Excitebike

Excitebike
File:SpecialStagesSymbol.png An Excitebike, as it appears in Excitebike.
Universe	Excite
Debut	Excitebike (1984)
Smash Bros. appearances	Melee Brawl
Most recent appearance	Famicom Remix 1 + 2 (2014)
Console of origin	Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Human

Excitebike (エキサイトバイク Ekisaito Baiku, Excite Bike) is the brand of eponymous motorcycle originating in the NES game Excitebike, the game which this Assist Trophy is taken from. In this game, the Excitebike drivers must simply go through various obstacles and do a certain amount of laps in order to win the race. "Excitebike" also appears in the Nintendo 64 game Excitebike 64 and in the WiiWare game Excitebike: World Rally.

It has made cameo appearances in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Vehicle description

Excitebikes are, for the most part, typical motorcycles that are used in Excitebike racing competitions. As they are used for sport, they have very high specifications and can perform high-profile maneuvers such as launching high in the sky off ramps. Each Excitebike is equipped with a turbo-boosting system which allows it to speed up to very high speeds, but puts a strain on the overheating engine if used for extended periods of time. On each racetrack are icons that instantly cool down the engine if the player rides over them, though.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

The Excitebike trophy in Melee.

The Excitebiker was one of many characters, such as Bubbles (from Clu Clu Land), Urban Champion (from the eponymous game), the Balloon Fighter (from Balloon Fight), who were considered to be the NES era representative in Melee, but instead the Ice Climbers were chosen over all of these characters for inclusion in Melee, as Sakurai saw the Ice Climbers as having more interesting moveset potential than them. The Excitebiker instead makes a minor cameo as a trophy in this game:

As a trophy

Excitebike features as a collectible trophy, unlocked as one of the 100+ trophies that can be collected randomly during normal play, such as in the Trophy Lottery and throughout the various Single-player Regular Matches. It reads as follows:

Excitebike

This top-of-the-line motocross motorcycle can accelerate like crazy with its turbo, but this also causes the temperature gauge to rise rapidly; if used too often, the bike will overheat. You can cool your hot bike down by running over special icons scattered across the track. The turbo and ramps let you pull insane airs. (Excitebike 10/85)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Brawl, Excitebikes appear as an assist trophy and simply drive around the stage, doing damage to whoever they hit. The Excitebikes appear as 8-bit sprites in a reference to their design in the original Excitebike.

Sticker Power Up

Leg Attack +31 Note: This is the best sticker power up for leg attacks.

The Excitebike trophy in Brawl.

As an Assist Trophy

Hordes of Excitebike racers is an Assist Trophy helper in Brawl. It appears as multiple Excitebike racers, all in their original sprite forms, who race around the stage and damage players. All the different original sprites from the game appear to race across the field, along with the main character from the game Excitebike.

Trophy

High-performance motocross bikes that handle massive jumps with ease. Using turbo on these beauties gives a speed boost but also causes the engine's internal temperature to rise. Overuse turbo, and the bikes overheat and shut down. The engines can be cooled by running over certain marks on the track. Excitebikes cap off every race with an undeniably awesome wheelie.

Excitebike (1985)

Origin

Excitebikes made their first appearance in the NES game Excitebike. The goal of Excitebike is to simply go through various obstacles and do a certain amount of laps in order to win the race. In Brawl, Excitebikes appear as an Assist Trophy and simply drive around the stage, doing damage to whoever they hit. The Excitebikes being in 8 bit is based around their design in the original Excitebike.

Gallery

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  Kirby floating over a group of Excitebikes.

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  Bowser being hit by the Excitebikes.

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  Excitebikes as they originally appeared in Excitebike.