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Nintendo Badge Arcade uses MSBT files for Badge Bunny's dialog and animations

This page will only cover MSBT control tags specific to Nintendo Badge Arcade. For more details on MSBT files in general, refer to https://github.com/kinnay/Nintendo-File-Formats/wiki/MSBT-File-Format and https://mk8.tockdom.com/wiki/MSBT_(File_Format)

Location

Nintendo Badge Arcade's MSBT files are loaded using BOSS. A large SARC archive file is downloaded which holds all the games data. Inside this SARC file, the MSBT files are stored in /message/boss_REGION/LANG/slotID

Format

MSBT control tags have the following format

Offset	Size	Description
0x0	0x2	Magic. Always 0E00.
0x2	0x2	Tag group ID
0x4	0x2	Tag ID
0x6	0x2	Data size
0x8	Data size	Data

Tag Groups

Nintendo Badge Arcade uses the following known tag groups:

Tag group ID	Description
2	Badge Bunny (?)

Tags

The following is an incomplete list of the tag groups tags, with names describing each tag type

Badge Bunny (?)

Tag group ID 2

Tag ID	Name	Data format
0x0	Play Action	Action ID. See below for details

Badge Bunny Actions

The following is an incomplete list of the action datas, with names describing each, and a preview of their animations. They are in no particular order.

Animation ID	Name	Preview
`121414CD`	Flames	https://i.imgur.com/XJOXecm.gif
`111313CD`	Pounce	https://i.imgur.com/yF5kIhz.gif
`00302ECD`	Shocked	https://i.imgur.com/yUopyml.gif
`003432CD`	Disappointed	https://i.imgur.com/Gg71ww3.gif
`030505CD`	Shake My Hand	https://i.imgur.com/0koci1z.gif
`181F1FCD`	Chop Explain	https://i.imgur.com/usfbqcq.gif
`002020CD`	Laugh (Small)	https://i.imgur.com/eLgzpfm.gif
`192121CD`	Laugh (Slapping)	https://i.imgur.com/YR47psp.gif
`002828CD`	Head Shake	https://i.imgur.com/OUbeKS5.gif
`1D2727CD`	Clap Explain	https://i.imgur.com/tCnWOdJ.gif
`020404CD`	Awkward	https://i.imgur.com/jO6Mlfo.gif
`003937CD`	Flushed	https://i.imgur.com/ue2vopA.gif
`001B1BCD`	Shimmer	https://i.imgur.com/PotZ3LP.gif
`000000CD`	Arms Crossed	https://i.imgur.com/G7VYCsu.gif
`001818CD`	Clapping	https://i.imgur.com/fopecNR.gif
`1E2A2ACD`	Right Hand Slap	https://i.imgur.com/fnICcPG.gif
`171D1DCD`	Music Note Burst	https://i.imgur.com/QXchrzO.gif

Recommended Color Values

These values are recommended for text coloration, as it is what official text is colored as. These are not restrictions

Format is RGBA. Alpha is ignored by Nintendo Badge Arcade and is always set to FF

Color	Value	Note
Red	`FF0000FF`	Used for general highlighting, and game names in the Miiverse Gallery.
Green	`009B00FF`	Rarely used, but mainly for the Miiverse Gallery.
Blue	`0000FFFF`	Usually used for character names, and themes in the Miiverse Gallery.

Examples

Below are raw hex blocks of example messages, and what they appear as.

Color Example

4E 00 6F 00 72 00 6D 00 61 00 6C 00 20 00 0E 00 
00 00 03 00 04 00 FF 00 00 FF 52 00 65 00 64 00 
20 00 0E 00 00 00 03 00 04 00 00 9B 00 FF 47 00 
72 00 65 00 65 00 6E 00 20 00 0E 00 00 00 03 00 
04 00 00 00 FF FF 42 00 6C 00 75 00 65 00 00 00

Font Scale Example

44 00 65 00 66 00 61 00 75 00 6C 00 74 00 20 00 
0E 00 00 00 02 00 02 00 74 00 53 00 69 00 7A 00 
65 00 20 00 37 00 34 00 20 00 0E 00 00 00 02 00 
02 00 54 00 53 00 69 00 7A 00 65 00 20 00 35 00 
34 00 20 00 0E 00 00 00 02 00 02 00 34 00 53 00 
69 00 7A 00 65 00 20 00 33 00 34 00 00 00

@@ Line 54: / Line 54: @@
 ! Tag ID !! Name !! Data format
 |-
-| 0x0 || Play Animation || Animation ID. See below for details
+| 0x0 || Play Action || Action ID. See below for details
 |}
 <span id="badge-bunny-animations"></span>
-==== Badge Bunny Animations ====
+==== Badge Bunny Actions ====
-The following is an incomplete list of the animation datas, with names describing each, and a preview of the animation. They are in no particular order
+The following is an incomplete list of the action datas, with names describing each, and a preview of their animations. They are in no particular order.
 {|class="wikitable"