BotB Advent Calendar 2025 - Format Suggestions Period
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Local stores started selling christmas snacks last week, so I think we are good to start this now, too.

HELLO!!! WELCOME!!!
We are doing it AGAIN!

This is the 8th Advent Calendar happening ~

As always, we need some formats to run the show. That's what this month and this thread is for.
If you have any formats you would like to see in the upcoming Advent Calendar, just post them here.
Please use this list of formats as a reference: https://battleofthebits.com/arena/Formats

If you never heard of the BotB Advent Calendar before, here is some info:
From Dec 1st to Dec 24th, we will have daily battles featuring one format and bitpack. You have this day to make an entry and submit it. On the next day, a different format+bitpack will show up.
You can check out the previous event for more information!
You will not know which format or bitpack is next (surprise, surprise whoooo~)

There's also this lyceum article in case you wanna read even more about it: Advent Calendar (Battle series)

I will host this event together with damifortune again.
After the format suggestion period in September, we will have a bitpack suggestion period in October!

Disclaimer: Please be aware that a suggestion does not mean the format will definitely show up in the battle. But we can use the amount of lieks/haeits as well as which formats are posted here for reference when crafting the schedule.

Alright, lets go! Hype Hype Hype!! ^~^///
 
 
223499
Level 21 Chipist
9sphere
 
 
 
post #223499 :: 2025.09.01 10:46am
  
  funute, Surfcroc, arceus413 and luna197 liēkd this
XG!

The last time it showed up in a major (besides DD2) was over 2 years ago...
 
 
223500
Level 20 Mixist
luna197
 
 
 
post #223500 :: 2025.09.01 10:47am
  
  kaizokuFish, Surfcroc, SRB2er and Kaytse liēkd this
bytebeat
 
 
223502
Level 12 Mixist
Da Flarf
 
 
post #223502 :: 2025.09.01 10:50am
  
  Mrperson987 and mirageofher liēkd this
plaintext and pdf only
 
 
223505
Level 21 Chipist
Arda
 
 
 
post #223505 :: 2025.09.01 10:58am
  
  NikoAnimation, Unconventional, SRB2er and Kaytse liēkd this
  
  Dunehawk hæitd this
TIC-80 and FamiStudio would be cool to have
 
 
223506
Level 25 Chipist
arceus413
 
 
 
post #223506 :: 2025.09.01 11:01am
orgmaker
 
 
223507
Level 20 Criticist
Kaytse
 
 
 
post #223507 :: 2025.09.01 11:04am
  
  awks, SRB2er, Webriprob, Surfcroc and kaizokuFish liēkd this
blender
 
 
223509
Level 26 Chipist
Prestune
 
 
 
post #223509 :: 2025.09.01 11:08am
  
  Mrperson987 and 9sphere liēkd this
nexxt
ntrq (would force me to learn it)
nsf
 
 
223510
Level 19 Chipist
retrokid104
 
 
 
post #223510 :: 2025.09.01 11:12am
  
  funute, icrawfish, Unconventional, Mrperson987, mirageofher and 9sphere liēkd this
doom or smw please i want to mappist
 
 
223511
Level 14 XHBist
4ChannelsOfNoise
 
 
post #223511 :: 2025.09.01 11:19am
  
  dobra, funute, retrokid104, Unconventional, mirageofher and Kaytse liēkd this
Also asking for Doom
Would also like to see photo and/or JummBox
 
 
223512
Level 7 Criticist
orchid
 
 
post #223512 :: 2025.09.01 11:20am
  
  awks, retrokid104, Prestune, Opilion, kaizokuFish, mirageofher, icrawfish, Mugo, Lasertooth, Surfcroc, 9sphere and Kaytse liēkd this
  
  arceus413 hæitd this
liveplay :D
 
 
223513
Level 25 Mixist
Lasertooth
 
 
 
post #223513 :: 2025.09.01 11:30am :: edit 2025.09.01 11:53am
  
  du67ty, Kaytse, retrokid104, agargara, kilowatt64, kaizokuFish, 9sphere and SRB2er liēkd this
- SUNVOX (the last time it appeared in an Advent Calendar was the year before I joined the site)

- Plaintext (every Advent calendar should have a Writist day, including the non-BotB ones)

- Orca+Pilot (it debuted in Oops! All New Formats and has not been hosted since, presumably because it is scary)

- YM2151 (fm is fum)
 
 
223515
Level 22 Chipist
SRB2er
 
 
 
post #223515 :: 2025.09.01 11:43am
  
  du67ty liēkd this
oh damn we doing this earlier than i thought
anyways

msx, orca+pilot, vgm, baby-k
 
 
223516
Level 23 Chipist
icrawfish
 
 
 
post #223516 :: 2025.09.01 12:26pm
  
  funute, Arda, Surfcroc, 9sphere and SRB2er liēkd this
The time has come for the newer formats to rise up...

ZQuest for Advent Calendar 2025.
 
 
223520
Level 29 Mixist
mirageofher
 
 
 
post #223520 :: 2025.09.01 12:37pm
  
  calogant and kaizokuFish liēkd this
musescore
 
 
223526
Level 15 Mixist
kaizokuFish
 
 
post #223526 :: 2025.09.01 2:37pm
  
  Francomanx, retrokid104, Surfcroc, Lasertooth, luna197 and Mrperson987 liēkd this
a sweet selection of tiny mods, maybe just 4k and 8k interspersed

🂡 furnace day

🂲 pc-x801

🃓 bytebeat
 
 
223527
Level 23 Chipist
Opilion
 
 
 
post #223527 :: 2025.09.01 2:57pm
  
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  Lasertooth and SRB2er liēkd this
I think this could be a good moment to try Klystrack!
 
 
223528
Level 22 Chipist
Hamarejun
 
 
 
post #223528 :: 2025.09.01 2:57pm
As an FM expert, here are my suggestions:

Deflemask, Furnace, VGM File Format, MSX with Expansions, OPL2 and OPL3, PC-x801, Sega Genesis, YM2151 and X68k
 
 
223529
Level 22 Pixelist
fortuna0800
 
 
 
post #223529 :: 2025.09.01 3:06pm
  
  theEighthmonth, SRB2er, Prestune, 9sphere and Surfcroc liēkd this
,
,

,
,
 
 
223530
Level 20 Mixist
Luigi64
 
 
 
post #223530 :: 2025.09.01 3:12pm
  
  funute and retrokid104 liēkd this
quake

also tic80 and doom and boom
seriously mappist formats are the best for advent
 
 
223531
Level 20 Mixist
Luigi64
 
 
 
post #223531 :: 2025.09.01 3:17pm
  
  funute, Da Flarf and SRB2er liēkd this
ok I said mappist but I meant codist
so also html5 and html and svg for good measure
p.s. my phone tried to autocorrect mappist to maoist
 
 
223543
Level 12 Mixist
Da Flarf
 
 
post #223543 :: 2025.09.01 4:14pm
  
  fortuna0800 liēkd this
why did I not ask for GBstudio??? I want to be the first BOTB to get the badge
 
 
223545
Level 15 Mixist
Mrperson987
 
 
post #223545 :: 2025.09.01 5:16pm
  
  icrawfish, Dunehawk, Surfcroc, luna197, Lasertooth and agargara liēkd this
Don't know if it's ever been done yet but a sample day that then leads to a remix day would be pretty rad
 
 
223549
Level 28 Chipist
kilowatt64
 
 
 
post #223549 :: 2025.09.01 5:41pm
  
  du67ty, SRB2er, Frag, Surfcroc, Lasertooth and agargara liēkd this
I hereby vote Sunvox!
 
 
223550
Level 28 Chipist
agargara
 
 
 
post #223550 :: 2025.09.01 5:46pm :: edit 2025.09.01 6:33pm
  
  Dunehawk, kaizokuFish, Kaytse, 9sphere, kilowatt64 and Webriprob liēkd this
pxtone pxtone pxtone pxtone please!

And preferably with a bitpack that has .ptvoice and .ptnoise instruments instead of just .wav samples! I would be happy to contribute to this!

Edit: or maybe the bitpack could be you can make your own .ptvoice and .ptnoise instruments, that would be cool too
 
 
223551
Level 25 Grafxicist
Webriprob
 
 
 
post #223551 :: 2025.09.01 5:57pm
  
  SRB2er liēkd this
Html5 or ticcy
 
 
223552
Level 28 Chipist
KungFuFurby
 
 
 
post #223552 :: 2025.09.01 6:18pm
  
  Frag, icrawfish, Da Flarf, Dunehawk, Opilion and kilowatt64 liēkd this
SPC
 
 
223553
Level 17 Chipist
Unconventional
 
 
 
post #223553 :: 2025.09.01 8:03pm
  
  9sphere, Surfcroc and Lasertooth liēkd this
Bespoke was quite interesting.
 
 
223554
Level 32 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
post #223554 :: 2025.09.01 11:00pm
  
  Mrperson987 and Dunehawk liēkd this
@mrperson987 yes we did the sample+remix days in 2018 c:
 
 
223562
Level 7 Chipist
Clona
 
 
post #223562 :: 2025.09.02 8:53am
  
  retrokid104, SRB2er, Prestune, Titan of Plasma and Lasertooth liēkd this
Any of the NSF ones
 
 
223563
Level 19 Chipist
Stupe
 
 
 
post #223563 :: 2025.09.02 9:05am
  
  Prestune, Luigi64, RevvoBolt, Opilion and Unconventional liēkd this
aym ofc
 
 
223569
Level 18 Mixist
NikoAnimation
 
 
 
post #223569 :: 2025.09.02 12:48pm
  
  Collidy, Da Flarf, buttersoap, arceus413, Wegfrei and retrokid104 hæitd this
  
  Bingies24, Kaytse, Unconventional and SRB2er liēkd this
famistudio but you ABSOLUTELY CANNOT USE FAMITRACKER IMPORT AT ALL COSTS
 
 
223573
Level 23 Chipist
icrawfish
 
 
 
post #223573 :: 2025.09.02 1:50pm
  
  Dunehawk, kaizokuFish and funute liēkd this
Also going to make a separate post to shill since this also hasn't been in advent before:

Any MML enjoyers?
 
 
223585
Level 22 Chipist
SRB2er
 
 
 
post #223585 :: 2025.09.03 12:15am
  
  9sphere, retrokid104, Prestune and Unconventional liēkd this
has ascii art even been fucking used in the last 2 years?

(thats my extra suggestion, ascii)
 
 
223626
Level 28 Chipist
Jakerson
 
 
 
post #223626 :: 2025.09.03 5:46pm
  
  Kaytse, Unconventional, mirageofher, SRB2er and Lasertooth liēkd this
Nah we should get allgaer for the whole month lolol



But seriously, I would like any FM format available because I want to practice my FM skills (and of course any NES format)
 
 
223696
Level 30 Mixist
tennisers
 
 
 
post #223696 :: 2025.09.05 9:30am
  
  9sphere, Stupe, SRB2er, Lasertooth and kaizokuFish liēkd this
vcv rack
 
 
223697
Level 15 Mixist
calogant
 
 
post #223697 :: 2025.09.05 9:35am
  
  icrawfish liēkd this
musescore and liveplay make calogant a happy bloke
 
 
223705
Level 23 Chipist
syntheticgoddess
 
 
 
post #223705 :: 2025.09.05 1:16pm
  
  Bingies24, Kaytse, Dunehawk, icrawfish and funute liēkd this
lunar magic baybeeeeee
 
 
223827
Level 26 Grafxicist
big lumby
 
 
 
post #223827 :: 2025.09.07 5:14pm
  
  agargara, retrokid104, icrawfish, kaizokuFish and Da Flarf liēkd this
seconding gb studio because it just got added and would be nice to have a day dedicated to it. also seconding html(5) because of tradition

i'll say ansi as well since that format hasn't been in an advent since 2021; mariopantse hasn't been seen in a hot minute as well. mml would probably be the most interesting addition and something i'd be interested in trying if it was in this advent
 
 
223965
Level 6 Mixist
Cachoumi
 
 
post #223965 :: 2025.09.11 10:09am
  
  funute and icrawfish liēkd this
I second Musescore and liveplay
 
 
223973
Level 14 Mixist
Dunehawk
 
 
post #223973 :: 2025.09.11 12:09pm
  
  9sphere liēkd this
Roland SC-55 for Christmas
 
 
223979
Level 15 Chipist
Wegfrei
 
 
post #223979 :: 2025.09.11 1:34pm
  
  Stupe and Lasertooth liēkd this
tic80, openmpt, amiga and ahx.
 
 
223993
Level 20 Mixist
Luigi64
 
 
 
post #223993 :: 2025.09.11 6:59pm
  
  Da Flarf and SRB2er liēkd this
  
  Dunehawk hæitd this
haha tic80 would be so cool and crazy haha please haha
 
 
224002
Level 8 Mixist
awks
 
 
post #224002 :: 2025.09.12 1:59am
  
  dobra liēkd this
fakebit pleek
 
 
224127
Level 10 XHBist
treasurehead
 
 
post #224127 :: 2025.09.14 11:54am :: edit 2025.09.14 11:54am
  
  icrawfish, Lasertooth and Titan of Plasma liēkd this
liveplay, vocal (Please,) klangfreude, any tinymods, any NSFs, draw!
 
 
224128
Level 24 Mixist
Frag
 
 
 
post #224128 :: 2025.09.14 12:01pm
  
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  Da Flarf hæitd this
pandatracker...
 
 
224340
Level 22 Mixist
dobra
 
 
 
post #224340 :: 2025.09.17 12:30pm
  
  icrawfish, Lasertooth, Frag and Unconventional liēkd this
sample then remix would be cool
liveplayz would be cool
obligatory jummbox mention
 
 
224363
Level 20 Mixist
luna197
 
 
 
post #224363 :: 2025.09.18 2:45am
also suggesting html (not 5. although that one would also be nice to see)
 
 
224364
Level 9 Chipist
0nebins
 
 
post #224364 :: 2025.09.18 2:55am
  
  arceus413, Unconventional and dobra liēkd this
I want teh ZX Spectrum speaker
 
 
224381
Level 22 Chipist
SRB2er
 
 
 
post #224381 :: 2025.09.18 7:29am :: edit 2025.09.18 7:29am
  
  Titan of Plasma, Da Flarf, retrokid104 and Lasertooth liēkd this
another suggestion: wavetracker
reasoning: it is dead, basically (albeit less dead than ascii) which is sad, cuz shits cool



also, side note, but what local store is gonna be selling christmas snacks in AUTUMN???? and early autumn, mind you.
like, it isnt even gifts, that you might prepare for the following couple months before christmas comes and prices visit jupiter.

just, snacks.

havent even reached da spooki monthe and we're already jingle belling.
 
 
224388
Level 32 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
post #224388 :: 2025.09.18 8:41am
  
  dobra, Titan of Plasma, Unconventional, SRB2er and Da Flarf liēkd this
@srb2er
every single grocery store starts selling christmas snacks around the beginning of september in germany.
and also halloween isnt a crazy big thing here
 
 
224408
Level 23 Chipist
Titan of Plasma
 
 
 
post #224408 :: 2025.09.18 3:36pm
  
  SRB2er, icrawfish and Lasertooth liēkd this
@srb2er
Costco does in my country from early September.

As for formats, suggestions are perfect, I don't have anything special in mind (since I can, other than the NES formats, do MIDI, Mario Paint, pixel, probably photograph and Gameboy in a pinch).

I could also try something fun with my voice a capella, so the closest thing to a format suggestion I can make now is, human voice ^^ .
 
 
224410
Level 29 Mixist
mirageofher
 
 
 
post #224410 :: 2025.09.18 4:05pm
  
  SRB2er liēkd this
cmon guys, even walmarts got valentines day stuff in inventory in fucking november lol
 
 
224415
Level 23 Chipist
icrawfish
 
 
 
post #224415 :: 2025.09.18 9:57pm
  
  Titan of Plasma, SRB2er and Lasertooth liēkd this
As much as I am a staunch loyalist for not engaging in most Christmas behavior until after Halloween (and personally until after Thanksgiving in late November too, but I realize that's very US-specific), if we waited until November to start suggesting formats and bitpacks we would most likely have a very rushed and crunched Advent ahead of us, which I don't think any of us want.

Guess I should justify this post's on-topicness with another suggestion huh. I'll reciprocate vocal, I like making mouth noises and it's very in-season and wasn't present last year.
 
 

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