- Real Song Theme Tune: The high score screen from the arcade original and the title screen of the NES version uses the theme of Chariots of Fire by Vangelis. New International Track & Field also features an arrangement of the theme as part of its menu music.
- Recent re-releases of the arcade version (namely on Xbox LIVE Arcade and Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits on DS) replace it with a soundalike, likely due to licensing issues.
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- Hyper Sports was ported to the ZX Spectrum by Ocean Software, who went on to develop the very similar Daley Thompson's Decathlon and Daley Thompson's Supertest. In the latter game, the first opponent in the Tug of War is "Hyper Bill", the player character from Hyper Sports.
- Lucky Star has a Sudden Video-Game Moment that references the game in episode 8 of the anime, where Konata says she visualizes herself playing it in order to be good at running.
- What Could Have Been: The Nintendo Switch-exclusive Hyper Sports R begun their development In 2018, but due to circumstances, the development was cancelled in the middle of 2020.
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