[1] The spiritual successor to 1990's Out Zone, it is notable for being one of the few titles by Toaplan that has not received any official port to home consoles as of date.

[6] FixEight is a science fiction-themed vertically scrolling run and gun game similar to Out Zone, where players assume the role of one of the eight playable mercenaries through seven increasingly difficult stages, each with a boss at the end that must be fought before progressing any further, in an effort to exterminate the invading Gozzu alien race on planet Fortuna as the main objective.

[1] Despite sharing the same gameplay mechanics, Out Zone composer Tatsuya Uemura revealed in a 2017 podcast that FixEight was not directly related to its predecessor, although he and members of the original team had no involvement during development.

[20] On October 21 of the same year, an album was co-published exclusively in Japan by Scitron and Pony Canyon, featuring an arranged song composed by Tomizawa.

[21] In Japan, Game Machine listed FixEight on their September 1, 1992 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles such as X-Men.

[22] In the November 1992 issue of Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine, the game was ranked on the number six spot in popularity.