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Distributor(s)
  
Ocean Software

Composer(s)
  
Martin Galway

Genre(s)
  
Sport


Artist(s)
  
David Thorpe

Release date(s)
  
1984

Initial release date
  
1984

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Programmer(s)
  
Paul Owens, Christian Urquhart

Platforms
  
ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC

Awards
  
Golden Joystick Award for Best Arcade-style Game, Best Arcade Game

Developers
  
Ocean Software, Paul Owens, Christian Urquhart

Designers
  
Paul Owens, Christian Urquhart

Publishers
  
Ocean Software, Erbe Software, SA

Similar
  
Ocean Software games, Sports games

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Daley Thompson's Decathlon is a computer game developed and released under licence by Ocean Software in 1984. It was released in the wake of Daley Thompson's popularity following his gold medals in the decathlon at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.

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Gameplay

The player takes part in the ten events of the modern decathlon:

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  • Day 1: 100 metres, long jump, shot put, high jump, and 400 metres
  • Day 2: 110 hurdles, pole vault, discus, javelin, and 1500 metres

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    The player starts the game with three lives; failure to reach the minimum standard in an event results in the loss of one life. Success in the 1500 meters event results in the game returning to Day 1 to repeat the events with more difficult qualification criteria.

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    Depending on the computer, running is simulated by hitting two keys (representing the left and right leg) alternately and as quickly as possible or by moving the joystick from side to side as quickly as possible. The game rapidly gained a reputation among players as a "joystick killer" because of the constant vigorous waggling of the joystick required during many of the events.

    Music

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    The soundtrack of the C64 version of the game was composed by Martin Galway and David Dunn. The introduction music is based on the 1978 electronic music piece "Rydeen" by Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).

    Reception

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    Sinclair User gave the game a score of 8/10. It went on to become the biggest selling Spectrum game of Q4 1984. The game won the award for Best (Overall) Arcade Game in Crash magazine's Readers Awards 1984 and was the Best Arcade-Style Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards.

    The game was included on the 1985 compilation They Sold a Million, along with Beach-Head, Sabre Wulf, and Jet Set Willy.

    References

    Daley Thompson's Decathlon Wikipedia