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“Weird Mario Enemies dot Squarespace dot Egg, are you going through fifty loopholes to justify including something that is ostensibly not Mario-themed at all on the blog?” Yes! Yes we are!
Satebo, alongside his friend, Parabo, was one of the mascots of the Nintendo Satellaview, a weird Japanese add-on for the Super Famicom which we have talked about before here! To put it simple, the Satellaview allowed you to download video games through satellite broadcasts, and Satebo represents the satellite that data would be sent to so it could be broadcasted in your homes. But what exactly makes Satebo a Weird Mario Entity?
Thank you again, Wario’s Woods Burst of Laughter Edition, for helping to make this post possible! As you can see here on the title screen, our favorite satellite, Satebo, is right up there in the corner, which legally makes him a Weird Mario Entity! That’s pretty much the entire extent of Satebo’s relation to anything Mario-related at all, but if we ended the post right there, it’d be pretty disappointing, no? So let’s dive more into Satebo’s role on the Satellaview, both as a mascot and as a character!
Every time you boot up the Satellaview system, the lovely face of Satebo will be there to help you out! And what a friendly face he is, as he is here to welcome you to your town and help you load up whatever games you want to play!
For those of you who did not know, the main “hub world” of the Satellaview was The Town Whose Name Was Stolen, stolen and unfortunately replaced with the name “The Town Whose Name Was Stolen.” Apparently Satebo worries about the well-being of this town a lot, though the exact extent to which he does, I do not know! Unfortunately, information on these characters takes a lot of digging around online, but there are fortunately some dedicated fans of this system and these characters, some of which I found myself, some of which helped me personally! Truly, informing the world of obscure video game characters is a team effort.
The Town Whose Name Was Stolen also appears in a series of games called Satellawalker, which turns the hub world of the system into an actual world of a game, meaning we get to see more of Satebo! Hooray! Apparently in one of the episodes, Satebo gets kidnapped! Less hooray! Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to have Satebo living in my home, but kidnapping is never the right answer! Just invite him over to visit on Tuesdays and Fridays, I’m sure he’d understand!
In-universe, Satebo appears to be created by someone named Dr. Hiroshi, who I can find no information about online other than the fact that he’s the guy that apparently created Satebo and his friend, Parabo. Apparently Satebo is also his assistant, but I don’t have much more on that either! A comic that came with the system, however, showed an ordinary satellite and satellite dish transforming into these characters, so whether Satebo is some kinda robot or a once-satellite who transformed into a real boy is up to the imagination!
Oh right! Parabo! I suppose we can dedicate this post to him, too, since he IS Satebo’s best friend, and it feels rude to talk about one without the other. Since Satebo represents the satellite that broadcasts information into people’s homes, Parabo represents the dish that receives that information from the broadcast! In the comic, we learn that he was bored with his job as a satellite dish, and was considering quitting, but after learning about the exciting fun of the Satellaview from Satebo, decided to stay! Apparently Satebo is able to call Parabo using their Satellite antennae, which I think is very cute and charming, fittingly so for characters as cute and charming as these two! I’m not sure if I’ll talk quite as much about Parabo, since he isn’t even technically a Weird Mario Entity, but I feel like both of them deserve your love!
I mean look at this wonderfully cozy mid-90s CG art featuring the two characters! Most old CG art just looks kind of hilariously awkward these days, but this? Well, just just feels right. This feels comfortable. I want to live in this world. Can we get some more of this?
Thank you!
But I hear what you’re saying. “Oh, Great Mod Hooligon, is there any video game where I can play as either of these characters?” And to that I say, “You’re in luck!”
In the Satellaview game BS-X Shooting, which you can find here on the Satellablog, you actually PLAY as Satebo in a wild shoot ‘em up adventure! Throughout the game, there are enemies and bosses that look like Satebo and Parabo both, however... is this lore? Are Satebo and Parabo just at an early stage in their life cycle? Or are these enemies simply the same species as Satebo and Parabo under the effects of a dark evil? Perhaps these are malevolent mimics? Perhaps we are reading into a goofy video game too much again? All of these could very much be possible!
The Satellaview is such a strange and interesting part of Nintendo’s history, and this post is only scratching the surface of all there is to know about it, but unfortunately, the Satellaview hasn’t gotten too much acknowledgement from Nintendo ever since, well... the age of the Satellaview itself, save for a costume referencing the system in Super Mario Odyssey! And Parabo and Satebo have been acknowledged even less, not even getting a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate... what a pity!
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, I’d love to see these characters make a return for really just about any reason, whether they’re mascots for some new online service, or as playable characters in a new IP, or even a new “Nintendo History” fighter in Smash, in the same vein as R.O.B. or Mr. Game & Watch!
...Then again, people have noticed that the DLC fighters in Smash don’t seem to be characters with spirits. Hmmmm....
