Elevator Action

Elevator Action
Japanese sales flyer
Developer(s)Taito
Publisher(s)Taito
Designer(s)Toshio Kono
Composer(s)Yoshio Imamura
Platform(s)Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Famicom, Game Boy, MSX, NES, PlayStation 4, SG-1000, Switch, ZX Spectrum, Mobile, Steam
Release
  • JP: May 23, 1983
  • NA: July 1983[1]
  • EU: January 1984
Genre(s)Platform, shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemTaito SJ System

Elevator Action[a] is a platform shooter game released in arcades by Taito in 1983. The player assumes the role of Agent 17, a spy infiltrating a 30-story building filled with elevators and enemy agents who emerge from closed doors. The goal is to collect secret documents from specially marked rooms, then escape the building. It runs on the Taito SJ System arcade system.

The game was a critical and commercial success for Taito, exceeding sales expectations at the time it released. It was the top-grossing arcade game on the Japanese arcade charts for three months in late 1983, and was among the top five highest-grossing arcade "route" games of 1984 in the United States. It has been ported to a variety of home systems, has had multiple sequels, and appeared on Taito compilations.

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