Elevators are unsung heroes in games. They are strange little places that we all find ourselves for a brief moment in passing. In some cases they just hide a loading screen or move us from floor to floor, but today, I want to send a big weird love letter to the elevators in games that go above and beyond. And hopefully, by doing so, I can convince you that I am not insane for being oddly obsessed with them…

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The sanity check begins. (0:00​)
FLOOR 1 (4:03)
FLOOR 2 (8:02)
FLOOR 3 (11:24)
FLOOR 5 (14:51)
F̸̺̂L̶̩͐O̷̼̾O̷̤͂R̸̯̕ ̵̰̓4̷̟̋ (15:32)
FLOOR 6 (21:31)
FLOOR 7 (21:53​)
FLOOR 8 (25:00)
FLOOR 9 (27:16)
The sanity check concludes. (33:15)

▶Games Shown

Deltarune Ch 1 (2019)
Final Fantasy XIII (2009)
God of War (2018)
Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
Silent Hill (1999)
Metroid Prime (2002)
NieR:Automata (2017)
Dead Space (2008)
Dark Souls (2011)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
God of War (2018)
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (2022)
Persona 3 (2006)
Undertale (2015)
SUPERHOT (2020)
Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019)
Eastward (2021)
Portal 2 (2011)
Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Hollow Knight (2017)
Hyper Light Drifter (2016)
Dead Cells (2017)
Death's Door (2021)
Catherine (2011)
Portal (2007)
Metroid Dread (2021)
Blasphemous (2019)
Super Metroid (1994)
Metroid: Samus Returns (2017)
Elevator Action (1983)
Elevator Action Returns (1994)
Streets of Rage (1991)
Streets of Rage 2 (1992)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Final Fantasy X (2001)
System Shock (1994)
Mirror's Edge (2009)
ULTRAKILL (2020)
Inside (2016)
ANNO: Mutationem (2022)
Silent Hill 2 (2001)
Dead Space 2 (2011)
Celeste (2018)
Metal Gear Solid (1998)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2009)
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022)
Xenoblade Chronicles (2010)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010)
Elden Ring (2022)
Soma (2015)


▶Movies/TV/Anime Shown

Liar Liar (1997)
The Nice Guys (2016)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
Resident Evil (2002)
500 Days of Summer (2009)

▶Media/Clips/Considerations:

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▶Music Sources (in Order):

Portal OST - Stop What You Are Doing
Tenno - A New Beginning
- Tenno - A New Beginning
- Provided by Lofi Records
- Watch:    • Tenno - A New Beginning  
- Download/Stream: https://fanlink.to/MindTemple
Hollow Knight OST - City of Tears
Portal 2 OST - Technical Difficulties
Metroid Prime OST - Planet Tallon IV
Ridge Racer Remix - Hiroshi Okubo
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon OST - Mt. Thunder Remix
Astral Chain OST - Harmony Media Center
Kirby Air Ride OST - Legendary Air Ride Machine
DJ Grumble - Swangin' (  / gbeats  )
Mirror's Edge OST - Merc's Lair
Portal OST - Android Hell
Silent HIll 2 OST - The 3rd Floor
OMORI OST - Fleur
Van Derand - Lethargic Groove (   • Van Derand - Lethargic Groove (Signat...  )
Astral Chain OST - Maison Forest: Midnight
Tenno - Vision
- Tenno – Vision
- Provided by Lofi Records
- Watch:    • Tenno – Vision  
- Download/Stream: https://fanlink.to/TheProphecy
Soma OST - Reef
Soma OST - Conversation
Hearthome City (Acoustic Remix) ~ Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum // Snivys
(   • Hearthome City (Acoustic Remix) ~ Pok...  )
The Stanley Parable OST - 'Elevator'

▶Research Articles Cited

CDC: Deaths and injuries involving elevators or escalators (revised).
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nioshtic-2/....

Unlucky floor numbers in elevators
https://elevation.fandom.com/wiki/Unl...

NHTSA Crash Statistics
https://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/i...

NOAA: Layers of the Ocean
https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream/ocean/...