Excitebike
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo |
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| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Release date(s) |  November 30, 1984 October 18, 1985 September 1, 1986
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| Genre(s) | Racing game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB:  Everyone
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| Platform(s) | NES, Game Boy Advance, Virtual Console |
| Media | 192-kilobit cartridge |
| Followed by | Vs. Excitebike |
Excitebike (エキサイトバイク, Ekisaitobaiku) is a game for the NES that features motorcylce racing. You have the choice to race with yourself, or with your friends on multiplayer mode. The game also features a custom track mode, which allows you to add pieces to a blank track to make the game have more replayability. In all there are ten tracks, but the inclusion of Custom mode, the number might be endless, though you do have a limited amount of tracks you can make.
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[edit] Gameplay
The player is allowed to either race against the time or race against both the time and other racers. During the race the player will move their motorcycle to the right, all while moving up and down in order to avoid obstacles, pass other drivers and go over ramps. The main goal is not only to win the race, but to also get a high score. To get in first place, the player must be eight seconds faster than the racer in third place.
To accelerate, the player will press the A button on the NES Controller. Pressing the B button will cause it to go even faster than usual. During the entire race, the player has to make sure his motorcycle doesn't overheat by going to fast. If it does, then you'll be halted for a short time while it cools itself down.
[edit] Development
A Nintendo team in Tokyo developed Excitebike. Excitebike was the first game Shigeru Miyamoto and Toshihiko Nakago worked on together. They would commonly travel to Tokyo to assist the team, and stay down in Tokyo for a few days. Due to the high amount of tourism at the time, they would often have to share a hotel room.
[edit] Legacy
The Excitebiker has made cameo appearences in the Super Smash Bros. series and the WarioWare series as well. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, he appears as a collectable trophy, while in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, he appears as a pixelized Assist Trophy. a minigame in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ is just like Excitebike except the Excitebiker is replaced with Wario on his motorcycle. In the Animal Crossing series, you can play Excitebike on the game's NES.
According to Toshihiko Nakago of Systems Research and Development, Excitebike helped lead to the creation of Yoshi in Super Mario World.
A remake, entitled Excitebike: World Rally, was released as a WiiWare game on November 9th of 2009.
[edit] External Links
- Excitebike at Nintendo.com
- Excitebike at Virtual Console Reviews
