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Excitebike retrospective: Real racing roots

Designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, this motocross game is anything but your typical racer — with its side-scrolling design and emphasis on physics and jumps, it feels almost like a rough draft for Super Mario Bros. Ah, but there's a dark and terrible secret lurking in Excitebike, hidden just off the main menu... a sign of just how much Nintendo was making up the NES launch as they went along.

English
  • Originally Aired May 10, 2016
  • Runtime 18 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created October 19, 2022 by
    Paul Pinegar
  • Modified October 19, 2022 by
    Paul Pinegar