Elevator Action

Elevator Action

released on May 23, 1983

Elevator Action

released on May 23, 1983

Elevator Action is a 1983 arcade game by Taito. It debuted during the "Golden Age of Arcade Games". Innovative in gameplay, the game was very popular for many years. In the game, the player assumes the role of a spy who infiltrates a building filled with elevators. He must collect secret documents from the building and traverse the 30 floors of the building using an increasingly complex series of elevators. The player is pursued by enemy agents who appear from behind closed doors. These agents must be dealt with via force or evasion. Successful completion of a level involves collecting all the secret documents and traversing the building from top to bottom. In the lower floors of the building, the elevator systems are so complex that some puzzle-solving skills are needed. The game was available as a standard upright cabinet The controls consist of a 4-way joystick and two buttons, one for "shoot" and the other for jumping and kicking. The maximum number of players is two, alternating turns. The graphics are extremely simple, 2D color graphics and in-game music was composed by musician Yoshio Imamura. The game was followed by a sequel, Elevator Action II (also known as Elevator Action Returns).


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A well done early platformer that synthesizes a lot of mechanics into one smooth experience. It also introduces some elements of stealth gameplay like being able to shoot out lights and multiple ways of dispatching enemies sometimes using the environment.

I probably spent more time finding amusing ways to kill the main character than taking down the bad guys...

Um dos primeiros jogos que joguei na vida. Joguei em algum console clone da Nintendo, que não faço ideia qual seja. Como era criança e não tinha acesso aos jogos da época — devo estar falando de meados de 2004/2005 — isso aqui para mim foi fabuloso e me fez gastar muitas horas!

Curiosidade: só vim descobrir que o jogo tinha um "final"(que é quando pegamos o carro) em 2022. Tendo em vista o tempo gasto, aparentemente eu não era uma criança muito boa nesse jogo

Jogo arcade bem criativo e divertido, bão.

The elevator goes up and down just like an elevator should. The added action of shooting lights and the screen area going dark is incredible for a game from the 80's

It was alright for the time.