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BNes-Fork

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21–26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

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BNes Fork

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A map-based NES emulator plugin for Minecraft servers. This fork continues maintenance of MoeWhite19/BNes and uses Nestalgia as the emulation core.

This is a community-maintained fork, not an official release of the original project. Porting, debugging, and some code modifications in this fork were assisted by OpenAI Codex. AI-assisted code may contain undiscovered issues; please test thoroughly before deploying on production servers. Users assume all compatibility and data risks.


✨ Features


📋 Requirements

Requirement Details
Java 21
Server Paper 1.21.1 or compatible
Plasmo Voice Server plugin + client mod (required for audio)
PacketEvents Optional but recommended – preferred map packet backend
ProtocolLib Optional – fallback backend
Vault Optional – only needed for economy features
Chair plugin Recommended – can also use minecarts as alternative

📦 Installation & Usage

  1. Download the JAR from the Releases page.
  2. Place it in your server's plugins folder.
  3. Start the server once, then place your NES ROMs (that you have rights to use) in plugins/BNes-Fork/roms.
  4. Create a console with /bnes create <instance_name> (add min at the end for a single-map version).
  5. Place the generated map on a wall. Sit on a chair and right-click the map to join.
  6. Up to two players can play simultaneously. To hear game audio, both server and client must have Plasmo Voice properly installed and connected.

The plugin also generates non_card.nes as a default screen when a new console has no cartridge or an invalid ROM.

Upgrading from Original BNes

If upgrading from the original BNes, shut down the server first, then rename or move the original plugins/BNes data directory to plugins/BNes-Fork. Otherwise, the new plugin will create a fresh empty configuration.


⌨️ Commands & Permissions

Command Description Permission
/bnes Shows available help –
/bnes reload Reloads and normalizes config & language files bnes.command.reload
/bnes create <name> [min] Creates a console bnes.command.create
/bnes map <name> [player] Gets the console map bnes.command.map
/bnes close <name> Closes a console bnes.command.close
/bnes showfps Toggles FPS display bnes.command.showfps
/bnes rename <name> <new_name> Renames an instance bnes.command.rename
/bnes card <URL/filename> Gets a local cartridge or downloads an iNES ROM bnes.command.card
/bnes menu [page] Opens the cartridge menu bnes.command.menu
/bnes saves [page] Manages personal saves (left-click to download as item, right-click to delete) –
/bnes speed [percentage] Views or modifies Nestalgia emulation speed –

🎮 Default Key Bindings

Minecraft Action NES Button
Movement keys Directional pad
Jump A
Swap offhand B
Left-click map Select
Right-click map Start
Start + A simultaneously Reset game
Select + A simultaneously Write to personal save file

Key bindings can be modified in the plugin configuration file.


📄 License

This project continues to use the GPL-3.0 license as in the original repository. See the LICENSE file for details.


🙏 Acknowledgements

Thanks to the original BNes author, the Nestalgia project, and all maintainers of related dependencies for their valuable work.

Quick facts

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

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