Posts tagged Arcade

In my post on Wednesday, I mentioned a few things that weren’t working properly on my recently acquired Elevator Action game. The joystick did not respond when pushed up, the player 1 start button was not working and the second coin slot was not registering credits. I decided to focus much of my initial efforts tackling the up directional on the joystick as the game was almost impossible to play without it working. More >

I’ve added a new game to the collection and those familiar with the title of this article will immediately know that it’s Elevator Action, released by Taito in 1983. The game play is relatively simple, you are Agent 17, codename: “Otto” and your mission is to secure top secret documents from a 30-floor security building and escape in a getaway car waiting in a garage at the very bottom of the building. To read more details about the game and see a few screenshots, check out it’s listing in the Killer List of Video Games.  More >