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The Activision Decathlon is a series of Olympic games similar to the Epyx games series. Up to four players can compete in the ten different events of a real-life decathlon, either in sequence or individually. Included are the 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400-meter race, 110-meter hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw, and 1500-meter race.The flat running events involve simple joystick waggling, which must be balanced with accurately-timed button presses to clear the hurdles - hitting them or breaking stride causes a loss of momentum and thus time. For jumping and throwing events, you must build momentum by waggling and then press the button to throw or jump at what you feel is the appropriate moment.
For each event, points are earned based on how well you do (this can be based on your running time, or how far you throw the javelin or discus, etc...), and the player with the most points at the end of the decathlon wins the gold medal.
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Alternate Titles
- "Decathlon" -- Australian/German title
- "デカスロン" -- Japanese spelling
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User Reviews
Time to buy a new joystick again | Atari 2600 | TheoryOfChaos (55) |
Critic Reviews
Tilt | Atari 2600 | Jan, 1984 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
100 |
Woodgrain Wonderland | Atari 2600 | Dec 04, 2016 | B+ | 83 |
Your Commodore | Commodore 64 | Nov, 1984 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
80 |
All Game Guide | Atari 2600 | 1998 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
80 |
Zzap! | Commodore 64 | Jun, 1987 | 76 out of 100 | 76 |
The Video Game Critic | Atari 2600 | Feb 07, 2002 | B- | 67 |
The Video Game Critic | Atari 5200 | Jun 18, 2011 | C+ | 58 |
Joystick (German) | Atari 2600 | Apr, 1989 | 5.5 out of 10 | 55 |
Tilt | MSX | Jul, 1985 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
50 |
The Good Old Days (Staff Reviews only) | Atari 2600 | Jul 06, 2013 | 2 out of 6 | 33 |
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Trivia
High-Score Rewards
Activision used to reward players by sending them a fabric patch if sent them proof that player achieved a certain high score on the game (ie. a photograph of the high score).In this case:
- Bronze: 8,600 points Here is a picture of the bronze patch at AtariAge.
- Silver: 9,000 points Here is a picture of the silver patch at AtariAge.
- Gold: 10,000 points Here is a picture of the gold patch at AtariAge.
Awards
- Zzap!
- May 1985 (Issue 1) - #3 It's the Zzap! 64 Top 64!