The engine's temperature can be reset by driving over arrows located along the course. The A button accelerates the bike, and the B button activates a turbo boost that enhances the bike's speed, but overheats the engine if it is used for too long, forcing an immobile cooldown period. The objective of the game is to finish in third place or higher in a preliminary race to qualify for the Excitebike championship race. The two gameplay modes are Selection A as a solo race run, and Selection B against computer-controlled opponents. The player jumps high above the computer racers.Įxcitebike is a side-scrolling racing game in which the player takes control of a motocross racer.
It spawned several sequels and has been re-released multiple times onto other Nintendo platforms, such the Wii and Wii U Virtual Consoles, and Nintendo Switch Online. (1985), which had the effect of Mario smoothly accelerating from a walk to a run, rather than move at a constant speed.Įxcitebike was a critical and commercial success. It is the first game in the Excite series.ĭesigned and directed by Shigeru Miyamoto, the smooth side-scrolling game engine his team developed for Excitebike was later used to develop Super Mario Bros. In North America, it was initially released for arcades in 1985 and then as a launch game for the Nintendo Entertainment System later that year, becoming one of the best-selling games on the console. In Japan, it was released for the Famicom in 1984 and then ported to arcades as Vs. Excitebike is a motocross racing video game developed and published by Nintendo.
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