Excitebike 64 - Gold Championship (N64)

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Published on January 29, 2021 12:00:15 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh_r85PrJds

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Excitebike 64 (2000)

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Excitebike 64 is a video game published by Nintendo and developed by Left Field Productions. It was initially released in North America on April 30, 2000, for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was released on the North American Wii U Virtual Console on November 17, 2016. It is the second installment in the Excite series, and is the first 3D game in the series. It is the sequel to the acclaimed Nintendo Entertainment System game Excitebike. It was later succeeded by the Wii game Excite Truck.

Many real-life dirt bike gear brands are extensively featured throughout the game, such as Bell Helmets, Alpinestars and No Fear.

Players can choose from one of six riders, each with their own pre-set handling attributes. Players control the bike by using either the control stick or D-pad. They can use the gamepad to accelerate, brake, slide and use turbo boost. As in the original, holding down gives the player more air on jumps, while holding up aims the front wheel forward to enable landing on slopes. The player can also tilt the bike to the side while in the air, to adjust the angle at which they hit the turns, and can sideswipe their opponents. Besides the tracks main course many of the levels have hidden shortcuts, that require the player to slow down and change direction, or use a speed boost for jumping over chasms, from hill to hill, over other vehicles and buildings, choosing to follow the original game in its "extreme" jumps and physics.

The game received "generally favorable reviews", just two points shy of "universal acclaim", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.

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