This utility automatically and incrementally builds a library of high-quality video game remixes from OverClocked ReMix. You can use it to keep your library up to date with all of the latest remixes, or only the remixes from games that you choose.
Note: If you're looking to download all of OCRemix's back catalog, I recommend using the torrents page or this script.
The OverClocked ReMix Downloader will only help you keep your remix library in up-to-date moving forward as new remixes are added. Set it and forget it.
I love OverClocked ReMix. The community makes the best video game remixes around, and I've been a fan for years. That said, as a user/listener, I have two problems:
- I'm a little too nostalgia-focused. I only want to check out a subset of the remixes posted to the site, corresponding to the games I played when I was growing up.
- I don't want to have to manually download these remixes and add them to my iTunes library.
This script solves these problems. If you schedule it to run automatically, it'll help you amass a nice collection of remixes.
ocremix.rb 'Sonic|Mario|Zelda|Pokémon|NiGHTS' iTunes
This will download the most recent 10 remixes on ocremix.org whose titles contain Sonic OR Mario OR ZELDA etc, and add them to your iTunes library.
If you'd like to keep remixes from all games, use the special "all" keyword:
ocremix.rb all iTunes
If you're not using a Mac or iTunes, the final argument can be replaced with a file path:
example: ocremix.rb 'Sonic' 'downloads/'
If you want to see what the script is doing as it runs, there's an optional debug flag:
ocremix.rb all iTunes debug
This script doesn't shine until you schedule it to run daily in the background, keeping your library up to date. It ensures that it doesn't download the same file twice by keeping a history of every file it's downloaded in .ocremix_history.
If you're running Linux or Mac OS X, it's easy to schedule the OverClocked ReMix Downloader to run periodically. In your terminal, run crontab -e, which will open your crontab in your $EDITOR.
If you're not comfortable on the command line, or with vim, try using env EDITOR=nano crontab -e instead.
To schedule the script it run every day at midnight, add this to the bottom of the file:
0 0 * * * /PATH/TO/OverClocked-ReMix-Downloader/ocremix.rb all iTunes
If you're using iTunes, it's easy to keep track of all of the tracks the OverClocked ReMix Downloader have grabbed for you. Make the following smart playlist and sort it by date.
Let me know if you have any problems! With luck, someone other than me will find this useful.