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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', 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.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', 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==
 
==History==

Revision as of 22:59, 14 January 2022

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  • Sega Mega-CD
    NTSC-U
  • Sega Mega-CD
    NTSC-J
  • PlayStation 2

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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: Educational[2], Other[2], Adventure[3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP 		¥8,800 (9,064)8,800e[4] G-6009
Sega Mega-CD
US 		T-13015
ESRB: Teen
Sony PlayStation 2
JP 		¥5,800 (6,090)5,800 (6,090)[6] 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

Source:
In-game credits (JP)


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

PlayStation 2 version

-オリジナルスタッフ-
-"PlayStation 2"版スタッフ-
  • 企画・監修: 喰 始
  • 声優: 谷 啓
  • プロデューサー: 牧野 幸文, 石井 正己 (office I)
  • プロデューサー助っ人: 板倉 基之 (office I)
  • 製作監修: 兼子 昌也
  • プログラム: 土本 強, 坂詰 英紀, 大味 健一郎
  • デザイン: 林田 和博, 吉田 チエ, 山本 トモヒロ, 小野 義則, 三浦 香里, 池田 陽介, 本部 真太郎, 松本 粛, 八田 博信, 熊田 勇人
  • サウンド: 瀬津丸 勝, 小林 秀聡
  • テクニカルサポート: 磯田 重晴
  • PR: 長瀬 美樹
  • プロダクトマネジメント: 下村 一誠, 八日市屋 英樹, 森田 信尚
  • プロモーション: 大内 孝悦
  • パブリシティ: 清野 朝実, メディアコミュニケーションチーム
  • プロダクトアドミニストレーション: 清水 順一
  • スペシャルサンクス: ワハハ本舗株式会社, 株式会社ワタナベエンターテインメント, 株式会社スタジオ ロータス, マイルストーン音楽出版株式会社, 佐々木 朋子, 佐々木 若葉 (東京ハイジ), 柴田 文孝, 小泉 一夫, 石坂 郁夫, 遠藤 好人, 西川 彰, 寺沢 彰, 越地 亮宜, 宮野 広行, 鈴木 孝行, 作田 喜尋, 山口 敏樹, 小林 優, ポカスカジャン (大久保 乃武夫・玉井 伸也・中山 省吾), 平間 淳 (ワハハ本舗), 村井 昭彦 (ワハハ本舗), 大平 裕二 (ワタナベエンターテインメント), 木下 小夜子 (スタジオ ロータス), 大浦 真紀子 (スタジオ ロータス), 北島 肇 (マイルストーン音楽出版), Bac28
  • Created by: Wave Master, Office I.
  • Presented by: Sega®
Original Game ©Sega/office I
©Sega/Wave Master/office I
  • ありがとう: 木下 蓮三さん
Source:
In-game credits (JP)

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
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
87
[9]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
50
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
58
[11]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
90
[12]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[13]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
82
[14]
Game Power (IT) NTSC
70
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
40
[16]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
11
[17]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
22
[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
[23]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[24]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
55
[25]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
86
[26]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
42
[27]
Sega Force Mega (UK) NTSC-J
75
[28]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[29]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[30]
Sega Mega-CD
 64
Based on
23 reviews

Panic!

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
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

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/S-Plan
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:Switch MCD JP Box Back.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/mega-cd/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-06-22 19:24)
  4. ↑ File:Switch MCD JP Flyer.pdf
  5. ↑ Sonic Times, "Volume 2 Number 9: October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 7
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65121.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-08-18 17:09)
  7. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 141
  8. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1993" (JP; 1993-04-08), page 25
  9. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 88
  10. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 116
  11. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
  12. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 126
  13. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-04-30" (JP; 1993-04-16), page 39
  14. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 62
  15. ↑ Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 98
  16. ↑ GamePro, "July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 51
  17. ↑ Game Informer, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
  18. ↑ Game Informer, "February 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 80
  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. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-30), page 54
  24. ↑ Next Generation, "February 1995" (US; 1995-01-24), page 101
  25. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 72
  26. ↑ Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 59
  27. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 44
  28. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 118
  29. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  30. ↑ VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 84


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