Dangerous Curves

is an arcade racing game developed and published by Taito. The arcade cabinet is constructed to allow players to choose between simulating either a car or a motorcycle and then race other vehicles on a variety of courses. Dangerous Curves was designed by Taito veteran Hiroyuki Sakawa and was the first game to utilize the company's JC System Type-C arcade hardware. The game was released worldwide in 1995 and was considered mediocre by critics. Gameplay Dangerous Curves is a racing simulator. The arcade cabinet is uniquely constructed with side-by-side 25-inch screen displays to give players a choice between controlling either a car with a steering wheel or a motorcycle using a motorcycle seat peripheral. Players then race other vehicles, controlled by other humans or a computer-AI opponents. The game simulates the advantages and disadvantages of these competing vehicles, such as a motorcycle's ability quickly make tight corners and a car's use of power to catch up on straightaways. Players can use an automatic or a six-speed manual transmission. The game features multiple viewing perspectives. Driving environments include public highways, mountain passes, and a road along the coast. Two arcade units can be connected together to allow up to four players simultaneously. Development and release Dangerous Curves was developed by Taito. It was designed by Hiroyuki Sakawa, who joined the company in 1982 as an arcade hardware technician before becoming a game planner. He worked on a number of titles before directing the 1989 racing simulation WGP: Real Racing Feeling, which was designed around Sakawa's intricate study of motorcycles. Dangerous Curves was the first game to use Taito's JC System Type-C, which allowed for improved handling of 3D polygons over its previous efforts. After Dangerous Curves, Sakawa headed development on the Battle Gear series of car racing simulators beginning with Side by Side in 1996. This first entry also used the JC System.