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The Satellaview [a] is a satellite modem peripheral produced by Nintendo for the Super Famicom in 1995. Containing 1 megabyte of ROM space and an additional 512 kB of RAM, [ 1 ] Satellaview allowed players to download games, magazines, and other media through satellite broadcasts provided by Japanese company St.GIGA .
This list of Satellaview broadcasts is organized by genre (game, magazine, or data broadcast) and then alphabetically by broadcast title. Because the Satellaview was available only to the Japanese market, the official titles are Japanese and literal English translations are provided where possible.
The following is a condensed history of these changes: 2 April 1990 – St.GIGA is founded. [2] 1990 – St.GIGA began broadcasts on BS-3ch via the BS-2a satellite. August 1991 – St.GIGA switched to the BS-3b satellite, and in September it began broadcasting on BS-5ch. 23 April 1995 – Broadcasts begin to the Super Famicom add-on, Satellaview.
This commercial version featured considerable improvements in graphics and a large increase in length (110 levels). The end credits showed the Indieszero logo and name for the first time. Sutte Hakkun BS Version 2 - broadcast started in October 1998. This version was also released for Satellaview, and was a remake of the event version with new ...
The remake of Dr. Mario was also broadcast through the Satellaview, renamed BS Dr. Mario, and was the last game to be broadcast on the system. Tetris & Dr. Mario received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its controls and multiplayer, particularly the Mixed Match mode. It sold 6 million copies.
The Satellaview add-on allowed for subscribers of the BS-X service to download games and participate in hosted events with a special adapter. The Japan-only Satellaview is a satellite modem attached to the Super Famicom's expansion port and connected to the St.GIGA satellite radio station from April 23, 1995
The Satellaview is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system in Japan released in 1995. It was used to download digital game content broadcast via St.GIGA's BS-5ch. St.GIGA broadcasts ran from April 23, 1995 to June 30, 2000.
The Sega Channel was an online game service developed by Sega for the Sega Genesis video game console, serving as a content delivery system.Launched on December 14, 1994, the Sega Channel was provided to the public by TCI and Time Warner Cable through cable television services by way of coaxial cable.