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| {{Infobox| title = Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium
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| | image = [[Image:MEB_1.jpg]]
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| | developer = [[Nintendo]]
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| | publisher = [[Nintendo]]/[[St.GIGA]]
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| | released = {{releasedate|Japan|1997}}<br>
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| Part 1 - 05/11<br>
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| Part 2 - 05/18<br>
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| Part 3 - 11/02<br>
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| Part 4 - 11/09
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| | genre = [[Racing]]
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| | modes = 1-2 players simultaneous
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| | ratings = N/A
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| | platforms = [[Satellaview]] ([[Super Famicom]])
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| | media = [[Satellaview]] Soundlink
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| }}
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| '''''Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium''''' is an obscure remake/adaptation of the [[NES]] title, ''[[Wikipedia:Excitebike|Excitebike]]''. In this game, all human bikers were replaced with ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' characters. The game was somewhat based off of the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. As a [[Satellaview]] title, Nintendo developed the video 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.
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| ==Episodes==
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| There are four different episodes of the game, each adding a new character.
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| *'''Episode 1''' featured: [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Toad]].
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| *'''Episode 2''' featured: Mario, Luigi, [[Wario]], and Toad.
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| *'''Episode 3''' featured: Mario, Luigi, Wario, [[Princess Peach]], and Toad.
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| *'''Episode 4''' featured: Mario, [[Yoshi]], Wario, Princess Peach, and Toad.
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| ==Characters==
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| [[Image:MEB_3.gif|thumb|left|Playable character list from Version 3.]]
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| There are six main characters: [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Toad]], [[Wario]], and [[Yoshi]]. Red and Green [[Koopa Troopa]]s appear as non-playable opponents.
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| ==Release info==
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| Like many other Satellaview games, Excitebike was released in four installments.<ref>[http://www.f3.dion.ne.jp/~kameb/satella/st_slg.htm Satellaview soundlink schedule info]</ref>
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| !width="20%"|Date/Date Range
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| !width="40%"|Japanese
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| !width="40%"|English
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| |1997/05/11～1997/05/17
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| |エキサイトバイク ぶんぶんマリオバトル スタジアム１
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| |Excitebike BunBun Mario Battle Stadium 1
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| |1997/05/18～1997/05/24
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| |エキサイトバイク ぶんぶんマリオバトル スタジアム２
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| |Excitebike BunBun Mario Battle Stadium 2
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| |}
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| Notably the list shows the second half of the series being released half a year later;
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| !width="20%"|Date/Date Range
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| |1997/11/02～1997/11/08
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| |エキサイトバイク ぶんぶんマリオバトル スタジアム３
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| |Excitebike BunBun Mario Battle Stadium 3
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| |1997/11/09～1997/11/15
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| |エキサイトバイク ぶんぶんマリオバトル スタジアム４
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| |Excitebike BunBun Mario Battle Stadium 4
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| |}
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| The likely time of broadcast was 7PM. The program may have re-aired various times, but exactly when or how many times is uncertain.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Image:Toad.JPG|Toad
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| Image:MEB_2.gif|Koopas racing.
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| Image:BSExcitebike_mag.JPG|Magazine article previewing the game.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Cameos==
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| *In an episode of [[Satellawalker|"Satellawalker 2 - Sate Bou wo Sukuedase!"]], Excitebike's Event Plaza, the giant motorbike, is one of the decaying Event Plaza buildings hidden under the lake.
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| [[image:Satellawalker-Excite.PNG]]
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| {{Mario Sports}}
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| {{Japan-Only}}
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| [[Category: Games]]
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