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The [[Lift of Doom]] is a special kind of [[Floating Platforms|Floating Platform]], or sometimes the floor itself, that rises for a long duration. As it rises, it is completely intangible to all objects and platforms... ''except you''.
 
It is a gameplay mechanic which appears in a lot of [[Platform Game|Platform Games]], usually for only one level. The level involves standing on the lift as it rises, requiring you to run back and forth using [[Shoot 'Em Up]]-type movement tactics to evade the [[Floating Platforms]] that threaten to crush you should you get stuck between them and the lift. If you're lucky, other enemies will be susceptible to getting crushed as well. Rarely, this will be justified by having the platform be something like rising sand.
 
A specialized version of the [[Elevator Action Sequence]]. Compare with [[Rise to The Challenge]], where you're actually trying to ''avoid'' touching the rising floor.
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