<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Taito	O
SJ	O
System	O
arcade	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
for	O
three	O
months	O
in	O
late	B-Application
1983	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
"	I-Application
route	I-Application
"	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
platform	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otto	O
is	O
trained	O
in	O
shooting	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
karate	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
was	O
first	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
by	O
Micronics	B-Application
,	O
and	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
later	O
made	O
and	O
published	O
their	O
own	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
around	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
that	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Taito	O
,	O
Sega	O
made	O
and	O
published	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom/NES	O
version	O
of	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
March	O
12	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilations	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
,	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
Gekan	O
,	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
Pocket	O
,	O
and	O
Taito	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
Power	I-Device
Up	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
S-Tribute	O
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
unlock	O
by	O
clearing	O
every	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
quickly	O
became	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
for	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
in	O
their	O
August	O
1983	O
issues	O
as	O
the	O
most-successful	O
new	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
then	O
topped	O
the	O
Game	O
Machine	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
charts	O
for	O
three	O
months	O
in	O
late	B-Application
1983	I-Application
,	O
from	O
September	O
through	O
October	O
to	O
November	O
1983	O
,	O
and	O
persisted	O
on	O
their	O
charts	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1984	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
in	O
American	O
street/route	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1984	O
issue	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
Steve	O
Harris	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
action	O
game	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
player	O
input	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
he	O
feared	O
that	O
it	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
the	O
laserdisc	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
as	O
competent	O
as	O
those	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	O
Video	O
Games	O
Guide	O
:	O
1,000	O
+	O
Arcade	B-Application
,	O
Console	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
,	O
Matt	O
Fox	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
"	O
enjoyable	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
book	O
's	O
own	O
rating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Taito	O
Egret	O
II	O
mini-arcade	O
version	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
Metro	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
simple	O
stuff	O
but	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
not	O
as	O
ridiculously	O
hard	O
as	O
you	O
’d	O
expect	O
given	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
unusually	O
deliberate	O
action	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
has	O
elements	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
games	O
Impossible	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
and	O
Shinobi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
retains	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
otherwise	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
like	O
power-ups	O
and	O
new	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
EX	I-Application
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elevator	B-Device
Action	I-Device
Old	I-Device
&	I-Device
New	I-Device
is	O
a	O
further	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
Deluxe	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
single	O
player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revealed	O
at	O
AOU	O
2009	O
,	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
:	O
Death	O
Parade	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
that	O
uses	O
elevator	O
doors	O
when	O
changing	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
UNIS	O
then	O
released	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
Invasion	O
,	O
another	O
arcade	B-Application
lightgun	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
