Editing Satellaview

[[Image:Satellaview.jpg|thumb|right|The '''Satellaview''', BS-X BIOs cart and 8M Memory Pack connected to a Super Famicom.]]
The '''Satellaview''' ('''サテラビュー''', '''Saterabyū''') was a satellite modem add-on for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Super Famicom]] system in Japan released in 1995. It retailed for ¥14,000 (about USD$144.29).
[[Image:stgiga.gif|thumb|right|'''St.Giga''' logo example]]
It was made in a joint effort between Nintendo and [[St.GIGA]], the latter at the time being a popular Satellite radio company. Contrary to popular belief on the internet, [[Bandai]] had no involvement with the hardware or servers, and is only known to have used them to supply expansion data for their SD Gundam G-NEXT Game.

The Satellaview had features relatively comparable to Sega's Sega Channel service in North America - it's most notable feature was the ability to download games, news magazines and articles from St.GIGA's servers. A feature that was highly important, but has not been nearly as well documented, was it's ability to stream Satellite Radio. At times this 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 Mario games showcased on it were, audio was played with the intentional effect of going along with the gameplay, and consisted of character voice acting and arranged game music.

== Mario on the Satellaview ==

These are games from which it is either commonly known or that good reference sites state are Satellaview releases of Super Mario series or Mario character games.

*[[BS Super Mario USA]]
*[[BS Super Mario Collection]]
*[[Mario Excite Bike|Excitebike: Bunbun Mario Battle Stadium]]
*[[Dr. Mario]]
*[[Mario Paint]]
*[[Tetris Attack|Yoshi no Panepon]] 
*[[Wario's Woods#Satellaview Versions|Wario no Mori Burst of Laughter Version]] - ワリオの森 爆笑バージョン - [[Wario's Woods]] Event Version
*[[Wario's Woods#Satellaview Versions|Wario no Mori Futatabi]] - ワリオの森 再び - [[Wario's Woods]] Again
*[[Undake30 Same Game]]

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

*[[Satellawalker]]
*[[Satella-Q]]

There are also various magazine releases which have articles featuring Mario characters.

== Relevant Links ==

*[http://bsx.superfamicom.org Blog of Satellaview research. Contents include various Satellaview videos and links to Japanese Satellaview sites]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfw4CJZ-3QQ 30 Second Satellaview ad in which Mario advertises the hardware as well as some games]

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+[[Image:Satellaview.jpg|thumb|right|The '''Satellaview''', BS-X BIOs cart and 8M Memory Pack connected to a Super Famicom.]]
-|image=[[File:Satellaview.jpg|250px]]<br>The Satellaview, BS-X BIOS cart, and 8M Memory Pack connected to a Super Famicom
+The '''Satellaview''' ('''サテラビュー''', '''Saterabyū''') was a satellite modem add-on for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Super Famicom]] system in Japan released in 1995. It retailed for ¥14,000 (about USD$144.29).
-|generation=Fourth
+[[Image:stgiga.gif|thumb|right|'''St.Giga''' logo example]]
-|release={{flag list|Japan|April 23, 1995}}
+It was made in a joint effort between Nintendo and [[St.GIGA]], the latter at the time being a popular Satellite radio company. Contrary to popular belief on the internet, [[Bandai]] had no involvement with the hardware or servers, and is only known to have used them to supply expansion data for their SD Gundam G-NEXT Game.
-|discontinued=June 30, 2000
-|predecessor=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
-|successor=[[Nintendo 64DD]]
-}}
-The '''{{wp|Satellaview}}''' is a {{wp|satellite modem}} add-on for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|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 satellite radio company. The Satellaview had features relatively comparable to [[Sega]]'s {{wp|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)|''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.
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-==''Super Mario'' games on the Satellaview==
+The Satellaview had features relatively comparable to Sega's Sega Channel service in North America - it's most notable feature was the ability to download games, news magazines and articles from St.GIGA's servers. A feature that was highly important, but has not been nearly as well documented, was it's ability to stream Satellite Radio. At times this 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 Mario games showcased on it were, audio was played with the intentional effect of going along with the gameplay, and consisted of character voice acting and arranged game music.
-{{image|more=yes|Images showcasing each piece of media}}
-These are ''Super Mario'' games released on the Satellaview.
-*''[[BS Super Mario Collection]]''
+== Mario on the Satellaview ==
-*''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''
-*''[[Dr. Mario (game)#Satellaview|Dr. Mario BS Ban]]''
-*''[[Easy Racer]]''
-*''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]''
-*''[[Kinopio Live]]''
-*''[[Mario Paint#Satellaview versions|Mario Paint BS Ban]]''
-*''[[Mario Paint#Satellaview versions|Mario Paint Yūshō Naizō Ban]]''
-*''[[UNDAKE30 Same Game]]''
-*''[[Wario's Woods (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)#Satellaview versions|Wario no Mori Bakushō Version]]''
-*''[[Wario's Woods (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)#Satellaview versions|Wario no Mori Futatabi]]''
-*''[[Wario's Woods (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)#Satellaview versions|Wario no Mori Event Version]]''
-*''[[Tetris Attack|Yoshi no Panepon BS Ban]]''
-[[File:Satellaview ad.jpg|150px|thumb|A Japanese flyer for the Satellaview, featuring Mario]]
+These are games from which it is either commonly known or that good reference sites state are Satellaview releases of Super Mario series or Mario character games.
-There are also games that are St. Giga-themed in which ''Super Mario'' characters have cameos and/or major roles:
-*''[[Satellawalker]]{{Ref needed}}
+*[[BS Super Mario USA]]
-*''[[Satellawalker 2]]{{Ref needed}}
+*[[BS Super Mario Collection]]
-*''[[Satella-Q]]
+*[[Mario Excite Bike|Excitebike: Bunbun Mario Battle Stadium]]
+*[[Dr. Mario]]
+*[[Mario Paint]]
+*[[Tetris Attack|Yoshi no Panepon]]
+*[[Wario's Woods#Satellaview Versions|Wario no Mori Burst of Laughter Version]] - ワリオの森 爆笑バージョン - [[Wario's Woods]] Event Version
+*[[Wario's Woods#Satellaview Versions|Wario no Mori Futatabi]] - ワリオの森 再び - [[Wario's Woods]] Again
+*[[Undake30 Same Game]]
-Slideshows about ''Super Mario'' or with some content from the franchise:
+There are also games that are St. Giga-themed in which Mario characters have cameos and/or major roles:
-*''[[Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō]]''
-*''[[Yūki Nae no Ge-mu no Tsubo]]''
-===Other appearances===
+*[[Satellawalker]]
-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 [[Crazy Cap#Satellaview Suit|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).
+*[[Satella-Q]]
-==Names in other languages==
+There are also various magazine releases which have articles featuring Mario characters.
-{{Foreign names
-|Jap=サテラビュー
+== Relevant Links ==
-|JapR=Saterabyū
-|JapM=Satellaview; portmanteau of "satellite" and "view"
-}}
-==External links==
-{{NIWA|FZeroWiki=1|NWiki=1|StrategyWiki=1|ZeldaWiki=1}}
 *[http://bsx.superfamicom.org Blog of Satellaview research. Contents include various Satellaview videos and links to Japanese Satellaview sites]
 *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfw4CJZ-3QQ 30 Second Satellaview ad in which Mario advertises the hardware as well as some games]
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-[[Category:Japan-only systems]]
+{{Japan-Only}}
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-[[it:Satellaview]]