April 23, 1995 · Computer or hardware
Satellaview (1995)
A Super Famicom satellite modem that downloaded games and magazines to memory packs.
Launched April 23, 1995 at 14,000 yen on St.GIGA broadcasts, with 114 titles including BS Zelda and remakes. It passed 100,000 subscribers by March 1997 and closed June 30, 2000.
See 1995 in the interactive timeline
Facts
- Date
- April 23, 1995
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Console add-on
- Maker or publisher
- Nintendo
- RAM
- 512 KB
- Media
- Satellite broadcast + 8 Mbit memory pack
- Generation
- 4th
- First sold in
- Japan
- Notable games
- BS The Legend of Zelda; BS F-Zero; Radical Dreams
Source: Wikipedia
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