The game was later added to the North American Virtual Console on March 19. The concept was unchanged except for a 'SUPER' mode where the player has unlimited turbo, and coins spread across the courses to increase top speed.Įxcitebike was added to the European Wii Virtual Console on February 16, 2007, the same day its spiritual successor, Excite Truck, was released there. As a remake of Excitebike, the human racers have been replaced by Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Wario, Toad, and some of Bowser's Koopa Troopas.

Its rewritable disk format also allows the player to save created tracks.Įxcitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium Įxcitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium, also known as Mario Excite Bike or BS Excitebike, is for the Japan-only Satellaview peripheral for Super Famicom.

The 'Original Excite' mode is based on the main mode of the arcade version, with minor differences such as a different color palette.The music is completely different none of the songs from the original game are present, and it has a gameplay theme.The options include the maximum number of rounds to play, the track, and the number of laps. Excite', in which two players compete against each other. The game features a versus mode named 'Vs.The graphics and core gameplay are still the same, the FDS version has several distinctive features that the NES and arcade versions lack: The second was released for the Famicom Disk System peripheral in 1988. It is similar to its Famicom Disk System counterpart, though this version lacks the Design option, has three difficulty levels, and has other minor differences. UniSystem for arcades in 1984, after the Famicom release. There are two enhanced versions, both titled Vs. The Design Mode has options to save and load created tracks for the Famicom Data Recorder, which was unreleased outside Japan. Excitebike features a Design Mode that allows players to create their own tracks using 19 types of hurdles. Landing squarely on both wheels allows the racer to maintain their momentum, while an uneven landing will result in a loss of speed or a crash. The player can use the directional pad to shift between lanes, as well as shift the racer's balance midair after a jump. The engine's temperature can be reset by driving over arrows located along the course.

The A button accelerates the bike, while 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. Selection A is a solo race run, while Selection B puts the racer against computer-controlled opponents. The game features two gameplay modes named Selection A and Selection B. 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 via the Virtual Console and Nintendo Switch via 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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