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** ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2'' and ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' both have sound tests as a reward for OneHundredPercentCompletion.

** The sound tests for ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'', ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' and ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' are unlocked by completing the speed-run mode (Dededetour! in ''Triple Deluxe,'' Meta Knightmare Returns in ''Planet Robobot'' and Guest Star ???? in ''Star Allies''). Almost every music track is available upon unlocking the Jukebox (in ''Star Allies,'' music tracks related to the downloadable Celebration Pictures, Morpho Knight, Heroes in Another Dimension, Soul Melter EX or The Three Mage-Sisters Dream Friend need to be unlocked first). In these Jukeboxes, the different-colored music notes that pop up indicate who composed that specific music track (blue notes indicate compositions by Hirokazu Ando, red notes indicate compositions by Jun Ishikawa and in ''Star Allies,'' yellow notes indicate compositions by Yuuta Ogasawara).
** The sound test for ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse'' unlocks songs as they appear. In addition, there are a whopping 36 bonus tracks that have to be unlocked by collecting treasure chests. They're all remixes of past ''Kirby'' songs that don't play anywhere else in the game.
** ''VideoGame/KirbyBattleRoyale'''s music collection is unlocked like in ''Rainbow Curse,'' with more music getting added after it's heard once in-game. However, [[DoubleUnlock you have to spend Battle Coins (around 500 per track) to actually listen to the music track in the Collection]].
** In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', you unlock the Corner Stage (the game's version of the Sound Test) where a Waddle Dee band called the Deedly Dees play. However, you only start with part of the game's soundtrack and have to pay Star Coins to unlock more of it. The same music note color system from previous games also returns (tracks with blue notes are by Hirokazu Ando, magenta notes are by Jun Ishikawa, yellow notes are by Yuuta Ogasawara, and green notes are by Yuki Shimooka).

** ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'''s sound test (pictured above) is unlocked after beating the DiscOneFinalBoss.

* All ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' games have a Play BGM feature available after the corresponding FinalBoss is defeated. In ''Legends of the Titan'', it can be accessed anytime from the Options menu, but in ''Beyond the Myth'' and ''Nexus'' it's only accessible from the title screen.

* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' parodies this with a hidden Sound Test which requires very specific conditions to unlock.[[note]]Beat Papyrus and have your random FUN value set to 65[[/note]] It only contains four songs, none of which are actually in the game and all of which are short, reptetive, and eerie-sounding.

* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' parodies this with a hidden Sound Test containing four songs, none of which are actually in the game.

* Several ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' games include this feature, both for audio themes and character voices. Some of the games (''7'' and ''9'', for example) do require the groups of tracks to be unlocked or purchased one by one first, though.

** ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioAllStars Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'': The compilation lets players listen to the games' soundtracks through the menu. It also includes the bonus tracks that were initially only available on the Japanese exclusive soundtrack [=CDs=]. They can also be listened to while the console is in sleep mode if something is plugged in to the headphone jack.

* ''VideoGame/MarioAdventure'' has one accessed through a cheat code.

* While this originally wasn't included in ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'', [[https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/here_are_the_full_patch_notes_for_luigis_mansion_3_version_1_3_0 patch 1.3.0 for the game]] included music albums that you can listen to inside the gallery within E. Gadd's laboratory, containing all the specific music heard on a floor or in selections for tracks that fit elsewhere[[note]](this example being the ''E.Gadd Selection'', containing tracks that relate to him alongside misc tracks, such as the title screen themes, radios, boo themes, etc)[[/note]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Amplitude}}'' allows playing the studio version of any completed song.

* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' has the Squid Beatz minigame (unlocked only with the Inkling Squid Toys/{{amiibo}}), where the actual "[[RhythmGame game]]" portion can be turned off, leaving it as a standard sound test.
* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' features the minigame Squid Beatz 2. It's included in the base game this time rather than being tied to an amiibo, but ''Splatoon'' series amiibo can be used to unlock music tracks from the first game that can't otherwise be heard in the sequel.

* In both ''VisualNovel/HotelDuskRoom215'' and ''VisualNovel/LastWindow'', you can use the jukebox to listen to the various songs. You'll need to either beat the game or start a NewGamePlus to hear them all, though.

* ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has the sound test with songs available from the beginning, but their names are hidden until you listen to them in the game proper. For some unexplained reason, there are a few songs not available in the sound test, such as the {{Chiptune}} version of "No Eating Crackers in the Cinema" and the song that plays in Sunshine Forest post chapter 4. The Sound Test in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' is only accessible in its hidden DebugMode.

* ''VideoGame/QuestBriansJourney'' has a Lottery Item you can get called the Orchestra. Sadly, this is absent from the N64 version, ''{{VideoGame/Quest 64}}'', which has a lot better sound.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'', from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Thracia 776]]'' onward.

** The ''Royal'' version of ''VideoGame/Persona5'' contains a form of sound test in the in-game Thieves Den. You can spend a special currency to unlock tracks, and have them play during your activities in there. Certain tracks, usually longer and more important ones, cost more. A track's only unlocked once you hear it through regular gameplay, to avoid spoilers.

*** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'' has a sound room as a reward for completing one side of the Sticker Museum. The musical selection is rather limited, though, and songs can only be listened to in order (i.e. you have to flip through other tracks to reach the one you want to hear).

* Most ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games have this feature, with the exception of some next-gen titles. A level select/max continues cheat is triggered by playing the correct sequence of songs in ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Sonic 2]]''. In addition, a budget re-release of ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' for the PC goes one better and includes .wav files of the music and SFX from all three original games and ''VideoGame/SonicCD'', for the purpose of a screensaver app. But the music for Carnival Night, Icecap, Launch Base and ''Sonic 3'''s end credits are missing. Noticeably, ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' has a sound test featuring songs from past Sonic games that each have to be unlocked individually, but not one for its regular soundtrack.
** The sound test in ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix'' not only plays every song in the game, but also shows the player which notes are being played on each individual sound channel, drums and all, via several rows of keyboards.

** The sound test for ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse'' unlocks songs as they appear. In addition, there are a whopping 36 bonus tracks that have to be unlocked by collecting treasure chests. They're all remixes of past Kirby songs that don't play anywhere else in the game.

** In VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand, you unlock the Corner Stage (the game's version of the Sound Test) where a Waddle Dee band called the Deedly Dees play. However, you only start with part of the game's soundtrack and have to pay Star Coins to unlock more of it.

* Home versions of ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' games.

* In ''Videogame/{{Shantae}}'' for the Game Boy Color, two sound test menus can be found if you play the game using the debug mode. One of the menus has the music tracks, while the other one has sound effects, some of which were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen not included in the final game]].

* While absent from the original version, ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}} 3D'' features a Jukebox, where the player can collect tokens gained from [=StreetPass=], Play Coins and/or the Shulk Toys/{{amiibo}} to unlock tracks from the game to listen to.

** The ''Royal'' version of ''VideoGame/Persona5'' contains a form of sound test in the in-game Thieves' Den. You can spend a special currency to unlock tracks, and have them play during your activities in there. Certain tracks, usually longer and more important ones, cost more. A track's only unlocked once you hear it through regular gameplay, to avoid spoilers.

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}:

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** ''VideoGame/Persona5 Royal'' contains a sound test in the in-game Thieves Den. You can spend a special currency to unlock tracks, and have them play during your activities in there. Certain tracks, usually longer and more important ones, cost more. A track's only unlocked once you hear it through regular gameplay, to avoid spoilers.

*** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'' has a sound room as a reward for completing one half of the Sticker Museum. The musical selection is rather limited, though, and songs can only be listened to in order (i.e. you have to flip through other tracks to reach the one you want to hear).