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Genesis[edit]

Game Title Sound Effect Test Music Test Track Names? Voice Test/Other How To Access Additional Notes
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.

Nintendo Entertainment System[edit]

Game Title Sound Effect Test Music Test Track Names? Voice Test/Other How To Access Additional Notes
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


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

PlayStation[edit]

Game Title Sound Effect Test Music Test Track Names? Voice Test/Other How To Access Additional Notes
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

Playstation 3[edit]

Game Title Sound Effect Test Music Test Track Names? Voice Test/Other How To Access Additional Notes
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

Sega Saturn[edit]

Game Title Sound Effect Test Music Test Track Names? Voice Test/Other How To Access Additional Notes
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

Xbox 360[edit]

Game Title Sound Effect Test Music Test Track Names? Voice Test/Other How To Access Additional Notes
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

Xbox One[edit]

Game Title Sound Effect Test Music Test Track Names? Voice Test/Other How To Access Additional Notes
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]

  1. The majority of arcade games have a sound test in service mode. Only titles that work differently will be listed.
  2. Currently, gaming systems/hardware are listed under the name used in the U.S.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tilden, Gail, ed. (May–June 1989). Nintendo Power. Nintendo of America Inc in conjunction with Tokuma Shoten Publishing Company LTD. p. 79.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Individual games in retro collections may have a sound or music test
  3. ^ Only contains the original soundtrack