StudyBox

StudyBox
Developer: Fukutake Shoten Publisher: Fukutake Shoten Platform: NES Released in JP: April 1986 This game has debugging material.

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The StudyBox is a cassette drive adapter for the Famicom that would read educational classes off of cassette tapes, similar to the cassette drive on a Commodore 64 or other computers of the time. The classes available were English (taught across 17 tapes), Science (12 tapes), and Math (also 12 tapes).

The StudyBox was initially released in April 1986 as the Model 1000 and was only available for rental to students registered to the Shinkenzemi Elementary School Course. A cheaper model would release a few years later (sometime after 1988 as indicated by the Famicom Family logo) as the SBX-01 to reduce manufacturing costs and unlike the previous model, the SBX-01 was actually sold instead of rented. Support for the StudyBox would cease in 1994.

The StudyBox and its tapes are extremely rare and hard to find.

Test Mode

Hold A and press Reset. The purpose of this mode is unknown.

Memory Check

Hold B and press Reset. The BIOS will perform complete ROM/RAM tests and display the results. Also, it will perform a printer test with output to the printer itself.

Touch Panel Test

Hold B + Select and press Reset. Now you can test the regular controllers, plus the additional touch-screen controller if you're lucky enough to have one.

Auto Mode

Hold Right + Select + Start and press Reset. The purpose of this mode is unknown.