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{{about|the Game & Watch game|the move used by [[Mr. Game & Watch]] in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros. series]]|[[Mr. Game & Watch#FOil Panic|Mr. Game & Watch § Oil Panic]]|the [[microgame]] from [[WarioWare: Touched!]]|[[Game & Watch Oil Panic]]}}  
{{about|the Game & Watch game|Mr. Game & Watch's down special move in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros. series]]|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]|the [[microgame]] from [[WarioWare: Touched!]]|[[Game & Watch Oil Panic]]}}  
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{{multiframe|[[File:G&WG_Classic_Oil_Panic.png]] [[File:Gwq_oil.png]]|size=420|align=right|''Game & Watch Gallery''{{'}}s Classic version (left) and Modern version (right) from ''Game & Watch Gallery''}}
|title=Oil Panic
'''''Oil Panic''''' is a dual-screen [[Game & Watch]] game released as part of the Multi Screen series on May 28, 1982. It was remade for ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', in which it can be played in either Classic Mode or Modern Mode. It is also one of the games in the [[Museum]] in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''. ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' additionally features a [[microgame]] based on ''Oil Panic'' titled [[Game & Watch Oil Panic]] as well as a similar microgame titled [[Drop in a Bucket]].
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|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|released=May 28, 1982
|genre=Platformer
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E}}
|modes=Single player
|platforms=[[Game & Watch]]
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'''''Oil Panic''''' is a game released on May 28, 1982, as part of a series of dual-screened [[Game & Watch]] titles.<ref>[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/oil_panic.htm ''Oil Panic'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref> The game is set in a gas station where a leaky pipe is dripping oil. A station employee must collect these drops in a bucket and dump them into his boss's oil drum so that he may take them to the cars waiting beside the defunct gas pumps. He also needs to be quick, as the dripping oil is right above flammable sources that will cause a major fire if the droplets made contact with them (specifically, a smoking ashtray as well as two lit stoves). The bucket can hold only three drops of oil. If a drop is missed, if the bucket overflows, or if the employee dumps his bucket anywhere but in his boss's drum, he loses one of four lives.
==Gameplay==
===Classic version===
The game is set in a gas station where a leaky pipe is dripping oil. The Station Helper must collect these drops in a bucket and dump them into his boss's oil drum so that he may take them to the cars waiting beside the defunct gas pumps. The Station Helper also needs to be quick, as the dripping oil is right above flammable sources that cause a major fire if the droplets make contact with them (specifically, a smoking ashtray as well as two lit stoves). The bucket can hold only three drops of oil. For every drop of oil the Station Helper catches, he receives a [[point]]. He earns a point for dumping one drop of oil into the oil drum, two points for dumping two drops, and five points for dumping three drops. As the game progresses, the oil drips faster. If a drop is missed, if the bucket overflows, or if the Station Helper dumps his bucket on a customer instead of in his boss's drum, he loses one of four lives. If the player earns 300 points without any misses, another boss with an oil drum appears for 20 to 30 seconds, and any oil the Station Helper dumps into either boss's oil drum is worth double points. If the player has any misses at said score, all misses are removed instead. This game uses two miss counters: one for missed or overflowing oil, and the other for spilling the oil onto customers. If the player gets three misses from either of those categories, they receive a [[Game Over]].


This game uses two miss counters: one for missed or overflowing oil, and the other for spilling the oil onto customers. If the player gets three misses from either of those categories, they receive a [[Game Over]].
===Modern version===
The Modern version is even farther from the original in that [[Bowser]] is actively dumping the oil from on top of a [[castle]], forcing [[Mario]] to collect it in not one but two buckets and give it to [[Yoshi]] for removal. Even if Yoshi is not close enough to Mario when he dumps oil to him, Yoshi can still catch it with his tongue. In this version, Mario earns three points for feeding Yoshi three drops of oil, six points for four drops, seven points for five drops, and 10 points for six drops. If Mario feeds Yoshi six drops of oil when Yoshi is on the edge of one side of the castle, he blows a [[fireball]] that creates a [[Rotating Block]]. If he creates four Rotating Blocks on the castle's left side, he scales them and blasts Bowser away from the castle, awarding the player 15 points. If Yoshi creates a Rotating Block on the castle's right side and blows a fireball on it, it releases [[coin]]s for bonus points. If Yoshi is not facing the proper direction, the oil instead falls on either [[Luigi]] or [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] below, angering whichever one it hits. If the player has any misses at 200, 500, or 700 points, a [[? Block]] appears on the castle's right side, and if Yoshi blows a fireball on it, it releases a [[1 UP Heart|heart]], which removes a miss if Mario catches it. However, if the player gets a miss before Yoshi blows a fireball on the ? Block, the block disappears. The Modern version also features music, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.


If the player earns 300 points without any misses, another boss with an oil drum will appear for 20 to 30 seconds, and any oil the employee dumps into either boss's oil drum will be worth double points. If the player has any misses at said score, all misses will be removed instead.
==Controls==
===Classic version===
*{{button|gb|pad}} (left and right): Move
*{{button|gb|b}}: Move left
*{{button|gb|a}}: Move right


==Ports==
===Modern version===
[[File:Gwq_oil.png|thumb|160px|left|The Modern version of ''Oil Panic'']]
*{{button|gb|pad}} (left and right): Move
''Oil Panic'' was remade for the [[Game Boy]] title ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' in which it could be played in either Classic Mode or Modern Mode. In Classic Mode, [[Mr. Game & Watch]] (representing the station employee) collects the oil and dumps it out a window to his partner. Modern Mode is even farther from the original in that [[Bowser]] is actively dumping the oil from on top of a [[castle]], forcing [[Mario]] to collect it in not one but two buckets and give it to [[Yoshi]] for removal. The player receives 10 points after each time Mario feeds Yoshi two bucketfuls of oil. If this happens when Yoshi is on the edge of one side of the castle, he will blow a [[fireball]] that will create a [[Rotating Block]]. If he creates four Rotating Blocks on the castle's left side, he will scale them and blast Bowser away from the castle, awarding the player 15 points. If Yoshi creates a Rotating Block on the castle's right side and blows a fireball on it, it will release [[coins]] for bonus points. If Yoshi is not facing the proper direction, the oil will instead fall on either [[Luigi]] or [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] below, angering whichever one it hits. If the player has any misses at 200, 500, or 700 points, a [[? Block]] will appear on the castle's right side, and if Yoshi blows a fireball on it, it will release a [[1 UP Heart|Heart]], which removes a miss if Mario catches it. Modern Mode also features music, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.
*{{button|gb|A}} and {{button|gb|B}}: Spin


[[File:G & W Gallery Classic Oil Panic.png|thumb|left|The Classic version of ''Oil Panic'']]
==Gallery==
Thanks to the [[Nintendo DS]]'s dual-screens, another port of ''Oil Panic'' was released in ''[[Game & Watch Collection]]''. Unlike the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' versions, this incarnation is exactly the same as the original ''Oil Panic''.
===Modern version===
{{br|left}}
<gallery>
G&WG_Modern_Oil_Panic_Mario.png|[[Mario]]
G&WG_Modern_Oil_Panic_Yoshi.png|[[Yoshi]]
GWG-YoshiOilPanicFireBreath.png|Yoshi blowing a [[fireball]]
GWG-YoshiOilPanicEggThrow.png|Yoshi throwing an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]
GWG-YoshiOilPanicSpitting.png|Yoshi spitting [[watermelon]] seeds
GWG-YoshiOilPanicLaserGun.png|Yoshi shooting a laser gun
G&WG_Modern_Oil_Panic_Bowser.png|[[Bowser]]
G&WG Oil Panic Donkey Kong Jr Sprite.png|[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]
G&WG_Modern_Oil_Panic_Luigi.png|[[Luigi]]
G&WG_Modern_Oil_Panic_Rotating_Block.png|[[Rotating Block]]
G&WG_Modern_Oil_Panic_Coin.png|[[Coin]]
G&WG_Modern_Oil_Panic_Question_Block.png|[[? Block]]
G&WG_Modern_Oil_Panic_1UP_Heart.png|[[1 UP Heart]]
</gallery>


==Appearances in other games==
===Miscellaneous===
[[File:GWC-Oil Panic Gameplay.png|frame|''Oil Panic'' in ''[[Game & Watch Collection]]'']]
<gallery>
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Mario Oil Panic Artwork.png|Artwork depicting the Modern version of ''Oil Panic''
{{main|Mr. Game & Watch#Oil Panic}} 
</gallery>
Mr. Game & Watch's Oil Panic move in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] is inspired and named after this game. It involves Mr. Game & Watch collecting projectiles instead of oil, and when the bucket fills, he dumps it on an opponent, causing them damage.


A background Mr. Game & Watch spills a tub of oil in the [[Flat Zone]] stage of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', a homage to ''Oil Panic'' (though the similarity ends there, as the spilled oil actually remains and makes the ground slippery for a while in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''). Also, ''Oil Panic'' is one of the many Game & Watch games that appear in [[Flat Zone 2]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and [[Flat Zone X]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ita=La Fuga di Benzina
|ItaM=The Gasoline Leak
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.gameandwatch.ch/en/faq-questions-answers/oto-giochi-preziosi.html Game&Watch OTO and Giochi Preziosi FAQ], list of Italian ''Game & Watch'' games. ''gameandwatch.ch'', retrieved on January 22, 2024.</ref>
}}


===''WarioWare: Touched!''===
==Notes==
Oil Panic appeared as a [[microgame]] in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' called [[Game & Watch Oil Panic]]. There is also a similar microgame called [[Drop in a Bucket]].
{{NIWA|NWiki=1}}
{{br}}
* The Classic version of this game depicts its [[Super Game Boy]] border as if the original game was released on the New Wide Screen series, despite being released only on the Multi Screen series.
*In the Modern version of ''Oil Panic'', Yoshi blasts Bowser away from the castle in one of four ways: blowing a fireball at him, laying an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] and throwing it at him, spitting [[watermelon]] seeds at him, or shooting him with a laser gun.


==''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' trophy information==
==References==
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|-
!width="10%"|Name
!3DS Image
!Wii U Image
!width="20%"|Appears In
!Description
|-
!Oil Panic
|[[File:OilPanicTrophy3DS.png|100px]]
|[[File:OilPanicTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|'''G&W''' ''Oil Panic'' (05/1982)
|''The Game & Watch Multi Screen series is the big, big brother of the Nintendo DS. One classic title was Oil Panic, which puts you in charge of a petrol station that's sprung a leak. As oil drips down on the upper screen, you've got to catch it in buckets on the lower screen or risk an angry customer with a face full of oil!''
|-
|}
<small>Blue indicates the trophy or description is exclusive to the Wii U version.</small>


==Trivia==
==External links==
* In the Modern version of ''Oil Panic'', Yoshi blasts Bowser away from the castle in one of four ways: blowing a fireball at him, laying an [[Yoshi Egg|Egg]] and throwing it at him, spitting [[Watermelon]] seeds at him, or shooting him with a laser gun.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20201205225349/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/oil_panic.htm ''Oil Panic'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)
*As long as Yoshi is facing the proper direction when Mario dumps oil to him, Yoshi will catch it with his tongue, no matter how far away from Mario he is.


==References==
{{Game & Watch Gallery}}
<references/>
[[Category:Game & Watch Gallery minigames]]
{{Game & Watch}}
[[Category:Game & Watch Games]]
[[Category:1982 games]]
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Games not originally in the Mario series]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirits]]

Latest revision as of 19:46, April 18, 2025

This article is about the Game & Watch game. For Mr. Game & Watch's down special move in the Super Smash Bros. series, see Mr. Game & Watch. For the microgame from WarioWare: Touched!, see Game & Watch Oil Panic.
Classic version of Oil Panic Oil Panic
Game & Watch Gallery's Classic version (left) and Modern version (right) from Game & Watch Gallery

Oil Panic is a dual-screen Game & Watch game released as part of the Multi Screen series on May 28, 1982. It was remade for Game & Watch Gallery, in which it can be played in either Classic Mode or Modern Mode. It is also one of the games in the Museum in Game & Watch Gallery 2. WarioWare: Touched! additionally features a microgame based on Oil Panic titled Game & Watch Oil Panic as well as a similar microgame titled Drop in a Bucket.

Gameplay[edit]

Classic version[edit]

The game is set in a gas station where a leaky pipe is dripping oil. The Station Helper must collect these drops in a bucket and dump them into his boss's oil drum so that he may take them to the cars waiting beside the defunct gas pumps. The Station Helper also needs to be quick, as the dripping oil is right above flammable sources that cause a major fire if the droplets make contact with them (specifically, a smoking ashtray as well as two lit stoves). The bucket can hold only three drops of oil. For every drop of oil the Station Helper catches, he receives a point. He earns a point for dumping one drop of oil into the oil drum, two points for dumping two drops, and five points for dumping three drops. As the game progresses, the oil drips faster. If a drop is missed, if the bucket overflows, or if the Station Helper dumps his bucket on a customer instead of in his boss's drum, he loses one of four lives. If the player earns 300 points without any misses, another boss with an oil drum appears for 20 to 30 seconds, and any oil the Station Helper dumps into either boss's oil drum is worth double points. If the player has any misses at said score, all misses are removed instead. This game uses two miss counters: one for missed or overflowing oil, and the other for spilling the oil onto customers. If the player gets three misses from either of those categories, they receive a Game Over.

Modern version[edit]

The Modern version is even farther from the original in that Bowser is actively dumping the oil from on top of a castle, forcing Mario to collect it in not one but two buckets and give it to Yoshi for removal. Even if Yoshi is not close enough to Mario when he dumps oil to him, Yoshi can still catch it with his tongue. In this version, Mario earns three points for feeding Yoshi three drops of oil, six points for four drops, seven points for five drops, and 10 points for six drops. If Mario feeds Yoshi six drops of oil when Yoshi is on the edge of one side of the castle, he blows a fireball that creates a Rotating Block. If he creates four Rotating Blocks on the castle's left side, he scales them and blasts Bowser away from the castle, awarding the player 15 points. If Yoshi creates a Rotating Block on the castle's right side and blows a fireball on it, it releases coins for bonus points. If Yoshi is not facing the proper direction, the oil instead falls on either Luigi or Donkey Kong Jr. below, angering whichever one it hits. If the player has any misses at 200, 500, or 700 points, a ? Block appears on the castle's right side, and if Yoshi blows a fireball on it, it releases a heart, which removes a miss if Mario catches it. However, if the player gets a miss before Yoshi blows a fireball on the ? Block, the block disappears. The Modern version also features music, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.

Controls[edit]

Classic version[edit]

  • +Control Pad (left and right): Move
  • B Button: Move left
  • A Button: Move right

Modern version[edit]

  • +Control Pad (left and right): Move
  • A Button and B Button: Spin

Gallery[edit]

Modern version[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • Artwork depicting the Modern version of Oil Panic

    Artwork depicting the Modern version of Oil Panic

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian La Fuga di Benzina[1] The Gasoline Leak

Notes[edit]

Oil Panic coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  • The Classic version of this game depicts its Super Game Boy border as if the original game was released on the New Wide Screen series, despite being released only on the Multi Screen series.
  • In the Modern version of Oil Panic, Yoshi blasts Bowser away from the castle in one of four ways: blowing a fireball at him, laying an egg and throwing it at him, spitting watermelon seeds at him, or shooting him with a laser gun.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Game&Watch OTO and Giochi Preziosi FAQ, list of Italian Game & Watch games. gameandwatch.ch, retrieved on January 22, 2024.

External links[edit]

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Game & Watch Gallery series
Games Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB | 1998, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
Super Mario minigames Donkey Kong2,4 • Donkey Kong Jr.3,4 • Donkey Kong II3 • Donkey Kong 34 • Mario Bros.3,4 • Mario's Bombs Away4 • Mario's Cement Factory4
Minigames remade with
Super Mario content 		Ball2 • Boxing4 • Chef2,4 • Egg3 • Fire1,4 • Fire Attack4 • Greenhouse3 • Helmet2 • Manhole1 • Octopus1,4 • Oil Panic1 • Parachute2 • Rain Shower4 • Turtle Bridge3 • Vermin2
Gallery Corner Message Board • Museum • Music Room
Further info Gallery (2 · 3 · 4) • Pre-release and unused content (4) • Staff (2 · 3 · 4)
Related games Action Yoshi-2 • Game & Watch Collection
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