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Apple Panic

TitleApple Panic
First release1981
DeveloperBroderbund
PublisherBroderbund
PlatformCommodore VIC-20
Genresplatformer, puzzle video game
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
Commodore VIC-20: 1982-01-01
Wikidata IDQ2858740

Control a digger equipped with a shovel to navigate platforms and ladders without the ability to jump. Players must dig holes in the ground to trap legged apples, then strike them with the shovel to force them to fall to lower levels. Avoiding contact with these enemies is essential to prevent losing the game.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q2858740) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (vic20/apple-panic) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (55117) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots (4): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Broderbund · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Broderbund · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Broderbund · internal use only.
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