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Game Title | Sound Effect Test | Music Test | Track Names? | Voice Test/Other | How To Access | Additional Notes |
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Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle | No | Yes | Yes | No | Options > Sound Test | The Japanese sound test menu has a slightly odd color palette, mainly noted to the small hand icon. The palette was fixed in the international versions. The Korean version has "Janken" removed for various legal reasons. |
Alien Storm | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Select "Sound Test" from the main menu | |
Altered Beast | Yes | Yes? | No | No | Press A + C + Up + Right + Start at the title screen | (If anyone broke down what code goes to what sound, please link here thx) |
Beyond Oasis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | At the Diary (save select) screen, press B + Start to access the game's sound test screen. | |
Bonanza Bros. | Yes | Yes | No | No | In the options menu | 00 stops music, 01-12 for music, 13-44 for sound effects |
Columns | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Main Menu > Options > Sound Test | |
Comix Zone | No | Yes | No | No | Options > Jukebox | A 6 track Comix Zone music CD was released in 1995/96 |
Decap Attack | Yes | Yes | No | No | under Options | 1-25 for music, 26 and up for sound effects |
Dynamite Headdy | Yes | Yes | No | No | under Options | |
E-SWAT | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | under Options | Music, Sound Effects, then 2 voice samples |
Ristar | No | Yes | Yes | No | Main Menu > Option > Sound | |
Shinobi III | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | under Options | |
Valis | Yes? | Yes? | No | No | At the title screen, hold A+B+C and press Start to access the game's sound test. Pressing A toggles the sound that plays. |
Game Title | Sound Effect Test | Music Test | Track Names? | Voice Test/Other | How To Access | Additional Notes |
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Adventure Island II | Yes? | Yes? | No | No | see The Cutting Room Floor | Contains arguably one of the fullest-featured debug menus ever seen in a commercially-released NES game |
Bio Force Ape | Yes | Yes | No | No | Hold A + B at the copyright screen until it fades out. Up/Down change the music, while Left/Right change the sound effect being played. | |
Bomberman II | Yes? | Yes? | ? | No | Use the password PCDEFGAB (Japan) or K3456712 (all other regions) | |
Bubble Bobble | Yes? | Yes | ? | No | Beat Super Bubble Bobble Mode and get happy ending to unlock | (What is the fastest way to unlock?) |
Captain Tsubasa Vol. II: Super Striker | ??? | Yes | No | No | At the title screen, hold A + B, then press Start | Press Up / Down to select music, A to play it, B to stop it, and Start to return to the game. |
Castle of Dragon | Yes? | Yes? | No | No | See TCRF.net for instructions | |
Guardian Legend, The | Yes? | Yes? | No | No | Hold A + B on controller 1 and hit Reset to get the game's Sound Test. Pressss Left/Right to scroll through entries (1~71), Down to play the selected sound, and Up to stop | Sound #70 is pause music, and Sound #71 is resume music. |
Jaws | Yes | Yes | No | No | Hold Up + Left + B on Controller 2 and press Reset to enable the following functions. At the title screen, press Left / Right to increase or decrease the sample number (or Up / Down to use increments of 10). A plays the sample, B cancels. A two-digit number appears in the center of the screen representing the current sample number. | Normal samples are from 00 to 1E. Most samples above 25 will hang the console. Sample 10 is unused in the game |
Jouney to Silius | Yes? | Yes | No | No | Press B 33 times on the title screen | A couple additional unused music tracks can be accessed. See TCRF.net for details |
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter | Yes? | Yes? | No | No | Press B at the end of the credits for a sound test screen. In the US version, Sound Test can be accessed at the game start. When the HAL logo animation stops, press Select + B + Downon Controller 1. | |
Mega Man 6 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Game Genie code required. See TCRF.net for details | |
Ms. Pac-Man | Yes? | Yes? | No | No | Press Select + A at the title screen to open the debug menu. Press Up or Down to change the sound number, and A to play it. Selecting any value above 20 will crash the game. | |
New Ghostbusters II | Yes | Yes | No | No | Hold A + B and press Start at the title screen | The NES version was never released in North America due to licensing issues with Activision. As a result, NES players in North America only received Activision's Ghostbusters II |
Ninja Gaiden | Yes | Yes | No | No | At the title screen, or any time during the Intro, hold Down + Left + A + B + Select, then press Start.[1] | |
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos | Yes? | Yes | Yes, under the right conditions | No | See TCRF.net for details | There is also an unused track that can be heard in the NSF or by heading to TCRF.net |
Shatterhand | Yes | Yes | No | No | See TCRF.net for instructions | |
Taito Chase H.Q. | Yes | Yes | No | No | Game Genie required. See TCRF.net for instructions | |
Tecmo Super Bowl
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Yes? | Yes? | No | No | At the title screen, hold B and press Left | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project | No | Yes | No | No | At the title screen, press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B and Start to unlock an option mode. It is already unlocked in the Japanese version | |
Totally Rad | Yes | Yes | No | No | On the title screen, press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Left, Right, Right, Start. A menu will appear allowing you to skip stages, view cutscenes, and listen to music and sound effects. | |
Whomp 'Em | Yes | Yes | No | No | Press Start on Controller 1 while holding A + B on Controller 2. Keep the latter's buttons held until the test screen appears, or the game will reset. | Screenshot of Sound Test menu via The Cutting Room Floor |
Zanac | Yes? | Yes? | No | No | As with The Guardian Legend, another game by Compile, hold A + B and hit Reset to access the game's Sound Test. This feature is US version only. Alternatively, press Start + Select + A + B when "Game Over" appears |
Game Title | Sound Effect Test | Music Test | Track Names? | Voice Test/Other | How To Access | Additional Notes |
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | No | Yes | Yes | No | Visit the Master Librarian after beating Dracula, and you'll be able to listen to all the music in the Buy/Sell window. | Redbook audio on track 2 |
Game Title | Sound Effect Test | Music Test | Track Names? | Voice Test/Other | How To Access | Additional Notes |
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game | Yes | Yes | No | No | On the overworld map, press L1, L1, L1, R1, R1, R1, L1, R1 then follow the new path to your left | Delisted on December 30, 2014 |
Simpsons, The (arcade game) | Yes | Yes | No | No | Main Menu > Cool Stuff - for Sound Test, finish the game with Marge. For Music Test, do the same with Lisa | Delisted in December 2013 |
Game Title | Sound Effect Test | Music Test | Track Names? | Voice Test/Other | How To Access | Additional Notes |
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Earthworm Jim 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ???? | Pause during gameplay and press Up, Down, Right, X, Y, Z, Z, Y to access a debug menu | Contains Red Book Audio. Details about debug room at The Cutting Room Floor |
Panzer Dragoon Saga | Yes? | Yes? | ??? | ??? | Requires a keyboard. See TCRF.net for detailed instructions |
Game Title | Sound Effect Test | Music Test | Track Names? | Voice Test/Other | How To Access | Additional Notes |
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Capcom Arcade Cabinet | No | Yes | Yes | No | Select the game > Gallery > Sound Player | |
Sonic CD | Yes? | Yes? | Unsure | Unsure | Beat all the special stages with a total time of 5:00'00 or better to unlock[1] | Cheat functions in the sound test, see GameFAQs for details. |
Guardian Heroes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Main Menu > Gallery > Sound | |
NiGHTS into Dreams... | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Main Menu > Presents > Sound Test | To unlock everything: at the title screen, press Left, Right, X, B, A, Y, RB, RT, Down, Up, LB, and LT in that order. If done correctly, you'll get a confirmation that everything in the game has been unlocked, though save data, achievements, and posting to leaderboards will be disabled until you restart the game from the Xbox Dashboard. |
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game | Yes | Yes | No | No | On the overworld map, press LB, LB, LB, RB, RB, RB, LB, RB then follow the new path to your left | Delisted on December 30, 2014 |
Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co. | No[2] | Yes | Yes | No | Select game > Help & Options > Jukebox | |
Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World | No[2] | Yes | Yes | No | Select game > Help & Options > Jukebox | |
Sega Vintage Collection: Streets Of Rage | No[2] | Yes | Yes | No | Select game > Help & Options > Jukebox | |
Simpsons, The (arcade game) | Yes | Yes | No | No | Main Menu > Cool Stuff - for Sound Test, finish the game with Marge, For Music Test, do the same with Lisa | Delisted in December 2013 |
Game Title | Sound Effect Test | Music Test | Track Names? | Voice Test/Other | How To Access | Additional Notes |
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Disney Afternoon Collection, The | No | Yes | Yes | No | Main Menu > Music | Both the title screen and gallery have unique tracks found only in this collection. |
Killer Instinct 2 Classic | No | Yes | Yes | No | Main Menu > Extras > Music | 18 tracks total |
Megaman Legacy Collection | No[2] | Yes[3] | Yes | No | Main Menu > Music Player | Arranged versions of various Mega Man tunes throughout the different menus |
Ms. Pac-Man | Yes | Yes | No | No | Options > Settings > Sound > Sound Test |
Notes
[edit]- The majority of arcade games have a sound test in service mode. Only titles that work differently will be listed.
- Currently, gaming systems/hardware are listed under the name used in the U.S.
References
[edit]- ^
Tilden, Gail, ed. (May–June 1989). Nintendo Power. Nintendo of America Inc in conjunction with Tokuma Shoten Publishing Company LTD. p. 79.
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: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ a b c d Individual games in retro collections may have a sound or music test
- ^ Only contains the original soundtrack