BlockBoy Arcade
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #535 of 945 fabric mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
# This mod will no longer be updated on modrinth! # See https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/blockboy-arcade for the latest version! Arcade machines with full gameboy resolution and color support! Fully server-side, using polymer! (https://polymer.pb4.eu/latest/user/resource-pack-hosting/) 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: - (https://quinnp.itch.io/renegade-rush) - (https://quinnp.itch.io/wyrmhole) - (https://invertedhat.itch.io/postie) - (https://eishiya.itch.io/dawn-will-come) - (https://tangramgames.itch.io/tobu-tobu-girl-deluxe) - (https://github.com/Obalfour/Flooder) ## Config ```json { "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` 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): ```json { "id": "blockboy:arcade", "group": "blockboy:items", "blockTags": , "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": , "screenTranslation": , "screenPitch": -22.5, "brightness": 10 } }, "blocks": , "size": }, { "origin": , "size": } ] } ``` Cartridge / rom item example for filament (data/<namespace>/filament/item/<name>.json): ```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 (https://github.com/trekawek/coffee-gb) and the (https://github.com/Patbox/Image2Map) You can find the original licenses in the "licenses" directory. My changes are also licensed under the MIT license.
# This mod will no longer be updated on modrinth! # See https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/blockboy-arcade for the latest version!
Arcade machines with full gameboy resolution and color support!
Fully server-side, using polymer! (https://polymer.pb4.eu/latest/user/resource-pack-hosting/) 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: - (https://quinnp.itch.io/renegade-rush) - (https://quinnp.itch.io/wyrmhole) - (https://invertedhat.itch.io/postie) - (https://eishiya.itch.io/dawn-will-come) - (https://tangramgames.itch.io/tobu-tobu-girl-deluxe) - (https://github.com/Obalfour/Flooder)
```json { "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`
Put the roms in `data/
To add your own arcade model item + block use the filament mod and the `blockboy:arcade` behaviour for decorations.
Arcade example for filament (data/
Cartridge / rom item example for filament (data/
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
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- This project uses code from the (https://github.com/trekawek/coffee-gb) and the (https://github.com/Patbox/Image2Map)
- You can find the original licenses in the "licenses" directory.
- My changes are also licensed under the MIT license.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- tomalbrc
- Version
- 1.0.4+26.1
- Downloads
- 2,421
- Endorsements
- 27
- Category
- fabric
- Created
- 5/3/2025
- Updated
- 3/29/2026
- Game Versions
- 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
- Tags
- game-mechanics, minigame, social
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does BlockBoy Arcade support?
The author lists 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of BlockBoy Arcade?
Version 1.0.4+26.1, published 2026-03-29 with 2,421 downloads recorded at the source.
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