Elevator Action

Released by Taito in 1983, Elevator Action is an agile action game where players take on the role of a spy infiltrating a building to seize secret documents and make a daring escape. The game’s system, which requires players to maneuver up and down through floors using elevators and escalators while fending off enemies, offered a highly innovative and strategic experience for arcade games of that era. With its refined design and thrilling premise of infiltrating a high-rise, it has influenced countless works and remains a beloved classic that has carved its name into gaming history.

You play as "Agent 17," a spy tasked with infiltrating an enemy building to retrieve top-secret documents. Entering from the roof, you must collect all the classified documents hidden behind red doors. By making full use of the building's elevators and escalators to head toward the lower floors, your ultimate goal is to reach the getaway vehicle waiting at ground level.