VS. Excitebike

	VS. Excitebike
	; Famicom Disk System box art
Developer	Nintendo
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	VS. System; Famicom Disk System; Virtual Console (Wii U); Nintendo Switch (Arcade Archives); Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online
Release date	Arcade:; 1984 ; 1985 ; Famicom Disk System:; December 9, 1988 ; Virtual Console (Wii U):; August 31, 2015 ; September 16, 2015 ; Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online; May 15, 2019 ; May 15, 2019 ; May 15, 2019 ; May 15, 2019 ;
Genre	Racing
ESRB:	- Everyone
Mode(s)	1-2 players
Media	Arcade: Built-in Wii U: Digital download Nintendo Switch: Digital download
Input	Arcade: Joystick Wii U: Wii U GamePad Wii Remote (Sideways) Wii Classic Controller Wii U Pro Controller Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

VS. Excitebike is the VS. System release of Excitebike that was released in 1984 and 1985 in Japan and North America respectively. In 1988, Vs. Excitebike was re-released for Famicom Disk System.

In 2015, VS. Excitebike was released for the Wii U's Virtual Console. It first released in North America on August 31, 2015 and then in Japan on September 16, 2015.

On September 21, 2018, VS. Excitebike was released on the Nintendo Switch's eShop by Hamster Corporation as part of the Arcade Archives series. In 2019, the Famicom Disk System release was ported to Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online.

Gameplay Edit

VS. Excitebike is similar to the original version, although it does not have the Design option. The main game has three difficulty levels (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced), and the levels are arranged in a different setup: there are seven tracks that must be played twice, the first time as a challenge race, and the second time as an Excitebike race. The main race mode features CPU bikers as obstacles, although they are absent from Challenge mode. If the racer finishes lower than 3rd place, the game is over.

Famicom Disk System version Edit

The Famicom Disk System release has a few notable differences, such as an entirely different soundtrack. It also has three modes:

Original Excite: This is based on the arcade version's main mode. After the third track is a bonus stage, where the racer must launch themselves over a series of stacked trucks.
VS Excite: A two player competitive mode where players can race on tracks. Options include the number of rounds, the track (including custom ones), and the number of laps.
VS Edit: The player can construct their own track, race on it, and save it to one of four available custom track slots on the disk.

Gallery Edit

Title screen
Bonus stage