Elevator Action: Arcade Espionage at Its Best!
0🕹 Game Name: Elevator Action
📛 Alternate Names: Elevator Action Deluxe (Remake)
📅 Release Date: August 1983
🔫 Genre: Platformer, Action
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: Taito
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: Taito
🔢 Max Players: 1
⁉ Cooperative: No
🕹 Game Introduction:
Elevator Action is a stealth-action arcade platformer where espionage meets elevators, bullets, and briefcases.
🕹 Game Description:
You’re Agent 17, codename "Otto", infiltrating a high-rise to retrieve secret documents while avoiding or shooting enemy agents. Use elevators, escalators, and perfect timing to descend 30+ floors undetected.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Navigate floors using elevators and escalators.
👉 🏻 Retrieve red-door documents for mission progress.
👉 🏻 Duck, jump, or shoot enemy agents.
👉 🏻 Time elevator use to avoid being shot mid-door.
👉 🏻 You can crush enemies with elevator doors!
📕 Background & History:
Developed by Taito as a new kind of vertical platformer with espionage elements. It was a big arcade hit and inspired future stealth games.
🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Stand still after collecting all briefcases—enemy AI sometimes freezes.
👉 🏻 If you jump while crouched, animation glitches.
👉 🏻 Shoot lights to darken the screen temporarily, confusing enemies.
🐱 💻 Hacks:
👉 🏻 MAME hacks offer infinite bullets and invincibility.
👉 🏻 Speed-run mods reduce elevator wait times.
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 The game appears in the Dariusburst series as a minigame.
👉 🏻 Agent Otto inspired other secret agent characters in early ‘80s games.
👉 🏻 A Game Boy version was released in 1991 with minor gameplay changes.
👓 Lonster's Review:
This game oozes secret agent vibes. It’s tense, smart, and rewards patience. It may be old, but it's got class.
🌟 Legacy:
Laid the groundwork for vertical level design and stealth mechanics in arcade games. A unique gem in Taito’s legacy.
✨ Cultural Impact:
Became one of the earliest representations of spy thrillers in gaming. Influenced stealth elements in titles like Metal Gear.
💭 Lonster's Final Thoughts:
Elevator Action is what you’d get if James Bond had to use elevators to survive. Classic, stylish, and unforgettable.
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