JamieĮxcitebike is considered one of the classics in the NES library and for good reason - it's still a solid game. Racing games are not my thing anyway, unless we are talking Mario Kart. Never grew up with the game, so take Wreath's word on it. To this day, I still think he modded his copy in some way, as the man fails to get hit by any of the typical NES jank that sends my little rider tumbling. The only reason he likes Excitebike is because he could consistently get the best times. Wreath.ĭon't listen to anything that Wreath says, he's not to be trusted. I wish you the best of luck, because I am sure the lowest possible times exist on the internet, and they make yours and mine look like a joke. Also like many early nes games, Excitebike has a wide range of colors that I think are used effectively to give certain objects a little more oomph, like the hills, which really do seem to be robust enough to send your little biker rider flying.īut at the end of the day, the bragging rights for 'true gamers' is trying to recive low track times, for the games various courses. I still can't help but be charmed by it's title screen music, and the low hum that's intended to represent the running engines of the bikes in the game.

While some might consider Excitebike simple when standing alongside the other early offerings of 1984, there is some magic to be found here. This is because most of the obstacles for this bike racer, are fairly tame with oil spills, hills and other bikers being one of the few things you have to worry about and they are presented in a very non-NES way, by which I mean that the games invisible hit boxes are actually not trying to fuck over the player. It's entirely possible to 'Get Gud' at Excitebike, while maintaining a somewhat consistent cortisol level.

Excitebike is one of a few handful of NES games that I think is challenging in a way that is not total bullshit for the player.

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