Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Satellaview

SNES

Super Famicom

Satellaview

ROM Hacks

Homebrew

Imagine being a vidya playing kid in 1995, and someone told you that you could play exclusive SNES games via satellite! Anywhere but Japan, you'd think they were crazy, but in lucky ol' Japan, this was quite a reality. You can learn more about the nitty-gritty elsewhere, as this table is all about the vidya that was on it.

NOTE: A lot of games on the Satellaview were either broadcast versions of cart games (like BS Harvest Moon), or were popular enough to warrant a Nintendo Power or commercial release later (like BS Shin Onigashima)... this list should only apply to games that ONLY appeared on Satellaview. Those games can probably be found in their relevant section.

The Satellaview List

Title screen	Title	Genre	Description	Translation	Screenshot
	BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2	Racing	A treat for all you F-Zero fans. Previously, only the "Practice" ROM was found; it had five new tracks (which later became the "Ace League" in F-Zero 99) and four new car models. In March '25, track data from the Soundlink Week 1 was finally recovered. For the most complete F-Zero experience yet, use the BS F-Zero Deluxe patch to add the content of both Practice and Week 1 to a regular F-Zero ROM. (Let's hope the Week 2 data will be found someday as well.) Broadcast footage: Week 1, Week 2.
	BS-X The Legend of Zelda	Action-Adventure	Basically a remake of the first Legend of Zelda for the Famicom/NES, except your character is a boy or girl, depending on what you chose in the BSX Satellaview hub. The game was played in real-time, meaning there is a timer to finish. There are several different patches for different experiences, including making it nearly identical to the original (only with the upgraded graphics), to making as close to the BSX experience as possible. There are also two maps so you can really challenge your grit if you think Zelda's gotten a bit too easy for you at this point.	Map 1 / Map 2
	BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets	Action-Adventure	Works as sort of a "master quest" to A Link to the Past. Same overworld map, different quest story (you have to collect eight 'ancient stone tablets', etc). The Pegasus Boots are surprisingly more useful, as you can change direction while sprinting, and the shovel is a bit more valuable due to some in game shenanigans. The game is considered easir overall, but a nice reason to revisit the ALttP Hyrule. Like in BS Zelda, you are either a boy or a girl, depending on your hub choice, and the game was supposed to be played in real time. Again, the various patches change whether you play as Link, the timer is intact, etc.	Link
	Cooly Skunk	Platformer	This cute mascot platformer has an interesting story: it was briefly broadcast as a time-limited demo to promote the cartridge release, but as it was very late in the system's life, that was cancelled. The project was then moved to the PlayStation, where it was finally released (aka Punky Skunk). But someone had saved the game and just forgot about it. Only in 2019, that file was finally found and dumped, and a quick hack broke the time limit, making it a full game.	Link
	Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium	Racing / SHENANIGANS	Remember Excitebike on the NES? This is way more fun, even though it's essentially a remake. You play Excitebike with the colorful cast of Mario characters, and the vibrant and lively SNES graphics make it all the more fun to watch and play. There's special modes to change up the action from the original (unlimited turbo mode, coin mode) and some minigames, like 'who can jump over the stack of boos', Evel Knievel style. Maybe this is what got Mario on his random sports addiction?
	Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman Zero (Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero)	Beat 'em Up / Platformer	The fourth and final title in the Shockman series, previously a TurboGrafx-exclusive. Punch and kick like a boss! This game had limited cartridge runs in '17 (JP, buy here) and '24 (US and EU, here). It was also released digitally for modern consoles.	Link
	Kirby's Toy Box	Minigames / Sports	A small collection of fun, sports-themed minigames to help promote Kirby's Super Star before it's release. Unfortunately, the games were not released as one game, but instead eight seperate roms, so just pick out the ones that interest you most.
	Radical Dreamers	Text Adventure / RPG	Interesting little piece of history, Radical Dreamers is a pseudo-sequel to Chrono Trigger. The story would eventually be changed and re-adapted into what became Chrono Cross. The gameplay is a little archaic, so it's probably only for hardcore Chrono fans. Basically works a 'choose your own adventure' style text adventure, though there are RPG-lite elements such as battles (even though they are also text based). The visuals are some of the coolest on the system though. If you're really into all things Chrono, check it out, as it's long been patched by fans. There's a full port online, here.	Link
	Super Famicom Wars	Tactics	The predecessor to Advance Wars. A cartoony turn-based tactics game that's geared for newcomers to the genre.	Link