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BlockBoy Arcade

Arcade version of the serverside gameboy emulator!

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Quick answer

Which BlockBoy Arcade release should I use?

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Latest stable file BlockBoyArcade-1.1.0+26.3.jar
Game version 26.3
Loader Fabric, Quilt

BlockBoy Arcade BlockBoyArcade-1.1.0+26.3.jar targets 26.3 with Fabric, Quilt. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 3 required mods have matching files.

Where it goes

Is BlockBoy Arcade required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

Client Source doesn’t say
Dedicated server Source doesn’t say
Loader for this release Fabric, Quilt
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

What else does BlockBoy Arcade BlockBoyArcade-1.1.0+26.3.jar need?

BlockBoyArcade-1.1.0+26.3.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

All 3 required mods have matching files

Install filament, Fabric API, Polymer first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 2 come through another mod in the chain.

1 listed on this file 2 pulled in by those mods
filament Needed by BlockBoy Arcade BlockBoyArcade-1.1.0+26.3.jar
required
Matching file found Matched file: filament-1.8.12+26.3.jar
Fabric API Needed by filament
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: [26.3] Fabric API 0.166.2+26.3
Polymer Needed by filament
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: polymer-bundled 0.18.7+26.3

2 extra mods were pulled in by other dependencies. Indented rows show who needs each one. We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.

Before you install it

Add BlockBoy Arcade without breaking your instance.

Built for BlockBoy Arcade BlockBoyArcade-1.1.0+26.3.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use BlockBoyArcade-1.1.0+26.3.jar. It targets 26.3 with Fabric, Quilt; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    Install filament, Fabric API, Polymer first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 2 come through another mod in the chain.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside BlockBoyArcade-1.1.0+26.3.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does BlockBoy Arcade add?

BlockBoy Arcade

Arcade machines with full gameboy resolution and color support!

Fully server-side, using polymer! Checkout polymers authost feature to host the resource-pack (in polymer/resourcepack.zip) automagically!

There are no recipes, use /polymer creative to see the items or use /give @s blockboy:arcade

The mods' builtin datapack comes with 6 open source gameboy games:

Config

{
  "dateFormat": "dd.MM yyyy, HH:mm",
  "sound": false
}
  • dateFormat: Date format for rom save data tooltip
  • sound: Flag to enable sounds for the playing player using simple voice chat

Adding roms / items

You can either add cartridge items using filament or just use the blockboy:rom component to give yourself an item that can play a given rom file: /give @s paper[blockboy:rom="namespace:game.gb"]

Put the roms in data/<namespace>/blockboy/<rom>.gb and data/<namespace>/blockboy/<rom>.gbc Make sure the rom file names are lowercase and only contain letters from a to z, 0-9 and/or underscores.

To add your own arcade model item + block use the filament mod and the blockboy:arcade behaviour for decorations.

Arcade example for filament (data/<namespace>/filament/decoration/<name>.json):

{
  "id": "blockboy:arcade",
  "group": "blockboy:items",
  "blockTags": ["shulker_boxes"],
  "itemResource": {
    "models": {
      "default": "blockboy:item/arcade-item",
      "floor": "blockboy:item/arcade"
    }
  },
  "properties": {
    "rotate": true,
    "rotateSmooth": true,
    "stackSize": 1,
    "destroyTime": 2,
    "requiresTool": false
  },
  "behaviour": {
    "blockboy:arcade": {
      "seatTranslation": [0, 0.4, 0],
      "screenTranslation": [0, 0.95, -0.775],
      "screenPitch": -22.5,
      "brightness": 10
    }
  },
  "blocks": [
    {
      "origin": [0,0,-1],
      "size": [1,1,2]
    },
    {
      "origin": [0,1,-1],
      "size": [1,1,1]
    }
  ]
}

Cartridge / rom item example for filament (data/<namespace>/filament/item/<name>.json):

{
  "id": "blockboy:flooder",
  "translations": {
    "en_us": "Flooder"
  },
  "group": "blockboy:items",
  "vanillaItem": "minecraft:paper",
  "itemResource":{
    "models": {
      "default": "blockboy:item/cartridge2"
    }
  },
  "properties": {
    "stackSize": 1
  },
  "components": {
    "blockboy:rom": "namespace:flooder.gb"
  }
}

Blockboy Arcade comes with 2 item textures/models for cartridges, feel free to modify them as you wish: blockboy:item/cartridge1 and blockboy:item/cartridge2

Permissions for Luckperms and friends: blockboy_arcade.command, with vanilla permission level 1

Controls:

  • WASD = DPAD
  • Jump = A
  • Left-Click = B
  • F (swap held item) = Start
  • Q (drop held item) = Select

This project uses code from the coffee-gb gameboy emulator and the Image2Map Mod You can find the original licenses in the "licenses" directory. My changes are also licensed under the MIT license.

Project description from CurseForge.

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