It was released for free as one of the finalists of the "Unlock Xbox" competition sponsored by Doritos, alongside Harms Way.

[2] A Windows 8 version of the game, Doritos Crash Course Go!, was briefly available on the Microsoft Store, but has since been delisted.

[14] On May 8, 2013, the sequel named Doritos Crash Course 2 was released for free on Xbox Live Arcade.

[16] The game brings out 4 new worlds (Amazon, Antarctic, Egypt, and Pirate Island) with five courses each.

Unlike in Doritos Crash Course, players must collect stars, which are used to unlock levels, buy power-ups and effects that change avatars' appearance in-game.