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Satellaview | |
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The Satellaview connected to a Super Famicom with a BS-X cartridge and Memory Pak. | |
Basic Information | |
Type(s) |
Peripheral |
Generation |
Fourth |
Nintendo | |
Predecessor(s) |
Family Computer Disk System |
Successor(s) |
64DD |
Competitor(s) |
Mega CD, SEGA CD, 32X, MEGA CD 32X, SEGA CD 32X |
Technical Information | |
Supported Media |
BS Memory Block, Digital Download |
Japanese Release | |
April 23, 1995 | |
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The Satellaview was an add on for the Super Famicom. The games were downloaded from a satellite while a specific TV show aired, and could be played for the duration of that TV show, typically for an hour. Each of the games had the prefix BS, which stood for Broadcast Satellaview; this prefix is maintained in ROM file images that have been dumped for these games.
The games could be saved on Memory Blocks and could be played on the Super Famicom.