5th Anniversary Statement
"Happy 5th Anniversary To Us!"
(Originally Posted on February 15, 2015)
NOTE: This is the same statement that was posted on our previous site thanks to a previous backup that we had from earlier last year, we were able to see about transferring its contents to this document for our records and add it to our "Anniversary Statements" section on our current site. The majority of the contents shown below still remain unchanged; although some parts may be edited.

That's right, faithful visitors and listeners... on this blessed day five years ago on a videogame community forum (that I shall keep undisclosed), yours truly set out on a mission to keep the Super Nintendo music style tradition alive by taking musical scores done for modern Super Mario (and branched) videogame installments for the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo WiiU, and the Nintendo 3DS (one "branched" installment was for the original Nintendo DS, but that was only a rare occurence) and with the Super Nintendo music style instrument sets that I have "gathered" over the years (thanks to "internal leads" that were posted at a videogame music community forum I visit) use them to do Super Nintendo music style arrangements of the "modern" Super Mario (and branched) musical scores (with the intent of making sure the finished product of these arrangements that I have done still "match" the original song heard in the game itself). It's been an awesome five years, no doubt, but I can tell you that I have enjoyed every minute of this process. And the best part? I'm not even close to shutting these doors down! We're just getting started, and as I stated on the corresponding image on this entry, I'm personally keeping fingers crossed that we'll keep on doing this for at least five more years! Why, you ask? Because as far as I'm concerned, the Super Nintendo style of videogame music is still considered to be the best kind of music done in videogame history; once again, thanks to a few "insiders", I'm not really leading the charge, but I am grateful to the Lord that He has given me the musical talent and the opportunity to be part of a group that's determined to make sure that the Super Nintendo music style making and listening process is still alive and well today. Only that for me, it's focused solely on giving the modern Super Mario (and branched) installments some SNES music style love since I am still a dedicated Super Mario videogame series fan as a whole to this day.

So here are some statistics that we've gathered so far since we started these operations five years ago. As of today, we now have:

* 228 Super Nintendo music style arrangement files (in the .mp3 format), under the sorting of:
* 17 featured modern Super Mario (and branched) videogame installments involved, and...
* 21 featured Super Nintendo music instrument sets are involved in the SNES music style arrangement process (created by a ranged of 9 publishers).

I'm hoping that one of these days, we can see about posting a spreadsheet or something that can be like a "ranking" showing the "most involved Super Mario (or branched) game installment", as well as which Super Nintendo music instrument set was the most involved as well. It's still in the planning stages layout wise, but it's one of the things on my planned to-do list after I make more progress in my clearing out my "music arrangement backlog" that I still have. This was also patr of what I said in an earlier entry that it's time for us to start stepping up our game. Of course, my adversaries are still school obligations plus my having to deal with some personal situations regarding my family, but I'm still optimistic that I'll get this done.

Also, this is a good time for me to say that it looks like I may be coming to final decisions on using other venues in our operations starting this year. The details are still under lock and key, but when the time comes, I'll make sure to announce the news on this "home base" of operations. But I still will say this again: and it feels like reality as a whole even outside of these operations... we have now come to a point where it's time for us to definitely start adding some fresh new stuff to stay alive for at least five more years. I'm optimistic that it can be done, but I know that plans have to start and possibly get implemented during the course of this year to get the best results and to have the odds in our favor for these operations. As I also said in another previous entry, these operations have come too far to turn back now; we're on the verge of making sure that all fan endeavours (including this one maintained by yours truly) stay alive through any challenges brought against us. Once again, I'm optimistic that these operations will still press on and prevail through it all, and I'm looking forward to facing them head on. Once again, I'm doing this for two things: my love of the Super Nintendo music style process in general, and two, to show my undying enthusiasm for Nintendo's Super Mario videogame series overall (which in a few months, is going to be reaching the 30th anniversary mark! And you can bet I'll make sure to be a part of it when that day comes).

Before I end this entry, let me once again say my heartfelt thanks to:
(1) The videogame music community "insiders" at respective forums (that I will not disclose here) for giving me (and others) leads to obtaing Super Nintendo music instrument sets
(2) ModPlug Tracker - without this music utility application (which I also thank the videogame music community "insiders" for letting me know about this application). I wouldn't have been able to do the necessary work itself to create this stuff! (And thank heavens that I'm always able to make sure that only eight channels are shown on each "source file" that I have and load it onto the software - as you all know already, the Super Nintendo sound system itself only had eight channels for music/sound effects purposes; more details on this page: http://mc-mmg-homebase.exabyte.ga/index.php?show=pages&f=4)
(3) All of you who have been sticking with us throughout these five years and have enjoyed what Super Nintendo music style arrangements of modern Super Mario (and branched) videogame musical scores I have posted prior to this anniversary. And as I said earlier, I'm not even through with this yet. Look out for more stuff from me as the months forge ahead; I know I'm looking forward to it as well once the "personal storms" on my end definitely clear. Also, be on the lookout regarding future posts in terms of how you may be able to help us out in the future because as I said earlier, we're at the point where it's time for us to start "doing more" for these operations overall here.
(4) More importantly, very special thanks to the folks at Nintendo of Japan (Nintendo Co., Ltd.) and Nintendo of America Inc. for forming the Super Mario videogame series overall in the first place; without inspiration from legendary game creator Shigeru Miyamoto, we wouldn't even have a character named Mario, and mroe importantly, we wouldn't even have this popular, long-running videogame series in the first place. Heck, if this series didn't exist, this operation that I'm doing here wouldn't have been born five years ago! For this case, I'm deeply grateful.

Once again, and without being conceited of course, happy 5th anniversary to our operations overall here; looking forward to gaining at least five more years in the process! I'm sure that we can do it, so help me God! Take care, everyone; I'm out for now.

Here's hoping the Mario gang overall (pictured above) will keep me excited in terms of finding new Super Nintendo music style arrangement targets from their recent game installments in the months to come! Until then, I'll be patiently waiting.
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