Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle

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Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle
Background image for the title screen of Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle.
Developer Nintendo EAD, St.GIGA
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Satellaview (Super Famicom)
Release date Template:Release
Part 1 - 05/11
Part 2 - 05/18
Part 3 - 11/02
Part 4 - 11/09[?]
Genre Racing
Mode(s) 1–2 players simultaneously
Format
Super NES:
Satellaview soundlink
Input
Super NES:

Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle is a remake/adaptation of Excitebike. All the motorcyclists in the game were replaced with characters of the Super Mario franchise. As this video game is a Satellaview title, Nintendo developed the game and released four versions of it through the satellite download service operated by St.GIGA, each expanding on or replacing the features of the last.

Episodes

There are four different episodes of the game, each adding a new playable character.

Characters

Playable character list from Version 3

There are six main characters: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Wario, and Yoshi. Red and Green Koopa Troopas appear as non-playable opponents. Wario appears as a non-playable opponent as well in Episode 1, but he is playable in all subsequent episodes.

Release info

Like many other Satellaview games, Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle was released in four installments (called "Stadiums").[1]

Date/date range Japanese English
1997/05/11~1997/05/17 エキサイトバイク ぶんぶんマリオバトル スタジアム1 Excitebike BunBun Mario Battle Stadium 1
1997/05/18~1997/05/24 エキサイトバイク ぶんぶんマリオバトル スタジアム2 Excitebike BunBun Mario Battle Stadium 2

Notably the list shows the second half of the series being released half a year later:

Date/Date Range Japanese English
1997/11/02~1997/11/08 エキサイトバイク ぶんぶんマリオバトル スタジアム3 Excitebike BunBun Mario Battle Stadium 3
1997/11/09~1997/11/15 エキサイトバイク ぶんぶんマリオバトル スタジアム4 Excitebike BunBun Mario Battle Stadium 4

The likely time of broadcast was 7 PM. The program may have re-aired various times, but exactly when or how many times is uncertain.

Staff

Main article: List of Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle staff

Gallery

Bikers

Mugshots

Screenshots and scans

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese エキサイトバイク ぶんぶんマリオバトル[?]
Ekisaitobaiku Bunbun Mario Batoru
Excitebike "Bun-Bun" Mario Battle;「ぶんぶん」(bunbun) is a Japanese onomatopoeia for a buzzing sound, such as that of a motorcycle's engine.

References

  1. ^ サウンドリンクゲーム一覧. www.dion.ne.jp (Japanese). Archived September 13, 2017, 17:05:01 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 2, 2024.