1991 · Puzzle

Factory Panic

Sega exclusive

Sneak into the factories owned by a vicious tycoon and get the quality products to the people who rightfully deserve them!

Released: 1991
Platforms: Game Gear
Genres: Puzzle
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Japan

About

Factory Panic, originally titled Ganbare Gorubī (Japanese: がんばれゴルビー!), is an action game developed by Japan System House for the Game Gear handheld game console, and published by Sega in 1991. In Brazil, Tec Toy retitled the game to Crazy Company.

In Ganbare Gorubī, the original Japanese version of the game, the player character ("Gorby") is patterned after Mikhail Gorbachev, who was President of the Soviet Union at the time of the game's development and release. As Gorby, the player must use a system of conveyor belts to send goods to people queueing outside a factory.

Keywords

post-apocalyptic

Media

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Gameplay

As bread, meat, medical supplies, Game Gears, and other objects travel on conveyor belts, a queue of people in need wait outside a fence at the bottom of the screen. Each person needs one specific thing. By rerouting the right thing at the right time, Gorby can send it to the person, who then goes away happy.

In some levels, Gorby (in the original Japanese) or the unnamed blond-haired boy (in all other versions) steps on a switch to rotate a conveyor belt junction; in other levels, Gorby or the boy rearranges conduits to make or break links between conveyor belts. To give each person what they are waiting for, Gorby or the boy must step on switches or place conduits quickly enough to route the goods on the network of conveyor belts—while also fending off the factory's security guards. He must also avoid sending the people hazards, like moldy bread or poison.