Excitebike - Nintendo NES

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Original NES Game

Product Details

• ASIN: B0009KQMZI
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,012 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Nintendo NES Cartridge

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go Excitebike!!, August 15, 2007

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Gift Card Recipient "swinub 33" (New york, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Excitebike - Nintendo NES (Video Game)

Well first of all, I own this game because I can play on my animal crossing for the gamecube. I don't have a nes, but I can play it, so I technically own it. This game is really fun. The screen starts out giving you a choice of "selection A, selection B", and "design". This game really doesen't have a plot. It's a racing game, but it's very unique, also the fact that it's a classic NES game makes it all the better. Selection A lets you choose 5 race tracks-from easy to hard. Selection B is exactly the same. However, once you start a race in selection B, other racers will be there as well as you. I find selection B annoying because if you bump into a racer (which happens ALOT) you fall down (there are numerous ways to fall down, once you do, press the B button repeadedly to get back up on your bike). However in selection A you are all alone. I usually do selection B for a challenge. And finnaly, there's design. Design is really fun. What happens is there will be a track with no obstacles on it. Your character will be on that track, but he will not be moving and you are not racing. If you press button A he will progress. Under this empty track there will be thick, black bar. In white letters it will have the whole alphabet in caps. To the right of that there will be a CL END and LP (delete a obstacle, finish the track, thus choosing how many laps). you select these characters with the control pad and if you press button B on a letter it will create and obstacle (depending on what you press) in front of your character. When you are done creating your level you can do it on selection A and B (I usually do selection A first so I can test it out, then I do selection B so the computers can get a taste of it :P). Unfortuanetly when you turn it off or reset your track shall go away (no worrys, it's still fun) however I heard in the NES version (the actual game itself, not the animal crossing one) you can save and load one track at a time. I am guessing that this is impossible in the animal crossing version because it has less memory than the nes one because on animal crossing, excitebike isn't the game itself (also to play NES games you need one memory block).

Now let's talk about the gameplay. On the selction screen, the select button is scroll through options and start button is execute. On a race track, up and down on the control pad make you go up and down (useful for evoiding obstacles, etc.). A button is move forward to the right (you cannot go backwards), and when you jump over an obstacle (it jumps automaticly) right on the control pad is push forward and left is pull back (however don't do these too much). Finnaly, the B button makes you go faster but if you hold it too long (you know when this happens, there will be a meter) your player must stop for a while. All in all it's a really fun racing game, unique and fun obstacles, nice character, great gameplay, and it's exiting :P ! If you want a good classic game, a cool racing game, or if your a little bored, and finnaly if you have a NES, you should get this!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Classic but its over, August 28, 2009

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Robert "Robert" (New York) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Excitebike - Nintendo NES (Video Game)

Yes it is a classic, but in all actuality it wasn't as good as I remembered. Played twice got bored. Don't waste your money.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellently remastered for the 3DS, June 8, 2011

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Crimson "Crimson" (Tx) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Excitebike - Nintendo NES (Video Game)

Note that this is a review of the 3DS remake, which was modified to include 3-d effects and improve some of the interface.

Excitebike, though frustrating at times is an excellent game, and can currently be downloaded on the 3DS for free. If you own a 3DS, you shouldn't pass up this opportunity.

Gameplay:
The gameplay is racing with a twist. Rather than having the camera right behind the car, Nintendo decided to give the player a bird's eye view. There are also a few little features that make the game more interesting. You have to change lanes to avoid a variety of obstacles, while hitting the boosts hidden in the courses. Probably the most unique thing about this game is that you're not trying to win a race; you're trying to set a new record time. There are infinite CPU bikers scattered around the course, and they will try to cause you to crash by jutting in front of you. Also, there are two acceleration keys. One makes you go faster, but your engine will "overheat" if you hold it too long. Also, there are some portions where using the fast accelerator, as opposed to the slow one, on a ramp will leave you right in the middle of stretch of hindering terrain. Additionally, you can create your own courses. The main frustrating thing is that, when you are knocked off by a CPU bike, sometimes you go farther off the course than other times. This is very irritating. Overall, however, the pros outweigh the cons. Sure, they could have added more features to the course editor and included a multiplayer mode, but the gameplay is pretty good as is.

4 out of 5 stars

Graphics (including 3-d effect) and Sound:
The visuals of the NES graphics are, um, pretty average, I guess. There are distinct warning beepers when your engine is about to overheat. The 3-d effect is neat. If you turn it on, rather than looking at the game as if you were playing it on the NES, you can see the distance of the now 3-d bikes from one another. You can also see the stadium.

4.5 out of 5 stars

Overall, Excitebike is a great game. It may not be as legendary as, say, Legend of Zelda, but it's still fun to play (and it's free on the 3DS).

Overall rating - 4.2 out of 5 stars