<s>
is	O
a	O
motocross	B-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
1984	O
and	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
arcades	O
as	O
Vs.	O
Excitebike	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Vs.	I-Application
System	I-Application
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1985	O
and	O
then	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
smooth	O
side-scrolling	O
game	O
engine	O
his	O
team	O
developed	O
for	O
Excitebike	B-Application
was	O
later	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
smoothly	O
accelerating	O
from	O
a	O
walk	O
to	O
a	O
run	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
move	O
at	O
a	O
constant	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebike	B-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
several	O
sequels	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
multiple	O
times	O
onto	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Consoles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebike	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
motocross	B-Application
racer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
finish	O
in	O
third	O
place	O
or	O
higher	O
in	O
a	O
preliminary	O
race	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
Excitebike	B-Application
championship	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Design	O
Mode	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
tracks	O
using	O
19	O
types	O
of	O
hurdles	O
,	O
with	O
options	O
to	O
save	O
and	O
load	O
created	O
tracks	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
tape	O
drive	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
unreleased	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
enhanced	O
versions	O
,	O
both	O
titled	O
Vs.	O
Excitebike	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
VS.	B-Application
UniSystem	I-Application
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
Famicom	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
counterpart	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
version	O
lacks	O
the	O
Design	O
option	O
,	O
has	O
three	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
other	O
minor	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
peripheral	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
and	O
core	O
gameplay	O
are	O
still	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
FDS	O
version	O
has	O
several	O
distinctive	O
features	O
that	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
arcade	B-Application
versions	O
lack	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Original	O
Excite	O
"	O
mode	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
with	O
minor	O
differences	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
different	O
color	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
also	O
known	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Excite	B-Application
Bike	I-Application
or	O
BS	O
Excitebike	B-Application
,	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Satellaview	B-Device
peripheral	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Excitebike	B-Application
,	O
the	O
human	O
racers	O
have	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
Toad	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
Bowser	O
's	O
Koopa	O
Troopas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebike	B-Application
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
Excitebike	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
unlockable	O
NES	O
games	O
in	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
restores	O
the	O
Save	O
and	O
Load	O
functionality	O
in	O
Design	O
mode	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
saving	O
one	O
custom	O
track	O
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Pak	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
version	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
by	O
using	O
a	O
link	B-Device
cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebike	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
e-Reader	B-Application
cards	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
as	O
a	O
Game	O
Pak	O
for	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebike	B-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
its	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Excite	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
March	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
Classics	O
:	O
Excitebike	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
America	O
,	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
offered	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
but	O
then	O
was	O
sold	O
at	O
£5.40	O
/	O
€6.00	O
for	O
European	O
markets	O
and	O
$5.99	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
was	O
featured	O
among	O
other	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
called	O
Classic	O
Games	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebike	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
30	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebike	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
VS.	O
Excitebike	B-Application
on	O
its	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
1985	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
number	O
13	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	B-Application
software	O
charts	O
in	O
December	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ended	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
America	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
system	O
game	O
of	B-Application
1985	I-Application
,	O
below	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Hogan	B-Application
's	I-Application
Alley	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
gave	O
Excitebike	B-Application
its	O
highest	O
possible	O
rating	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
in	O
2007	O
:	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
games	O
,	O
Excitebike	B-Application
was	O
one	O
hell	O
of	O
a	O
ride	O
23	O
years	O
ago	O
and	O
it	O
still	O
is	O
today.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Excitebike	B-Application
as	O
the	O
14th	O
best	O
NES	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
12th	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
aged	O
well	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
while	O
driving	O
and	O
an	O
excellent	O
sense	O
of	O
balance	O
while	O
jumping	O
and	O
landing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
editor	O
Jason	O
Schreier	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
truly	O
awful	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
but	O
with	O
no	O
explanation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Excitebike	B-Application
was	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
Miyamoto-led	O
team	O
that	O
developed	O
Excitebike	B-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
1985	O
NES	O
port	O
of	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
called	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
's	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
technical	O
knowledge	O
they	O
had	O
gained	O
from	O
working	O
on	O
both	O
side-scrollers	O
to	O
further	O
advance	O
the	O
platforming	O
"	O
athletic	O
game	O
"	O
genre	O
they	O
had	O
created	O
with	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
and	O
were	O
key	O
steps	O
towards	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
vision	O
of	O
an	O
expansive	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
working	O
on	O
Excitebike	B-Application
and	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
,	O
he	O
devised	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
"	O
strategize	O
while	O
scrolling	O
sideways	O
"	O
over	O
long	O
distances	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
colorful	O
backgrounds	O
rather	O
than	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
utilized	O
the	O
fast	O
scrolling	O
game	O
engine	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
team	O
had	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
Excitebike	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
smoothly	O
accelerate	O
from	O
a	O
walk	O
to	O
a	O
run	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
move	O
at	O
a	O
constant	O
speed	O
like	O
in	O
earlier	O
platformers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excitebike	B-Application
spawned	O
several	O
sequels	O
,	O
including	O
Excitebike	B-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
Excite	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
Excitebots	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trick	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
game	O
Excitebike	B-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Excitebike-themed	O
track	O
is	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
is	O
available	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
Deluxe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
group	O
of	O
Excitebike	B-Application
racers	O
cameo	O
as	O
an	O
Assist	O
Trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
