Editing Elevator Action (section)

== Ports ==
''Elevator Action'' was first ported to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]] by Micronics, and this version was published by Taito in Japan on June 28, 1985.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=エレベーターアクション - FC|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/9066/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507232347/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/9066/|archive-date=7 May 2019|access-date=3 November 2020|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|language=ja}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Elevator Action - Game|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/game/19291/elevator-action-wii-vc-nes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924174258/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/game/19291/elevator-action-wii-vc-nes|archive-date=24 September 2020|access-date=6 November 2020|website=Nintendo World Report}}</ref> The Famicom version was later released in North America on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] around 1987.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Hawken|first=Kieren|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1076243383|title=The A-Z of NES Games|publisher=Andrews UK|year=2018|isbn=978-1-78538-679-4|edition=3rd|volume=1st|location=Luton, Bedfordshire|oclc=1076243383}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=11 July 1987|title=Taito America Announces Entry Into Home Software Market|url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox51unse_1/page/44/mode/2up|journal=Cash Box|publisher=Cash Box Pub. Co.|pages=44}}</ref> Taito later made and published their own port of the game for the [[MSX]] around 1985.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Hawken|first=Kieren|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1152240422|title=The A-Z of MSX Games|publisher=Andrews UK|year=2019|isbn=978-1-78982-160-4|volume=2nd|location=Luton, Bedfordshire|oclc=1152240422}}</ref> Around that same time, under license from Taito, [[Sega]] made and published a version of the game for the [[SG-1000]].<ref name=":4" /> It was later ported to the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC]], and [[Commodore 64]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /> A port was in development for the [[Atari 2600]], but was cancelled.<ref name="all2600">{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Skyler|title=Elevator Action (2600) Overview|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=36010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114110951/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=36010|archive-date=14 November 2014|access-date=2 November 2020|website=[[Allgame]]|publisher=All Media Network}}</ref>

The Famicom/NES version of ''Elevator Action'' was re-released for the [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]] in Japan on April 3, 2007, and in North America on March 5 earlier that year.<ref name=":7" /> It was later re-released exclusively in Japan for the [[Wii U]] Virtual Console on February 19, 2014, and for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] Virtual Console on March 12 of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elevator Action {{!}} Wii U|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000005324|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511161355/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000005324|archive-date=11 May 2019|access-date=6 November 2020|website=Nintendo.jp|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Elevator Action {{!}} 3DS|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000019973|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511152620/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000019973|archive-date=11 May 2019|access-date=6 November 2020|website=Nintendo.jp|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|language=ja}}</ref> The arcade version was later re-released on the [[PlayStation 4]] on October 26, 2017, and later on the [[Nintendo Switch]] on March 14, 2019, by [[Hamster Corporation]] as part of their [[Arcade Archives]] series.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 October 2017|title=Taito's Arcade Classic Elevator Action Returns With A Vengeance On PlayStation 4|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/taito-arcade-classic-elevator-action-on-playstation-4/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103221242/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/taito-arcade-classic-elevator-action-on-playstation-4/|archive-date=3 November 2020|access-date=3 November 2020|website=Comicbook.com}}</ref> ''Elevator Action'' is included in the compilations ''[[Taito Legends]]'', ''[[Taito Memories|Taito Memories Gekan]]'', ''[[Taito Memories|Taito Memories Pocket]]'', and ''[[Taito Legends Power Up]]''.<ref name=":4" /> The game is also included in ''Elevator Action Returns S-Tribute'' as a hidden game, which players can unlock by clearing every stage.