Retro Music as Ring Tones

TechnoFreek · 14-07-2012 04:36PM #1

So everyone knows that retro music is totally awesome and often lends itself perfectly as a nerdy ringtone.

And it's easier than ever to get on to phone
1) locate fave music on youtube
2) copy youtube url into www.snipmp3.com
3) download resulting mp3
4) copy to phone
5) trim (if necessary)
6) set as ringtone

here's my nomination and current tone, gonna be tough to beat!
cast your vote now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARJzWXXupeE

Optimus Prime · 14-07-2012 04:57PM

Ive have street fighter 2 as my ringtone on the phone about a month now! not sure where i got it from, think i just googled it.

o1s1n · 14-07-2012 05:11PM

The Sonic ring collect sound has been my sms alert tone for as long as i remember!

Relikk · 14-07-2012 05:21PM

I've had the Streets Of Rage 2 Stage Clear jingle as my message tone for quite a while (before that it was the jingle from the start of the stages in Bomb Jack) and recently added Qui Qui from Puzzle Bobble 2 as my ringtone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVK-z4Wy8LQ

James Howlett · 14-07-2012 09:30PM

I used to have the double-dragon theme as my ring tone.

This is not retro but is game related; in lollipop chainsaw the main character can leap-frog over zombies and lets a out a cheerful "yeah!" everytime she does. I have that cheerful noise for my message alert tone... pity no body texts me.

OwaynOTT · 14-07-2012 09:58PM

I've an iPhone so I'm ****ed!

ironictoaster · 14-07-2012 10:01PM

OwaynOTT wrote: »

I've an iPhone so I'm ****ed!

Use www.audiko.net. Upload and edit it on their site and it will convert it to iphone format.

This is my text message tone. Nice and simple.

Relikk · 14-07-2012 10:06PM

There's another way of making iPhone ringtones, also. Maximum 30 second sound clip, convert to m4a then rename the m4a extension to m4r. Sync it to your phone.

Mr.Saturn · 14-07-2012 10:46PM

That Game Boy start-up ding that's used as a text alert always spins me dizzy searching for a Game Boy in the crowd. You hear a ton of them on the Northern Line to Camden, I've noticed.

KeRbDoG · 14-07-2012 11:20PM

Yoshi's Island Music - Map Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xZUISErsxg

Had this tune as a ringtone on a Nokia 6310, pre-polyphonic days. Worked well

CiDeRmAn · 15-07-2012 08:52AM

I had this one on my... not sure, some Symbian device... as a ringtone, brilliant!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XdYlrnH3ao

TechnoFreek · 15-07-2012 01:09PM

Good suggestions here lads. I'm surprised someone hasn't mentioned Final Fantasy 7 yet.
The battle win music would be good as message received.

P S I have an android phone, HTC One X.
Very easy to set mp3s as ring tones

Optimus Prime · 15-07-2012 01:50PM

If you using Android, check out "AirDroid" great for transfering files between laptop and phone.

LoGiE · 15-07-2012 04:39PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQSsq7HCNHw

Lotus II's theme has been my ringtone for the last year or so having swithced from Bubble bobble. Next time I hear a game ringtone on the dart I'm just going to presume they post on A&R!

CathalDublin · 15-07-2012 08:29PM

iPhone users, one word unlimtones
all the ringtones you could ever need in a simple to use app

Steve X2 · 15-07-2012 11:02PM

http://www.zedge.net/ringtones/

iPhone area:
http://www.zedge.net/ringtones/?updPhone=5233

im invisible · 15-07-2012 11:09PM

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 16-07-2012 12:34AM

at the moment I've the Earthbound item noise as my text tone
and my ringtone at the moment is this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhaS5al0vTU

but it used to be the Steel Samurai ringtone from Phoenix Wright but it wouldn't play all the same loudness so I'll go back to it later

OwaynOTT · 17-07-2012 03:45PM

Currently have Big Blue as ringtone now and the Mario death bit as notification sound and its all thanks to the good helpful folks in this thread.

eddhorse · 18-07-2012 10:39AM

I have the Zelda Open Chest sound as my message tone, Its very satisfying !
Mail sound is now the mario coin tone, thanks for that.

TechnoFreek · 03-08-2012 08:25AM

LoGiE wrote: »

Lotus II's theme has been my ringtone for the last year or so having swithced from Bubble bobble. Next time I hear a game ringtone on the dart I'm just going to presume they post on A&R!

Lotus 2. Awesome. Put many an hour away on the Amiga with that game.

o1s1n · 03-08-2012 11:10AM

I put the Konami boot up jingle as my ringtone back when this thread was posted. Puts a smile on my face every time a message comes in

Fysh · 04-08-2012 11:43AM

I have The Plasmas' cover of the TMNT arcade theme as my ringtone, and Daniel Tidwell's version of the Green Hill Zone theme as my SMS tone.

Not as retro-credit-worthy as using the original versions, but the heavier bass makes it easier to hear in noisy places. Also less likely that someone else is using the same version.

Varied · 04-08-2012 08:56PM

I have the mario theme as my ringtone and the mushroom/fire sound as my sms tone.

Myrddin · 04-08-2012 09:24PM

When your all playing games, do you have to keep checking your phones?

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 04-08-2012 09:31PM

EnterNow wrote: »

When your all playing games, do you have to keep checking your phones?

+1

CathalDublin · 05-08-2012 12:28PM

I've a speccy game loading as my ringtone and ba-ding as my message tone

07-08-2012 10:07AM

Relikk wrote: »

There's another way of making iPhone ringtones, also. Maximum 30 second sound clip, convert to m4a then rename the m4a extension to m4r. Sync it to your phone.

That's how i made all my iphone tones. Am fecked if i'm paying for them.

Some of my fave ringtones:

Ryu's theme from street fighter alpha 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH6WgNe5HZ8

Grass Land theme from Super Mario 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_mwl3QcYA

Fire field, the last level from the original F-Zero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NWy7Tr48wI

World 1-1 from the original super mario bros on the nes, just because EVERYBODY starts bopping their head when they hear it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=PsC0zIhWNww#t=5s

Dark World theme from Zelda a link to the past
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sslj06K-Nlw#t=7s

Also, for a message tone, i like the decepticon's transform sound from the 80's cartoon (not the one from the sh1tty michael bay movies)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=povwJE0PwF0#t=3s

o1s1n · 07-08-2012 10:43AM

You can't just select an MP3 with an iphone and use it as your ringtone? Really?

Jesus, another reason to stay a mile away from Apple products.

Relikk · 07-08-2012 11:03AM

o1s1n wrote: »

You can't just select an MP3 with an iphone and use it as your ringtone? Really?

If it's jailbroken you can, it's a matter of placing it in the correct folder. If not then, converting to m4a/r is the universal way to do it, jailbroken or not jailbroken.

o1s1n · 07-08-2012 11:33AM

Relikk wrote: »

If it's jailbroken you can, it's a matter of placing it in the correct folder. If not then, converting to m4a/r is the universal way to do it, jailbroken or not jailbroken.

Ah right, my complaint was more to do with Apple than the device itself. I'm sure once they're jailbroken they're great - but it really is taking the piss not allowing consumers to set their own ringtone on a factory default unit.

Feck sake, I could do that on all phones I've ever had which had the ability to play music - it reminds me of pointless DLC. 'Want something extra which the item SHOULD be able to do? well we want you to pay for it!'

Retro Music as Ring Tones

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