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Flooder<\/p>\n<p>## Config<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;`json<br \/>\n{<br \/>\n  &#8220;dateFormat&#8221;: &#8220;dd.MM yyyy, HH:mm&#8221;,<br \/>\n  &#8220;sound&#8221;: false<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n&#8220;`<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; `dateFormat`: Date format for rom save data tooltip<br \/>\n&#8211; `sound`: Flag to enable sounds for the playing player using simple voice chat<\/p>\n<p>## Adding roms \/ items<\/p>\n<p>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:<br \/>\n`\/give @s paper[blockboy:rom=&#8221;namespace:game.gb&#8221;]`<\/p>\n<p>Put the roms in `data\/<namespace>\/blockboy\/<rom>.gb` and `data\/<namespace>\/blockboy\/<rom>.gbc`<br \/>\nMake sure the rom file names are lowercase and only contain letters from `a` to `z`, `0-9` and\/or underscores.<\/p>\n<p>To add your own arcade model item + block use the filament mod and the `blockboy:arcade` behaviour for decorations.<\/p>\n<p>Arcade example for 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