A Satellaview research blog.

While we wait for a new ROM release, let’s look back at an old one.

There’s a file I was sitting on for a while because I didn’t really consider it a personal release, but I figured the history of Satellaview ROM dumping is now so far in the past I may as well let this out for all the potential mockery it may deserve.

If you’re confused, I’ll try to clear this up the best I can.

This is how the original scene ROMs of “BS Marvelous Time Athletic Course” 2, 3, and 4 were sent out.


I’ve put up the text of the NFO file here. I’m cringing reading it even now.

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.: .: :.
/ _ /_ \ / \ // /_
/ / / // / /_/ / / / / / /_ // / / \ / / / / /__/ / /_
_______/// \ / _____/____// /
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_________/ //____\/ ________\/
¡ /________/ :
| _______/ [FAZWONGA!] ¡
l_____________________________________________________|

[====================[ RELEASE INFORMATIONS : ]=======================]

    NAME OF GAME ..........: MBELAS JOURNEY WEEK 3
    COMPANY ...............: (C) 1998 HUDSON SOFT
    SUPPLIED BY ...........: MARCO
    SYSTEM ................: SUPER NINTENDO
    SIZE ..................: 08 MBITS
    LANGUAGE ..............: JAPANESE
    COPIER ................: SUPER PRO FIGHTER Q

    NOTE: 
    ===== Hmm.sick stuff. It looks like the MBELAS JOURNEY 
          which I got 3 months ago and was declared as Week Number 1.
          Also these games look
          equal,but seem to be different inside the game.
          you can compare with IPS and they are all different.
          maybe an other guy can find whatïs all abou that shit.

          So here just comes Mbelaïs Journey Week 2,3,4 ...
          maybe someone likes it. 


          CALL FREEK WORLD DUDES - ITS BACK , CONSOLE ONLY AND
               WAITING FOR YOUR CALL BACK!

           CALL OUR BOARDS TO GET THE RELEASES FIRST :

                *  ABSOLUTE     *    [ WORLD HQ ]
                *  FREEK WORLD  *    [ EURO HQ  ]

[=====================[ OLDSKOOL PLAYAS ARE : ]======================]

         FAZWONGA - CREEP - BLOB - CQBS - HUDSON HAWK

 NOTE: EVERYONE WHO IS NOT MENTIONED HERE ANYMORE AS A MEMBER 
 ===== SHOULD WRITE A MAIL ON FREEK WORLD BBS OR ON THE NET. 
       OLDSKOOL WONïT RELEASE ANYTHING EXCEPT GAMES OR TRAINERS
       UPGRADES OR PATCHES . NO EMULATOR CRAP OR WHATEVER WAS
       RELEASED IN THE PAST . IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THEN SIMPLY 
       ASK YOURSELF IF YOU COULD SUPPLY NEW GAMES , SOMETHING
       TO CALL, CAN CODE TRAINERS OR SUPPLY CHEAP PIRATE CDïS 
       FOR PSX.

       OR CONTACT FAZ! PER EMAIL : "FAZWONGA@GMX.NET"

[========================[ GROUP GREETINGS : ]========================]

     ARCADIA - ANTHROX & SWAT - EURASIA - SNEAKERS - TRSI & LFC 
        MSFTUG - NIGHTFALL - AGS - PARADOX - GEWALT - QUASAR

       AND TO THE REST WHICH I FORGOT (MAYBE INCLUDED LATER)

        PERSONAL REGARDS TO EVERYONE OF THE OLD SNES....

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            l_____l____\___¡|   \__¡  \____|_____!_____|                 
                            l____\ |___\   ·     :

      IF NO ONE BELIEVED IN THE FORCE SOMEONE HAS TO REMIND...

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