Nintendo Arcade ‘VS. Excitebike’
The game’s brilliance lies in its simplicity and intuitiveness. I fully expected it to be riddled with flaws as most first attempts are. However, to my surprise, it controls extremely tightly and looks marvelous for the time not only in its graphics but in its animations too.
Zipping through the various tracks, leaping over ramps, and racing competing bikers was satisfying and EXCITEing. For optimal success, you must switch gears between the default acceleration and turbo gear. Be careful not to abuse the turbo mode too much though lest you overhead your bike and stall, wasting valuable seconds.
