AT-themed Stage submission:
ExciteBike Stadium is a main setting of NES side-scrolling racing game EXCITEBIKE, released on NES/Famicom in 1984. It's a racetrack, where bike riders race on it, jumping from ramps or even driving into mudpits.
The ExciteBike Stadium appeared in Excite games like ExciteBike (NES), Vs. ExciteBike, Mario Excitebike Stadium Bun Bun (Mario version of ExciteBike on Satellaview), ExciteBike 64, ExciteBike: World Rally and Mario Kart 8 as DLC course (Also in MK8D as returning course).
ExciteBike is very popular game that was one of 10 most selling NES games of all time and it's side-scrolling mechanic was implemented in Super Mario Bros. game. Without ExciteBike's existence, SMB wouldn't have a side-scrolling mechanic in the game. Also ExciteBike is very important game for Nintendo's history. Since we don't have ExciteBike Assist Trophy in the game, then the series should be repped as DLC stage instead.
The layout:
So, the layout of the stage wouldn't be same as Super Smash Bros. Crusade, but it would be similar to it (Ramp structures, 2.5D layout). So, let's get into layout description, shall we?
Okay, so the layout of stage would be similar to first stage of ExciteBike (Which are ramps and mudpits), but it reuses the elements from Mario Kart's version of it.
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This stage would be side-scrolling like Mushroomy Kingdom for example, but it the scrolling is little bit faster to make it faithful to it's original source.
The stage hazard is group of 4 ExciteBikers that race across the stage. They act like ExciteBike AT, but they use their World Rally designs instead (Also they sometimes play the NES sounds when hitting an opponent or jump).
Also if the stage reaches the end, it scrolls back to it's original place.
(Also there are boost pads that can increase players' speed and even Excitebikers' speed)
- Black: Hard platform
- Yellow: Soft platform
- Red line: Excitebiker hazard movement
The aesthetic of the stage is inspired by Mario Kart 8, but it uses the elements from OG one, Excitebike 64 like banners of Nintendo logo for example. Also Boulder (Excite Truck) and Beetle (ExciteBots) make a cameo in background in middle of the stadium.
The
Omega and
Battlefield forms have the same layouts as Battlefield and FD, but they have same textures as the ExciteBike Stadium stage.
Also, the FD and Battlefield forms appear slightly above the stadium. In the background of FD and BF forms, you could see the racers racing in the stadium.
(I'll alter the write up little bit if I'll post the photo of ExciteBike stadium's layout)
Why ExciteBike Stadium as DLC stage?
I nominate the ExciteBike stage, because it represents ExciteBike franchise in form of stage in the game and it would be tribute to the series itself. Even though if we don't have ExciteBike assist trophy in the game, we could rep the series again somehow in form of DLC stage.
Also ExciteBike is very popular black box Nintendo game that a lot of Nintendo fans can recognize it (Even those, who grew up with). Because of that, the stage would sell well because of the game's popularity and legacy.
Besides that, we have ExciteBike songs in this game in
others category, so it's not an issue to put them on this stage (Also we could add 2 new songs for the stage).
(I don't have photo of it, so if I return to my home, I'll add the photo and layout)
