Motocross Madness won Computer Games Strategy Plus's 1998 'Racing Game of the Year' award. These sales accounted for $1.54 million in revenue that year.

In the United States, Motocross Madness sold 35,922 copies during 1998. The 'invisible slingshot' effect was also used in the game ATV Offroad Fury, also created by Rainbow Studios If the player is in Stunt mode, goes out of bounds, and gets on a large cliff, an 'invisible slingshot' will cause the player and the bike fly across while a funny sound plays until both objects will hit the ground. The game is known for its realism, including terrain, audio, and 'bone-chilling' motorcycle wrecks. In the game, one can earn money by utilizing 'career mode', but play for fun in Baja, Stunts, Enduro, Supercross, and National levels as well. In 2013, a sequel for Xbox 360 was released, titled Motocross Madness. Motocross Madness is a motocross racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by Microsoft.Ī sequel, Motocross Madness 2, was released in 2000.