Shows the satellite system connected to the Super Famicom with the recordable BS_X cartridge attached to the Super Famicom
The Satellaview was an modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system in Japan. The system would connect to the St. Giga satellite radio station, and during a limited time (between 4:00 and 7:00 PM), one could download video games and receive news about the gaming world, and save it on a memory cart that plugged into the Satellaview.
Most of these titles were original creations or sequels to other game series, and were released in installments.
The system contains :
Satellaview adapter - (adapted to the bottom of Super Famicom)
Application cartridge "BS-X : Soreha namae wo nusumareta machi no monogatari" - (aka. The story of the Town those name has been stolen)("BS" was named from broadcast satellite and "X" means nameless)
8 Mega-bits Memory Pak - (downloaded games are saved on this memory cart)
The name "Satellaview" is assumed to be a portmanteau of satellite and view.
It seems that at some point in time someone on the Internet started calling it the "Bandai"Satellaview, and most websites now refer to it as this, but there is no trace of any Bandai logo or name in any known documentation or indeed in the BIOS overworld interface itself.
Satellaview was broadcast from April 23, 1995 to June 30, 2000.
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