Excitebike

One of the early fine titles for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Excitebike is an absolute granddaddy in the racing genre. Certainly not sophisticated, the game could only remain so fresh for so long because the hugely skillful timing one needed to get beyond the middle levels. Excitebike was also one of the early adopters for in-game customization, allowing would be gurus to design their own track. There may have been a tendency towards making courses that consisted of only unreasonably massive jumps, but it was good fun nevertheless.