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* Much like other songs of the PARANOiA series, PARANOiA's artist, 180, is a reference to its BPM.
* Much like other songs of the PARANOiA series, PARANOiA's artist, 180, is a reference to its BPM.
** However, PARANOiA's real BPM is not a constant 180 BPM, instead it changes from a minimum of 169.81 to a maximum of 183.67 BPM.
** However, PARANOiA's real BPM is not a constant 180 BPM, instead it changes from a minimum of 169.81 to a maximum of 183.67 BPM.
** According to a recent interview with [[Tatsuya Shimizu|Tatsh]] [http://www.jbg-ongakuin.com/conversation3/ here] (2nd question set), Naoki used 180 as the artist name for PARANOiA since it was considered taboo at the time in Japanese video games for a video game composer to use his real name for artist credit.
** According to an interview with [[Tatsuya Shimizu|Tatsh]] [http://www.jbg-ongakuin.com/conversation3/ here] (2nd question set), Naoki used 180 as the artist name for PARANOiA since it was considered taboo at the time in Japanese video games for a video game composer to use his real name for artist credit.
* The robot in PARANOiA's background and jacket is based off of Tetsushin Kongouji (金剛寺鉄心), one of the playable characters from KONAMI's arcade game ''FIGHTING武術'' (FIGHTING WU-SHU), which Naoki also worked on.
* The robot in PARANOiA's background and jacket is based off of Tetsushin Kongouji (金剛寺鉄心), one of the playable characters from KONAMI's arcade game ''FIGHTING武術'' (FIGHTING WU-SHU), which Naoki also worked on.
* At around the 26 second mark, a small sample of the opening few seconds of the Stage 1 music from Castlevania for NES is played. This can easily be heard here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Ybe6KfWnE].
* At around the 26 second mark, a small sample of the opening few seconds of the Stage 1 music from Castlevania for NES is played. This can easily be heard here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Ybe6KfWnE].