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==Games and services== {{See also|List of Satellaview broadcasts#Broadcast game list}} [[Image:Stgigaprize.jpg|thumb|Winners of Satellaview competitions were awarded special prizes, such as [[Bemani Pocket]] games.]] A total of 114 games were released for Satellaview; some are remakes or updates of older Family Computer and Super Famicom games, and others were created specifically for the service.<ref name="RGamer"/> Nintendo's popular franchises include ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'', ''[[F-Zero]]'', ''[[Fire Emblem]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''<ref name="Vice"/> Nintendo's original games include ''[[Sutte Hakkun]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lopes |first1=Gonçalo |title=Super Famicom Exclusive Sutte Hakkun Gets Translated Into English |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/11/super_famicom_exclusive_sutte_hakkun_gets_translated_into_english |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |access-date=19 January 2020 |date=12 November 2017}}</ref> ''[[EarthBound]]'' creator [[Shigesato Itoi]] designed a fishing game called ''[[Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1]]''.<ref name="RGamer"/> The previously unreleased ''Special Tee Shot'', later reworked into ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'', was released.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lopes |first1=Gonçalo |title=A Forgotten (And Kirby-Free) HAL SNES Title Has Been Preserved For The Ages |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/a_forgotten_and_kirby-free_hal_snes_title_has_been_preserved_for_the_ages |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |access-date=19 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620192901/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/a_forgotten_and_kirby-free_hal_snes_title_has_been_preserved_for_the_ages |archive-date=20 June 2019 |date=17 June 2019}}</ref> Third-party games include Squaresoft's ''[[Radical Dreamers]]'' and ''Treasure Conflix'', Pack-In-Video's ''[[Harvest Moon (video game)|Harvest Moon]]'', [[Chunsoft]]'s ''[[Mystery Dungeon|Shiren the Wanderer]]'', Jaleco's ''[[Super Earth Defense Force]]'', and ASCII's ''[[Derby Stallion|Derby Stallion '96]]''.<ref name="Vice"/> Soundlink games were broadcast with live voice acting by radio personalities and commentators.<ref name="VGC">{{cite web |last1=Vincent |first1=Brittany |title=What Becomes Of Unplayable Games? |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/what-becomes-of-the-unplayable-games/ |website=Video Games Chronicle |access-date=19 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518212457/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/what-becomes-of-the-unplayable-games/ |archive-date=18 May 2019 |date=15 May 2019}}</ref> Unlike other Satellaview games, SoundLink games could only be played on a live schedule.<ref name="VGC"/> Nintendo often held tournaments for certain games, such as ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', that allowed players to compete for prizes.<ref name="Vice"/> Alongside games, Satellaview owners could access many other different services. Free magazines included video game publications like ''[[Famitsu]]'' and ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' and general Japanese publications focusing on news, music, or celebrity interviews.<ref name="QBQ"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Knezevic |first1=Kevin |title=New Super Nintendo Game Coming Out In Japan |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-super-nintendo-game-coming-out-in-japan/1100-6450015/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=19 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004101704/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-super-nintendo-game-coming-out-in-japan/1100-6450015/ |archive-date=4 October 2018 |date=13 May 2017}}</ref> Soundlink magazines included commentary, often by popular Japanese personalities, such as [[Bakushō Mondai]] and [[All Night Nippon]].<ref name="Vice"/> St.GIGA broadcasts included "Tide of Sound" nature ambiance and other music.<ref name="QBQ">{{cite book |title=懐かしスーパーファミコン パーフェクトガイド |date=21 September 2016 |publisher=QBQ, Inc. |isbn=9784866400082 |pages=114–115 |url=http://diapress.jp/archives/7402.html |access-date=19 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406124244/http://diapress.jp/archives/7402.html |archive-date=6 April 2019}}</ref> A special newsletter by both St.GIGA and Nintendo included service updates such as contests and upcoming events.<ref name="QBQ"/>
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