Editing Excitebike

{{Game
|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]] ([[Wii Virtual Console|Wii]], [[3DS Virtual Console|3DS]], [[Wii U Virtual Console|Wii U]]), 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 />'''Game Boy Advance'''<br />JP February 14, 2004<br />US June 2, 2004<br />EU July 9, 2004<br />'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br />EU February 16, 2007<br />JP March 13, 2007<br />US March 19, 2007<br />'''3DS''' (3D Classic)<br />US June 6, 2011<br />PAL June 7, 2011<br />JP June 7, 2011<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br />April 26/27, 2013<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console (''Vs.'')'''<br />JP August 8, 2015<br />US September 26, 2015
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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.
**''VS. Excitebike'' was released for download on the [[Wii U]] as part of the [[Wii U Virtual Console]] in 2015. This version was made available to America for the first time through this release.
*A special version of the game called ''[[BS Excitebike Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium]]'' was available for the [[Satellaview]] system. It featured ''[[Portal: Mario|Mario]]'' characters as the playable racers riding the motorcyles.
*The original ''Excitebike'' was unlockable in ''Excitebike 64''.
*In 2002, ''Excitebike-e'' was released as an [[e-Reader]] game.
*''Excitebike'' was released for the [[Game Boy 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 [[Wii Virtual Console]] in 2007.
*In 2011, it was released with the launch of the [[3DS]]'s eShop as the first game made available for the [[3D Classics]] series. As a 3D Classic, it is similar to the original, but modified with stereoscopic 3D visuals. 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.

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