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| {{race course infobox | | {{racecourse |
| |title=Excitebike Arena | | |title=Excitebike Arena |
| |image=[[File:MK8-DLC-Course-ExcitebikeArena.jpg|center|300px]] | | |image=[[File:MK8-DLC-Course-ExcitebikeArena.jpg|center|300px]]Overview of the course. |
| |appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 1]]) ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]]) | | |appearances=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 1]]) |
| |cups=[[Egg Cup]] | | |cups=[[Egg Cup]] |
| |based_on=''{{iw|nwiki|Excitebike}}'' | | |wifi= |
| |ghost={{ghost|8|Nin★Pedro|2:06.483|[[File:MK8 Mario Icon.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:StandardBikeBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Standard Bike]][[File:SlimTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Slim (tire)|Slim]][[File:SuperGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Pedro|1:58.808|[[File:MK8 Mario Icon.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:StandardBikeBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Standard Bike]][[File:SlimTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Slim (tire)|Slim]][[File:SuperGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Akira|1:29.202|[[File:MK8DX Female Inkling Icon.png|32px|link=Inkling|Inkling Girl]][[File:InkstrikerMK8D InklingGirlOrange.png|32px|link=Inkstriker]][[File:Leaf Tires MK8.png|32px|link=Leaf Tires]][[File:MK8DThumbInklingGirlSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}} | | |music=[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-ExcitebikeArena.ogg]] |
| |online_play=No longer available ([[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
| | |map=[[File:MK8 Excitebike Arena Map.png|200px]] |
| |sample=Shiho Fujii (arrangement)<br>Akito Nakatsuka (original)<br>[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-ExcitebikeArena.oga]]<br>Frontrunning<br>[[File:WiiU_ExcitebikeArena_Frontrunning.oga]]
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| |map=''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' | |
| <div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 Excitebike Arena Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX Excitebike Arena Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
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| '''Excitebike Arena''' is a racecourse included with [[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] downloadable content in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as well as the base content of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the second course of the [[Egg Cup]]. The course is based on ''{{iw|nwiki|Excitebike}}''. The music for this course is featured in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a track. | | '''Excitebike Arena''' is a racecourse included with the [[The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] downloadable content in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as the second course in the [[Egg Cup]]. This course is strongly based on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game [[wikipedia:Excitebike|''Excitebike'']]. |
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| ==Course layout== | | ==Layout== |
| [[File:Excitebike Arena MK8 DLC photo 1.png|thumb|250px|left|Screenshot showing some different patterns of the elements of the track.]] | | [[File:MK8-DLC-Course-ExcitebikeArena-screenshot01.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A screenshot showing the different layouts of the track.]] |
| The racecourse is simply a huge oval (much like [[GCN Baby Park|Baby Park]], but longer and larger in width) with many ramps and [[mud]] spots, much like race tracks in the original ''Excitebike''. Signs featuring the Japanese & European box art for ''Excitebike'' can be seen throughout the course, as well as a large statue of an 8-bit biker sprite on one end of the track. This track is unique in the fact that the track changes every time a race starts. There are many different segments with jumps, ramps and mud spots that can change position and height; according to ''Mario Kart 8'' director Kosuke Yabuki, there are over 200 different patterns of such elements.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=GameSpot|date=November 18, 2014|url=www.gamespot.com/articles/mario-kart-8-director-talks-dlc-hyrule-circuit-sec/1100-6423677|author=GameSpot Staff|title=Mario Kart 8 Director Talks DLC, Hyrule Circuit Secrets, and More -- Interview|accessdate=July 8, 2024}}</ref> A standard pattern is used in [[Time Trials]] to help keep consistency between time trial records.<ref>{{cite|author=Mario Kart|date=October 28, 2014|url=www.facebook.com/MarioKartEN/posts/603634643074466|title=... the location of ramps and speed boosts change every time you race! (Except on Time Trials, of course!) ...|language=en|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=July 29, 2022}}</ref> In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', brown variants of the ramps in this course are found in [[RMX Choco Island 1]] and [[RMX Choco Island 2]] and their respective variants. | | The racecourse is simply a huge oval (much like [[Baby Park]], but longer and larger in its width) with many ramps and mud spots, much like original ''Excitebike'' tracks. This track is unique in the fact that the layout changes every time a race starts. Every layout consists of many different segments with jumps, ramps and mud spots that will change position and height; according to ''Mario Kart 8'' director Kosuke Yabuki, there are over 200 different course layouts.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mario-kart-8-director-talks-dlc-hyrule-circuit-sec/1100-6423677/ Mario Kart 8 Director Talks DLC, Hyrule Circuit Secrets, and More -- Interview]. GameSpot (November 18, 2014). Retrieved November 18, 2014.]</ref> A standard layout is used on time trials.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/MarioKart/posts/603634643074466 Mario Kart 8 Facebook Page]</ref> |
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| This is one of three new courses in ''Mario Kart 8'' without anti-gravity sections, the other two being [[Animal Crossing]] and [[Super Bell Subway]]. It is also one of nine courses without any gliding, underwater, or anti-gravity sections, the others being {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}, {{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road}}, {{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}, {{classic-link|GBA|Snow Land}}, {{classic-link|Tour|London Loop}}, {{classic-link|GBA|Riverside Park}}, {{classic-link|DS|Mario Circuit}}, and {{classic-link|GBA|Sunset Wilds}}. Out of those tracks, it is the only one that is a new course.
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| ==Profiles==
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| ===''Mario Kart 8''===
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| *'''Course trailer:''' ''Get ready for high-octane racing and high-flying hurdles!''<ref>{{cite|title=Wii U - Mario Kart 8 DLC: Excitebike Arena|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ7yVvxk8Q4|date=October 28, 2014|publisher=YouTube|author=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=July 8, 2024}}</ref>
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| ====''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes====
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| ''"We worked the original NES Excitebike music in as a motif here. We used the old NES sound for the melody and accompanied it with a band. We were aiming to create a track that would be familiar while also having a fresh new feel."''
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| ==Sponsors==
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Bowser Oil|Bowser Oil]] (Promotional tents, trackside banners, signs, flags)
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Bullet Bill Speed Trial|Bullet Bill Speed Trial]] (Trackside banners, signs)
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Fuzzy Battery|Fuzzy Battery]] (Flags, promotional tents, signs, trackside banners)
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Galaxy Air|Galaxy Air]] (Commentator's towers, trackside banners, signs)
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mario Automobile Association|Mario Automobile Association]] (Promotional tents)
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| *[[Mario Kart TV]] (Commentator's towers, promotional tents, screens, trucks)
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2#Mario Motors|Mario Motors]] (Trackside banners, signs)
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mario Super Motor Team|Mario Super Motor Team]] (Trucks)
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mushroom Piston|Mushroom Piston]] (Trackside banners, signs)
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Roy Smooth Sounds|Roy Smooth Sounds]] (Signs)
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Toad Mushroom Powered|Toad Mushroom Powered]] (Trucks)
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery widths=150px> | | <gallery widths=150px><center> |
| MK8 Excitebike Arena Course Icon.png|The course icon | | File:MK8-DLC-Course-icon-ExcitebikeArena.PNG|The track's icon. |
| MK8 Excitebike Arena Starting Line.jpg|The course, as seen from the starting line | | File:MK8-DLC-Course-ExcitebikeArena-startingline.jpg|The course as seen in the starting line. |
| Excitebike Arena MK8 DLC photo 2.png|A view of the racers, mimicking that of the original ''Excitebike''
| | File:MK8-DLC-Course-ExcitebikeArena-screenshot04.jpg|A view of the racers, mimicking that of the original ''Exitebike'' |
| Excitebike Arena MK8 DLC photo 3.png|Mario and [[Luigi]] jumping off a ramp
| | File:MK8-DLC-Course-ExcitebikeArena-screenshot03.jpg|Mario and Luigi jumping off a ramp |
| Excitebike Arena MK8 DLC photo 4.png|[[Tanooki Mario]] racing on the course
| | File:MK8-DLC-Course-ExcitebikeArena-screenshot02.jpg|Tanooki Mario racing on the course |
| Excitebike Arena MK8 DLC photo 5.png|[[Cat Mario|Cat Peach]] performing a trick
| | File:MK8-DLC-Course-ExcitebikeArena-screenshot05.jpg|Cat Peach performing a trick |
| PeachBikerA.jpg|[[Princess Peach]] racing on the course | | File:PeachBikerA.jpg|[[Princess Peach]] driving on Excitebike Arena in ''Mario Kart 8'' |
| PeachBikerB.jpg|Peach about to drift around a corner on the course | | File:PeachBikerB.jpg |
| PeachBikerC.jpg|Peach performing a jump with the Excitebike screen in the background | | File:PeachBikerC.jpg |
| MK8 Excitebike Arena Roy Trick.jpg|[[Roy|Roy Koopa]] performing a [[trick]]
| | </center></gallery> |
| RosalinaStartingLineExcitebikeArena.jpg|[[Rosalina]] at the starting line
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| </gallery> | |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in other languages== |
| {{foreign names | | {{Foreignname |
| |Jap=エキサイトバイク | | |Jap=エキサイトバイク |
| |JapR=Ekisaitobaiku | | |JapR=Ekisaitobaiku |
| |JapM=Excitebike | | |JapM=Excitebike |
| |ChiS=越野摩托 | | |Spa=Estadio Excitebike |
| |ChiSR=Yuèyě Mótuō | | |SpaM=Excitebike Stadium |
| |ChiSM=Excitebike | | |Fra=Arène d'Excitebike |
| |ChiT=越野摩托車 | | |FraM=Excitebike Arena |
| |ChiTR=Yuèyě Mótuōchē
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| |ChiTM=Excitebike Motocross
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| |Dut=Excitebike-Arena | | |Dut=Excitebike-Arena |
| |DutM=Excitebike Arena | | |DutM=Excitebike Arena |
| |Fre=Arène d'Excitebike
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| |FreM=Excitebike Arena
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| |Ger=Excitebike-Stadion | | |Ger=Excitebike-Stadion |
| |GerM=Excitebike Stadium | | |GerM=Excitebike Stadium |
| |Ita=Arena Excitebike | | |Ita=Arena Excitebike |
| |ItaM=Excitebike Arena | | |ItaM=Excitebike Arena |
| |Kor=익사이트 바이크
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| |KorR=Iksaiteu Baikeu
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| |KorM=Excite Bike
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| |Por=Arena Excitebike | | |Por=Arena Excitebike |
| |PorM=Excitebike Arena | | |PorM=Excitebike Arena |
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| |RusR=Arena Excitebike | | |RusR=Arena Excitebike |
| |RusM=Excitebike Arena | | |RusM=Excitebike Arena |
| |Spa=Estadio Excitebike | | |Kor=익사이트 바이크 아레나 |
| |SpaM=Excitebike Stadium | | |KorR=Igsaiteu Baikeu Arena |
| | |KorM=Excitebike Arena |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *The opening animation during the countdown to the race is the lowering of the bars, which allow the characters to drive, like the starting line from the ''Excitebike'' series. This is one of six courses to have an opening animation during the countdown (the others are [[Twisted Mansion]], [[Electrodrome]], [[Mount Wario]], [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]] and [[Piranha Plant Cove]]). | | *The opening animation during the countdown to the race is the lowering of the bars, which allows the character to drive, like the starting line from the ''Excitebike'' series. This is one of five tracks to have an opening animation during the countdown (the others are [[Mount Wario]], [[Electrodrome]], [[Twisted Mansion]], and [[Bowser's Castle (Wii U)|Bowser's Castle]]). |
| **Out of these tracks, it is the only DLC course in the original game to have this feature.
| | *During its debut trailer, all of the characters except for [[Yoshi]] are given bikes as a reference to the game the track was based off. |
| *During its debut trailer, all of the characters except for [[Yoshi]] (who is given an ATV) are given bikes as a reference to the game the track was based on. | | *This is the only nitro course in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' that doesn't have anti-gravity sections. It is also one of three courses that doesn't have any gliding, underwater or anti gravity sections, the others being [[Yoshi Circuit|<small>GCN</small> Yoshi Circuit]] and [[Rainbow Road (SNES)|<small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road]]. |
| *This is the only track based on a video game outside of the ''Super Mario'' franchise not to be the last course of a cup. | | *Signs featuring the Japanese & European box art for ''Excitebike'' can be seen throughout the course. |
| *At the lower end of the course, along the turn leading to the finish line, there are two sets of doors with textures that have been mirrored by mistake, made obvious by the ''Mario Kart'' logos situated on top of them.
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| *The spectator stands have a capacity of approximately 16,000, based on the number of sprites there.
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| ==References== | | == References == |
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