The NES Satellite is a Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...

 accessory created by Nintendo

Nintendo

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, 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

Infrared

Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible light, measured from the nominal edge of visible red light at 0.74 micrometres , and extending conventionally to 300 µm...

 receiver plugs into the two controller ports on the front of the NES. The main Satellite unit is powered by 6 C-cell batteries

Battery (electricity)

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 and must have a line of sight

Line-of-sight propagation

Line-of-sight propagation refers to electro-magnetic radiation or acoustic wave propagation. Electromagnetic transmission includes light emissions traveling in a straight line...

 to the receiver. The unit has four controller ports which could accommodate any type of wired NES controllers. The unit includes "Turbo

Turbo button

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" selectors for both the A and B buttons.

A similar product called the NES Four Score

NES Four Score

The NES Four Score is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System created by Nintendo. It allows four-player gameplay on games that supported it. The Four Score was released in 1990....

 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
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• Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat
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• Gauntlet II
  Gauntlet II
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• Greg Norman's Golf Power
  Greg Norman's Golf Power
  Greg Norman's Golf Power is a golf-simulation video game developed by Gremlin Interactive for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and published by Virgin Interactive in 1992.-Summary:...
  
  
• Harlem Globetrotters
  Harlem Globetrotters (video game)
  Harlem Globetrotters is an NES sports game about a basketball team who does tricks in order to impress basketball fans. Unlike most other basketball video games, there is only an exhibition mode in this game where the player can play as either the Harlem Globetrotters or their long-time rivals, the...
  
  
• Kings of the Beach
  Kings of the Beach
  Kings of the Beach is a beach volleyball computer game released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for the Commodore 64 and DOS. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System was produced by Konami in .-Gameplay:...
  
  
• Magic Johnson's Fast Break
• Monster Truck Rally
• M.U.L.E.
  M.U.L.E.
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• NES Play Action Football
  NES Play Action Football
  NES Play Action Football is a football video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was developed by TOSE, published by Nintendo, and was released in 1990. The game was also ported to the Game Boy as Play Action Football, and received a follow up on the Super Nintendo, Super Play Action...
  
  
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Nintendo World Cup
  Nintendo World Cup
  Nintendo World Cup is a soccer video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy, developed by Technōs Japan and released in 1990. The NES version is a localization of , the fourth Kunio-kun game released for the Family Computer. Ports for the PC-Engine and Sega Mega Drive were also...
  
  
• R.C. Pro-Am II
  R.C. Pro-Am II
  R.C. Pro-Am II is a racing video game developed by Rare and released by Tradewest for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in North America in December 1992 and in Europe on September 23, 1993. The game is the sequel to the 1988 title R.C...
  
  
• Rackets & Rivals
• rock 'n ball
• Roundball: 2 on 2 Challenge
  Roundball: 2 on 2 Challenge
  Roundball: 2-On-2 Challenge is a two-on-two basketball game that is played on a half court.-Summary:Imagine a basketball game in an arena setting, complete with a scoreboard and an excited crowd. Playground basketball has just hit the big time and players are directly involved.There is also an...
  
  
• Spot
• Smash TV
  Smash TV
  Smash TV is a 1990 arcade game created by Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell for Williams. Home versions were developed for various platforms and most were published by Acclaim Entertainment.-Description:...
  
  
• Super Off Road
  Super Off Road
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• Super Jeopardy!
• Super Spike V'Ball
• Swords and Serpents
  Swords and Serpents
  Swords and Serpents is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by Interplay for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In this game, the player controls a party of four adventurers on a dungeon-crawling quest to destroy a terrible serpent...
  
  
• Top Players' Tennis
  Top Players' Tennis
  Top Players' Tennis is a tennis video game for the NES.-Summary:The player is given the choice to compete in the four Grand Slams: the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open...
  
  

See also

• Famicom Four-way Adapter
• NES Four Score
  NES Four Score
  The NES Four Score is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System created by Nintendo. It allows four-player gameplay on games that supported it. The Four Score was released in 1990....
  
  
• Multitap
  Multitap
  A multitap is a video game console peripheral that increases the number of controller ports available to the player, allowing additional controllers to be used in play...
  
  
• List of Nintendo Entertainment System accessories