
To me, it was quite simple - Excitebike 64 plays a lot like the original Excitebike, except now it's in 3D.Įxcitebike 64 was loads of fun to play - the control was simple, and it was somewhat reminiscent of the original Excitebike. "After I landed a few minutes of playtime, a Nintendo crew member came up to me and asked me a few questions - mainly, he was wondering if I could tell him why I liked the game. 's Sam Kennedy tried out Excitebike 64 at length at Space World '99 and found there's more than meets the eye, at this early stage. The game had looked good on video but video doesn't tell us anything about gameplay. Nintendo used the Space World show to give gamers a peek at its Excitebike 64, which up until now had only been seen on video, with Nintendo keeping its lips sealed pretty tightly about the game. The gameplay has a bit in common with the original game, containing both a turbo button and a temperature gauge. The game sports some pretty good animation, particularly when you crash. Other hidden modes include Excitebike 3D, which puts you on a track that looks like the old Excitebike tracks, and a multiplayer soccer game, which puts you in a small, flat area with an enormous soccer ball. The save function is now fully functional, so you can save your 8-bit tracks and play them until your eyes bleed.

Remember how the NES version had a track editor and a save button, but saving didn't do anything? Remember how you weren't smart enough to read the directions and discover that the save function didn't work, so you spent hours wondering why you couldn't save your tracks? Fear not. Also, you'll be able to unlock the original NES game - a nifty addition.

#8 bit excitebike update
Nintendo is finally delivering an update to the series, and so far it's looking pretty solid.Įxcitebike 64 sports different characters, all with their own stats, as well as both indoor and outdoor tracks and a track editor.

Fans of the old NES motorcycle-racing game have been waiting for an update to this series for quite some time.
