Universe, Hitchcock's Psycho, Liar Liar, Kiki's Delivery Service, Catch Me If You Can, I Robot, High Fidelity, Cruel Intentions 2, The Cat Returns, Princess Mononoke, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Elf, Lost in Translation, A Bronx Tale, The Phantom of the Opera, Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, Tommy Boy, Analyze This, Analyze That, and much more...

Television:

Lupin the Third, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Show, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Kirby: Right Back at Ya, Sonic X, One Piece, Family Guy, South Park, The Daily Show, The Powerpuff Girls, Mad Money with Jim Cramer, Astro Boy, Ghost Stories, Azumanga Daioh, Slayers, Cutey Honey, Stella, Attack of the Show... I hardly have time to watch TV anymore. Bummer.

Books:

The Game, ArsÃ¨ne Lupin: Gentleman Cambrioleur, ArsÃ¨ne Lupin contre Sherlock Holmes, Game Over: Press Start to Continue, A Wrinkle in Time, Crash, Catcher in the Rye, Le Second Visage d'ArsÃ¨ne Lupin, Lupin III Manga, The Jungle, Trick Eyes (ISBN: 0760766983 -- rare!), Akiyoshi Kitaoka's Introduction to Psychology, Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life

Heroes:

Masahiro Sakurai, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto, Shigesato Itoi, Masayoshi Tanimura, Nate Bihldorff, Toshio Iwai, Reggie Fils-Aime, and my parents.

My Blog

Exciting news in the life of James!

I have exciting personal news! Not too long ago, I was hired at a local video game developer. That means I finally got my foot in the door for the game industry! The company is WayForward Technologies...
Posted by James.zip - íín'’z on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:20:00 PST

Sour Buddies is officially released!

What a greatly signifcant day! Not only is today my 20th Birthday (woohoo!), today is also the official release date of my ongoing game project, Sour Buddies! Head on over to the games section of my w...
Posted by James.zip - íín'’z on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:39:00 PST

How could this happen to E3?

The E3 Expo's Tradeshow, as we know it, is no more. What an awful way to start the month. I was pretty upset about this news for a while, but now I'm coming to terms with it. At least I can say I atte...
Posted by James.zip - íín'’z on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 08:55:00 PST

Nintendo DS Lite in Spotlite! (See what I did there!?)

I think this deserves a "Hell yeah!". Can I get a "Hell yeah!"? I posted the AOL main page showing of the first Nintendo DS years ago, so I've decided I would post the AOL main page showing of it's n...
Posted by James.zip - íín'’z on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:32:00 PST

Work, work, and work is on my mind.

Wow, that word sounds funny if you keep repeating it. Work. Work. Work. Work. It starts to not look like a real word anymore. Work. Work. Wooorrrkk. As of the beginning of this month, I'm out of schoo...
Posted by James.zip - íín'’z on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 03:04:00 PST

De~lay is O~kay

DigiStar Software was started up approximately a year ago, and since it's conception, only one game has been available on it. The fact of the matter is, I'm a perfectionist in my work. I might as well...
Posted by James.zip - íín'’z on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:09:00 PST

Haven't updated in lightyears!

Yay! I'm updating!I haven't updated in a while. About a year or so, to be exact. A lot of neat stuff has happened too... But I don't feel like blabbering on about the past. Once again, I gue...
Posted by James.zip - íín'’z on Sat, 03 Dec 2005 01:50:00 PST

Finally, a break!

The break I've been needing is here! This semester of school is over, and I've got some time to kick back and enjoy life. Last day of school was fun, my Art 1A final consisted of me drawing a 10 fr...
Posted by James.zip - íín'’z on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Weeble World 2004

This weekend was awesome! On Friday, I went over to Jen's house. We went for Sushi, and I spent the night there! Next day, we went for Boba at a place near her house called "Boba Planet"... And then w...
Posted by James.zip - íín'’z on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Nintendo DS, the second best thing to do in bed.

JJollyAAwesomeMMysteriousEEmotionalSSweetName / Username: Name Acronym GeneratorFrom Go-Quiz.com How... weird. It fits me. Today was a good day. AOL gave mad props to my favorite piece of techn...
Posted by James.zip - íín'’z on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST