This is what they took from us.
How dare they!
Mistakes were made along the way.
I remember paying 3$ for a ringtone
I remember reading sketchy guides on how to add custom ringtones without needing to pay for the privilege. Arbitrary restrictions on user folder access predate Android.
I remember putting .jar (I think) games on my flip phone, when I discovered that it was like a whole new world. Sd card loaded with as many games I could find haha
I remember ringback tones. When you wanted to inflict your music tastes on literally anyone who called you.
I remember making my own ringtone on the Nokia
Bring-ding-ding-ding
Bring-ding-ding-ding
Baaa-ba-ba-Bowaaaaar
I used to code ringtones into peoples phones in exchange for cigarettes.
Last Resort by Papa Roach was most popular followed by Better Off Alone by DJ Sammy, because they both sounded killer in twangy Nokia synth.
Better Off Alone was by Alice Deejay.
Shit why am I thinking DJ Sammy? Old man moment
I still have one of these somewhere. It didn’t break but the charger did
Snake > Snake 2
The fucking battery is almost empty after just three days! Just because I played Snake every break.
And you could use the IR blaster to play multiplayer games.
Everyone Nokia user knows that Space Impact was a better game than Snake
Later on I got a phone with Bounce, now that was the tits
Snake > Space Impact > Bounce
There were at least two different versions of it. The one where the second and third level are in the space ship (not on some sort of a bouncy rover thing) is the jam
Still have a core memory of sitting in the toilet, a long time after having finished my business, still playing snake and beating my highest score by a lot!
I’m tired of the smart phones and their addictive games and whistles, just give me a phone that only does call not that “texting” BS and only one ring you cannot change !
