Editing Mach Rider

{{Game
|name=Mach Rider
|image=[[Image:MachRiderBox.jpg]]
|bgcolor=silver
|fgcolor=black
|developer=[[Nintendo R&D1]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|system=[[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Arcade]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii Virtual Console|Wii]], [[3DS Virtual Console|3DS]], [[Wii U Virtual Console|Wii U]])
|release='''Nintendo Entertainment System'''<br />US October 18, 1985<br />JP November 21, 1985<br />EU March 18, 1987<br />'''Arcade'''<br />US 1985<br />'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br />EU May 25, 2007<br />AU May 25, 2007<br />US July 9, 2007<br />'''3DS Virtual Console'''<br />JP July 17, 2013<br />US April 10, 2014<br />EU June 12, 2014<br />SK June 15, 2016<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br />US May 1, 2014<br />EU August 7, 2014<br />JP October 1, 2014
|gallery=
|rating= ESRB: E
|}}

'''Mach Rider''' is a racing game that was released for the [[NES]] in 1985.

=Story=

The year is 2112 and Earth has been invaded by evil forces called Quadrunners. After having his village destroyed, Mach Rider gets on his modified motorcycle, searching for survivors and destroying any Quadruuner in his path.

=Gameplay=

In ''Mach Rider'', the player must race along a course while avoiding obstacles and enemies. The player character is also armed with a weapon that could be used to shoot at obstacles and enemies, and destroying them will earn the player points at the end of a round. If the player "blocks" an enemy by knocking it into an obstacle, they get extra points as well as replenishing their bullets.

Fighting Course is the main mode in which the player progresses until running out of lives. In Endurance Mode, the player must reach a certain distance within a certain time limit. Solo Course is the same as Endurance, but with no enemies. Design Mode allows players to design courses to play in another mode. In the original release, those custom courses could only be saved in Japan with the [[Famicom Data Recorder]].

=Legacy=

Although it has not spawned any series of its own, it is seen as a predecessor of the ''[[Portal: F-Zero|F-Zero]]'' series, due to the elements of high-speed racing in a futuristic setting and the main character's resemblance to [[Captain Falcon]].

==Ports and Remakes==
*In 1985, ''Mach Rider'' was ported to arcades as part of the Vs. series, which allowed for two-player competitions.
*''Mach Rider'' was released for download over the [[Wii]]'s [[Wii Virtual Console|Virtual Console]] in 2007, the [[3DS Virtual Console]] in 2013/2014 and the [[Wii U Virtual Console]] in 2014. The Wii and Wii U releases releases allowed the player to save custom tracks to the system's memory in all regions, although this feature was not included in the 3DS version.

==Other==
*Music from ''Mach Rider'' has been included in the ''[[Portal: Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series starting in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. There was also a Mach Rider trophy in ''Melee'' and a sticker in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]''.
*''[[WarioWare: Twisted]]'' has a microgame based on ''Mach Rider''.
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' have featured vehicles based on the bike from ''Mach Rider'', respectively known as the Mach Bike and Sports Bike.

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