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Oil Panic

Oil Panic is a video game unit that was released as part of the Game & Watch multi screen series. In the game, the player has to catch dripping oil from an oil leak in a pipe. Once he does, he has to go into…

28 May 1982

Oil Panic is an arcade developed by Nintendo, released 28 May 1982 on Game & Watch.

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What Oil Panic is

Oil Panic is an arcade game developed by Nintendo and released in 1982. It is available on Game & Watch only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Two customers are waiting at a gas station to fuel up. Meanwhile, an oil leak from a pipe on the third floor is causing confusion. Move Station Helper left and right by pressing the control buttons to catch the leaks in his bucket. Oil falls in drops. Helper's bucket holds three drops. Move Helper out to veranda to pour the oil in his bucket into the Boss's oil drum on the second floor. Be Careful not to drop oil on the waiting customers.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Official trailer

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When did Oil Panic come out?
Oil Panic was released on 28 May 1982 for Game & Watch.

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