Satellaview - Hardware

Hardware

The basic Satellaview system comprises:

• Satellaview adapter (SHVC-029), attached to the bottom of Super Famicom and plugged into the (previously unused) expansion port.
• L-shaped bracket (SHVC-033), supplied power to the Satellaview via the Super Famicom.
• AC Adapter (SHVC-032), an AC power cord.
• AV Selector (SHVC-030), the Audio-visual Selector.
• Application cartridge, BS-X : The Story of The Town Whose Name Has Been Stolen (BS-X それは名前を盗まれた街の物語, BS-X: Sore wa Namae o Nusumareta Machi no Monogatari?) (SHVC-028), plugged into the cartridge slot on top of the Super Famicom to provide the menu system for the downloading of broadcasts and the playing of games. (See below).
• 8M Memory Pak (SHVC-031), plugged into the BS-X application cartridge allowing players to save game data and other data. Memory paks were rewritable and could be used in conjunction with a handful of other compatible application cartridges. The basic Satellaview set came with a number of rewritable blank labels which could be applied to 8M Memory Paks to allow players to record the name of the data files they had recorded.

The deluxe system contained all the above as well as a rewritable 8-Megabit Memory Pak. The BS-X base unit contained around 512 KB of memory of its own, however the deluxe Memory Pak was required for larger games and to allow the player to have multiple saved games. Memory Paks were sold separately as well, and today these Memory Paks serve as a primary source of data retrieval for members of the subculture of collectors and enthusiasts devoted to the restoration of these games via emulation.

• Chips in a Satellaview

• DCD-BSA

• Matsushita MN88821