Excitebike is a motocross racing video game franchise made by Nintendo. It first debuted as a game for the Famicom in Japan in 1984 and as a launch title for the NES in 1985. It is the first game of the Excite series.
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, grave and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Released
- November 28, 1984
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
- Time to beat
- 1 h rushed · 2 h main story · 6 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.1/10 from 186 ratings.
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