Old School Review: Excite Bike

[Saint_Michael 3]

Since I got some time on my hands I thought I bust out another old school review and this time I be talking about a game that has a lot going for it. I had some good memories with this game and the fact you could design your own tracks and then race them and the fact you had one simple goal to this game and that was beat the clock. This game defiantly represented the 8-bit era and interestingly enough this grew into a franchise that taps into the 3rd generation consoles as you can find a version for the Wii system.

 

Excite Bike

 

Some Screen Shots

 

 

Game Maker: Nintendo R&D1

Year: 1985

Price: $40-$50 a game

Levels: 5 per mode

Sound: 6

Graphics: 4

Mini-Games: none

Difficulty: Back then: 8 Now: 8

Replay Value: 10

 

Game play:

 

This is a side scrolling game that consist of jumps, grass and various other dangers, your goal is to beat the clock with the fastest time possible.

 

Plot:

 

You play as a motocross racer as your race to beat the clock with various obstacles, jumps, danger points and even other bikes.

 

First Impressions:

This game was definitely exciting and fun, but had its moment if you hit the wrong spot you get tossed off you bile. Correction the worse part of this game was getting knocked off your bike and trying to get back on it as quickly as possible. I know I never really completed the game and since it has been a really long time since I actually played this awesome game. I would have to put myself in 3rd or 4th tracks in mode A and 2nd or 3rd track in mode B. Of course, I remember creating quite a few tracks and racing them in the most ridiculous of tracks.

 

25 Years Later:

 

I played this game now and then and of course it is a lot easier with a emulator as you can save and start over if you screw up or dont beat the clock. So it isnt really as exciting as it use to be, however, trying to get the fastest time possible is always a worthy challenge.

 

Overall Ranking:8

 

Now for that Catchy slogan--

 

"Games don't get old, just people!"

 

--Now for some copyright info--

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[rob86 2]

Oh yeah, this was a great game. Looking at it now, it seems hard to believe that I used to think this was one of the best games around. Designing my own tracks was something new to me and it was an exciting feature. I don't think I owned this game, I remember borrowing it whenever I could however. Brings back memories...