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Hamster Brings Home Console Elevator Action to Switch 2 and PS5 on November 5

Hamster announced on November 4 that it will release Console Archives Elevator Action for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 on November 5, 2026, priced at 800 yen.

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Why it matters

The release puts a 1985 Taito home console game on current hardware at a low price, with both regional versions in one package.

Hamster Brings Home Console Elevator Action to Switch 2 and PS5 on November 5

Key Facts

  • Hamster announced Console Archives Elevator Action for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5.
  • Console Archives Elevator Action releases on November 5, 2026, priced at 800 yen.
  • The game is the home console version of Taito's 1985 action title Elevator Action.
  • The release includes both the Japanese and overseas versions of the game.
  • Console Archives Elevator Action supports one to two players.

The game is the home console version of Taito's 1985 action title, in which a spy steals confidential documents from a building and escapes by getaway car, using elevators to evade guards. It supports one to two players and includes both the Japanese and overseas versions.

Hamster is adding the home console version of Taito's 1985 action game to its Console Archives line. The download costs 800 yen and arrives on November 5, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5. The package carries both the Japanese and overseas versions, and the game supports one or two players. The premise is a spy working through an organization's building to steal confidential documents, with elevators as the main route past guards. The spy's weapons are a pistol and a jump kick, and the exit is a getaway car waiting underground.

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