https://github.com/pinobatch/240p-test-mini

Size-optimized ports of Artemio's 240p Test Suite to 8-bit consoles
https://github.com/pinobatch/240p-test-mini

gameboy nes

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Size-optimized ports of Artemio's 240p Test Suite to 8-bit consoles

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pinobatch/240p-test-mini
• Owner: pinobatch
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2018-05-10T04:22:44.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-12-28T04:15:26.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-29T16:31:59.545Z (10 days ago)
• Topics: gameboy, nes
• Language: Assembly
• Size: 2.24 MB
• Stars: 240
• Watchers: 14
• Forks: 22
• Open Issues: 7
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGES.txt
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# 240p-test-mini

Size-optimized ports of Artemio's 240p Test Suite to 8-bit consoles

I've remade Artemio Urbina's [240p Test Suite] for three more

platforms:

- Nintendo Entertainment System

- Game Boy and Game Boy Color (as "144p Test Suite")

- Game Boy Advance (as "160p Test Suite")

The NES and GB ports are in assembly language for speed and size

efficiency.  The GBA port is in C, but still size-optimized to fit

well within the 256 KiB multiboot limit.

The GB and GBA ports have a different name because their LCD video

timing doesn't match that of NTSC.  They exist to test not only the

TV but also the Super Game Boy or Game Boy Player accessory, which

behaves as a scaler.

Some functionality has been rearranged to fit the controller or

to combine the function of similar tests.  Some help pages have

been rewritten for completeness, conciseness, and English usage

improvements.  Some tests' graphics have been replaced to keep

the software free.

To get set up to build the NES port, install GNU Make, Coreutils,

Python 3, Pillow, and cc65 per [nrom-template] instructions.

The port to Game Boy uses [RGBDS] instead of cc65.  The GBA port

uses devkitARM and libgba by [devkitPro], but Python 3 and Pillow

are still required to convert the proportional font.

Like Artemio's original versions, these ports of 240p Test Suite are free

software under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.

[240p Test Suite]: https://github.com/ArtemioUrbina/240pTestSuite

[nrom-template]: https://github.com/pinobatch/nrom-template

[RGBDS]: https://github.com/rednex/rgbds

[devkitPro]: https://devkitpro.org/wiki/Getting_Started