What platforms is Panic! on?

Panic! was released on Sega CD, PlayStation 2.

When did Panic! release?

Panic! was first released on December 31, 1994.

Panic!

Dec 31, 1994PlatformPuzzleAdventureSega CD PlayStation 2

Panic! — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Panic! on?: Panic! was released on Sega CD, PlayStation 2.
When did Panic! release?: Panic! was first released on December 31, 1994.

About Panic!

A virus has infected the world's computer network, which effects all electronical devices on the earth. However, a special program called "Panic!" is designed to counter the effects of the virus and restore the network back to working order. You play Slap the Boy and his sidekick, Stick the Dog(they're not actions, it's their names) who set out to restore the network back to working order.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Sega CD, PlayStation 2
Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Publisher: Data East USA
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Comedy

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

70/100

from 1 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega CD	1994	$66	$115	$196	3 reviews	Medium

Also released on: PlayStation 2. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02

Loose

$66

Complete

$115

Sealed

$196

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Japanese release (Switch)	$8	$18	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $9.00 in Oct 2008, $65 five years ago, and $66 as of Nov 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$9.00	—
Jan 2010	$9.00	—
Jan 2011	$4.89	—
Jan 2012	$15.00	—
Jan 2013	$16.50	—
Jan 2014	$24	$28
Jan 2015	$16.95	$30
Jan 2016	$53	$79
Jan 2017	$57	$38
Jan 2018	$38	$64
Jan 2019	$36	$54
Jan 2020	$45	$66
Jan 2021	$60	$75
Jan 2022	$52	$100
Jan 2023	$62	$101
Jan 2024	$47	$78
Jan 2025	$49	$138
Jan 2026	$65	$142
Nov 2026	$66	$115

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode	MSRP
North America	October 1994	T-13015	013252016002	—
Japan	23 April 1993	G-6009	—	¥8,800

Japan: Released as Switch.

Source: Japanese product numbers, dates and prices: Sega Japan's Mega-CD software lists, each number checked against MAME's Mega-CD software list. North American and European numbers: the number printed on the disc as recorded by Redump, shown where MAME's list agrees or has no number

Region: JP+NA
Released: 1994
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases of these games are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

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A deliberately odd, joke-filled button-pushing puzzle game that supports the Mega Mouse.

This is the Sega CD version of Panic!, which came out in Japan as Switch on 23 April 1993 and was localized for North America in October 1994, with Data East USA publishing it there. Sega and Office I developed it, in collaboration with the Theatrical Group WAHAHA Hompo. The player presses buttons to guide a boy, Slap, and his dog, Stick, through a complex labyrinth, and it is one of the few Sega CD games to support the Sega Mega Mouse.

Next Generation's review said Panic wants to defy description and critical analysis and settled on one word: weird. Video Games magazine, writing about a different game in February 1995, held up Panic! as the one with all the great jokes.

What the press said at the time

MegaTech Issue 21	September 1993	90%
Sega Pro Issue 24	October 1993	67%
Next Generation Issue 2	February 1995	2/5

“Uses the Mega-CD well for all sorts of graphical tricks and sound and music effects and the variety and the overall hilarity makes it a sort of up-market activity centre.”
— MegaTech, September 1993

“Perhaps the most bizarre Japanese game we've ever seen! This has no gameplay in the traditional sense and getting through each level relies on luck!”
— Sega Pro, October 1993

“It's engrossing in a Zen sort of way, and hind of fun in small doses, but it's unclear whether the designers tried to be new and innovative”
— Next Generation, February 1995

“This isn’t so much of a game as it is an exercise in button pushing. You push a button and something weird happens. You might even win the game.”
— Game Players, April 1995

Also on other platforms

PlayStation 2

Before you buy

The US disc is among the pricier North American Sega CD games, well above the middle, while the Japanese disc, Switch, usually costs far less, loose and complete. A Japanese disc needs a Japanese Mega-CD. Ask for photos of the printed side, the data side and the inner ring, and check that the title and catalogue number match the case.