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Aging Card NTR
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Also known as: Nitro EVA, NITRO Tester, Test-NTR
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The Aging Card NTR is a debug cartridge for testing the Nintendo DS. The name of the article is based on the cartridge's label; aside from the other official names at right, the software is also known unofficially as "NTRAging" and incorrectly (due to a translation error) as "Actual Inspection Card NTR".
Two versions of the cart are known to exist: 1.0 (intended for the original DS) and 6.0 (designed for the DS Lite). A screenshot of 11.0 (possibly intended for the original 3DS) can be found in the December 2020 Nintendo leaks.
The oldest known version is dated August 18, 2004, a little over three months before the system's launch. A lot of the content in this cart is reused from the AGS Aging Cartridge (or is it the other way around?). As such, some of the unused content here is in that cart as well.
To boot straight into the main test, hold Select at startup or for the menu, hold Start. If you do not hold either of those, you will get an error message.
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Download Aging Cart NTR (v1.0)
File: Nintendo DS NTR Debug Cartridge.rar (911 KB) (info)
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Download Aging Cart NTR (v6.0)
File: Nintendo DS Lite USG Debug Cartridge.7z (1,07 MB) (info)
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Contents
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Footage
Early Super Mario 64 DS Screenshot
While not unused, an early screenshot of Super Mario 64 DS can be seen in some tests. You can view a comparison on the prerelease page for the game.
Unused Music
All of these can be heard in the Sound Test.
The music track used in the AGS Aging Cartridge.
A series of notes, each with a different instrument. This was probably for testing the instruments. A similar series of notes is also used in the other Aging cart. Notice a pattern?
A harp glissando.
The opening of the Super Mario Bros. theme.
Version Comparison
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| Nintendo Console Testing Software | |
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| NES | Port Test Cartridge • HVC Controller Test |
| SNES | Burn-In Test Cart • Controller Test Cartridge • Test Program • SNSP Aging Cassette |
| GameCube | Service Disc v1.0/03 |
| Game Boy | Controller Kensa Cartridge |
| Game Boy Advance | AGS Aging Cartridge |
| Nintendo DS | Aging Card NTR |
| Nintendo 3DS | CTR Aging Test Program |
