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The '''Satellaview''' (サテラビュー ''Saterabyū'') is a satellite modem add-on for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] system that was released in Japan in 1995.<ref>[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/superfamicom/satellaview.html Super Famicom Central]</ref> The name ''Satellaview'' is a portmanteau of "'''Satell'''ite" and "'''view'''," and the official abbreviation for the system is "BS-X". "BS" stands for '''B'''roadcast '''S'''atellite, a common name of one of the direct broadcast satellites in Japan, <ref>http://bsx.seesaa.net/article/44309530.html</ref> and "X" represents the figurative "unknown" or "nameless." In other vernaculars, the X can stand for "transfer", thus "Broadcast Satellite Transfer." | The '''Satellaview''' (サテラビュー ''Saterabyū'') is a satellite modem add-on for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] system that was released in Japan in 1995.<ref>[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/superfamicom/satellaview.html Super Famicom Central]</ref> The name ''Satellaview'' is a portmanteau of "'''Satell'''ite" and "'''view'''," and the official abbreviation for the system is "BS-X". "BS" stands for '''B'''roadcast '''S'''atellite, a common name of one of the direct broadcast satellites in Japan, <ref>http://bsx.seesaa.net/article/44309530.html</ref> and "X" represents the figurative "unknown" or "nameless." In other vernaculars, the X can stand for "transfer", thus "Broadcast Satellite Transfer." | ||
| − | The BS-X would be connected to the {{smw|St.GIGA|St.GIGA}} satellite station between 4:00-7:00 PM. During this time, a player could download and play | + | The BS-X would be connected to the {{smw|St.GIGA|St.GIGA}} satellite station between 4:00-7:00 PM. During this time, a player could download and play content. The BS-X system broadcasted for 5 years, up until June 2000. |
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| + | ==Broadcasts== | ||
| + | {{main|List of Satellaview broadcasts}} | ||
| + | The Satellaview broadcast content including video games, magazines, many of which were exclusive to the service. It also included software (games and magazines) with streamed satellite radio, such as [[BS The Legend of Zelda]]. This feature was known as [[SoundLink]], though not all games were compatible with SoundLink. | ||
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| + | ==BS-X: Sore wa Namae o Nusumareta Machi no Monogatari== | ||
| + | {{main|BS-X: Sore wa Namae o Nusumareta Machi no Monogatari}} | ||
| + | The Satellaview service required a special [[Game Pak]] containing the software [[BS-X: Sore wa Namae o Nusumareta Machi no Monogatari]]. In BS-X: Sore wa Namae o Nusumareta Machi no Monogatari, the player explores an interactive town filled with people and objects, and interacts with the menus to download and play software. | ||
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| + | ==Storage== | ||
| + | Content can be stored using the [[8M Memory Pack]]. Content stored on the 8M Memory Pack may also include a use limit, similar to digital demos by Nintendo. | ||
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| + | ==Broadcasts== | ||
| + | *[[List of Satellaview broadcasts]] | ||
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The Satellaview (サテラビュー Saterabyū) is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995.[1] The name Satellaview is a portmanteau of "Satellite" and "view," and the official abbreviation for the system is "BS-X". "BS" stands for Broadcast Satellite, a common name of one of the direct broadcast satellites in Japan, [2] and "X" represents the figurative "unknown" or "nameless." In other vernaculars, the X can stand for "transfer", thus "Broadcast Satellite Transfer."
The BS-X would be connected to the St.GIGA satellite station between 4:00-7:00 PM. During this time, a player could download and play content. The BS-X system broadcasted for 5 years, up until June 2000.
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Broadcasts
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Main article: List of Satellaview broadcasts |
The Satellaview broadcast content including video games, magazines, many of which were exclusive to the service. It also included software (games and magazines) with streamed satellite radio, such as BS The Legend of Zelda. This feature was known as SoundLink, though not all games were compatible with SoundLink.
BS-X: Sore wa Namae o Nusumareta Machi no Monogatari
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Main article: BS-X: Sore wa Namae o Nusumareta Machi no Monogatari |
The Satellaview service required a special Game Pak containing the software BS-X: Sore wa Namae o Nusumareta Machi no Monogatari. In BS-X: Sore wa Namae o Nusumareta Machi no Monogatari, the player explores an interactive town filled with people and objects, and interacts with the menus to download and play software.
Storage
Content can be stored using the 8M Memory Pack. Content stored on the 8M Memory Pack may also include a use limit, similar to digital demos by Nintendo.
Broadcasts
References
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