Daley Thompson's Decathlon

Sport Game: ActionEnglishZX-Spectrum 48K
Entry Summary
ID1217
TitleDaley Thompson's Decathlon
MachineZX-Spectrum 48K
LanguageEnglish
GenreSport Game: Action
Max Players1
Available TypeA
Without Load ScreenNo
Without InlayNo
People
Authors
Publishers
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TypeLinkSizeMD5FlagsDetailsComments
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(LargeCase).tzx.zip48,819-
SpeedLock 1Original release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1984rel #0
(Large Case)
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(SmallCase).tzx.zip48,838-
SpeedLock 1Original release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1984rel #0
(Small Case)
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon.tap.zip49,273-
Undetermined
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1984rel #0
Loading screen/pub/sinclair/screens/load/d/scr/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon.scr6,912-
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Running screen/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon.gif5,079-
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Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon.txt2,258-
Englishrel #0
Game map/pub/sinclair/games-maps/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon.png68,788-
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Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon.jpg221,053-
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POK pokes file/zxdb/sinclair/pokes/d/Daley Thompson's Decathlon (1984)(Ocean Software).pok1,760fa8a1c555cf4ac830900f5c539e3d8c3
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Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0001217/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon.jpg299,614603cff9734d6a334f015ad00334fe06f
NoneSingle jewel case
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NoneClamshell case (small)
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Inlay - Back/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0001217/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon_Back.jpg266,10408d872f24dd110601e2b6ff88120b635
NoneSingle jewel case
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Disk image/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0001217/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon.mdr.zip53,872eb60c588b1b2b32f3296306cc3bdaeb3
None
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48Krel #0
RZX playback filehttps://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/decathlon.zip--
rel #0
Recorded by Daren
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Englishrel #0
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Inlay - Front/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(IBSA).jpg165,747-
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Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(ZafiChip).tzx.zip48,449-
SpeedLock 1Re-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1984rel #4
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(ZafiChip).txt822-
Spanishrel #4
Inlay - Front/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(ZafiChip).jpg95,963-
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Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(ZafiChip).jpg246,524-
rel #4
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/d/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip60,507-
SpeedLock 7Re-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1989rel #5
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0001217/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(HitSquad).jpg270,993721fd102cad789c4f7cde4db03701d8a
NoneSingle jewel case
rel #5
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NoneSingle jewel case
rel #5
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0001217/DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(HitSquad)_SideA.jpg111,955f564f04481c89370ecc6d85c2c59da04
None
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Releases
Release #YearDownloads
#0198417
#1-0
#219840
#3-1
#419844
#519895
Origins
TypeTitlePublicationIssueDate
standaloneDaley Thompson's DecathlonOcean Software Ltd-1984
Relations
No relations recorded
Tags / Members
TagTypeCategoryMember SeqLinks
AthleticsSport-
Link
Big K - Readers Poll 1984Annual AwardsGame of the Year2
LinkOther awards: 1st in category "Programmer of the Year" - Matthew Smith 2nd in category "Programmer of the Year" - Tony Crowther 3rd in category "Programmer of the Year" - Jeff Minter 1st in category "Software Company of the Year" - Ultimate 2nd in category "Software Company of the Year" - Software Projects 3rd in category "Software Company of the Year" - Beyond 4th in category "Software Company of the Year" - Ocean 5th in category "Software Company of the Year" - Melbourne House
Big K - Readers Poll 1984Annual AwardsBest Packaging of the Year2
LinkOther awards: 1st in category "Programmer of the Year" - Matthew Smith 2nd in category "Programmer of the Year" - Tony Crowther 3rd in category "Programmer of the Year" - Jeff Minter 1st in category "Software Company of the Year" - Ultimate 2nd in category "Software Company of the Year" - Software Projects 3rd in category "Software Company of the Year" - Beyond 4th in category "Software Company of the Year" - Ocean 5th in category "Software Company of the Year" - Melbourne House
Button MashersFeature-
Games containing a level or mechanic that require rapidly pushing one or two keys.
C&VG Top Ten 1984Annual Awards-
Link
Crash Readers Awards 1984Annual AwardsBest (Overall) Arcade Game1
LinkOther awards: 1st in category "Best Programmer" - Stephen Crow 2nd in category "Best Programmer" - Keith Burkhill 3rd in category "Best Programmer" - Jonathan Smith 4th in category "Best Programmer" - David Jones 5th in category "Best Programmer" - Steve Turner 1st in category "Best Software House" - Elite Systems Ltd 2nd in category "Best Software House" - Ocean Software Ltd 3rd in category "Best Software House" - Hewson Consultants Ltd 4th in category "Best Software House" - Imagine Software Ltd 5th in category "Best Software House" - Gargoyle Games
CursorControl Option-
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DaleyThompsonsDecathlonSeries1
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Golden Joystick Awards 1984Annual AwardsBest Arcade-Style Game of the Year1
Link
Interface 2 (right)Control Option-
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Kempston JoystickControl Option-
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Multi-sport EventSport-
Link
Redefineable keysControl Option-
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Ports
TitlePlatformOfficialLink
-Amstrad CPCYesLink
-Commodore 64YesLink
Remakes
No remakes recorded
Scores
WebsiteScoreVotes
WorldOfSpectrum8.13230
Notes
TypeText
Music ReferencesIncludes the following music: Vangelis, "Chariots Of Fire"
Aliases
Release #LanguageTitle
#5enSPORTS COLLECTION 01: Daley Thompson's Decathlon
Licenses
NameTypeOfficialLinks
Daley ThompsonPeopleYes
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Web links
WebsiteLanguageURL
Speccy Screenshot Mapsenhttp://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=DaleyThompson1
Wikipediaenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daley_Thompson%27s_Decathlon
FRGCBenhttps://frgcb.blogspot.com/2022/10/daley-thompsons-decathlon-ocean.html
Centre for Computing Historyenhttps://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/3694/Daley%20Thompson's%20Decathalon/
Centre for Computing Historyenhttps://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/8196/Daley%20Thompsons%20Decathlon/
Centre for Computing Historyenhttps://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/8197/Daley%20Thompsons%20Decathlon%20(Hit%20Squad)/
MobyGamesenhttps://www.mobygames.com/game/daley-thompsons-decathlon
RZX Archiveenhttps://www.rzxarchive.co.uk/d.php#decathlon
The Tipshopenhttps://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/cgi-bin/info.pl?name=Daley%20Thompson%27s%20Decathlon
UVLenhttps://www.uvlist.net/game-12600-Daley+Thompsons+Decathlon
FRGCB TVenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NC76UaB2kY
Modern ZX-Retro Gamingenhttps://youtu.be/onE8n9jc1Ec
RZX Archive - YouTubeenhttps://youtu.be/tbM-2C3P8v0
Modern ZX-Retro Gamingenhttps://youtu.be/toZRSz5sLMY
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