Editing Excitebike

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|name=Excitebike
|image=[[Image:ExcitebikeBox.jpg|200px]]
|bgcolor=silver
|fgcolor=black
|developer=[[Nintendo R&D1]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|system=[[NES]], [[Arcade]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[e-Reader]], [[Virtual Console]], [[3DS Virtual Console]], [[Wii U Virtual Console]], NEC PC-8801
|release='''Nintendo Entertainment System'''<br />JP November 30, 1984<br />NA October 18, 1985<br />EU September 6, 1986<br />JP December 9, 1988 ([[Famicom Disk System|FDS]])<br />'''Arcade'''<br />US 1984<br />'''e-Reader'''<br />US September 16, 2002<br />'''Gameboy Advance'''<br />JP February 14, 2004<br />NA June 2, 2004<br />EU July 9, 2004<br />'''Virtual Console'''<br />EU February 16, 2007<br />JP March 13, 2007<br />NA March 19, 2007<br />'''3DS Virtual Console''' (3D Classic)<br />NA June 6, 2011<br />PAL June 7, 2011<br />JP June 7, 2011<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br />April 26/27, 2013
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|rating= ESRB: E
|}}

'''Excitebike''' is a motocross racing game for the [[NES]]. It debuted in Japan, selling for 5000 yen.

=Gameplay=

In ''Excitebike'', the player is trying to beat a certain time limit on each track. If they manage to beat the track's time limit, they advance to the next race. In Mode A, the player races solo while Mode B adds other racers as an added obstacle.

''Excitebike'' also featured a Design Mode, which allowed players to make their own tracks. In Japan, the tracks could be saved with the [[Famicom Data Recorder]]. Since that accessory was never released in America and Europe, players in those regions couldn't save their tracks. However, the functionality was added for all countries in the [[Virtual Console]] version.

=Legacy=

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', the driver from ''Excitebike'' is available as a trophy. Several of [[9-Volt]]'s microgames in the ''[[Portal: Wario|WarioWare]]'' games are based on ''Excitebike''. Additionally, Level 16 of ''[[Tetris DS]]'''s Standard Mode has an ''Excitebike'' theme. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the Excitebike Riders (in 8 bit form) may sometimes appear when the [[Assist Trophy]] is used. They ram into any player that gets into their way (except for the user).

Excerpts of ''Excitebike'' were also used in ''[[NES Remix]]'' and ''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'', which presented challenges using parts of classic NES games and also combined elements from the different games. Additionally, DLC for ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' included a stage based on ''Excitebike'' known as Excitebike Arena.

==Sequels==

''Excitebike'' has had several sequels: ''[[Excitebike 64]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]], ''[[Excite Truck]]'' and ''[[Excitebots: Trick Racing]]''  for the [[Wii]] and more recently ''[[Excitebike: World Rally]]'' for [[WiiWare]].

==Ports and Remakes==

*In Japan, Hudson Soft was allowed to port ''Excitebike'' to the NEC PC-8801.
*In 1988, an enhanced version of ''Excitebike'' was available for the [[Famicom Disk System]] as well as the Vs. Unisystem [[arcade]]s in 1984. These versions featured new music and two-player racing games.
**In September 2018, the arcade version of ''Excitebike'' was released for download on the [[Nintendo Switch]] as part of the Arcade Archives series.
*A special version of the game called ''BS Excitebike Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium'' was available for the [[Satellaview]] system. It featured [[Portal: Mario Brothers|Mario]] characters.
*''Excitebike'' was unlockable in ''Excitebike 64''.
*In 2002, ''Excitebike-e'' was released as an [[e-Reader]] game.
*''Excitebike'' was released for the [[Gameboy Advance]] as part of the [[Classic NES Series]] in 2004.
*''Excitebike'' was also unlockable in the 2004 [[Gamecube]] game ''[[Animal Crossing]]''.
*The game was added to the [[Virtual Console]] in 2007.
*In 2011, it was released with the launch of the [[3DS]]'s eShop as the first 3D Classic game in the [[3DS Virtual Console]]. As a 3D Classic, it is similar to the original but modified with 3D features. It could be downloaded for free for a limited time, until July 7th in all areas except Japan, where it was available until the end of July.
*In 2013, ''Excitebike'' was released for download on the [[Wii U]] as part of the [[Wii U Virtual Console]]. It was one of the launch titles for the Virtual Console, although its release was preceded by several Trial Campaign games.
*In 2018, it was among the NES games made available to play as part of the [[Nintendo Switch Online]] service. It was part of the first wave of games that were made available with the launch of the service in September 2018. This version included cooperative and competitive online multiplayer options. ''Vs. Excitebike'' was later made available as well in May 2019.

[[Category:NES Games]] [[Category:Game Boy Advance Games]] [[Category:Arcade Games]] [[Category:E-Reader Games]] [[Category:Virtual Console Games]] [[Category:Classic NES series]] [[Category: Excite Games]]
[[Category: 3D Classics]]