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== It's been a long road, getting from there to here... ==
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== 1999 ==
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*Dec. 11 - djpretzel completes very first OverClocked ReMix, [http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00006/ ''Phantasy Star III'' 'Legacy']
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OverClocked ReMix began life in late 1999 as a [http://www.ocremix.org/images/site/oldversions/version01.gif section of the emulation comic] strip [http://www.overclocked.org/ OverClocked.Org].  Just as I started OC to force myself to try to improve at 3D graphics by regularly using 3D Studio MAX, OCR was started to force myself to get back into electronic music, which I'd been interested in since I inherited my sister's Yamaha PSR at age 11. It soon became clear, with the large number of excellent submissions and increasing popularity, that OCR deserved its own site, and so the sub-domain http://remix.overclocked.org was born and the [http://www.ocremix.org/images/site/oldversions/version02.gif initial orange layout] for "OCR1" was created.
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*Dec. 12 - "DJ Pretzel's OverClocked ReMix" debuts as [http://www.ocremix.org/images/site/oldversions/version01.gif side project] of ''[http://www.overclocked.org/ OverClocked]'', a 3D web comic covering the emulation scene
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== 2000 ==
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As I began to learn a bit of PHP, I decided to implement some of what I knew with [http://www.ocremix.org/images/site/oldversions/version03.jpg OCR2], a redesign that featured different sections dedicated to chat, ReMixing, links, etc. with different color schemes for each, and basic PHP-driven searching for mixes.  This was also the first appearance of the Arkanoid-font logo that remains in place today.
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*Feb. 18 - OverClocked ReMix becomes separate site with its own sub-domain, remix.overclocked.org, debuting its [http://www.ocremix.org/images/site/oldversions/version02.gif initial orange layout]
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*July 14 - [http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/14/0516217 First Slashdotting]
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There were then a [http://www.ocremix.org/images/site/oldversions/version04candidate01.jpg couple] of [http://www.ocremix.org/images/site/oldversions/version04candidate02.jpg prototypes] for a design that would be database-driven, the first of which actually went live for a short while until I was forced to realize how embarassingly, well... abstract it was.
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*Oct. - First print mention in ''SHIFT''
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== 2001 ==
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The single biggest change in the site's history came with the final release design for OCR3, which was database-driven for the first time, added the headphones-and-SNES-gamepad graphic to the existing Arkanoid-style logo, upgraded the forums to PHPBB, and much more.  The entire collection of MP3s was retagged with ID3v2 tags that matched the database info, and a relational database structure was created to allow association between games, mixes, composers, remixers, etc. Veteran ReMixer [http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/mcvaffe/ McVaffe] helped test and provided feedback on the final design, for which I am eternally grateful.
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*Q1 - [http://www.ocremix.org/images/site/oldversions/version03.jpg OverClocked Remix v2 redesign], with blue color scheme
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:*dedicated sections for chat, ReMixing, links, etc. with different color schemes for each
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After the release of OCR3, several additional updates were made.  The ReViews forum was integrated with the site database so that mixes were linked with their review threads, downloads of sound archives (NSF, RSN, etc.) were added so that listeners could compare the mix to the original, additional database fields were added, and the underlying code was switched from spaghetti PHP to an XML/XSLT templating scheme.
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:*basic PHP-driven searching for ReMixes
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:*first appearance of the Iomanoid/Arkanoid font logo
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OCR4 represents a clean-up of the PHP, XHTML, CSS, and XSLT codebase that OCR3 initiated.  The site is now completely XSLT templated, outside of the forums, and the design itself is dictated entirely by CSS.  All documentation, including this article, has been moved out of flat files into MySQL, navigation and sorting options have been both expanded and normalized, and in general everything has been cleaned up to a significant extent. OCR4 was released primarily to form a consistent, clean base from which to build additional functionality on to the site, without the specter of having to recode the underlying guts.
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*Mar. 17 - [http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?1268711 First Farking]
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*date unknown - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_nmbQnDRWg First television mention] on TechTV's ''The Screen Savers''
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-[[User:djpretzel|djpretzel]]
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== 2002 ==
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*Jan. 24 - Forums migrated from wwwthreads CGI to phpBB
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*Q1 - Ormgas web radio station launched by Marco "ravon" Alanen
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*Mar. 18 - [http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2002/03/18/videogame_music First in-depth article on VGM arrangement scene] by Salon.com
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*Mar. 18 - [[Judges Panel|Judges panel]], elected by forum members, officially begins evaluating submissions
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*Q1 - OverClocked ReMix v3 database-driven [http://www.ocremix.org/images/site/oldversions/version04candidate01.jpg design] [http://www.ocremix.org/images/site/oldversions/version04candidate02.jpg prototypes], the first of which actually went live for a short while until djpretzel "was forced to realize how embarrassingly, well... abstract it was"
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*Q2 - OverClocked ReMix v3, with purple color scheme
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:*Added headphones-and-SNES-gamepad graphic to existing Arkanoid-style logo, upgraded forums to phpBB, and more
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:*Now database-driven, relational database structure created associations between games, ReMixes, composers, ReMixers, etc.
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:*ReMixes retagged with ID3v2 tags matching database info
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:*Veteran ReMixer [http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/mcvaffe/ McVaffe] helped test and provided feedback on the final design, for which djpretzel is eternally grateful
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:*Later, ReMixes were linked to their review threads, added downloads of game music format archives (e.g. NSF, SPC) for listeners to compare ReMixes to original music, added additional database fields, and switched underlying code from spaghetti PHP to XML/XSLT templating scheme
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*July - Coverage in ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' #156, resulting in the first mass influx of new visitors
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*Aug. 18 - First OC ReMix by a veteran professional game composer released, [http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00741/ ''The 7th Guest'' 'Fat Dance'] by [http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/thefatman/ "The Fat Man" George Sanger]
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== 2003 ==
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*July 10 - www.ocremix.org domain registered
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*Sep. 12 - First album, ''[http://www.ocremix.org/album/id/3/super-metroid-relics-of-the-chozo/ Super Metroid: Relics of the Chozo]'', released
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== 2004 ==
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*Feb. 28 - Second OC ReMix by a veteran professional game composer released, [http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01130/ ''Final Fantasy VI'' 'Squaresoft Variation'] by [http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/jeremysoule/ Jeremy Soule]
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*May 24 - "OverClocked ReMix 4.0", with silver and orange color scheme; remains in place today, with modifications
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:*Clean-up of PHP, XHTML, CSS, and XSLT codebase OCR v3 initiated, forming consistent, clean base to build additional site functionality
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:*Site completely XSLT templated, outside of the forums; design entirely dictated by CSS
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:*All documentation moved out of flat files into MySQL, navigation and sorting options expanded and normalized
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*Sep. 12 - Second album, ''[http://www.ocremix.org/album/id/2/donkey-kong-country-kong-in-concert/ Donkey Kong Country: Kong in Concert]'', released
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== 2005 ==
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*Mar. 09 - Third album, ''[http://www.ocremix.org/album/id/5/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-hedgehog-heaven/ Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Hedgehog Heaven]'', released
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*June 25 - Fourth album, ''[http://www.ocremix.org/album/id/6/kirbys-adventure-rise-of-the-star/ Kirby's Adventure: Rise of the Star]'', released
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*Aug. 08 - Fifth album, ''[http://www.ocremix.org/album/id/4/doom-the-dark-side-of-phobos/ Doom: The Dark Side of Phobos]'', released
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== 2006 ==
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*Jan. 03 - Sixth album, ''[http://www.ocremix.org/album/id/7/chrono-trigger-chrono-symphonic/ Chrono Trigger: Chrono Symphonic]'', released
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*May 29 - Seventh album, ''[http://www.ocremix.org/album/id/8/super-street-fighter-ii-turbo-blood-on-the-asphalt/ Super Street Fighter II Turbo: Blood on the Asphalt]'', released
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*June 03 - djpretzel's first signing appearance alongside video game industry professionals at ''[http://www.videogameslive.com/ Video Games Live]'' in Philadelphia, PA
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*Aug. 04 - First convention appearance, Otakon in Baltimore, MD
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*Aug. 22 - Move from third-party hosting with ZTNet to self-funded dedicated hosting on LiquidWeb
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*Sep. 21 - First release of OC ReMixes on a commercial VGM album, Tommy Tallarico Studios' ''Earthworm Jim Anthology''
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*Nov. 19 - Eight album, ''[http://www.ocremix.org/album/id/9/sonic-3-and-knuckles-project-chaos/ Sonic 3 & Knuckles: Project Chaos]'', released
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*Dec. 30 - Forums migrated from phpBB to vBulletin
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== 2007 ==
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*June 29 - djpretzel appears on-stage at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at ''Video Games Live'' in Washington, DC
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*Aug. 06 - Upgraded to PHP 5
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*Sep. 14 - Ninth album, ''[http://www.ocremix.org/album/id/1/final-fantasy-vii-voices-of-the-lifestream/ Final Fantasy VII: Voices of the Lifestream]'', released
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*Oct. 02 - Upgraded to MySQL 5
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*Q4 - OverClocked ReMix registered as an LLC
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== 2008 ==
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*Jan. 05 - Tenth album, ''[http://www.ocremix.org/album/id/10/radical-dreamers-thieves-of-fate/ Radical Dreamers: Thieves of Fate]'', released
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*Feb. 24 - [http://www.ocremix.org/info/Interview:_Michael_Gluck_%28Piano_Squall%29 First game musician interview conducted] with Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck
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*June 04 - [http://ormgas.rainwave.cc/ Ormgas web radio station] taken over by Rob "LiquidRain" McAuley of Rainwave.cc
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*Aug. 08 - Eleventh album, ''[http://www.ocremix.org/album/id/11/doom-ii-delta-q-delta/ Doom II: Delta-Q-Delta]'', released
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*Q4 - First major game soundtrack, [http://www.ocremix.org/organization/id/4/ Capcom]'s ''[http://games.capcomdigital.com/streetfighteriihdr/ Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix]'', scheduled for release on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network
  
 
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Revision as of 19:40, 25 September 2008

1999

2000

  • Feb. 18 - OverClocked ReMix becomes separate site with its own sub-domain, remix.overclocked.org, debuting its initial orange layout
  • July 14 - First Slashdotting
  • Oct. - First print mention in SHIFT

2001

  • dedicated sections for chat, ReMixing, links, etc. with different color schemes for each
  • basic PHP-driven searching for ReMixes
  • first appearance of the Iomanoid/Arkanoid font logo

2002

  • Jan. 24 - Forums migrated from wwwthreads CGI to phpBB
  • Q1 - Ormgas web radio station launched by Marco "ravon" Alanen
  • Mar. 18 - First in-depth article on VGM arrangement scene by Salon.com
  • Mar. 18 - Judges panel, elected by forum members, officially begins evaluating submissions
  • Q1 - OverClocked ReMix v3 database-driven design prototypes, the first of which actually went live for a short while until djpretzel "was forced to realize how embarrassingly, well... abstract it was"
  • Q2 - OverClocked ReMix v3, with purple color scheme
  • Added headphones-and-SNES-gamepad graphic to existing Arkanoid-style logo, upgraded forums to phpBB, and more
  • Now database-driven, relational database structure created associations between games, ReMixes, composers, ReMixers, etc.
  • ReMixes retagged with ID3v2 tags matching database info
  • Veteran ReMixer McVaffe helped test and provided feedback on the final design, for which djpretzel is eternally grateful
  • Later, ReMixes were linked to their review threads, added downloads of game music format archives (e.g. NSF, SPC) for listeners to compare ReMixes to original music, added additional database fields, and switched underlying code from spaghetti PHP to XML/XSLT templating scheme

2003

2004

  • Clean-up of PHP, XHTML, CSS, and XSLT codebase OCR v3 initiated, forming consistent, clean base to build additional site functionality
  • Site completely XSLT templated, outside of the forums; design entirely dictated by CSS
  • All documentation moved out of flat files into MySQL, navigation and sorting options expanded and normalized

2005

2006

  • Jan. 03 - Sixth album, Chrono Trigger: Chrono Symphonic, released
  • May 29 - Seventh album, Super Street Fighter II Turbo: Blood on the Asphalt, released
  • June 03 - djpretzel's first signing appearance alongside video game industry professionals at Video Games Live in Philadelphia, PA
  • Aug. 04 - First convention appearance, Otakon in Baltimore, MD
  • Aug. 22 - Move from third-party hosting with ZTNet to self-funded dedicated hosting on LiquidWeb
  • Sep. 21 - First release of OC ReMixes on a commercial VGM album, Tommy Tallarico Studios' Earthworm Jim Anthology
  • Nov. 19 - Eight album, Sonic 3 & Knuckles: Project Chaos, released
  • Dec. 30 - Forums migrated from phpBB to vBulletin

2007

  • June 29 - djpretzel appears on-stage at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at Video Games Live in Washington, DC
  • Aug. 06 - Upgraded to PHP 5
  • Sep. 14 - Ninth album, Final Fantasy VII: Voices of the Lifestream, released
  • Oct. 02 - Upgraded to MySQL 5
  • Q4 - OverClocked ReMix registered as an LLC

2008

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