Excitebike
Excitebike is a 1984 racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was ported to arcades for the Nintendo VS. System later that year and Famicom Disk System in 1988. In North America, it became one of the best-selling games on the console. It was the first game in the Excite series.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1984
- Developer
- Nintendo Research & Development 1
- Platforms
- 5 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 30 November 1984 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Research & Development 1 |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Switch |
| Genres | Racing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q146124, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Excitebike? How long to beat it
Total play time for Excitebike is about 2.5 hours to do everything, and around 0.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 0.9h | 119 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 2.4h | 10 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 2.5h | 14 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Excitebike sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Excitebike lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 34ahead of 1% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 50ahead of 88% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Excitebike
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Common questions about Excitebike
What platforms is Excitebike on?
Excitebike is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Switch. It first released in 1984.
Who made Excitebike?
Excitebike was developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1 and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Excitebike?
about 0.9 hours for the main story, 2.4 hours with the main extras, 2.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.