#excitebike

[n64retro]

Excitebike 64 Left Field Productions / Nintendo Nintendo 64 2000

[blaze-cola]

Excitebike for the ZaoLand Entertainment System

[pixelfireplace]

Vs. Excitebike - Nintendo (1984)

source: Yestermade

[roninkairi]

So...I Kind Of Made A Purchase Today...

Remember that commission I just posted? Well here was what inspired it:

Obviously I like testing myself.

And on the back of each card:

A nice item for your coffee table!

Futaba: Is this why you had Haru kissing me on the cheek?

Me: Yes. Futaba: ...WORTH IT!!

Morgana: (thinking) I need an SNES edition released, just for a pic of me and Ann...

[bitmapbooks]

Excitebike is easily one of our favourite games on the NES/Famicom 🏍️

Check it out in our book - NES/Famicom: a visual compendium

With 512 full-colour pages, packed full of all your favourite 8-bit titles (plus a few you may never have heard of).

Reprints available soon, get an email reminder: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/visual-compendiums/products/nes-famicom-a-visual-compendium

#bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #retrogames #gaming #art #reading #foryou #nes #famicom #nintendo #fyp #bookstagram #booktok #excitebike

[nonamejustafanofeverything]

I’d play the hell out of this!!! 🤣

[devileaterjaek]

[lore-of-the-mushroom-kingdom]

Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium

There is an old Mario game released in Japan called Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium, in it you primarily race against Koopa Troopas on motorcycles.

I wonder if this is the inspiration for the Koopas racing the characters on Rainbow Road in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

This is also probably why there is an Excitebike track in Mario Kart.

[hyruleinterviews]

Exitebike turns 40 today! Miyamoto on how skiing informed Excitebike and new experiences inspire, 1986.

Source: Shmuplations

https://www.notion.so/772092146d554e0bb6a12b25d1e88416

PEOPLE:

Masanobu Endo, age 32. Creator of influential games Xevious & Tower of Druaga.

Shigeru Miyamoto, age 33. Producer & Director of the upcoming Legend of Zelda (1986), Director of Excitebike.

QUOTE: "Endo: I love the way you go flying when you pitch forward off the bike [in Excitebike].

Miyamoto: That little touch came from my experiences skiing. I like to ski.

Endo: When you pursue a lot of different hobbies, you can feel things you wouldn't experience in normal everyday life. You know what I mean? I think that's somehow connected to the process of making games.

Miyamoto: Yeah. When I use my head in a new way, it stimulates my creativity."

[treasure-mimic]

Felt like messing around in photoshop today, so, what started as a want to create some franchise icons for Smash turned into full character mockups, so I put together my 10 most wanted characters for Smash Bros., whatever the next game looks like, and I’d like to post them and talk about them a bit.

Quote is I think my most wanted newcomer to Smash, I really like and appreciate everything Cave Story has done, and I think if you’re talking about indie games, Cave Story has probably had the most influence on the industry. Kids today probably don’t know much of anything about this game, but trust me when I say there’d be no Hollow Knight, no Ori, no Celeste, without Quote.

This one might be a little obvious nowadays, but I am fully behind the Waluigi train. Just one point of contention, I think people undersell his potential by just having him reference different sports games and spin-offs. I think the real play is to come up with a wholly original kit based around being a dirty cheater and trickster with a penchant for explosives.

I’d much rather have Paper Mario than Dr. Mario if I’m being entirely honest with you.

This one’s a bit weird, because I don’t have a huge fondness for Excitebike the game or Excitebiker the character, I’m just enamored with this concept of a fighting game character who fights entirely from the back of a motorcycle. I just think that’s wicked as hell. I’ll take it in whatever form I can.

Metroid Dread is in strong contention for my favorite Metroid game ever, and it did finally give us a character with a body plan and toolkit that lends itself to Smash, outside of Sylux and the Hunters, whom I’m not the biggest fans of. I’ve had some contentious history with the way Smash fans talk about Metroid, so I guess I’ll put it out now that I think if, at this point, you’re not vouching for Raven Beak, you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Love me some DS VNs, Professor Layton I think at this point has the strongest ties to Nintendo and, since Phoenix Wright got to play in Marvel 3, it should be his time to shine, though I wouldn’t be opposed to any of them.

Honestly, every generation of Pokemon there’s a couple of new mons that I think would make sick Smash characters, and will inevitably get passed up for a lame starter. Nihilego deserves a spot, dammit, she’s more plot important than any number of fire/fighting muscleheads. But if we’re shilling for the most recent gen, you can’t go wrong with a giant hammer.

The Heavy is commonly in talks around Smash Bros. wishlists, especially here in the West, but the obvious problem rears its head pretty quickly. He’s a giant, lumbering, immobile mass whose main weapon takes several seconds to start up and then chews through anything it hits. This is my counterproposal, I think the Scout is just as iconic as the Heavy, comes with a lot of fun weapons and abilities, and actually has some mobility. Imagine using a downward Force-A-Nature shot to recover while spiking someone into the blast zone!

This is for sure a weird one, but once the idea came to me I started getting really attached to it. The number of Enderman variants from Minecraft Dungeons gives the Enderman a surprising amount of variance to pull from, and the Ender Dragon could be its Final Smash.

For the final suggestion, this is for sure a “there’s no chance in hell” but also “it would be really funny”. Scorpion, I think, best represents the aesthetics of Mortal Kombat, a ninja with fire, bladed weapons, and the ability to teleport, which centers him more than Sub-Zero who uses ice, Raiden who uses lightning, and Liu Kang who’s just a martial artist. Leaning heavy on the fire aspect is also a good way to nerf MK’s hypergore for a Rated E10+ game, though that really is the central appeal of Scorpion, trying to shove this edgelord into a kiddy cartoon beat-em-up.

[crvnjava]

Excitebike Windows Login Screen

Don't you wish your login screen was more... Animated?

[demifiendrsa]

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition — Announcement Trailer

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for Switch will launch on July 18, 2024 for $29.99 via Nintendo eShop, and $59.99 as a “Deluxe Set” physical edition.

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On July 18, the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition game kicks off its worldwide—or just living room-bound—competition on the Nintendo Switch family of systems! And for those whose NES roots run deep, prepare for the nostalgia-plosion that is the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition – Deluxe Set. This special-edition bundle includes a physical version of the game, a set of five collectible pins, 13 art cards commemorating each of the featured NES classics, and a replica of the fabled gold-colored NES Game Pak (for display only, stand included) to commemorate the original 1990 Nintendo World Championships event. Perfect for collectors, and for raising above your head in victory!

Paying tribute to the unforgettable in-person Nintendo World Championships held in 1990, 2015 and 2017, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition challenges players to battle through bite-sized bits of classic blockbusters. Both old-school and new-school players can enjoy the rush of over 150 speedrun challenges taken from 13 classic NES games. Warm up by setting and beating your own best times in the single-player Speedrun Mode—unlocking new challenges and unique in-game pins along the way—then up to eight players can compete locally in Party Mode. Nintendo Switch Online members can also enter World Championships Mode to submit their best times in five challenges that rotate each week and compete for a spot on the global leaderboard.

Test your mettle against speedrun challenges taken from these NES titles:

Balloon Fight

Donkey Kong

Excitebike

Ice Climber

Kid Icarus

Kirby’s Adventure

Metroid

Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros. 2

Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels

The Legend of Zelda

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

It’s tme to etch your own name into gaming history. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition – Deluxe Set ($59.99 MSRP) and the digital version of the game ($29.99 MSRP) are available for pre-order at Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and other select retailers. Also, those seeking the most authentic NES feel can snag a pair of optional Nintendo Entertainment System controllers ($59.99 MSRP), available to paid Nintendo Switch Online members.

[flagmanjames]

TIME FOR A TRIP BACK IN TIME! WE'RE GONNA CHECK OUT NINTENDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS NES EDITION!

[pescepalla20-blog]

Drew it myself

[tomscholes]

double throwback thursday since this just popped up from exactly a year ago - 3x4″ watercolor, colored pencil and graphite:

[daymusik]

► NES Video Game Music Was Insane - pt. 01 | Excitebike

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Has anyone here ever played the NES game "Excitebike"? There are, like, 2 songs in that whole game... maybe 3, actually, but, boy, have they resided in my long-term memory ever since. 🐾

Also, yes, that does say "part 01" up there. I've more planned. It's just a matter of time 😺

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Video made with @flstudio_official #zgameeditorvisualizer plugin

Effect author credits:

HUD Image - Rado1

Youlean Color Correction, Youlean Blur, Youlean Motion Blur, Youlean Drop Shadow, Youlean Handheld, Stripe Peeks - Youlean

Blooming - Jph Wacheski http://jph_wacheski.itch.io/

ParameterShake - StevenM