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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

ControlAction
D-PadMove left/right; press Up/Down to ride elevators and use escalators; crouch
A ButtonJump (jump-kick enemies)
B ButtonFire gun (shoot enemies, lights, and doors)
StartStart game / pause

About Elevator Action

Release dateArcade (JP): June 1983 · Arcade (NA): July 1983 · NES/Famicom (JP): 1985 · NES (NA): 1985
DeveloperTaito
PublisherTaito
PlatformNES / Famicom; originally Arcade, plus many ports
GenrePlatform-shooter (spy action)
SeriesElevator Action
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer (2-player alternating)
Also known asエレベーターアクション (Erebētā Akushon)

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