sefirosu Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Happy B-Day OCR! I guess this is the place to tell my story, right? Well, I joined the forums just over a year ago but had been listening to ReMixes for about a year before that. The FFVII album is what brought me to the site, I found it on some other website, the name thereof escapes me at this point, whilst looking for guitar tabs to some of the music... Namely Vincent's theme and the Cosmo Canyon theme... and thought it would be interesting to hear re-interpretations of some classic VGM. So, I finally joined, posted a couple of reviews, posted in the newbies thread, had a sig made, joined the second Off-Top wolf game and posted a few more reviews. Well, from there things have definately died down on my posting and overall activity on the forums. With OCAD going now, I have a good excuse to spread the site to my friends again and a better reason to at least watch the forums from time to time. Hopefully the site stays around long enough for me to at least sub a ReMix. Even if I never get posted... Well, as was said previously, NICE WORK to djp and the other members of the site staff, and Nice (10th) Birthday to OverClocked ReMix, may there be many more to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeAuto Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 i'm looking forward to the day when we have a posted remixer who is younger than the site itself. This actually has a really good chance of happening in the next 10 years... ... ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 ...joined the second Off-Top wolf game... That always looked like a lot of fun. It's basically like Mafia right? I really should get more involved in Off-Top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subz1987 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Happy birthday, OCR! I still remember the first time I came to this site. It was after the 100th mix was posted. I found a link to OCR on vgmusic.com and followed it. I remember going "WTF!" when I couldn't find any Pokémon reMixes on the site. But that problem's been fixed. Here's to another 10 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brelston Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Jeeze, 10 years? When I first found this site (through an EGM article in 2001 I think) I literally could not believe it. I'd been recording game music with off-air boom boxes and firing up in-game sound tests to pass the time since the NES, and the idea that there were so many people who felt the same way about game music floored me. OCR instantly became one of my favorite sites and remains so to this day. "Fan" might not be a strong enough word here. This site's very existence is almost magical wish-fulfillment. Hats off to everyone involved, from Pretzel to the ReMixers themselves - everything is amazing. I try to link the site as often as possible (through articles on GamesRadar) and am always happy to see comments or replies that echo the same awe I felt the first time I visited the site. 10 more years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekofrog Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 had a long post typed up, forum failed, lost it. FUCK OCREMIX FORUM but yay ocremix +10 moar years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I love this place. No doubt it's had an influence on my life. For something like this to bring me to tears, grabbing my emotion, you know it is deeply heartfelt when I say thank you to everyone involved who made this place what it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 One of the most intelligent, friendliest, and interesting communities on the Internet by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thylacine Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I'm always sure I'll have a good time when I come to this site. Thank you for the dedication you've shown over the past decade, even with Y2K looming and all that other stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-RoN Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Been here since 2002, and have always been coming back for more! Happy 10th B-day OCR, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerlord Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 If you think that's impressive, I know another game music site that will enter its terrible teens this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-RoN Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 If you think that's impressive, I know another game music site that will enter its terrible teens this year... I'll keep the VGMix comments to myself after putting my two cents in the Revival thread...er wait...I don't think VGMix is even ten yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majin GeoDooD Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Wow, 10 years already? I haven't been here quite that long, but I think it's been 8 1/2 years for me now. Where has the time gone? Happy Birthday OCR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmony Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Happy 10th OCR! Thank you for the friends I've made, the wonderful experiences I've had working with the site, the musical education and inspiration I wouldn't have gotten otherwise, the constant laughs, the sanity you provided throughout grad school, and most importantly, THE REMIXES! Let's keep it rolling for many many years to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I love this place. No doubt it's had an influence on my life.For something like this to bring me to tears, grabbing my emotion, you know it is deeply heartfelt when I say thank you to everyone involved who made this place what it is! Amen to that. If you're not moved at all by the Dragon Song, you probably have no soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Just voted on my tenth remix today, felt good! CELEBRATION! Also, I wanted to thank Dave, OCR and (even though he smells and is less cool than Dave) Larry for keeping this place alive. It basically gave me an education and a road towards what will probably be my job in the future. All while giving anyone and everyone some of the best free music on the mighty internets. 10 years? Here's to 10 more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitoriJaNai Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Well, I must say that although I've only joined within the past year, the amount of awesomeness that this site has provided from the beginning and continued to provide throughout is astonishing. Good job, OCR. May you pwn more faces with your music forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hale-Bopp Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Woohoo! We rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I'll keep the VGMix comments to myself after putting my two cents in the Revival thread...er wait...I don't think VGMix is even ten yet. VGMusic.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 This actually has a really good chance of happening in the next 10 years... ... ... If the site was four years older it would already have happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKrow Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Makes me wish I would have joined the community as soon as I found it. Happy 10th OCR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ella guro Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Happy birthday, OCR! It's been a strange and interesting ride... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ella guro Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Happy birthday, OCR! It's been a strange and interesting ride... ...but one I'm better for having taken I found OCR in 2002, when John Romero linked to it on his site. I was like "oh no not another one of these videogame midi sites" and then I realized what it actually was and my mind was totally BLOWN. I spent the ensuing months obsessing about OCR, making OCR mix cd's and having game music constantly going through my head. I had only ever done some midis and I didn't really have any musical equipment, so I thought there was no way I could make music sound as good as the mixes on the site. I thought it would take forever before I did anything decent. But then my first mix got two YES votes, and my second one was accepted and posted in January 2003 (both were made in MODplug with free soundfonts) so it didn't take long . My life has been different ever since. I realized that I could actually make music that sounded good and people liked it! The politics and other stuff really bogged me down a few years later, though, and made me lose sight of what interested me about OCR in the first place. I "quit" the community in late 2005/early 2006 partly for that reason, partly for other personal reasons, partly because I felt like people weren't really liking what I was doing anymore, and partly just because I was embarrassed to tell people that I liked videogame music. To anyone who finds themselves in a situation like I was in - if you really like or care about OCR or any other place like this and feel like you really want to make a difference, just try to make the most positive amount of difference with what you have the ability to make, and let the rest go. And also, sometimes it's good to quit for awhile and come back. Gives you a fresh perspective. I was wary about coming back to OCR because of my transitioning from male to female, among many other things. "Liz" is a "joke" account that I created in 2004 that turned out to not be a joke (in case I'm being too vague, adhesive_boy = me). It's weird when you have any sort of name recognition amongst people already, especially under an opposite gendered moniker. But I've talked to some friends in the community and went back and listened to some of my favorite soundtracks and found many reasons to be interested in videogame music again. So, once again... happy birthday, OCR! I look forward to the next 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Polo Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 By chance, I pretty much joined just in time to witness this milestone OCR event. I feel honoured to be a part of this incredible community, and I hope to stick around for 10 more to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theophany Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 The best thing about OCR, besides the awesome concept and content, is the community. What could be cooler than the collaborative remixing of video game music in a community of utterly committed and enthusiastic musicians, and near-legions of video game music lovers? I think OCR is a dream come true, not just for djp, but for everyone who has ever found this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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