As always, more ROMs to come!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7th 2003

I had a 3 day weekend so I figured I'd update the site for a change. I added a ton of new SNES roms, including a working copy of Street Fighter Alpha 2. Thanks to "SONNYC88" for finding it!! I've been getting a lot of good feedback about the site, and surprisingly a lot of people commenting on the "Hate List". Guess I'll have to update that too sometime. Thanks for everyone's support. lataz

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st 2003

You may have recently noticed that my page was down for almost a month. I'm sure some of you were crying, "Oh god, the only decent emulation site has been shut down. Oh god, what ever will I do without my sexy junky?!" Well boo boo, I'm back baby, and better than ever. The company that I was previously hosted through was bought out, so I was finally forced to go looking for a new hosting company. It took awhile, but I eventually found a much improved server for my page and more than quadrupled my bandwidth allowance. Those pesky 408 timeout errors should no longer be a problem, woohoo!! Thanks to a few generous donations and a bunch of motivational e-mails, switching everything over wasn't too much of a hassle. Also, the month of August marks this site's 2 year anniversary. It's amazing how fast those 2 years went by, and how so much has changed since then....well...maybe not.

In other news, I totaled yet another Dodge vehicle. Yeah, that's right, I'm 2 for 2. My first car was a 92' Dodge Dakota that my dad handed down to me. A few years later some moron in a Camry pulled out in front of me and that was that. Then I was handed down my mom's 95' Grand Caravan which, just this passed month, I totaled by sliding sideways into a pole. Had I been driving a 4x4 vehicle, I probably would have rolled it. So naturally I'm looking into buying a new Dodge Dakota 4x4. If anything, I've learned that Dodge vehicles are pretty safe. I'm still alive right? :) I also got a new job, nothing spectacular, but it pays the bills for now and blah blah, I'm tired of typing. Click my AD banner bastards. lataz

SATURDAY, JUNE 28th 2003

Apparently some of you ass monkeys don't listen. If you request a ROM and don't specify what console it is for, I'll just delete your email. If you request a Japanese game, I'll just delete your email. If you request a game that's already on my freakin page, I'll just delete your email. If you think that one of my ROMs doesn't work, make sure by trying it with another emulator. If it still doesn't work, let me know and I'll check it out. It's a rough life, I know. Oh yeah, also, read my freakin "What's Emulation" section before you send me some asinine email about how you can't play games. I've seen monkey's smarter than some of you people, hence ass monkeys. Of course those of you who send me props on the page or volunteer to help me out, I do appreciate it!

I updated my about section and listed the new ROMs above, but that's about it. I've been busy at work and fixing PCs lately, so I haven't had much time to mess with the page. I still get all your emails though and will fill your requests. CpuJunky isn't goin anywhere, so no worry. lataz

TUESDAY, MAY 13th 2003

Yesterday, CpuJunky.com surpassed 100,000 unique hits!! For a simple personal home page that's a year and a half old and run by one guy, that's pretty impressive. I've received hundreds of visitor emails since the birth of CpuJunky.com, and I've met a lot of interesting people. It's definitely nice to have a page to vent frustrations and speak your mind for thousands of people to read. You get that false sense of fame and popularity :) This site is quickly becoming more popular than my previous web sites were and I hope to continue to grow. Thanks to all you ass monkeys for making CpuJunky.com what it is today.

Back to the real stuff....I added a few NES and SNES roms which are listed above as usual now. I'm working as fast as I can to fill all your requests, but some of the roms are very hard to find. Some games, like Street Fighter Alpha 2, require you to use these stupid graphic pack add-ons to work, ugh. It's such a hassle. Anyways, I'm going to be adding a message board to CpuJunky.com soon. It'll be a place for you guys to freely discuss emulation, roms, and all things CpuJunky. It should be added with the next update. That's all for now, lataz!

MONDAY, APRIL 7th 2003

Well I had a minor computer disaster this weekend. A few days ago my piece of shit IBM hard drive went out on me. I always laughed at people whose computer "crashed," so I guess it was poetic justice. The damn thing had been making the infamous clicking sounds for some time now, but I was hoping it'd go away. Yeah right. It was a physical malfunction, sounded like the drive head was sticking, so there was no software fix for this one. Thankfully I had most of my important data backed up, but nevertheless I did lose some things....like all the e-mails you ass monkeys had sent from the past few weeks. I guess I don't consider those "important" :) The drive was still under warranty so I sent it out to Hitachi (they bought IBM storage) and got a loaner drive from a friend. I swear, I've owned a dozen or so hard drives in my day, from Maxtors to Western Digitals, but I've only had problems with IBMs. I'm not buying anymore IBM/Hitachi drives, screw em'. Ironically the loaner drive I'm using now is IBM, but hopefully this thing won't crap out before I get another one ;) Are these things manufacturer in the back room of Dollar General or what?? Sounds like I got a new addition to "My Hate List" on the way >:) Anyways, after reloading WinXP and all that mess, I'm back in action. I'll just image this drive once/if I get the new one.

If you've sent me any emails in the past few weeks, rom requests or otherwise, your gonna have to send them again. Sorry, life's a bitch. In other news, I added the "PayPal Donation Deal" above. I've received a few donations here and there, most notably from "Michelle" whose like a saint, but otherwise you guys are like leeches. That's what you are, leechy ass monkeys. I don't think leechy is a word.....screw it, "Add to dictionary" :) Alright, enough rambling. Just click the "PayPal Donation Deal" logo above if your interested, otherwise you can kiss my ass. More emulation sections are in the works, stayed tuned! lataz

SATURDAY, MARCH 15th 2003

I received a few emails from people that wanted me to show what roms were new and when I added them. And, of course, in my on going battle to keep you little ass monkeys happy, I added the new table above. I will update it whenever I add a new rom to this page. Happy? Rom requests are starting to dwindle down, most likely because I have so many already. I've gotten some requests for roms, such as certain Dragon Ball Z games, that are in all Japanese. I will not be adding any Japanese games, so your out of luck. If I can find a near 100% English translation, I may add that, otherwise I'm not worrying about it. I found out one of my SNES Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles roms was in Japanese, so that's been swapped with the US counterpart. About the only game I'm having trouble finding is the Street Fighter Alpha 2 SNES rom. I've come across 3 different roms, but none of the 3 actually work.  That's enough for now, lataz.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th 2003

Hello my little ass monkeys, how we all doing today? I finally got around to adding the ROMs everyone has been requesting. Seems like the requests are finally starting to slow down....probably because there aren't many more games out there to request :) I've gotten a few requests for Japanese games, translated games, or beta/hacked games, but I always decline those. As my page says, I only offer 100% working, quality, US games. No hacked ROMs, no beta bullshit, only the real deal here. I think the biggest reason people download and play Nintendo games on their PC is for the nostalgia, to relive their childhood memories of munching Doritos and trying to beat King Koopa at 1am before school the next morning. Life was much simpler then. I didn't have to worry about credit card debt, college loans, or women problems. My biggest concern then was what cheat code gave me 99 lives in Contra, or what password jumped me straight to Mike Tyson. The pathetic thing is I can still remember most of those cheat codes, yet I can't remember simple physics formulas :) Selective memory I guess. Plus a lot of Nintendo games were just plain fun, and still are. I still think Tecmo Super Bowl is one of the best football games ever created. Which reminds me, I did add one hacked ROM to my page. I found a Tecmo Super Bowl (NES) ROM that was hacked with the latest 2002 Roster!! I about had an orgasm when I loaded that up. Madden can take his PS2 graphics and shove it, I'm Tecmo all the way. 

In other news, I removed the "Billboard Top 5" MP3 section I had. I figure no one really comes to this page to download MP3s, unless your retarded. Just use Kazaa or something. Plus having an MP3 section is just another bandwidth hog, bandwidth that is better spent on emulation :) And yes, bandwidth is still a big problem. You guys will inevitably get a 408 timeout error at some time or another on my page. You ass monkeys bitch about my links sometimes not working, or the page being busy, but then never click my AD banners or donate anything through Paypal. I ain't a ROM charity worker here. I only need like $120 to switch servers and quadruple my bandwidth allowance, but I don't even come close to breaking even as is. It's also holding me back from adding new emulation sections since I don't want to stretch my traffic allowance even thinner. Oh well, worry bout' that later. I changed the Poll on top of this page too. I like coming up with questions and getting the opinions of people, even though my sole demographic is 16-25 year old dudes....hmmm. Sounds like an opportunity for an emulation/porn page :) Oh well, worry bout' that later too. That's all for now, lataz.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8th 2002

I haven't updated this page in awhile, so I thought it was about time. I added a bunch of roms and mp3s which I always describe at the top of this page. I am working on the Gameboy and Genesis sections right now, but I really don't think I can add them with my current bandwidth issues. If your a regular to this page, you've undoubtedly hit the 408 (timeout) error that this page is constantly plagued with. If I get a bit more money generated, I can more than double my bandwidth allowance. That'll make it easier for you to get to the roms I already have, and give me the leeway to add the other emulation sections. You bastards still aren't checking out my sponsors much, but a handful have sent in donations. BIG PROPS to Shaun who sent me a $10 donation for the page. Let's just say it would take about 83 banner clicks to get $10, so it's definitely appreciated. He's one visitor that makes up for the other 83 of you ass monkeys who download a bunch of roms and leave. Maybe I'll just start a porn site and have a bunch of pop-up windows ;) Once I get the money to switch my plan, I'll upload the Gameboy and Genesis sections. From my figures, if I had unlimited bandwidth, this page would be about 3 times more popular because no one would get turned away. Hopefully I can work something out. I also updated the Billboard MP3s section today and the top 5 songs are all new, so you can check that out. I think that Kelly Clarkson from "American Idol" is just another cookie-cutter pop singer, but she's #1 so whatever. lataz

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd 2002

My site was down for a couple days last week while I renewed my hosting contract and domain name. It's hard to believe it's been a year already. In that short year I've gotten nearly 50,000 hits and have quickly become one of the top emulation and personal sites. I considered letting the site expire, but I like having my @cpujunky.com email address control. Plus I get tons of interesting emails and pictures from you people, not to mention plenty of props about the site in general. I have some new sections in the works, but I dunno when I'll have it all finished. I removed the pictures and videos section, mainly because we don't take many pictures anymore. No one cares about snapping a Kodak moment when we're out. I might also take down the MP3 section. I don't it's really worthwhile and just eats up my precious bandwidth. Just use Kazaa for that crap. I added about a million ROM requests, but I'll get them filled eventually. You morons need to check what ROMs I already have before you request something. Half the time the ROM(s) you ask for is already on the page. Other times you ask for a game, but have no idea what it's called. Life must be difficult when your that stupid. Keep clicking the damn AD banner and I might work more on the page :) lataz

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11th 2002

I updated the usual things. The MP3 section, the ROM request board, and the pic of the moment. I also updated the About Me and Pictures section. I'd like to thank everyone for all the props you've been giving me. I get emails everyday from people telling me how much they like the site and all. It's stuff like that, that keeps me updating the page, so keep the props coming! I try to reply to everyone that emails me and add their requests when I get the time. lataz.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26th 2002

Let's see what's going on in my life....hmmm. For starters I'm on this new diet called the "Atkins' Diet". If you haven't heard of it, basically you have to eliminate carbohydrates from your diet rather than count calories and fat. It goes against all traditional diets because your allowed to eat fatty foods like eggs and bacon, but you can't have things like bread or pasta because of the carbs in it. Sometimes I get really bad cravings for pop or spaghetti or whatever, but I've already lost a good amount of weight so I'm gonna stick to it. I put on some weight this past year so I need to fucking lose it. I thought I was fat before and now I'm even bigger, god damnitt. I'm like Ronald McDonalds' bitch, ugh. School is shitty as usual, but that's life. As far as the page goes, I updated the usual things. I added new pictures of the UT chicks and a new video from out New Years 2002 party. I also updated the MP3 section with the new, Top 5 Billboard songs. In other news, AOL filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft for their unfair business practices surrounding Internet Explorer. muahahaha. I hate AOL, but at least someone is fighting back against Microsoft's forced IE monopoly. Check out a good article on it here. blah blah blah. Time for bed, lataz.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 6th 2002

My girlfriend read the last update and wanted me to let everyone to know that we're doing fine now...as if you all care ;) We had some rough times but now we're doing better than ever. We have both been enjoying our winter breaks from college and have been spending plenty of "quality" time together, not too mention plenty of party time!! New Years was a blast and I plan on getting some new pictures and videos up soon. You'll get to see my monstrous beer bong!! Anyways....I am finally getting to everyone's ROM requests. I never thought I would receive so many requests in such a short period of time, especially for the NES. I have over 700 NES ROMs and yet people still find games that I don't have ;) I decided to add the above table so you could see what ROMs have already been requested and what their status is. Be sure to check the table before you request any new ROMs, just to make sure it hasn't already been requested. I also removed the NES and SNES emulator binaries I had on the page. It's amazing how fast the emulation programmers update their software, so it's easier for the both of us if you download them from their respective homepages. Finally I updated the MP3 section with the latest Billboard information. If you curious, I use the stats from this page when updating the MP3 section. It's officially called "The Billboard Hot 100" and I just use the top 5. Lastly, I've removed the pop-up ad banners I previously had on my page. They are just too damn annoying, especially when editing and previewing my pages. I'm spending a lot of money on bandwidth for the MP3s and SNES ROMs, so I'm looking for someway to offset the costs. The pop-ups would have helped, but they just drive me crazy. I don't want this page to turn into yet another aggravating, popup laden web site. If you find my page useful or interesting in someway, then please check out my sponsor(s) every now and then. lataz

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18th 2001

These last few weeks have been hell. I've had my ups and downs with my girlfriend and school, I had finals last week, and I've been doing a lot of freelance computer work on the side. Thankfully everything is over now and I can relax for awhile. Anyways, I have a lot more time to update the page now, and I will for about a month since I'm on Christmas break. Tis' the season. Look for upcoming Emulator sections and a lot more ROMs. I'm actually looking into switching servers too and someone recently suggested Powweb.com. They offer twice the amount of traffic I get now and are actually a bit cheaper. Has anyone had any experience with them, good or bad? If I can get switched over, I'll finally be able to have a decent MP3 section along with the massive amount of ROMs. It all sucks a lot of bandwidth ya know :) I've been getting a lot of ROM requests from people, but everyone is being too damn vague. Like for instance someone sent me an email saying "Can you get that one game where people throw stuff at other people across the screen?" For one, I don't know what system he is talking about and two, how the fuck am I suppose to know what game that is? Ugh :) I'm gonna start working more on the page so check back often. lataz

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8th 2001

The next update will be the biggest yet! I've been busy with school and other things, but the next update I am planning should be a big one. I plan on fulfilling a few ROM requests and possibly adding a new emulation section. Do you guys have any requests or ideas of what I should do? If so email me with the contact link at the left. I was thinking either Gameboy or Atari, but we'll see what I can dig up. I've been keeping the other sections updated frequently, so this time I'll try to focus more on the emulation side. As far as my Billboard MP3 section is concerned, it's kind of in limbo right now. I started off with the "Top 20" MP3s, then went to the "Top 10", and now I'm down to the "Top 5". It's all due to bandwidth restrictions. I have plenty of web space, but with all my ROMs and such, I'm eating up server bandwidth like crazy. If I still go over the limit with the "Top 5", then I may try a "Daily MP3" or such where I would post a new popular song everyday. What do you guys think? It'd save me bandwidth and you would actually get a larger selection of MP3s over time. Anyways, I'm off to bed now. It's 3am and I'm still up, guess I better try out this "sleeping" thing. lataz.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15th 2001

TOTALED! Oh so long ago, when I turned 16, I was handed down a 1992 Dodge Dakota. It was old, even for its time, and didn't have the features you'd expect in today's vehicles. But it was mine. I drove that thing through hell. I got it stuck several times in mud, once in a pile of snow, and scrapped the bottom numerous times off-roading it. But it was mine. The sound system sucked ass and the front passenger-side speaker was blown. But it was mine. That truck and I lived together for many years, and went through many things. Someone broke into it once, smashed the rear window, and stole my radar detector. In the past year, I've probably put about $2000 into it, just to keep it running and looking like new. New starter, new steering rack, new paint job, new side mirror, all new brake system, new muffler, new tires, etc. Unfortunately, last week that all came crashing down. I was driving with my mom to the local mall to pick up some bookshelves (which is why we had to take my truck in the first place) when some fucker ran a stop sign and I plowed into him. I was cruising down a back road about 50mph, roughly the speed limit, in which a second road dead-ended into. They had a stop sign but our road was through traffic. Well this kid, who was 18 years old and driving a black 1997 Toyota Camry, hesitated whether or not to pull out in front of me, and ended up freezing in the middle of the fucking road. I slammed on my brakes, turned to the left, but ended up rammed the left front of his car head-on with mine. Needless to say, I was pissed as fuck. I had bought the starter just the day before, and it was started maybe 3 damn times. The previous week, I had purchased 4 new tires, and they still had the little nubs on them. Super! All that went down the shitter. Anyways, the pictures of the aftermath are in my pics section. Luckily we got a decent settlement out of it, and I was handed down yet another vehicle, a 1995 Dodge Grand Caravan. Its definitely no truck, but its loaded with power everything, cruise, and still sits high up like my truck did. Plus with all that extra room in back, I could easily throw in a mattress ;) I just have to work on de-soccer-momming it ;) lataz.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4th 2001

Well it seems CpuJunky.com has really taken off. To date, I have attracted over 700 unique visitors and I'm averaging about 17 more a day. Thanks to all those who have checked out my page! CpuJunky.com is on track to be the most successful page I've ever run, but unfortunately it's also costing me. My server only allots me a certain amount a bandwidth a month, but more importantly, a certain amount ever hour. With 20, 4MB+ mp3s on my site, it only takes a few people downloading at the same time to reach my peak. Some of you may have seen CpuJunky.com down or busy in the recent week, that's because my page surpassed its limit. It blows ass, but there's not much I can do about it. To upgrade my bandwidth costs serious dough, and that's money I just don't have. I never thought I'd have bandwidth problems on a personal site, but here I am. For now I have cut back from listing the Billboard's Top 20 MP3s to listing the Top 5. Hopefully this will alleviate some of the problems. If it doesn't, I may be forced to eliminate the section all together. If anyone knows of a hosting service that allows MP3s/Roms AND has a very lenient policy on bandwidth, let me know by clicking the "contact me" link at the left. We'll see how things unfold from here. lataz

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16th 2001

Well its here, CPUJUNKY.COM is online! Its been awhile since I've had a page, but I thought it was about time I started a new one. I just can't stand not having a web page for some reason. It's like having an outlet for my thoughts or having the power to be heard. My previous web site, GamingX.com, grew to be a fairly popular site over time and I hope the same comes of CpuJunky.com.  I ended up falling behind on InterNIC payments with GamingX, and lost the domain to some asshole who used it for nothing more than a parked domain for advertising. Since then, GamingX.com has been owned by several different people all of whom have been unable or unwilling to keep the site going. Even now the GamingX domain is "for sale", although I haven't received any reply to my offers. I guess they expect to make it big on selling my original domain ;) Well today its all changed, GamingX is no more and CpuJunky.com is here. Everything should be working, but if you find any missing links, html bugs or otherwise, please contact me by clicking the link at the left. Thanks. lataz