Summer Chip VII

87500

!!! !! ! !!!

87502

i honestly forgot this would happen

87503

!! i really hope i dont buster out of this one!!

edit: gotta submit at least an spc

87505

wow so many formats to choose from

87507

so basically summer chip 6 (unless this is also format unlocking)?

i'll enter once i'm done with the vgma thing and s3xmodit 5. bad time to start this compo imo

87510

possibly midsummer was a bad time to start s3xmodit mania tbf

87511

perhaps it was a bad time to start this knowing when s3xmoditmania was going to start

87512

if you manage your time wisely you should be able to partake in both if you want to!! especially during the early couple rounds of s3xmoditmania which are not particularly difficult to get past (and voting periods as well). and also there are still plenty of people who are not in s3xmoditmania at all

87519

Oh my god I'm drowning in compos!

87524

Get it right it's winter not summer >:C

87527

Oh fuck I'm busy with the other important stuff until July 29th so I think I'll skip this :<

~~I'm sorry galax I couldn't do that animated pixel art in this compo.~~

87528

Ok ok ok, I like how this is starting!

87533

I see we're starting with 16-bit this time... Which means my options are either Deflemask or run a s3xmodit through a converter. Where's all the 8-bit love?

(Yes, I know format unlocking is a thing. That doesn't change the fact that I have no idea how format unlocking works though >:C)

EDIT: controversy apparently

87538

i'm late but hi \.o./

ill make sure to make at least 2 things but knowing me ill probably try my best to do like

all the formats

maybe at least ones I haven't tried yet! :D

87551

https://pastebin.com/pmYTsXnF moved to a pastebin per request.

87552

Well it looks like I'll end up doing something in DefleMask or TFM Music Maker.

87554

all chipists-to-be participate in this compo
for mixists-to-be, hey look, detroit's back

87555

sweaty morning might be my new favorite vote category name

87571

o rip time to use delekmask or smth

87593

Am I allowed to soundfonts in FL Studios? Or do I have to use the programs specifically listed in the Lyceum?

87601

If you are making a wildchip, then you can use soundfonts.

Otherwise, you have to use the programs listed since the formats ask for the native file format rather than just an audio output.

87617

^, although the lyceum's list of trackers/sequencers/compilers for any given format isn't necessary complete. for most formats it technically doesn't matter what software you use as long as your entry is the right file format.

87618

^ can i liek this twice? recently there has been a trend of downvoting/criticizing songs because of the tools used and that is completely unacceptable imo

87666

Cwitsh hi

addint to A-zu-ra, Jangler, Sinc-X I'd add that

for the current battle I only see 4 formats being promoted (chip battle art, pc engine/turbografx16, sega genesis/megadrive, snes nintendo/superfamicom)

We aim to respect the console's original limitations: what's technically possible and running entries on original hardware (despite the tools used to compose them or if custom tools were used. For that to happen on the consoles listed we suggest which tools to use)

With fl studio you would create tunes that "would sound like" the target consoles but they couldn't be played back on them.

wildchip hasn't been added to Summer Chip VII (yet) which would allow you to use fl studio.

87669

sincx, you could liek that 20 times if you want, just use your alts ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

87678

I've been hoping for another format to get unlocked after all of the available formats were submitted, but I don't see that happening.

87680

Don't worry, I don't think Puke would host a major chip battle without the Vic20 format. I'm sure he'll unlock more formats soon.

87681

I'll be waiting for the gameboy and nsf+ formats to get unlocked.

87682

this seems to be a throwback to summer chip 5, which only had 6 formats or so?? i dont think there's going to be unlocking

87683

If there isn't any format unlocking like with summer chip V, this will probably be the most boring summer chip as usual, just like two years ago.

87684

Give us the rest of the formats

87687

@m9m we don't talk about SCV

87690

well
gauntlet's lookin good this year lads

87696

thanks guys, i guess i'll just wait until a battle with wildchip shows up then.

87700

yeah this is a little weird so far. i'm also hoping that more formats are unlocked once puke7 isn't somewhat awol

but otoh (here's where i get mean) god forbid you try something outside your comfort zone. even these three are all great formats; if a compo like this is "boring" to you it's probably because you and people who share that perspective didn't make an effort to make it interesting. i would personally love to hear more hes and sgen entries in general (and maybe spcs that take advantage of the neato stuff that snesmod has developed?)

botb majors are more than a dumping ground for premade nsfs and wildwhatevers. i understand that people prefer to write for certain formats and that's fine. but e.g. adlib is my main thing and even in winter chips it only shows up maybe 2/3 of the time, and you don't see me complaining :P

87723

i'd be down with this if there were other formats other than snes, hes and genesis, like 2xSAP or AY. quite frankly i hate working with snes because of amk, i hate working with genesis because smps it's quite wonky, and deflemask's ui is terrible. same goes for hes.

i'd rather do something else, like 2xsap, adlib, ~~god forbid~~ c64 w/ goattracker or whatever.

87725

_{what about pc-x801?}

87726

that too tbh

87730

@m9m Why not just use TFM Music Maker?

87731

that's the worst option you could possibly ever give me, even worse than xpmck

87732

wanna know why puke7 is awol? (points at detroit)

blame the mixists ( ﾟ^ﾟ)

oh wait
i'm a mixist
fuck

87833

Sorry about the AWOL status. Detroit is my vacay - been putting together Ikea furniture and wedging an air conditioning unit into the wrong kind of window among other social things.

Added a bunch of formats; added a week extension. Honestly, should have started this before game jam. Compo will probably end in September if another extension occurs. Request formats moars...

87837

HELL YEAH SAPX2

aym too

87848

~~wheres beepbox format and wildchip~~ actually no who can forget everybody's favorite chip, the comx-35 Video Interface System
when is that gonna be a format wow

87849

TIA, please!

Edit: How 'bout Gameboy?

87861

pc-x801 pls

87890

I would say "needs more game boy" but Tobikomi already has that covered.

Therefore, zxbeep when

87949

MT32!!!!! (also maybe MIDI)

87950

yes puke7 how much can I bribe you to include mt32 or midi

87952

mod4k

87963

mod2k

87965

mod1.925k please i want to enter the mod 1.925 k

87974

personally i'm waiting for mod1b

88394

personally I'm waiting for C64

88415

Some of the other mod formats (32k, 24k etc) and maybe Amiga mod would be nice :)

Also +1 for MIDI!

88419

MIDIMIDIMIDIMIDIMIDIMIDIMIDIMIDIMIDIMIDIMIDI

88422

im waiting for jangler to hæit this

edit: he liēkd it we're all doomed

88428

_{totally not a shameless self-plug} HoustonTracker 2

88429

look at all these strapping young midi fans. THATS what Im talkin about.

88430

what is a midi

what is music

what is my life

what is this post

In all seriousness though, I've been slacking on my entry for some reason. I should probably get on it soon... ~~of course it would help if there were more formats~~

88437

@irrlicht project how am i supposed to learn about HoustonTracker 2 with the webpage being down? http://irrlichtproject.de/houston/

88440

Ah damnit, I hate when that happens.
Anyway grab the latest release here: https://github.com/utz82/HoustonTracker2/releases/download/v2.20/ht220.zip
I guess you could make it a general TI calc format. Relevant filetypes would be *.82p, *.83p, and *.8xp. HT2 also has *.ht2s but it's not really a great option for a number of reasons.

Some related vids are on my yt channel if you can't be bothered to read the manual. https://www.youtube.com/user/irrlichtproject

88546

Where's MAH SEGA Master System, boy?!

88550

Where's MAH GAME Boy, boy?

88581

sapx2 [x]
ay [x]
adlib [x]

hey guys remember when this was a thing ;)

88584

Where's MAH boy (what all true BotBrs strive for)

88585

spc [ ]
adlib [ ]
nsf+ [x]

88586

at least one track [x]

I'm not a very ambitious person apparently.

88598

sure why not

s3xmodit [ ]
mod64k [ ]
ahx [ ]
adlib [ ]

i'll be pretty happy to get even one of these done probably

88601

pixel [x]
~~spc [ ]~~
~~wildchip [ ]~~

yes, wildchip. give us the rest of the formats already :c

88602

if there's no pc-x801 on this battle (I still have hope), maybe I'll port my entry WIP to OPL2 PMD and submit it to adlib

~~hope no one will get butthurt by the different format~~

88607

sapx2 [x]

yeah

~~nevermind i have low motivation to do things for compos anymore tbh~~

88621

aym [x]
pixel [ ]

... maybe adlib [ ]
... or ahx [ ]

I tried.

88635

s3xmodit [ ]

because mixist

88673

My list was:
MIDI [ ]
MT32 [ ]
Wildchip [ ]
NOT COMPLAINING, but also no longer expecting (^^;;

Mr. Doesn't Good At Tracker down here is gonna go with:
s3xmodit [ ]

ETA: LOL somehow I knew this would happen

88684

whoops 💩💩

i added💩💩💩

8 moar formats

💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

88685

holy shit

88686

for the record (and for the lazy) the new formats are:

ANSI art
SNES Mario Paint
MIDI
Roland MT-32
NEC PC-x801 FM
Atari TIA Chip
Commodore VIC 20
*WILD_CHIP*

88687

time to start writing MMLing the shit out of this

[ ] PC-x801
[ ] MIDI

88697

So...extension too? Please? :D

88698

ditto pedipanol!

88710

Hey guys! I'm going to make a TIA entry, and I was wondering if anyone knows how to convert it into MP3?

88714

i use audacity for anything that doesn't have mp3/wav export built in. just record desktop audio and play the song and then cut as necessary

88716

This tutorial video I made might be helpful if you are having problems recording your "Stereo Mix" or "What You Hear"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-be0wwPznX0&ytb

88718

Well it looks like there's no Gameboy, so wild chip it is.

88734

or you can be a real action gamemaster and output the sound to a virtual audio cable (most players and emulators should support this) then record it so that you can be sure neither "desktop notifications" nor people jacking off in your room could get into your way

88867

whoops an extension appeared!!

88878

that means i can submit a s3xmodit and a wildchup maybe

chuptune equal sign winrar?

88919

ehh (maybe I'll have some free time to shell out something quick in between writing for SST) [ ]

88945

hahah the submission period end and final results synced up again

88950

In order to increase voting participation, BotB is currently trialing a zero-second voting period. It ought to help since voting will take no time at all!

88954

Fixed -- really need to update the battle engine so I'm not typing the same datetime in two places!

88956

i can't wait for the time when the battle itself will end sooner than the entries period will

88963

we haven't accomplished anything until the battle ends before the entry period even begins

88983

nah, only when the battle ends before it's ever announced.

88985

We need to invent time travel so we can end the battle before puke7 is even born. It's the only way to be sure.

89023

so whos going to go down in botb history as really cool* and do a live stream of the entries in the voting period?

*synonyms: insomniac, possesing a penchant for pain

system requirements; forgo sleep and or so called jobs

89036

if i fall asleep on stream with a playlist of all of the entries playing does that still count

89043

is two weeks long enough for vorting?

89057

three weeks is probly more realistic for some people depending on how many entries we get. so yeah "two" weeks should be fine

89062

pls vote first

89408

>1 hour submission time left

What a better time to submit entries than now, wouldn't you say so?

89423

for those voting

here's the first entry http://battleofthebits.com/arena/Entry/the+sun+is+actually+made+of+water/26152/

89436

I kinda regret that i didn't manage to get some graphic art entry in (was thinking about 3D scene with flat shading but haven't got anywhere with it). And AdLib maybe, but I'm greatly incompatible with ADT2's interface, oh well...

89453

I am a little disappointed in myself that I didn't get more than 2 entries in. On the bright side my Coda tribute track seems to be appreciated and my wildchip was an old track that I thought I'd lost until I found it on the goold ol' 8bc archive. I started tracks in PC-Engine and NES but summer heat and allergies have a way of sapping inspiration. In any case, what with recently entering YM2017 and Chipwin6 I'm glad I got something in.

89459

I'm kinda bummed I couldn't get anything in at all, but once September has past I'll be good to go again.

89469

Jredd, Coda Cola is pure gold indeed

89484

I'm kind of impressed I got 7 entries in, the most I've ever done in any major. I should probably practice pixel/chipart more often.

89502

i wanted to enter a s3xmodit and even managed to sample some Real Bass(tm) in a module but i never got around to composing anything so rip

perhaps next time

89516

the.

89517

What Did He Mean By This?

89521

We'll Never Know™

89529

How did I not realize Summer Chip was going on.

89530

Yeah...I didn't have time or the energy/motivation to do anything this time! It sucks...I was hoping to do a few entries last week but I fell and injured myself last Tuesday. Been pretty much not doing anything musical since then! Slowly getting better.

89532

Get better buddy! :D

89538

I never showed up due to being distracted with production with a video game soundtrack.

89821

my voots are comploot

edit: and my midnight skulls aura is back

89942

I honestly should get a PC-x801 entry in next time if by then I'm good enough at MML. The format doesn't get enough love. >C:

Learning MML and going strong aaa

89973

Well, got 100 percent votes done for once. That was ridiculous. I thought I had them all only to be at 99.something percent and so I had to click through them all to find the last one that I somehow missed ha ha. At least now I can just chill when I drop by the sync listen. See you guys there! (I hope)

89979

Jredd! Your unvoted tracks automatically list at the top of the entry page :)

89991

I totally did not know this!

89999

100% here as well now!

@Jredd also unvoted entries have this icon -->

90025

100% here for the first time :)

90035

done my civic doody and percentoed the hundred
theres some really stronnggggg competition in the same formats i entered in which is cool :)

90050

full vortex'd

My aura turned this weird orange shade and I kind of want my light-blue aura back :< Maybe once/if I revise my votes a bit...

(nvm it's back to being green as usual again)

90051

Hmm, my aura has a tint of yellow to it which is kind of cool. It's like my picture is radiating ha ha.

90053

I can't complain about that light yellow one i guess ;D

90274

yea I aced the voting today too... jeez it took way too long for me

90281

i actually dreamed that my botb aura was nice

90301

well flip, sorry I wasn't able to vote. :< school and flip got in the way. :o
good luck to everyone! \.o./

90307

I quit.

90316

Sega Genesis GOLD! Ahhh!!!! <3 <3 <3

90318

|･ω･） i'm not making an album trailer with just destroyer x-ray on it
|ω･）っ
|･）凸
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|凸
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90423

Result Stream
archived here :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuQpzd7Z5VY

90533

to chip champion: if my wildchip song ends up in the album, please use the lossless render [you can dl it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6-L4Xcbws6JZXdnZ05NY0M1U0k/view ]

91445

oh hay guize you can now hed over to the b @ Nd c 4mp for official releasesssssss

91449

mml be hard to get at first

91696

oh shit i was 10 days late

i'll get to working on an album trailer later

91754

A-zu-ra's album trailers are up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoURiRB1A00
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbAoVFoHTcI/?taken-by=battleofthebits

91757

This is amazing and I intend to share it with friends to explain what this weird chippy tune thing is that I keep banging on about

91758

what stewboy said²

also I lmao'd at the animation on my entry [and the contrast with hertz's] hahahah

91761

I. LOVE the trailers OMG =D