Daley Thompson’s Decathlon is an Olympic-themed sports video game developed and released 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. The game shares significant design similarities to Konami’s 1983 arcade game Track & Field.
Daley Thompson’s Decathlon Spectrum 48K Cassette Game Gameplay
The player takes part in the ten events of the modern decathlon:
Day 1: 100 metres, long jump, shot put, high jump, and 400 metres
Day 2: 110 hurdles, pole vault, discus, javelin, and 1500 metres
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-metre event results in the game returning to Day 1 to repeat the events with more difficult qualification criteria.
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.
The Spectrum version was the first game to use Speedlock, a fast loader on the computer.
This cassette game is excellent memorabilia for Olympic collectors. Original release retro game is complete and intact in its case with inlay with instructions, and still in excellent condition, and are becoming super rare and highly collectible worldwide.
Daley Thompson’s Decathlon Spectrum 48K Cassette Game Ocean Software
Daley Thompson’s Decathlon original cassette
Original trifold inlay instructions
Orginial cassette case
What’s it like today?
Rarity: Mint condition examples are fairly rare
Typical value: £5.00
Boxed & Mint: £9.99-£19.99
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