MIDI ringtones. The dilemma. • Non-Gaming • Mobile Phones • Eurogamer.net

ChrisOTR 25 Feb 2005 12:24:57 1,670 posts
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So,

Everyone knows that musical ring tones fuck everyone off.

But.

There are so many great MIDI game tunes out there.

At present my phone rings with the Street Fighter 2 intro music.

Should I be shot/hung?

Spanky 25 Feb 2005 12:30:16 15,037 posts
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No that's good, its the celine dion midi ringtone you should avoid. I don't like mobiles but i've always liked the idea of a random retro game tune going off in my pocket, be it tetris or mario2.

All ringtones should be games music

edit dab gnilleps

Edited by Spanky at 12:31:25 25-02-2005

gamingdave 25 Feb 2005 12:33:29 5,087 posts
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Ahhh, ringtones. It depends on a few factors, how loud your phone is and how long you take to answer it. If its a known tune it should be a faithful reproduction of the original, shitty off key conversions grate most of all. But for me the biggest anoyance with mobile phones is fuckas at work who never actualy have them on them and just leave them on desks ringing away. They normall get switched straight off.

Me, ive got the Home/House theme from Zelda on mine, and the chest openeing/item discovery fanfare as my recieved message tone. Occasionaly I change it for some Mario Karts.

ChrisOTR 25 Feb 2005 12:41:04 1,670 posts
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Could you email me the Zelda ones? The item discovery tone for a text is GENIUS.

cdtomkins at yahoo co uk

Deleted user 25 February 2005 12:41:07

I have a whole range on SNES midi files as ringtones.

When the gf rings I get the theme tune from Koopa Beach on Mario Kart.

When my annoying mate rings it's the Bowsers Castle theme from Super Mario Bros.

I have the F-zero theme tune as well as the Ghosts and Goblins theme music and loads of others.

In fact if anyone wants them, then click here.

ChrisOTR 25 Feb 2005 12:42:10 1,670 posts
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Hell. Yes. Download complete.

gamingdave 25 Feb 2005 12:48:15 5,087 posts
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ChrisOTR wrote:
Could you email me the Zelda ones? The item discovery tone for a text is GENIUS.

cdtomkins at yahoo co uk

Well there on my phone but I dont know if I have them on the PC still, I downloaded them from somewhere and converted them with the Nokia software. Ill see what I can do though.

Deleted user 25 February 2005 12:50:48

The only ringtone I would be interested in would be the GTA III theme all polyphonic 'n' that. Tried downloading it from ad in PS2 mag but just got a few texts confirming order, and then a text saying message cannot be displayed AND they still charged me for it.

It all seems a bit complicated with enabling mobiles with WAP, LAP CRAP whatever...etc... so I've given up! Its just not VOIP you see..!

Wobbler 25 Feb 2005 12:54:21 181 posts
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I've got a sampled MP3 of Metal Gear Solid's "codec ring" as my rinftone. It's nice in that it's not a musical piece of shite and sounds like a ringtone, but it's recognisable to those 'in the know'

Tricky 25 Feb 2005 12:55:32 5,088 posts
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For my opinion on MIDI ringtones I would retitle this thread to "MIDI ringtones. The horror" and have done with it.

I've configured the gf's Samsung D500 with either the opening chords of "This Is The One" by Stone Roses or "Galvanise" by Chemical Brothers both of which make pretty good ringtones.

Can't have anything quite so fancy on my Motorola V600 so I've just got the ringtone from the CTU phones in 24 - infinitely preferable to any of the crap that is otherwise on offer on it.

ChrisOTR 25 Feb 2005 12:58:19 1,670 posts
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gamingdave - don't put yourself out too much, but cheers!

Lutz 25 Feb 2005 12:58:20 48,870 posts
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Best ring tone ever? ToeJam and Earl openeing theme MP3.

\0/

Text tone, Halo soundtrack, Under Cover Of Night.

ekko 25 Feb 2005 13:06:39 904 posts
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I'm the last person in Britian without a mobile phone (proven fact), to great annoyance to my friends and enemies.

The only thing I would use it for is games and game-related ring tones.

But games on them are crap (for the most part) and it seems if you don't have a "normal" ring tone everybody gives you a menacing stare.

Should I finally join the 21st Century and get a ear-cancer box, I mean mobile phone?

terminalterror 25 Feb 2005 13:23:04 18,932 posts
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Tricky wrote:
For my opinion on MIDI ringtones I would retitle this thread to "MIDI ringtones. The horror" and have done with it.

I've configured the gf's Samsung D500 with either the opening chords of "This Is The One" by Stone Roses or "Galvanise" by Chemical Brothers both of which make pretty good ringtones.

Can't have anything quite so fancy on my Motorola V600 so I've just got the ringtone from the CTU phones in 24 - infinitely preferable to any of the crap that is otherwise on offer on it.

My phone can use WMA files as ringtones (MP3 as well, but WMA files are smaller).

I've currently got part of the Beyond Good and Evil soundtrack as my ringtone. I really want the 24 theme tune though, anyone have a link?

Dr.Haggard 25 Feb 2005 14:23:55 4,640 posts
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Been using the original System Shock theme and level 1 midis for my ringtones for about 2 years now. Always loved that music.

It's about time I got a new phone but there doesn't seem to be much choice of ones that support mp3 or wma just yet. What's yours TT? I've kept my Siemens S55 for years because it's the nicest keypad and software of any phone I've had. The gf got a motorola clam shell thingy fairly recently which supports mp3s, but the thing is horrible to use and buggy as hell.

warlockuk 25 Feb 2005 14:26:09 19,519 posts
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I seem to have a habit of using death metal guitar solos for midi ringtones. Bastards to program in, but they're kinda cool (individual rings for groups of people - my northern mates have the intro to Scavenger of Human Sorrow by Death)

ChrisOTR 25 Feb 2005 14:47:08 1,670 posts
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Oooh! System Shock music. Even the elevator music?

I loved the title track on that game.

terminalterror 25 Feb 2005 15:03:32 18,932 posts
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Dr.Haggard wrote:
Been using the original System Shock theme and level 1 midis for my ringtones for about 2 years now. Always loved that music.

It's about time I got a new phone but there doesn't seem to be much choice of ones that support mp3 or wma just yet. What's yours TT? I've kept my Siemens S55 for years because it's the nicest keypad and software of any phone I've had. The gf got a motorola clam shell thingy fairly recently which supports mp3s, but the thing is horrible to use and buggy as hell.

An SPV C500. Its pretty much a slightly cut down Pocket PC crammed into a teeny little phone (well, compared to by previous 3410, probably bigger than your S55). You can have mp3s as ringtones, alerts etc.

Deleted user 25 February 2005 16:20:22

Lutz wrote:
Best ring tone ever? ToeJam and Earl openeing theme MP3.

\0/

Text tone, Halo soundtrack, Under Cover Of Night.

Lutz mate. I would fucking love you to email Toe Jam and Earl over.

MP3 ringtones have changed everything for me. I used to use midi game music, but now I use...actual game music \o/

Sonic intro for ringtone, ring collection sound for text. Get, in.

TipTop 25 Feb 2005 16:23:25 763 posts
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Tricky, I needs that 24 ring tone. Where would one procure it?