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==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
 
===Mega-CD version===
 
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{{creditsheader|Panic! Staff Credits}}
{{creditsheader|'''Panic! Staff Credits'''}}
 
 
*'''Producer:''' Hajime Tabe
 
*'''Producer:''' Hajime Tabe
 
*'''Graphics:''' Renzo Kinoshita
 
*'''Graphics:''' Renzo Kinoshita
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*'''Tool Programming:''' [[Yuichiro Mine]], Kenji Murayama
 
*'''Tool Programming:''' [[Yuichiro Mine]], Kenji Murayama
 
*'''Tool Operation:''' [[Tomohiro Kondo]], Katsuo Murata
 
*'''Tool Operation:''' [[Tomohiro Kondo]], Katsuo Murata
*'''System Programming:''' Akihito Wada, [[Yuichiro Mine]], [[Hiroshi Okamoto]]
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*'''System Programming:''' [[Akihito Wada]], [[Yuichiro Mine]], [[Hiroshi Okamoto]]
*'''Game Programming:''' [[Yuichiro Mine]], Akihito Wada, [[Hiroshi Okamoto]], Kenji Murayama, Yasutomo Kamei, [[Hiroaki Sakamoto]]
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*'''Game Programming:''' [[Yuichiro Mine]], [[Akihito Wada]], [[Hiroshi Okamoto]], Kenji Murayama, Yasutomo Kamei, [[Hiroaki Sakamoto]]
 
*'''Game Programming Assistants:''' [[Takayuki Iida]], [[Kenji Sato]], [[Kazuyuki Mukaida]], [[Shin Futakawame]], [[Kenichi Yokoo|Ken-ichi Yokoo]]
 
*'''Game Programming Assistants:''' [[Takayuki Iida]], [[Kenji Sato]], [[Kazuyuki Mukaida]], [[Shin Futakawame]], [[Kenichi Yokoo|Ken-ichi Yokoo]]
 
*'''Graphic Design:''' [[Chie Yoshida]], [[Jina Ishiwatari]], [[Katsufumi Yoshimori]], [[Satoshi Yokokawa]], Kiyomi Shimazawa, Masami Hayashi, Keiichi Matate, [[Masayuki Hasegawa]], [[Kumi Hasegawa]], Koichi Sasaki, [[Masahiro Kumono|Masahiro Unno]], Hironori Saka, [[Kentaro Yoshida]], [[Akinori Nishiyama]], [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], [[Shiro Kinemura]]
 
*'''Graphic Design:''' [[Chie Yoshida]], [[Jina Ishiwatari]], [[Katsufumi Yoshimori]], [[Satoshi Yokokawa]], Kiyomi Shimazawa, Masami Hayashi, Keiichi Matate, [[Masayuki Hasegawa]], [[Kumi Hasegawa]], Koichi Sasaki, [[Masahiro Kumono|Masahiro Unno]], Hironori Saka, [[Kentaro Yoshida]], [[Akinori Nishiyama]], [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], [[Shiro Kinemura]]
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*'''Design Cooperation:''' Es Yu Es Corporation, A WAVE Inc.
 
*'''Design Cooperation:''' Es Yu Es Corporation, A WAVE Inc.
 
*'''Music Cooperation:''' Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Solid Gold Co., Ltd., Locker Room Co., Ltd.
 
*'''Music Cooperation:''' Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Solid Gold Co., Ltd., Locker Room Co., Ltd.
{{creditsheader|'''American Localization Team'''}}
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{{creditsheader|American Localization Team}}
{{creditsheader|'''Data East U.S.A., Inc.'''}}
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{{creditsheader|Data East U.S.A., Inc.}}
 
*'''Script:''' Ravi Gadhia
 
*'''Script:''' Ravi Gadhia
 
*'''Project Coordinator:''' Peter Stern
 
*'''Project Coordinator:''' Peter Stern
 
*'''Voice‑over Coordinator:''' David Hoffman
 
*'''Voice‑over Coordinator:''' David Hoffman
{{creditsheader|'''Sega of America'''}}
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{{creditsheader|[[Sega of America]]}}
 
*'''Project Supervisor:''' [[Adam Sevillia]]
 
*'''Project Supervisor:''' [[Adam Sevillia]]
 
*'''Sound Engineer:''' [[Barry Blum]]
 
*'''Sound Engineer:''' [[Barry Blum]]
 
*'''Translation:''' [[Yukimi Shimura]]
 
*'''Translation:''' [[Yukimi Shimura]]
*'''Writers:''' [[Adam Sevillia]] & [[David Albert]]
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*'''Writers:''' [[Adam Sevillia]], [[David Albert]]
 
*'''Voice Actors:''' Randy Merzon, Dennis McIntyre
 
*'''Voice Actors:''' Randy Merzon, Dennis McIntyre
 
*'''Produced by:''' Sega Enterprises Co., Ltd., Office 1
 
*'''Produced by:''' Sega Enterprises Co., Ltd., Office 1
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==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==

Revision as of 09:14, 27 October 2018

For the 2017 video game console by Nintendo, see Nintendo Switch.

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Panic!
System(s): Sega Mega-CD, PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
Sega Mega-CD
Data East (US)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega-CD
CD BackUp RAM Cart, Sega Mouse
Genre: Other (box), Adventure (master list)

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥8,8008,800 G-6009
Sega Mega-CD
US
T-13015
Sony PlayStation 2
JP
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800 (6,090)[2] SLPM-65121

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Panic!, called Switch (スイッチ) in Japan, is a 1993 point-and-click adventure game by Sega for the Sega Mega-CD. You play as a cartoon boy who interacts with various different environments to save the world. Each object you interact with has a humorous/absurd effect. It is not related to Double Switch, a later Mega-CD game.

History

A working title of the North American translation appears to have been Haywire. Promotional material showed that the game was rated MA-17 by the VRC, but the final release was rated by the ESRB instead.

It was later remade on the PlayStation 2 in Japan.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English (US) Panic! Panic!
Japanese スイッチ Switch

Production credits

Mega-CD version

Panic! Staff Credits
American Localization Team
Data East U.S.A., Inc.
  • Script: Ravi Gadhia
  • Project Coordinator: Peter Stern
  • Voice‑over Coordinator: David Hoffman

Magazine articles

Main article: Panic!/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)
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Switch MCD JP Flyer.pdf

PDF
JP Mega-CD flyer
Switch MCD JP Flyer.pdf
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-05: "May 1993" (1993-04-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-06: "June 1993" (1993-05-08)
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Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
73 №1993-05, p23[4]
73 №, p84[5]
87 №142, p88[6]
70 №228, p39
50 №14, p58
85 №3, p30/31
90 №19, p44-47
70 №10, p54-57[7]
40 №2, p99[8]
55 №63, p72
86 №22, p63
42 №43, p44
75 №3, p56/57[9]
90 №71, p84[10]
Sega Mega-CD
70
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
87
[6]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
50
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
58
[13]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
90
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[15]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
82
[16]
Game Power (IT) NTSC
70
[17]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
40
[18]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC
68
[19]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
50
[20]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-J
85
[21]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
90
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
70
[7]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[8]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
55
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
86
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
42
[25]
Sega Force Mega (UK) NTSC-J
75
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[27]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[10]
Sega Mega-CD
68
Based on
21 reviews

Panic!

Mega-CD, US
Panic MCD US Box Back.jpgPanic MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Panic MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Panic mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, JP
Switch MCD JP Box Back.jpgSwitch MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
SWITCH MCD JP Spinecard.JPG
Spinecard
Switch MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
SWITCH MD jp manual.pdf
Manual

PlayStation 2 version

PlayStation 2, JP
Switch PS2 JP Box.jpg
Cover
Panic PS2 JP disc.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
587,092,128 CD (JP) G-6009
Sony PlayStation 2
 ?
CRC32 9e6b36cf
MD5 2fc37e6d50673c9e60e7e8ef1568d4dc
SHA-1 94a87c522063054c98c9e8bfe8c9d522bb9f829d
1,695,875,072 DVD-ROM (JP) SLPM-65121 (V1.01)

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 2
  • Switch on PlayStation.com: JP

References

  1. File:GamePlayers US 0710.pdf, page 10
  2. 2.0 2.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65121.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-08-18 17:09)
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 141
  4. File:BeepMD_JP_1993-05.pdf, page 25
  5. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 86
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:CVG UK 142.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 142.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:NextGeneration US 02.pdf, page 101 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:NextGeneration US 02.pdf_p101" defined multiple times with different content
  9. File:SegaForceMega UK 03.pdf, page 56
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:VideoGames US 71.pdf, page 84 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:VideoGames US 71.pdf_p84" defined multiple times with different content
  11. Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1993" (JP; 1993-04-08), page 25
  12. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 116
  13. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
  14. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 126
  15. Famitsu, "1993-04-30" (JP; 1993-04-16), page 39
  16. Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 62
  17. Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 98
  18. GamePro, "July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 51
  19. MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 88
  20. Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 58
  21. Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 30
  22. MegaTech, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-19), page 44
  23. Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 72
  24. Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 59
  25. Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 44
  26. Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 118
  27. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86