well folks, I did it! I felt like I could have pushed it higher but just tanked at the end. I'm not sure how much was my stick malfunctioning and how much was my body/brain shutting down after playing all night. I was chose poorly and started this game at around 6pm, I called off work to finish it because it went over 12hours. (something I apparently did not expect) Next time I will start in the morning on a day I don't have to work the next.

Thanks to everyone who watched the stream and everyone who encouraged me to push for this record. I have no doubt Hector will beat me soon, and I'll have to play another long one.

Some interesting things to note. at 1million it stops giving extra men every 50k and didnt start again till 1.7mil (every 100k) then gives the pack of guys at 2.2mil. What I did not expect, is it keeps this trend. I got the multiman sound at 2.2mil, again at I think, 3.8mil and again around 5.something. It stopped giving me guys just under 6million and never started again, I am not sure when it would resume every100k or when the multiman (20? guys) would happen again. I felt like my stick was malfunctioning and I wasted about 11 men at the end in spectacular melt-down fashion. I knew hector had a 4.4mil game video so I Wanted at least 5million and once I Was there, I thought 10million was realistic. I am happy with 6.577,770 but really wanted to push it to 10million. If I had known I Would tank 11 or 12 men at the end and end the game "prematurely" I would have just quit and gone to work.

Also, around 10 hours into the game, it stopped giving symbols for track # and started over at 1. Hector speculated that, like track n field, it probably rolled over at 256 screens. At the end it says I am on track 59, so assuming we cleared 256 prior to it rolling over, I Was on track 315. Also, when it got back to 1-13, the time to beat matched the track it thought I Was on. for example 10 hours in when it says track 4 again, the time to beat is 1:23 normally past 13 its 1:17 for the rest of the game. But it thought we were at the beginning. it even showed all the track numbers when I got to track 263 (track 7 after the rollover) instead of the normal 7-7-7-7-7-7-7 all across the screen.

We did the best we could to keep track of the score and I am 99% sure it's accurate. If anything it was 100k higher than I think it is.

If anyone watches the entire video and thinks we miscounted, please let me know.

Thanks for everyone who watches all 12hours and Thanks to Hector, Matt and all the others who watched live on twitch. <3 you guys!

As far as scoring goes. After 999,999, when it rolls

It wont let me edit. What I was going to say at the end was,

as far as scoring goes, it rolls over at 999.999 and goes to letters, A=10 B=11 C=1.2mil etc etc. Z is 3.5million and then it goes to undecypherable symbols, pixels or just black spot. Stream viewers counted every 100k and kept a running score in chat, to keep track. If you think we err'd please let me know. I am 99.9% positive we got it right. If anything the score I am submitting is 100k short.

Congrats on your submission, Verne! I'll be reviewing the video when I can over the next day or so, but for those reviewing, I confirmed that the run starts at 12:13:32 remaining


Bonus bike confirmed at 100k (seen at 12:07:41 remaining, but you can hear the bonus chime earlier) and 50k (12:05:10 remaining).

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Bonus bike confirmed at 100k (seen at 12:07:41 remaining, but you can hear the bonus chime earlier) and 50k (12:05:10 remaining). "

what do you mean you can hear the bonus chime earlier?? The Extra man chime always happens at the start of a race. There is a similar sound for getting a track speed record. I'm not sure what sound you're referring to.

This video seems to be the one from twitch and has a 6track start before the real game begins. I failed 6 in the first game so I rebooted the machine and started over.

It sounds like to me that at the point you first reach 100,000, there's a "chime" or sound at that exact moment of gameplay indicating "extra bike awarded," but the extra bike(s) are not displayed on screen like Pac-Man. As far as I understand, you only see the extra bikes at the conclusion of the race when the racers take their place on the podium.

yes this is correct, you only see the number of men at the end of each track and past 9 it becomes a symbol. You also hear the extra man sound when you use one. So after you fail a track, and after the time is displayed and you're shown kicking a can or rock, the screen shows black and says "extra man" and the sound chimes, indicating that you have used one of your extra men. the Multi-extra man sound, is heard at 2.2million again at 3.8 million and also around 5.4million.

The extra men are weird in this game. it periodically stops giving them to you every 50k and just doesn't for a while. Then it begins giving them every 100k until a certain point where it gives you several at once (20?). presumably the ones it failed to award.

Nice score, Verne! Accepted!

Voting yes accepted
A is the 1st million points
B = 100,000
C = 200,000
D = 300,000
E = 400,000
F = 500,000
G = 600,000
H = 700,000
I = 800,000
J = 900,000
K = 2 million
L = 2.1 million
M = 2.2 million
N = 2.3 million
O = 2.4 million
P = 2.5 million
Q = 2.6 million
R = 2.7 million
S = 2.8 million
T = 2.9 million
U = 3 million
V = 3.1 million
W = 3.2 million
X = 3.3 million
Y = 3.4 million
Z = 3.5 million

Score rolls over at 1 million points highest score before a million points 999,995 points
Game starts at 12:13:20 left on the video
Bonus Bike @ 100,000 & Every 50,000 thereafter is at 12:10:09 ,12:05:14 etc. left on the video
Game settings begin at 12:13:26 left on the video
Arcade - Vs. Excitebike - Points [Tournament Settings] - 6,577,770 - Verne Voshell Final Score is at 4:57 left on the video

Score rolls over at 1 million points highest score before a million points 999,995 points
1 million points is at 10:38:51 left on the video
2 million points is at 8:50:09 left on the video
3 million points is at 7:0:27 left on the video
4 million points is at 5:19:21 left on the video
5 million points is at 3:17:56 left on the video
6 million points is at 1:28:52 left on the video

Hardware CPU, Dip switch game settings begin at 3:12 left on the video
https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/...-_Nintendo.pdf

Congratulations Verne a World Record
Points [Tournament Settings]
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Rank
1
Verne Voshell
Date Verified: 2019-05-31
Percent: 100.00%
Verification Method: IN PROCESS
Status: Vote
Points
6,577,770
Rank
2
Hector T. Rodriguez
Date Verified: 2011-03-22
Percent: 55.41%
Verification Method: DVD
Status: Undisputed
Points
3,644,445
Rank
3
Jesse Corrington
Date Verified: 2009-06-12
Percent: 48.73%
Verification Method: Referee
Status: Undisputed
Points
3,205,205
Rank
4
Verne Voshell
Date Verified: 2019-05-22
Percent: 22.22%
Verification Method: TGSAP
Status: Undisputed
Points
1,461,665
Rank
5
Davide Rossi
Date Verified: 1985-07-08
Percent: 19.37%
Verification Method: Referee
Status: Undisputed
Points
1,274,420
Rank
6
James Hillard
Date Verified: 1985-06-27
Percent: 6.06%
Verification Method: Referee
Status: Undisputed
Points
398,730
Rank
7
Perry Rodgers
Date Verified: 2009-06-13
Percent: 2.09%
Verification Method: Referee
Status: Undisputed
Points
137,175
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excitebike
At the start of the game, the player can choose from five tracks in which to race. Whether the player chooses to race solo or against computer-assisted riders, there is a certain time limit. The goal is to qualify for the Excitebike championship race by finishing at third place or above in the preliminary challenge race. The times to beat are located on the stadium walls for first place, and in the lower left corner for third place. In any race, the best time is 8 seconds ahead of third place. When the player places first, a message appears: "It's a new record!" Additional points are earned by beating the previously-set record time.


The player controls the position of the red motorcycle with the Y-axis of the directional pad, and controls acceleration with the A and B buttons. Using B causes greater acceleration, but also increases the motorcycle's temperature shown as a bar at the bottom of the screen. When the temperature exceeds safe limits the bar becomes full; the player will be immobilized for several seconds while the bike cools down. Driving over an arrow will immediately reduce the bike's temperature.


The pitch of the motorcycle's airborne trajectory can be modified with the X-axis of the directional pad: left raises the front, and right lowers the front. In the air, this rotates the bike, but can also be used to perform wheelies on the ground. Pushing up or down turns the handlebars left or right, respectively, when the bike is on the ground.


If the player crashes by colliding with an opponent or ramp, or by landing badly from a jump, the rider is knocked off the bike and lands in the field. Pushing A repeatedly allows the rider to run back to the bike and continue the race.


Modes
Excitebike has three modes of gameplay. In Selection A, the player races solo. In Selection B, CPU players join the player. They act as another form of obstacle; hitting one from the rear will cause the player to fall off the bike, and any CPU riders hitting the player's rear wheel will cause them to fall off.


In Design Mode, the player has the ability to build racing tracks. The player can choose hills and obstacles of various sizes and place them, represented by the letters A-S. The player can also choose where to finish the lap, and how many laps there are (up to nine). After it is finished, the player can race the track in either Selection A or Selection B.


The Japanese version of the game allows saving the player-created tracks to cassette tape, requiring the Famicom Data Recorder peripheral. Since this peripheral was only available in Japan and intended for use with Nintendo's Family BASIC, track saving is effectively unavailable to American and European players even though there are "save" and "load" options present within the in-game menus of those versions. The game's English manual states that "Save and Load menu selections are not operable in this game; they have been programmed in for potential product developments". These options were removed in the e-Reader version of the game.


Unlike Wrecking Crew, Excitebike was never re-released for the Famicom Disk System in its original form. Subsequently, courses created within the version available on the Wii Virtual Console release in all regions can actually be saved to the Wii's internal memory.