BotB Advent Calendar 2025 - Format Suggestions Period
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223498
Level 32 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  icrawfish, Unconventional, Mrperson987, mirageofher and 9sphere liēkd this
doom or smw please i want to mappist
 
 
223511
Level 12 XHBist
4ChannelsOfNoise
 
 
post #223511 :: 2025.09.01 11:19am
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
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
  
  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
  
  kaizokuFish liēkd this
musescore
 
 
223526
Level 15 Mixist
kaizokuFish
 
 
post #223526 :: 2025.09.01 2:37pm
  
  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
  
  SRB2er, Prestune, 9sphere and Surfcroc liēkd this
,
,

,
,
 
 
223530
Level 20 Mixist
Luigi64
 
 
 
post #223530 :: 2025.09.01 3:12pm
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  Prestune, Titan of Plasma and Lasertooth liēkd this
Any of the NSF ones
 
 
223563
Level 18 Chipist
Stupe
 
 
 
post #223563 :: 2025.09.02 9:05am
  
  Prestune, Luigi64, RevvoBolt, Opilion and Unconventional liēkd this
aym ofc
 
 
223569
Level 17 Mixist
NikoAnimation
 
 
 
post #223569 :: 2025.09.02 12:48pm
  
  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
Also going to make a separate post to shill since this also hasn't been in advent before:

Any MML enjoyers?
 
 

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