Famicom Mini Excitebike on GBA. The classic NES motocross game in Japanese portable version. Creating your own tracks is still fun today. Simple but effective.
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Compilation1 player3+
Description
GBA version of Excitebike released on Famicom, published by Nintendo in Japan in February 2004. The player pilots a motocross bike on obstacle-filled tracks while managing engine overheating with the turbo button. Five qualifying and race tracks, selectable game speeds, A and B modes and a track editor to create and save custom circuits. Fourth number in the Famicom Mini series for the Famicom's 20th anniversary.
Famicom Mini 04 - Excitebike review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,04 MB📅14/02/2004
Published by Nintendo
Famicom Mini 04 - Excitebike (GBA) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
GBA reissue of Excitebike within the Famicom Mini collection, a look back at the 1984 motocross race designed by Miyamoto, a pioneer for its track editor letting the player draw their own courses. The cartridge keeps this creation mechanic that foreshadowed the customization modes to come, in a miniature box faithful to the original. Its collecting interest rests on this precursor role for level editing and on belonging to the Famicom anniversary line.
Is Famicom Mini 04 - Excitebike still worth playing in 2026?
A GBA reissue of the 1984 motocross game, Excitebike has you ride a bike across tracks dotted with bumps and ramps while managing engine overheating. The timing of jumps, reading the terrain and the track editor offer a brilliantly simple concept, surprisingly addictive. The handling and the side scrolling have aged remarkably well for a title this old. For someone curious about Nintendo's beginnings, a fan of arcade racing or a collector, the title keeps an immediate pleasure and a sense of experimentation still enjoyable.
