Nintendo

Excitebike

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
1984

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*

Players by platform

  • Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Series

  • Excite

Localized titles

  • Excitebike

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Nintendo Research & Development 1
  • Nintendo*
  • Nintendo R&D1*

Publishers

  • Nintendo
  • Hudson Soft · PC-88, X1*

Release history

  • 1984-11-30
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Japan
  • 1984-12-07
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Japan
  • 1985-10-18
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    United States
  • 1985-10-18
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    North America
  • 1986-02-03
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Canada
  • 1986-09-01
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Sweden
  • 1986-09-01
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Europe
  • 2004-02-14
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Japan
  • 2007-02-16
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    Australia
  • 2007-02-16
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    Europe
  • 2007-03-13
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    Japan
  • 2007-03-19
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    North America
  • 2013-04-17
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii U
  • 2018-09-19
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2018-09-21
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 1985-10-18 · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA*
    Release date
    1985-10-18*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1985-10-18 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan*
    Release date
    1985-10-18*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 1985-10-18 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe*
    Release date
    1985-10-18*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 1984-11-28 · Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Release date
    1984-11-28*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 15 fields
Release region · Nintendo Entertainment System
Europe*
Release region · Nintendo Entertainment System
Japan*
Release region · Nintendo Entertainment System
USA*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
1985-10-18*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe
1985-10-18*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan
1985-10-18*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe
Nintendo*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan
Nintendo*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Nintendo*
Genres and style · Nintendo Entertainment System
Driving,Racing,Motorcycle,Motocross*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
1985-10-18 · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Release date
1985-10-18*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Market
USA*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan
1985-10-18 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan
Release date
1985-10-18*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Market
Japan*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe
1985-10-18 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe
Release date
1985-10-18*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Market
Europe*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan
Nintendo
Nintendo*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo R&D1*
Genres · Nintendo Entertainment System
racing video game
racing video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Publishers · Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo
Nintendo*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System
1984-11-28 · Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date
1984-11-28*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Specifications 3 · 12 fields
Composers
  • Akito Nakatsuka*
  • Soyo Oka (FDS)*
Series
  • Excite*
Platforms
  • Scope
    • Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Value
    Arcade, PC-88, X1, PC-8001mkIISR, MZ-2500, Famicom Disk System, Nintendo e-Reader, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS*
Release history
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • NES*
    Value
    November 30, 1984*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • NES*
    Value
    October 18, 1985*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • NES*
    Value
    September 1, 1986*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • Arcade*
    Value
    December 1984*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • Arcade*
    Value
    March 1985*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • PC-8801*
    Value
    October 1985*
  • Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • PC-8801*
    Value
    X1*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • PC-8801*
    Value
    1985*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • Famicom Disk System*
    Value
    December 9, 1988*
  • Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • Famicom Disk System*
    Value
    e-Reader*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • Famicom Disk System*
    Value
    September 16, 2002*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • Game Boy Advance*
    Value
    February 14, 2004*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • Game Boy Advance*
    Value
    June 7, 2004*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • Game Boy Advance*
    Value
    July 9, 2004*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • November 30, 1984*
    • Nintendo 3DS*
    Value
    June 6, 2011*
Genres and style
  • Racing*
Play modes
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*
Arcade hardware
  • Nintendo VS. System*
  • PlayChoice-10*
Publishers
  • Nintendo*
  • Scope
    • PC-88, X1*
    Value
    Hudson Soft*
Directors
  • Shigeru Miyamoto*
Producers
  • Shigeru Miyamoto*
Designers
  • Shigeru Miyamoto*
Programmers
  • Toshihiko Nakago*

* Provisional data