Excitebike

A motorcycle racing game about dirt tracks, turbo boosts, and clearing jumps.

Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo · 1–2 hrs

Difficulty

A motocross racer where temperature is the whole skill. Hold A to overtake, tap to keep the needle out of red, and land wheel-down or you eat dirt in front of the CPU pack.

Tips

Start here
Land flat, then blip turbo
Hold down in the air to level the bike. Turbo (A) on the dirt, not in the air. If the engine overheats, you crawl — better a slow lap than a blown needle.
Secrets
Design mode is the second game
The track editor is not a toy. Build a long turbo straight into a jump and you will understand why the CPU always seemed to find a line you didn't.

Walkthrough

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