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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, after a community poll of ReMixers chose the most acceptable solution to handle the growing submission queue, 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 - Eighth 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
2009
2010
- Two-thousandth OC ReMix posted in subsequent mixflood
- Third OC ReMix by veteran game composers: Donkey Kong Country 2 'Re-Skewed' by Dave Wise featuring Grant Kirkhope and Robin Beanland
- Jul. 29 - Second original game soundtrack, Trenches Original Soundtrack, released
- Sep. 10 - Eighteenth album, Final Fantasy V: The Fabled Warriors ~I. WIND~, released
- Nov. 22 - Nineteenth album, Teen Agent: The Root of All Evil, released
- Dec. 07 - Official IRC channel moved from EnterTheGame to EsperNet
- Dec. 13 - Twentieth album, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening: Threshold of a Dream, released
- Dec. 17 - ChipAmp updated to v1.0
- Dec. 23 - Third original game soundtrack, Return All Robots! Original Soundtrack, released
2011
- Jan. 10 - Twenty-first album, THE ANSWER - Armored Core Tribute Album -, released
- Feb. 07 - Twenty-second album, Heroes vs. Villains, released in partnership with The Bad Dudes
- Feb. 28 - Fourth original game soundtrack, Missile Master, Episode 1: Invasion Original Soundtrack, released
- Mar. 01 - Twenty-third album, Pokémon: The Missingno Tracks, released
- Mar. 25 - Twenty-fourth album, Mega Man: The Robot Museum, released
- Apr. 12 - Twenty-fifth album, Sonic the Hedgehog: The Sound of Speed, released
- Jul. 05 - Twenty-sixth album, NiGHTS: Lucid Dreaming, released
- Sep. 07 - Twenty-seventh album, Mega Man 9: Back in Blue, released
- Oct. 10 - Twenty-eighth album, Super Dodge Ball: Around the World, released
- Nov. 22 - Twenty-ninth album, 25YEARLEGEND: A Legend of Zelda Indie Game Composer Tribute, released
- Dec. 06 - Thirtieth album, BadAss: Boss Themes, released
- Dec. 20 - Thirty-first album, Wild Arms: ARMed and DANGerous, released
2012
- Jan. 24 - Thirty-second album, Unsung Heroes, released
- Feb. 17 - Submission standards were updated
- Mar. 14 - Thirty-third album, Mega Man X: Maverick Rising, released
- Apr. 25 - Thirty-fourth album, Pilotwings: Take Flight, released
- Jun. 18 - Thirty-fifth album, Final Fantasy: Random Encounter, released
- Jul. 18 - First official OverClocked ReMix-sponsored Kickstarter launches for the Final Fantasy VI: Balance & Ruin album; after complications, successfully relaunched on Sep. 25
- Oct. 18 - Fifth original game soundtrack, Impulse Original Soundtrack (12 Followers/Meteo Xavier), released
- Oct. 18 - New torrents containing the first 2500 remixes with updated tagging were officially released
- Dec. 03 - Thirty-sixth album, Donkey Kong Country 3: Double the Trouble!, released
2013
2016
- Nov. 26th - Game Music Initiative, Inc, a 501c3 non-profit charitable organization, is founded and assumes management and sponsorship of OverClocked ReMix.