Excitebike
| Excitebike | |
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Packaging artwork released in North America.
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| Developer(s) |
Nintendo R&D1 Hudson Soft (PC-8801, X1) Arika (Nintendo 3DS) |
| Publisher(s) |
Nintendo Hudson Soft (PC-8801, X1) |
| Designer(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Composer(s) | Akito Nakatsuka |
| Series | Excite |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Entertainment System, NEC PC-8801, X1, arcade, Game Boy Advance |
| Release date(s) |
November 30, 1984
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| Genre(s) | Racing game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Review scores | ||
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| Publication | Score | |
| GBA | NES | |
| 1UP.com | C+ | N/A |
| AllGame |    |
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| GameSpot | (6.2/10) | N/A |
| IGN | (7/10) | (8.4/10) |
| Aggregate score | ||
| Metacritic | 71/100 | N/A |
Excitebike (エキサイトバイク Ekisaitobaiku?) is a racing video game franchise made by Nintendo. It debuted as a game for the Famicom in Japan in 1984 and as a launch title for the NES in 1985. It is the first game of the Excite series, succeeded by its direct sequel Excitebike 64, its spiritual successors Excite Truck and Excitebots: Trick Racing, and the WiiWare title Excitebike: World Rally. 3D Classics: Excitebike, a 3D remake of the original game, was free for a limited time to promote the launch of the Nintendo eShop in June 2011.
Whether the player chooses to race solo or against computer-assisted riders, they race against a certain time limit. The goal is to qualify for the Excitebike (the championship) race by coming in at third place or above in the challenge race (preliminary race). The times to beat are located on the stadium walls (for first place) and in the lower left corner (for third place). In any race, the best time is 8 seconds ahead of third place. When the player places first, then they get a message: "It's a new record!" Additional points are earned by beating the previously-set record time.
The player controls the position of the red motorcycle with the Y-axis of the directional pad, and controls acceleration with the A and B buttons. Using B causes greater acceleration, but also increases the motorcycle's temperature shown as a bar at the bottom of the screen. When the temperature exceeds safe limits the bar becomes full; the player will be immobilized for several seconds while the bike cools down. Driving over an arrow will immediately reduce the bike's temperature.
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