diff --git a/tests/GameBoy.Core.Tests/BlarggTests.cs b/tests/GameBoy.Core.Tests/BlarggTests.cs
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+using Xunit;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
+
+namespace GameBoy.Tests
+{
+    public sealed class BlarggTests
+    {
+        private const int MaxFrames = 4000;
+        private readonly ITestOutputHelper output;
+
+        public BlarggTests(ITestOutputHelper output)
+        {
+            this.output = output;
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CpuInstrs_ReportsPassedOverSerial()
+        {
+            string serial = RunUntilSerialResult(TestRoms.Load("cpu_instrs.gb"));
+            output.WriteLine(serial);
+            Assert.Contains("Passed", serial);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("Failed", serial);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void InstrTiming_ReportsPassedOverSerial()
+        {
+            string serial = RunUntilSerialResult(TestRoms.Load("instr_timing.gb"));
+            output.WriteLine(serial);
+            Assert.Contains("Passed", serial);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("Failed", serial);
+        }
+
+        private static string RunUntilSerialResult(byte[] rom)
+        {
+            var emulator = new Emulator(rom);
+            for (int frame = 0; frame < MaxFrames; frame++)
+            {
+                emulator.RunFrame();
+                string serial = emulator.SerialOutput;
+                if (serial.Contains("Passed") || serial.Contains("Failed"))
+                    return serial;
+            }
+            return emulator.SerialOutput;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/GameBoy.Core.Tests/TestRoms.cs b/tests/GameBoy.Core.Tests/TestRoms.cs
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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace GameBoy.Tests
+{
+    internal static class TestRoms
+    {
+        public static string Path(string name)
+        {
+            string path = System.IO.Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "roms", name);
+            if (!File.Exists(path))
+                throw new FileNotFoundException($"test rom not found: {path}");
+            return path;
+        }
+
+        public static byte[] Load(string name) => File.ReadAllBytes(Path(name));
+
+        public static byte[] BuildProgram(params byte[] program)
+        {
+            var rom = new byte[0x8000];
+            rom[0x0147] = 0x00;
+            rom[0x0148] = 0x00;
+            rom[0x0149] = 0x00;
+            Array.Copy(program, 0, rom, 0x0100, program.Length);
+            return rom;
+        }
+
+        public static byte[] BuildCartridge(byte cartridgeType, byte ramSizeCode, int romBanks = 2)
+        {
+            var rom = new byte[0x4000 * romBanks];
+            rom[0x0147] = cartridgeType;
+            rom[0x0148] = 0x00;
+            rom[0x0149] = ramSizeCode;
+            return rom;
+        }
+    }
+}