BS-X Satellaview interface

[NekoValtz]

This sprite style reminds me a lot of earthbound.

What were each of the diffrent buildings for? any clue

[VanishedOne]

@NekoValtz Try the Satellaview page on GlitterBerri's website.

[bluepandaman]

Damn, I wish this would have been released in the states.

[MarkyVigoroth]

I kinda wish that WIi had an interface system similar to this.

(By the way, this reminds me of Nimbasa City from Pokemon Black/White.)

[Hmmfomtgal]

this reminds me of dogs fashion for gba + tamagotchi world (pc)

wish WE had a satella view.......

[Hmmfomtgal]

hi aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[TongueSpeakingFool]

@VanishedOne How can I understand those? I want to play Tiny Toon Adventures when I get the BS-X Satellaview, but I don't know japanese.

[VanishedOne]

@TongueSpeakingFool GlitterBerri's site has a translation page. Beyond that, I'm afraid I can't advise on how to use old foreign systems designed for use with a defunct broadcast service; try Satellablog.

[DonkeykongSw2]

@SUPERFOX5 But The GlitterBerri was out of YT.

[DonkeykongSw2]

Error 08:The Memory Pak inserted incorrectly.Please turn off the SNES and reinsert again and press reset.

[MicroChirp]

LOL, you named yourself AAAAAA

[BaconStein]

Kind of reminds me of Animal Crossing, which I now realize would make a really cool home menu with a few tweaks.

[DonkeykongSw2]

What happend? With error 08 on 1:22

[MarkyVigoroth]

@DonkeykongSw2 The Memory Pack is not set, since this is most likely a ROM.

[carontester]

XBOX LIVE, PSN GREAND FATHER!

[MonelloK]

Nintendo invented internet!

[Wizkid837]

WTF? You made the satellite cry!

[YoshiFan501]

we need a remake of this town in earthbound

[Thepiratejoe]

Is there a way to still get carts with the rare download-only games? Maybe even emulate it somehow or trick the system into reading them?

[VanishedOne]

@Thepiratejoe Have a look at Satellablog (which you'll have to find with a search engine, thanks to YouTube's URL-blocking).

[dumbasspauldentonkin]

Like some bastard mix of Earthbound, Pokemon and Second Life.

[RetroRampage]

Looks kinda like a mixture of earthbound and pokémon... pretty neato

[Comrade2face]

BullShit-X!

[rollinss1983]

OMG its like earthbound

[Papercleps]

Reminds me of Earthbound.

[dbzlotrfan]

Probably, but most likely not. I guess through the weeks/months/years this was up the town would change. News would appear on the "billboard" (near the tree), you could 'download' the games you wanted to a flash cartrdige (I think). Could take a quiz to win a prize.

All sounds so DAMN nice. Yet it never went outside Japan, nor would be redone today or in the future.

[dbzlotrfan]

Are the buildings saying they aren't home? I can read some hiragana and other parts of Japanese but can't recall of what I know.

[sportygrrrrrrl11998]

This was succesful, it was just not released outside of japan. This online service lasted from 1995 until 2000. Wow. AT the time, the Nintendo 64's online service in Japan (RANDnet) was up too.

[NintendoNate25]

Anybody know where I can get that song that plays in the town? ^_^

[VanishedOne]

Rip it to SPC, maybe?

[KomaruMedare]

Okay, tell me again why this wasn't successful?

[sushigeek]

Aww. Poor crying satellite (at 1:22).

[KomaruMedare]

He found an 'Eraa'.

[wakkoswish123]

character name is aaaaaaaaaa-san

[WhatPixelYouOn]

Looks so Earthbound ^_^;;

[darkraitrainer590]

@WhatPixelYouOn That's because it uses the same angling as earthbound,AKA oblisque (i think thats how you spell it).

[MetroidPrime1993]

It's a shame something like this failed. It could have been pretty cool to have.

[awesomecdiperson]

does this work with the American Snes? like will it fit?

[Eddyag]

nope the Japanese SNES case was more rounded than the American version

[MiSha400]

I love Satellaview! Even if you can just walk around, it's still fun! xD

And the music is great!

[awesomecdiperson]

Hey is this add on worth getting? I mean is there anything you can do with it besides walk around the town? like are there any games on it?

[VanishedOne]

Not anymore; it received games via broadcast, and the broadcasts stopped years ago.

[awesomecdiperson]

Well is it possible to maybe get some old memory cards for this that still have games

[VanishedOne]

Apparently there was a Memory Pak as well as internal storage, but I've no idea about buying them... Your best bet for finding out about Satellaview stuff is to check Satellablog.

[PASSCHIEF1]

the town reminds me of earthbound.

[xshobux]

Man to think they had this in Japan at the time. This would've been so revolutionary if you had a chance to try this out.

[XavioFilms]

Can someone upload the interface music? It's AWESOME!

[xcrono1321]

Lol  earth bound style

[Lumpytoast]

It DOES look alot like Earthbound!

Also, the opening sequence was cool!

[SUPERFOX5]

You actually know what they are saying TheGlitterBerri?

[VanishedOne]

GlitterBerri closed her account down a while back for reasons I'd better not disclose, so I'm afraid she won't be answering. (But yes, she can translate from Japanese.)

[TrueSoreThumb]

Wish we could know more about how the BSX'd look during the years it was in use. :o...

[AdrianDX]

I wish they'd release this game for the Virtual Console using a server or something as a replacement for the satellite system.

It would work with some re-coding, right?

[bigguy292]

It would make a good WiiWare game.

[dbzlotrfan]

Damn straight it would, and I'd love to download the games.

[SUPERFOX5]

I wonder how sweet it would be if the Japanese Wii Shop Channel had this re-released.

[duba3988]

Wow this is incredible, the internet hardly exsisted in the states at this time, and the Japanese had all this amazing stuff.

[AdrianDX]

Yeah, Even way back at NES times they had online services (over the telephone lines) for the Famicom with games that basically spawned the MMORPG genre.

[VanishedOne]

Thanks for that.

[TheGlitterBerri]

1st Building (Game Room): Welcome back, we're taking a holiday.

Tree: Yaa, I'm the Troublesome Tree. I'll teach you lots of things!

TV: Welcome home, AAAAAA-san. Please choose something from the menu.

*user chooses item*

Weird Blue Man: Error 08: Memory pack inserted incorrectly. Please turn off the Super Famicom, try inserting it again, and restart.

[TheGlitterBerri]

Start Screen: BS-X: The story of the town with the stolen name.

TV: Nice to meet you! Please tell me your name.

*user chooses AAAAAA*

TV: Please tell me what gender you are, AAAAAA-san.

*user chooses male*

TV: Hello, AAAAAA-san. Welcome to the world of "BS-X"! Welcome back, I'm not receiving any reception.

[SUPERFOX5]

Nothing to do around the town, right? Because this is on an emulator and St. GIGA is done whatever they're done with....

[VanishedOne]

Right. Basically you get text boxes from any building other than the one you start with. Also you can talk to a tree. As far as I can tell the mole (outside the building with the heart) doesn't do anything.

[SUPERFOX5]

I also mean that you can't really download anything because this isn't the actual system. If it was, you would be able to download games via satellite.

[VanishedOne]

Back when the broadcast service was still up and running, yes.

[SUPERFOX5]

Is this the actual system or is this an emulator?

[VanishedOne]

It's running on SNES9x.