Elevator Action is a platform-shooter developed and published by Taito for the NES, ported from the 1983 arcade game. Players control secret agent Otto, infiltrating a 30-story building from the roof down — riding elevators and escalators, shooting or kicking enemy agents, and collecting secret documents behind red doors before escaping in a getaway car in the basement.
How To Play Elevator Action
Control
Action
D-Pad
Move left/right; press Up/Down to ride elevators and use escalators; crouch
A Button
Jump (jump-kick enemies)
B Button
Fire gun (shoot enemies, lights, and doors)
Start
Start game / pause
About Elevator Action
Release date
Arcade (JP): June 1983 · Arcade (NA): July 1983 · NES/Famicom (JP): 1985 · NES (NA): 1985
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