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Let's face it: women find scars and broken bones sexy. Well, at least that's what the general consensus is among men. In keeping with this ancient truth, kids often climb trees and welcome every opportunity to receive small cuts and bruises just so they could have an excuse to slap on a Band-Aid, parade around the neighborhood, and retell the story of their disfigurement in front of cute female friends who pretend to be repulsed on the outside but secretly swoon on the inside. As a topper, the kid would then casually let out that he plays Excitebike, the coolest and most "dangerous" game on the Nintendo in 1984. The girls would then think to themselves, "motorbike = rebel!", and passionately lose consciousness.

Far from being dangerous though, Excitebike was a fun game developed by Nintendo. It was one of the launch titles for the Nintendo Entertainment System and an important piece that would determine the success of the console. Fortunately, Excitebike was well-received and among the best racing games at the time, selling more than one and a half million copies to date. It features an unnamed motorbike rider racing against the clock in five premade tracks with various obstacles in them. The game has three modes, namely Selection A where the player rides around the track solo while trying to beat the time limit, Selection B which features opponent riders that serve as competition and additional obstacles for the player, and Design which allows the player to make his own custom track.

The controls are pretty solid. The up and down directional arrows move the rider towards a higher or lower lane, while the right and left directional arrows raise the back and front wheel respectively. The A button accelerates the bike while the B button serves as the turbo. There is no brake function in Excitebike; players brake naturally by releasing the acceleration button until the bike comes to a stop. Littered throughout the track are ramps of varying sizes which catapult the player's bike into the air.

The game has a primitive, albeit effective physics system that causes the bike to go higher when hitting a ramp at faster speeds, flip over when the wheels are at an odd angle upon touching the ground, slow down when both wheels are not parallel during landing, arc high in the air when the front wheel is raised, and fly low when the rear wheel is raised. It's these subtle designs that make the game more varied and challenging. The bike also overheats if the turbo function is abused. Although the soundtrack is pretty minimal, the game theme has become an easily identifiable melody for NES fans everywhere.

Excitebike NES was an excellent game and has inspired remakes and rereleases since then. It is one of the few NES games that almost everyone today can recall playing back when they were a kid. Although it wouldn't hold a candle to more modern racing simulators, Excitebike can pretty much satisfy a nostalgic craving anytime. Playing Excitebike online will guarantee lots of smiles for the hardcore player who wants to revisit some of the more memorable games in his lifetime.

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