It is the only game in the series not to be preceded by an arcade release and features slightly different gameplay from its predecessors.

"Hell" difficulty features equivalent bullet patterns to the arcade release.

The Beatmania series has been released on multiple platforms in addition to its arcade releases.

There is a different plot on the back of the flyer for the European arcade release.

The Japanese version is its 10th traditional arcade release.

The PlayStation 2 game is a direct port of the arcade release.

The game saw limited arcade release as a conversion kit for Robotron 2084 cabinets.

It was developed as a sequel to the original 1986 arcade release of Arkanoid.

Each release added songs from the Beatmania games their titles refer to, including most previous arcade releases.

It appears on some multi-game cartridges, which were released long after its arcade release.