Developers: Nintendo R&D1
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Producer: Takahara Harada
Composer: Akito Nakatsuka
Original Release Date: November 30, 1984 Famicom JP; October 18, 1985 NES US
The exciting game of motocross is played right in your own home on your television set. The techniques used for super jumps, wheelies, and blocks are almost the same as those used in an actual stadium motocross meet.
Excitebike features both a preliminary game and a regular game. To participate in a regular game, you must first win a national challenge race. There are one to five courses in a national challenge race and you can start from any of them.
There are also five courses for a regular game. If you win the first one, your rank goes up from two to five, in order of sequence. Choose from Course Two to Five of the preliminary courses and, if you win, your rank increases with each regular game.
Skillfully guide your bike over the course by pushing up and down on the control pad. A jump ramp appears periodically. When this happens, press Left on the Directional Pad to raise the front wheel for a good jump. Will you become a supercross champion?