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Vs. Excitebike · LUDEX

Browse Excite franchise

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Vs. Excitebike

Release

Dec 1984

Critic score

74/100

Platform families

1

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Inside Vs. Excitebike

What it is

Vs. Excitebike is a multiplayer version of the motorcross racing simulation game developed by Nintendo. It was released in the arcade shortly after the original Excitebike was released for the Famicom, partially in an attempt to create a demand for the home version in the United States.

Play styles

Single player · Multiplayer

Perspective

Side view

Themes

Action · Non-fiction

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74Critics3.4/5Dec 1984

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Languages

1 supported

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11 assets

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1 Port

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1 release

PortArcade Archives: ExcitebikeSep 21, 2018Platform adaptation

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Who made it

Pax Softnica
Developer
Nintendo
Developer · Publisher

Platforms

Family Computer Disk System
Gen 3
Arcade
Wii U
Gen 8

Release history

Dec 09, 1988Family Computer Disk System
Aug 31, 2015Wii U
Sep 16, 2015Wii U
Dec 1984Arcade
Mar 1985Arcade

Themes & modes

ActionNon-fictionSingle playerMultiplayer

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nintendo switch online
nintendo vs. system
wii u virtual console

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74

Metascore

Critic aggregate

3.4/5· 5 ratings

Details

Released: Dec 1984
Developers: Pax Softnica,Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Franchise: Excite
Perspective: Side view
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Multiplayer: Single player
Languages: English
Also known as: VS. エキサイトバイク, VS. Excitebike
In player libraries: 6

Platforms

Nintendo

Where to buy

Nintendo eShop

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