S2 ms 01.mid (Sonic 2 MS/GG Title Screen)

s2_ms_01.mid is a midi rendition of "Title Screen" from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Master System/Game Gear.

Another version of this midi file exists to represent the slightly different version found on Sonic Chaos for the Sega Master System/Game Gear: sc_ms_01.mid (aka sc_gg_01.mid). The square tones in the Sonic Chaos version are lower pitched.

The midi file was composed by John Weeks on February 17th 2001, and was uploaded to ESPIOKaos.com, a website that was home to a large number of Sonic-themed midi files.

It has also been uploaded twice on the website, with no changes done to it. The only difference is the file name, "s2_gg_11.mid".

s2_ms_01.mid has a duration time of 21 seconds seconds (0:21). The song plays at 145 BPM.

The midi file for some reason has nine empty tracks, with different channels, all set to Acoustic Grand Piano (the default instrument for all channels excluding Channel 10, the drums channel).

Sadly, ESPIOKaos.com closed in 2008, losing most of its midi files. However, the website has been revived, but with broken links, meaning that most of ESPIOKaos.com's midi files have been lost in time.

Luckily, the midi file has been archived since the website's closure, alongside a majority of ESPIOKaos' midi files on the Wayback Machine at Archive.org.

A category listing all of the archived ESPIOKaos.com midi files can be found here: https://midis.fandom.com/wiki/Category:ESPIOKaos.com_Midis

Where is this Midi File Archived?
VGmusic.com - Found in the Game Gear midis collection, as the "s2_gg_11.mid" duplicate. The altered variant, sc_ms_01.mid for Sonic Chaos can also be found there.

Khinsider.com - Found on the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Game Gear Midis, renamed as "title-screen.mid". sc_ms_01.mid can also be found.

Archive.org (Wayback Machine) - Found on an archived page of ESPIOKaos.com

Instruments
Lead 1 (Square) 6x

Acoustic Grand Piano (Unused) 9x

Drums (Standard Kit)

Comments (Midi Information)
Sonic 2- GG/MS: Title/Intro [Seq. by: John Weeks]

This MIDI sequence is © 2001 by John Weeks ; the original version of this song is © 1992 by SEGA

Title (Sonic 2- Game Gear)/Intro (Sonic 2- Master System)

Sequenced by John Weeks on February 17, 2001

E-mail removed for safety purposes

This MIDI sequence is © 2001 by John Weeks

The original version of this song is © 1992 by SEGA

SEGA--- http://www.sega.com

Visit my web site at http://www.geocities.com/espiokaos/

for the rest of the Sonic MIDIs I've sequenced.

Ato de aou!

~Espio

Listen to Midi
Since the midi file was designed to run on an OPL3 soundcard, the midi file will sound drastically different on newer versions of Windows, since they use a Roland Wavetable General Midi soundcard

(Note: If you're using Google Chrome or Opera, the midi file will download instead)

Important Note: The Archive.org link is the original .mid link. However, using right-click to download a midi from Archive.org results in the file becoming corrupted upon download; using left-click to save the midi file will solve this issue.

Listen to s2_ms_01.mid: https://web.archive.org/web/20071013104907/http://espiokaos.com:80/midis/s2_ms_01.mid

VGMusic Link: https://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/sega/gamegear/s2_gg_11.mid

Khinsider Link: https://files.khinsider.com/midifiles/gamegear/sonic-the-hedgehog-2/title-screen.mid

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