Bank Panic
Sega Master System · 1984
About this game
Bandits are holding up a bank and have taken people hostage, and as a gunslinger, it's your job to shoot them.
The bank has 12 doors, and the bandits are behind each one of them.
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When they pull a gun out at you when you open a door, you have only a few seconds to shoot them before they shoot you.
If you shoot them too early (ie: before he sticks his gun out at you), it is considered unfair, and you won't score any points, but if you're too late, he'll shoot you and you lose one of your three lives.If you waste too much time, a bandit will come out from one of the doors and stick dynamite on it.
You must then shoot the dynamite to get rid of it.
If you're lucky, either a man or a woman will throw you a bag of gold coins.
If you shoot any of these people by accident, you also lose a life.
More often than not, the person will throw his/her hands up, saying "I haven't got anything".
That's when they will be replaced by bandits.
Some men will carry three to five pieces of gold on top of their heads, and shooting at all of the gold will award you with a bag of gold coins.
Others will be tied up with rope.
If you shoot the rope, there's more money for you, because not only will you receive one bag of gold coins, but you'll get three bags of gold coins.
About Sega Master System
The Sega Master System (1985/1986) was Sega's answer to the NES and, while it lost the console war in North America, became genuinely dominant in markets like Brazil and parts of Europe. That regional split matters for collectors: PAL and Brazilian-market cartridges can differ meaningfully in scarcity and pricing from their North American counterparts for the same title.
Gamevaro tracks Bank Panic for Sega Master System with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Market values by condition
NTSC-U
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-U | €74.13 |
Rarity & condition
Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Bank Panic, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common Sega Master System titles.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Bank Panic worth?
Bank Panic for Sega Master System is currently worth €74.13 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Bank Panic rare?
Bank Panic has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Sega Master System titles.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Bank Panic?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.
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