[3][4] In the NES version, a shop mechanic where players can buy new parts to improve their vehicle is introduced after completing each race.

[5][6][7] In June 1989, an album containing music from Rally Bike and other Toaplan games was published exclusively in Japan by Datam Polystar.

[6][7] On 15 June 1990, a Nintendo Entertainment System port of Rally Bike developed by Visco Corporation was first released in Japan and later in North America by Romstar on September of the same year.

[19] Andy Smith of ACE regarded the title as "challenging stuff that's bound to appeal to driving and racing fans".

[13] Public reception was also mixed: readers of Famimaga voted to give the Nintendo Entertainment System version a 15.75 out of 30 score in a poll.