Excitebike is one of the game represented in NES Remix as promotion for the latter, an Event Course inspired by Excitebike was added to Super Mario Maker, which unlocks the biker as a costume upon completion. The Excitebike racers made a minor appearance as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. The WarioWare series features various mini-games based on the original NES game, along with an unlockable "Wario Bike" game in Twisted which mixes the gameplay of Excitebike with that of Super Mario Bros. Its most notable feature was the ability to connect to the Internet either to race against other players, or to share and download custom-made tracks. Excitebike: World Rally ( WiiWare, 2009): The most recent major title in the series so far, which, despite being developed by the same studio behind Excite Truck and Excitebots, marked a return to the simpler play style and design of the original game, although retaining a few features from the previous two games such as the ranking system and the ability to change terrain.Unfortunately for those living outside of America, it was never released in Europe, and only available in Japan as a Club Nintendo reward. It reprises the scoring system of its predecessor, put pushes the sheer wackiness of the race to the extreme, with extra points being granted for completing various mini-games along the way: knocking down bowling pins, shooting darts, scoring a soccer goal, rescuing butterflies, and so on. Excitebots: Trick Racing ( Wii, 2009): A direct sequel to Excite Trucks, in which the trucks have been replaced with cute, animal-shaped robots on wheels such a frog, a beetle, or a bat.This game was also on of the few Wii titles that let players import their own MP3 music tracks from an SD card. Excite Truck ( Wii, 2006): A launch title for the Nintendo Wii that shifted focus from bikes to trucks, and emphasized the importance of stunts: winning races is based on a scoring system, with points being awarded not only for placing well, but also for performing various actions such as staying in the air as long as possible, drifintg, spinning around, passing through rings, or smashing into other trucks.It also included multiple extra modes, which involved exploring a fractally generated desert, climbing up a steep hill, playing soccer, and even playing the orignal Excitebike, either in its original form or in full 3D. Its overall aesthetic was a more "realistic" take than its predecessor, heavily inspired by real-life extreme sports and track racing in fact, upon release, it as praised for having some of the most realistic physics of its time.
It established all of the elements that would become staples of the series (turbo management, ramp jumping, etc.), and also offered an expensive design mode that let players crate their own courses. Excitebike ( NES, 1984): A motocross racing game released as a launch title for the NES, where the player raced around an obstacle-ridden dirt stadium, either alone or while avoiding other racers.