Excitebike

a.k.a. エキサイトバイク / Excite Bike

created and published by Nintendo in 1984-11-30, running on Nintendo Entertainment System

type: racing/driving
genre: Motocross, Motor racing, Motorsport
perspective: side view
player options: single player

languages: eng

3.3/5

Personal review

Excitebike is an excellent early side-view racing game. Playability is the big plus of this game. The controls - once used to it - are very well done and controlling the motocross bike feels intuitive and realistic (well at least as realistic as it can get in 1984). On top of it there is a clever desing mode, letting the player create his own tracks. Although the game was released early in the Famicom/NES era it is one of the best racing games for the system.

teran01 # 2009-01-26 00:02:42

Official description

Face crazy curves, hairpin turns, and daredevil jumps as you race toward the checkered flag and the Excitebike championship. Race against the clock or challenge an opponent. You must keep your bearings as you fly through the air and avoid getting clipped by other racers. Stay cool under pressure or your bike will overheat. If you get tired of racing on the circuit, create your own course in Design Mode. There you have access to all the ramps, mounds, bridges, and other obstacles Excitebike has to offer.

# 2007-03-20 20:20:30 - official description

Technical specs

software: Level editor,

hardware: NES Classic,

display: raster

Project team

management

Hiroshi Yamauchi (executive producer)
Shigeru Miyamoto (producer)
Shigeru Miyamoto (director)

coding

Toshihiko Nakago (programmer)

graphics

Minoru Maeda (graphic designer)
Takashi Tezuka (graphic designer)

audio

Akito Nakatsuka (music composer)
Yukio Kaneoka (music programmer)

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External reviews (7) - average: 64.4% - median: 58%

review source		issue	date	score
Arcades (01-07)	fr	2	1987-11	n.a.		view
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) (011-084)	uk	71	1987-09	8/10	80%	view
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) (011-084)	uk	75	1988-01	8/10	80%	view
Console XS	uk	1	1992-06	57/100	57%	view
Génération 4 (001-082)	fr	1	1987-10	58/100	58%	view
Nintendo Magazine System (UK)	uk	4	1993-01	84/100	84%
The Games Machine	uk	2	1987-12	52/100	52%	view
Tilt 39-113	fr	49	1987-12	8/20	40%	view