<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
(	O
2014	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
release	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
to	O
save	O
custom	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
missing	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
retained	O
in	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1972	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
originally	O
released	O
a	O
plastic	O
race	O
car	O
or	O
hot	B-Application
rod	I-Application
toy	O
called	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2112	O
,	O
and	O
planet	O
Earth	O
has	O
been	O
invaded	O
by	O
evil	O
forces	O
driving	O
vehicles	O
known	O
as	O
Quadrunners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
,	O
who	O
travels	O
from	O
sector	O
to	O
sector	O
on	O
a	O
high-powered	O
superbike	O
,	O
searching	O
for	O
survivors	O
and	O
destroying	O
any	O
enemies	O
in	O
their	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
directions	O
on	O
the	O
Control	O
Pad	O
steer	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
and	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
accelerates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
B	O
button	O
fires	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
's	O
machine	O
gun	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
destroy	O
enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
's	O
bike	O
has	O
four	O
speeds	O
and	O
shifting	O
to	O
the	O
fourth	O
gear	O
at	O
high	O
speed	O
will	O
grant	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
instant	O
speed	O
boost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
blocks	O
an	O
attacking	O
enemy	O
by	O
ramming	O
it	O
against	O
a	O
hazard	O
on	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
they	O
obtain	O
more	O
points	O
—	O
this	O
also	O
replenishes	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
's	O
bullets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
as	O
they	O
travel	O
across	O
10	O
different	O
sectors	O
,	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
avoid	O
being	O
destroyed	O
by	O
obstacles	O
such	O
as	O
Oil	O
Drums	O
and	O
their	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
Quadrunners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
is	O
destroyed	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
separate	O
into	O
fragments	O
and	O
then	O
reform	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
have	O
energy	O
(	O
lives	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
sector	O
on	O
)	O
remaining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
and	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
ending	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
like	O
Excitebike	B-Application
,	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
required	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
restored	O
for	O
international	O
markets	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
tracks	O
onto	O
the	O
system	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Vs.	I-Application
Series	I-Application
arcade	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
another	O
piece	O
of	O
an	O
image	O
is	O
revealed	O
of	O
a	O
woman	O
with	O
a	O
dagger	O
next	O
to	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
's	O
bike	O
.	O
</s>
