Kiddo
04-12-2011, 05:07 PM
Over at the BS Zelda forums, we have been doing a typical "dig through old Magazines for Satellaview articles" search, when MadHatter ran across this interesting scan.. (http://z9.invisionfree.com/bszelda/index.php?showtopic=981&st=30&#entry1408803)
...and here is another scan from page 11 of Super Play #35 (that issue seems to be full of goodies). This article prompts me to speculate on whether Nintendo was testing the waters in Europe for a Satellaview release. Either way, Nintendo's 1995-era "Games on Demand" really puts the XBOX360's 2009-era "Games on Demand" system in perspective.
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/7975b71973.gif
It's actually hard to tell (and unlikely considering the setup) if this is related to the Satellaview at all, but as someone who likes to research the history of networked gaming, this sounds interesting to me.
Has anyone else here heard of this Nintendo/British Telecom "Games on Demand" partership? Did it get anywhere? Any subscriber reports on content?
...and here is another scan from page 11 of Super Play #35 (that issue seems to be full of goodies). This article prompts me to speculate on whether Nintendo was testing the waters in Europe for a Satellaview release. Either way, Nintendo's 1995-era "Games on Demand" really puts the XBOX360's 2009-era "Games on Demand" system in perspective.
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/7975b71973.gif
It's actually hard to tell (and unlikely considering the setup) if this is related to the Satellaview at all, but as someone who likes to research the history of networked gaming, this sounds interesting to me.
Has anyone else here heard of this Nintendo/British Telecom "Games on Demand" partership? Did it get anywhere? Any subscriber reports on content?