The Excite video game series features a host of racing titles that started back in the mid 80's with Excitebike on the NES. The series initially featured motorcycles only, though with the release of the Wii's Excite Truck the vehicle choice started to branch out. Mario Excite Bike is the only game in the series to feature a developed Nintendo mascot (the series itself is owned by Nintendo, though outside developers including Left Field Productions and Monster Games have created recent entries in the series for the Nintendo 64 and Wii).