Nano Assault mixes up twin-stick gameplay with Star Fox-like sequences, while Neo has a more developed score system and "F-Zero in a tube"-like bonus rounds.
The FAST Racing series has a Shared Universe with this series, using a lot of locations and brand names from this game.
Nano Assault provides examples of:
- Attack Drones: One of the power-ups in Neo.
- Attack Its Weak Point: Most bosses feature highly visible pulsing red points.
- Boss Subtitles
- Collapsing Lair
- "Fantastic Voyage" Plot
