Satellaview

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Satellaview
The Satellaview hardware connected to the bottom of the Super Famicom.
The Satellaview, BS-X BIOS cart, and 8M Memory Pack connected to a Super Famicom
Generation Fourth generation
Release date Japan April 23, 1995[1]
Discontinued Japan June 30, 2000[2]
Predecessor Family Computer Network System
Successor 64DD

The Satellaview is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system in Japan released in 1995. It was made in a joint effort between Nintendo and St.GIGA, the latter at the time being a popular broadcasting satellite (BS) company. The Satellaview had features relatively comparable to Sega's Sega Channel service in North America, as the Satellaview allowed users to download games, news magazines, and articles from St.GIGA's servers. Satellaview could also stream Satellite Radio, which at times was used to play pop music, advertise, or allow people to listen to radio programs while playing games—for certain special games, particularly the games advertised as Soundlink, of which many of the Super Mario–franchise games showcased on it were, audio was played intentionally to go along with the gameplay and consisted of character voice acting and arranged game music. The Satellaview was discontinued on June 30, 2000.

Super Mario games on the Satellaview[edit ]

These are Super Mario games released on the Satellaview.

There are also games that are St.GIGA-themed in which Super Mario characters have cameos and/or major roles:

Slideshows about Super Mario or with some content from the franchise:

Other appearances[edit ]

An ad for Satellaview
A Japanese flyer for the Satellaview, featuring Mario

There are also various magazine releases which have articles featuring Super Mario characters. A promotional flyer for the Satellaview features Mario in a spacesuit, which would later appear as an add-on outfit in the Nintendo Switch game Super Mario Odyssey on March 28, 2018, and in Mario Kart Tour as a separate playable variant that first appeared in the Space Tour, aptly going by the name of Mario (Satellaview).

Game gallery[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese サテラビュー
Saterabyū		 Satellaview; portmanteau of "satellite" and "view" [3]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ August 1995. Virtual Boy: Nintendo names the day. Imagine Publishing. Page 18. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  2. ^ DidYouKnowGaming (March 1, 2025). Nintendo Satellaview: Another 90's Failure. YouTube. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Satellaview. Mario Museum.

External links[edit ]

Satellaview coverage on other NIWA wikis:
The Cutting Room Floor icon.png The Cutting Room Floor has an article on Satellaview .
The English Wikipedia logo, for use on the Wikipedia template. Wikipedia has an article on Satellaview .
Video game systems and add-ons
Nintendo systems and add-ons Home consoles Family Computer (Family BASIC · Family Computer Disk System · Family Computer Network System · New Famicom), Nintendo Entertainment System • Super Famicom (Satellaview · Super Game Boy · Nintendo Power), Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Game Boy) • Nintendo 64 (64DD, iQue Player) • Nintendo GameCube (Game Boy Player) • Wii (Virtual Console · WiiWare) • Wii U (Virtual Console) • Classics
Handhelds Game & Watch • Game Boy (Game Boy Camera · Nintendo Power) • Virtual Boy • Game Boy Color • Game Boy Advance (e-Reader) • Nintendo DS (Nintendo DSi, DSiWare, Nintendo MP3 Player) • Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo 2DS · Virtual Console) • Nintendo Switch Lite
Hybrid Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) • Nintendo Switch 2
Arcade systems VS. System • Nintendo PlayChoice-10 • Nintendo Super System • Famicom Box • Super Famicom Box • Triforce
Other MS-DOS • Nelsonic Game Watch • Super Mario Bros. Watch • Gamewatch Boy • Game Processor • Philips CD-i • LodgeNet • Mini Classics • Visteon Dockable Entertainment System
See here for a complete list of Super Mario games on third-party systems such as Atari 2600, Commodore, ColecoVision, Intellivision, etc.
Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
Super Mario franchise Super Mario World (1990) • Mario Paint (1992) • Super Mario Kart (1992) • Mario is Missing! a (1993) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993) • Yoshi's Safari (1993) • Mario & Wario b (1993) • Mario's Time Machine a (1993) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers a (1994) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters a (1994) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun a (1994) • Tetris & Dr. Mario a (1994) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World a (1994) • UNDAKE30 Same Game b (1995) • Mario's Super Picross b (1995) • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) • Dr. Mario d (1998) • Wrecking Crew '98 b (1998)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Country (1994) • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge a (1994) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi's Cookie (1993) • Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie b (1994) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) • Tetris Attack (1996)
Wario franchise Mario & Wario b (1993) • Wario's Woods (1994)
Satellaview UNDAKE30 Same Game (1995) • Wario no Mori Bakushō Version c (1995) • Wario no Mori Futatabi c (1995) • Easy Racer c (1996) • BS Super Mario USA c (1996) • Yoshi no Panepon BS Ban c (1996) • Dr. Mario BS Ban (1997) • Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle c (1997) • BS Super Mario Collection c (1997–1998) • Satella-Q c (1995–1999) • Mario Paint BS Ban • Mario Paint Yūshō Naizō Ban • Wario no Mori Event Version
Miscellaneous Nintendo Campus Challenge a (1992) • Nintendo PowerFest '94 a (1994) • Mario Factory (1994) • Picross NP Vol.2 d (1999) • Picross NP Vol.6 d (2000) • Picross NP Vol.7 d (2000) • Picross NP Vol.8 d (2000)
a Super Nintendo Entertainment System only
b Super Famicom only
c Satellaview only