 The game was designed by Tatsuro Okamoto, known for his work on "Metro-Cross" and the "Final Lap" series, with assistance from "Pole Position" designer Shinichiro Okamoto.The arcade cabinet, designed by mechanical engineer Junichiro Koyama, is much heavier than Namco's other arcade cabinets, which made it difficult for the game to be easily shipped.The game ran on the Namco System 22 hardware, which was also used for the original "Ridge Racer", with speaker systems provided by American company BOSE.