Official Hardware Diagnostic Cartridges for NES, GB, and SNES - NintendoComplete
588This video shows demonstrates the use of several Nintendo-produced hardware diagnostic cartridges for use with NES, Game Boy, and SNES hardware.
Most of these were used by the Nintendo World Class Service Center to diagnose problems with potentially faulty hardware. They test several functions, including input routines, various display modes, and sound playback routines.
There are some really cool things on these cartridges, including old and unused graphics from different games (including old sprites from the 1989 SMW builds!), random sound effects, and a couple of fun remixes from classic games. The different test carts are shown in the order listed below.
Oh, and if you like Zelda music, be sure to watch until the very end. One of the carts has quite a nifty surprise buried in its sound test.
-NES-
NWCS Control Deck Test Cartridge
NWCS Port Test Cartridge
HVC Kensa Cassette Controller Test
NWCS Joystick Test Cartridge
NWCS Power Pad Test Cartridge
-GAME BOY-
Game Boy Controller Kensa Cartridge
-SNES-
NWCS Super NES Controller Test Cartridge
NWCS Super NES Test Program / NTF 2
NWCS Super NES Burn-in Cassette with Controller Test /NTF 2.5
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