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The NES Satellite is a Nintendo Entertainment System accessory created by Nintendo, and released in 1989.
The Satellite allows up to four players to play the NES anywhere in the room without the necessity of wires running from the NES to the players' controllers. To use, a small infrared receiver plugs into the two controller ports on the front of the NES. The main Satellite unit is powered by 6 C-cell batteries and must have a line of sight to the receiver. The unit has four controller ports which could accommodate any type of wired NES controllers. The unit includes "Turbo" selectors for both the A and B buttons.
A similar product called the NES Four Score was released a year later, although it did not allow wireless play.
There are not many four-player games for the NES that take full advantage of the Satellite's capabilities, so it is most useful for its wireless function.
NES Satellite Compatible Games
- Bomberman II[1]
- Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat
- Gauntlet II
- Greg Norman's Golf Power
- Harlem Globetrotters
- Kings of the Beach
- Magic Johnson's Fast Break
- Monster Truck Rally
- M.U.L.E.
- NES Play Action Football
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Nintendo World Cup
- R.C. Pro-Am II
- Rackets & Rivals
- rock 'n ball
- Roundball: 2 on 2 Challenge
- Spot[2]
- Smash TV[3][4]
- Super Off Road
- Super Jeopardy!
- Super Spike V'Ball
- Swords and Serpents
- Top Players' Tennis
See also
- Famicom Four-way Adapter
- NES Four Score
- Multitap
- List of Nintendo Entertainment System accessories
Notes
Categories:- Nintendo Entertainment System accessories
- Nintendo hardware
- 1990 introductions
- Video game hardware stubs
- Nintendo stubs
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