Game Boy Test Cartridge
Game Boy Test Cartridge - Hand Held Legend
Game Boy Test Cartridge - Hand Held Legend
Game Boy Test Cartridge - Hand Held Legend

Game Boy Test Cartridge

Game Boy Color | GBC Collection by Hand Held Legend
$24.99 USD

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This Game Boy Test Cartridge was given to technicians in order for them to test Game Boy systems for defects.  It runs some very simple programs and has the following tests on it's main menu:

  •   Auto Test
  •   Screen Test
  •   Controller Test
  •   Scroll Test
  •   Sound Test

This test cartridge will work on all Game Boy consoles, most notably the function that detects button-presses to ensure they’re working; note, though, that this particular cartridge cannot test the shoulder buttons on Game Boy Advance consoles, but can still evaluate the other buttons.

Menu

The main menu says:

GAME BOY TEST MENU

1 AUTO TEST
2 SCREEN TEST
3 CONTROLLER TEST
4 SCROLL TEST
5 SOUND TEST
PRESS SELECT
PRESS A TO START
c 1990 NINTENDO

AUTO TEST

RAM TEST PASS
PRESS A TO STEP
TO NEXT TEST

SCREEN TEST

SCREEN TEST
PRESS A BUTTON
TO BEGIN TEST
THREE PATTERNS
WILL APPEAR
EVERY 3 SECONDS
TEST FAILS IF ANY
LINES ARE BLANK

 

CONTROLLER TEST

PRESS
EACH
BUTTON

This shows a picture of the game boy with the controller buttons on it. When you press a button it lights up the button in the picture and makes a different tone beep for each button pressed. After you press all the buttons it says:

TEST
PASS
 
PRESS
A AND B
FOR
NEXT
TEST

 

SCROLL TEST

PRESS B TO SCROLL
CHECK FOR A SMOOTH
SCROLL

When you press B the screen with the text scrolls down and to the right. This reveals the following text:

PRESS A TO STEP
TO THE NEXT TEST

SOUND TEST

SOUND TEST
TURN VOLUME UP
TONE SHOULD BE
CONTINUOUS IF NOT
UNIT IS DEFECTIVE
PRESS A FOR NEXT
SOUND TEST
TONE SHOULD SWEEP
DOWN

When you press the A button sound sweeps down and then stops. Then the following text appears on the screen:

SOUND TEST
SWEEP DOWN TONE
 
PRESS A FOR NEXT
SOUND TEST
TONE SHOULD SWEEP UP

When you press the A button sound sweeps up and then stops. Then the following text appears on the screen:

SOUND TEST
SWEEP UP TONE
 
PRESS A FOR NEXT
SOUND TEST
TONE SHOULD BE
CONTINUOUS

When you press the A button an irritating high pitch sounds. Then the following text appears on the screen:

SOUND TEST
CONTINUOUS TONE
 
PRESS A FOR NEXT
SOUND TEST
A VERY SHORT BEEP
SHOULD BE HEARD

When you press the A button a short beep sounds. Then the following text appears on the screen:

SOUND TEST
SHORT BEEP TONE
 
PRESS A FOR NEXT
SOUND TEST
A VERY SHORT NOISE
SHOULD BE HEARD

When you press the A button a short noise sounds. Then the following text appears on the screen:

SOUND TEST
SHORT NOISE TONE
 
TESTING COMPLETE
PRESS A FOR TEST
MENU TO REPEAT
TESTS IF NECESSARY

This Game Boy Test Cartridge was given to technicians in order for them to test Game Boy systems for defects.  It runs some very simple programs and has the following tests on it's main menu:

  •   Auto Test
  •   Screen Test
  •   Controller Test
  •   Scroll Test
  •   Sound Test

This test cartridge will work on all Game Boy consoles, most notably the function that detects button-presses to ensure they’re working; note, though, that this particular cartridge cannot test the shoulder buttons on Game Boy Advance consoles, but can still evaluate the other buttons.

Menu

The main menu says:

GAME BOY TEST MENU

1 AUTO TEST
2 SCREEN TEST
3 CONTROLLER TEST
4 SCROLL TEST
5 SOUND TEST
PRESS SELECT
PRESS A TO START
c 1990 NINTENDO

AUTO TEST

RAM TEST PASS
PRESS A TO STEP
TO NEXT TEST

SCREEN TEST

SCREEN TEST
PRESS A BUTTON
TO BEGIN TEST
THREE PATTERNS
WILL APPEAR
EVERY 3 SECONDS
TEST FAILS IF ANY
LINES ARE BLANK

 

CONTROLLER TEST

PRESS
EACH
BUTTON

This shows a picture of the game boy with the controller buttons on it. When you press a button it lights up the button in the picture and makes a different tone beep for each button pressed. After you press all the buttons it says:

TEST
PASS
 
PRESS
A AND B
FOR
NEXT
TEST

 

SCROLL TEST

PRESS B TO SCROLL
CHECK FOR A SMOOTH
SCROLL

When you press B the screen with the text scrolls down and to the right. This reveals the following text:

PRESS A TO STEP
TO THE NEXT TEST

SOUND TEST

SOUND TEST
TURN VOLUME UP
TONE SHOULD BE
CONTINUOUS IF NOT
UNIT IS DEFECTIVE
PRESS A FOR NEXT
SOUND TEST
TONE SHOULD SWEEP
DOWN

When you press the A button sound sweeps down and then stops. Then the following text appears on the screen:

SOUND TEST
SWEEP DOWN TONE
 
PRESS A FOR NEXT
SOUND TEST
TONE SHOULD SWEEP UP

When you press the A button sound sweeps up and then stops. Then the following text appears on the screen:

SOUND TEST
SWEEP UP TONE
 
PRESS A FOR NEXT
SOUND TEST
TONE SHOULD BE
CONTINUOUS

When you press the A button an irritating high pitch sounds. Then the following text appears on the screen:

SOUND TEST
CONTINUOUS TONE
 
PRESS A FOR NEXT
SOUND TEST
A VERY SHORT BEEP
SHOULD BE HEARD

When you press the A button a short beep sounds. Then the following text appears on the screen:

SOUND TEST
SHORT BEEP TONE
 
PRESS A FOR NEXT
SOUND TEST
A VERY SHORT NOISE
SHOULD BE HEARD

When you press the A button a short noise sounds. Then the following text appears on the screen:

SOUND TEST
SHORT NOISE TONE
 
TESTING COMPLETE
PRESS A FOR TEST
MENU TO REPEAT
TESTS IF NECESSARY

Customer Reviews

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W
W.
Game Boy Test Cartridge

Perfectly working on DMG and GBC / GBP.

W
W.S.
Makes testing a breeze

I used this to test the gameboy I've had for years after a power supply, bivert, and backlight mod. It's something I should have gotten a long time ago. Being able to not only check the outer workings of the device, but also the internal components is a great help!

B
B.V.
Such a great tool!

I LOVE this so much! I may not be able to test the shoulder buttons on an Advance or SP, BUT you can still use them and see if the screen gets filled or not and it still allows you to test it! It is such a wonderful tool and VERY helpful when testing multiple GB's over time!

G
G.R.
Great way to test your Gameboy

A nice thing to have, not completely necessary, but it makes you feel like a Nintendo tech! My copy had some trouble when I first tested it, the "game" would go blank, but I opened it up, cleaned the PCB and it works perfectly now. All in all a cool little cart to have

R
R.P.J.
pretty cool

It works and its fun to make noises with it.

D
D.S.
Great way to test

Works great to ensure that the system is functioning like normal.

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