General info for: Daley Thompson's Decathlon [#ID: 1217]
Title:
Daley Thompson's Decathlon
Release Date:
1984
Original Publisher:
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Paul Owens (UK)
Christian F. Urquhart (UK)
F. David Thorpe [Frederick David Thorpe] (UK)
Contributors:
Bob Wakelin
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Sport Game: Action
Maximum Players:
1
Competitions:
C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards
Features:
Button Mashers
Controls:
Cursor
Interface 2 (right)
Kempston Joystick
Redefineable keys
Sports:
Athletics
Multi-sport Event
Original Price:
£6.90
Other platforms:
Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score:
72.40% (5 reviews)
Annual Awards:
1st Best (Overall) Arcade Game - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.

Winner of the C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Arcade Style Game.
Music References:
Includes the following music: Vangelis, "Chariots Of Fire"

Daley Thompson's Decathlon image, screenshot or loading screen
Daley Thompson's Decathlon image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
8.7
Total votes:
25
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Stats:
  10:  
  36% (9)
  9:  
  24% (6)
  8:  
  24% (6)
  7:  
  8% (2)
  6:  
  4% (1)
  5:  
  4% (1)

Main File Downloads

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TZX
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1984
DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(LargeCase).tzx.zip
English
(Large Case)
TZX
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1984
DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(SmallCase).tzx.zip
English
(Small Case)
TAP     JSSpeccy    QAOP
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1984
DaleyThompsonsDecathlon.tap.zip
English
MDR
Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1984
DaleyThompsonsDecathlon.mdr.zip
English
TZX
Zafi Chip (Spain)
1984
DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(ZafiChip).tzx.zip
English
TZX
The Hit Squad (UK)
1989
DaleyThompsonsDecathlon(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip
English

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Speccy Screenshot Maps

  http://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=DaleyThompson1

LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Tie-in Licence
Name: Daley Thompson
Type: People
Owner(s):

Releases

 Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
1984
£6.90

 EDOS (UK)
unknown

 Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1984
1700.00 Ptas

 IBSA (Spain)
unknown

 Zafi Chip (Spain)
1984

 The Hit Squad (UK)
1989
£2.99
SPORTS COLLECTION 01: Daley Thompson's Decathlon
Authors/Contributors
Paul Owens (UK)  
no team 
Christian F. Urquhart (UK)     
no team 
Bob Wakelin     
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Compilations featuring this title
Title: Spectrum Load'n'Run v1 issue 06
Publisher: Magazine Spectrum Load'n'Run - covertape from issue v.1 #6 - 1985/Jul
Date:
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title: Olimpiadas
Title: They Sold a Million
Publisher: The Hit Squad (UK)
Date: 1985/Nov/01
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: They Sold a Million (alternative)
Publisher: The Hit Squad (UK)
Date: 1985
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: Load 'n' Run issue 15
Publisher: Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #15 - 1985/Apr
Date: 1985/Apr
Release Type: Unauthorized version
Alternate Title: Olimpiadi (giorno 1)
Title: Load 'n' Run issue 16
Publisher: Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #16 - 1985/May
Date: 1985/May
Release Type: Unauthorized version
Alternate Title: Olimpiadi (giorno 2)
Titles in "DaleyThompsonsDecathlon" Series
Number: 1
Title: Daley Thompson's Decathlon
Publisher: Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Release: 1984
Number: 2
Title: Daley Thompson's Supertest
Publisher: Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Release: 1985
Number: 3
Title: Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge
Publisher: Ocean Software Ltd (UK)
Release: 1988
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #10 - 1988/Jul
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #10 - 1984/Nov
Page: 93 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 82%

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #67 - 1989/Aug
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 74%

 MicroHobby
Issue: #2 - 1984/Nov
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Sinclair Answers
Issue: #2 - 1985/Jan
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #25 - 1984/Nov
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: 1986 special "Annual 1986"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 4/5

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 8/10

 Sinclair User
Issue: #44 - 1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic"
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #48 - 1989/Dec
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 46%

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #10 - 1984/Dec
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #35 - 1984/Sep
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #37 - 1984/Nov
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #38 - 1984/Dec
Page: 191 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #39 - 1985/Jan
Page: 157 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #40 - 1985/Feb
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #40 - 1985/Feb
Page: 126 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #42 - 1985/Apr
Page: 108 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #46 - 1985/Aug
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/Sep
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #9 - 1984/Oct
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #10 - 1984/Nov
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #11 - 1984/Dec
Page: 133 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 96 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Crash Readers Awards

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"
Page: 144 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #13 - 1985/Feb
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #14 - 1985/Mar
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #16 - 1985/May
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Sports Scene supplement

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #16 - 1985/May
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #84 - 1991/Jan
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Die Speccy CD
Issue: 1996/Jan
Page: 0
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #76 - 1984/Aug/21 special "week#3"
Page: 1 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #98 - 1985/Feb/5 special "week#1"
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #100 - 1985/Feb/19 special "week#3"
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #104 - 1985/Mar/19 special "week#3"
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters - Problems, problems

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #105 - 1985/Mar/26 special "week#4"
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Critic's Choice

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #128 - 1985/Sep/3 special "week#1"
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 MicroHobby
Issue: #139 - 1987/Jul
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #1 - 1985/Nov special "Especial"
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Supercincuenta

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #3 - 1986/Jun special "Especial"
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #7 - 1987/Dec special "Especial"
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Informe

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #12 - 1984/Nov
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #13 - 1984/Dec
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #13 - 1984/Dec
Page: 117 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Challenge Chamber

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #13 - 1984/Dec
Page: 126 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #13 - 1984/Dec
Page: 127 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #15 - 1985/Feb
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #45 - 1984/Nov/8 special "week#2"
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #32 - 1985/Jun
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #32 - 1985/Jun
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #32 - 1985/Jun
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #35 - 1985/Sep
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #86 - 1989/May
Page: 53 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #111 - 1991/May
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 TV Gamer
Issue: 1984/Sep
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #7 - 1984/Sep
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ZX Computing
Issue: #16 - 1984/Dec
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: 1985 special "Yearbook"
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #34 - 1984/Aug
Page: 141 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #35 - 1984/Sep
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #37 - 1984/Nov
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #40 - 1985/Feb
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #41 - 1985/Mar
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #42 - 1985/Apr
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #93 - 1989/Jul special "93a"
Page: 115 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #14 - 1985/Mar
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #69 - 1989/Oct
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #77 - 1984/Aug/28 special "week#4"
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #10 - 1984/Sep
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #12 - 1984/Nov
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #14 - 1985/Jan
Page: 128 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #15 - 1985/Feb
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #34 - 1984/Aug/23 special "week#4"
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #30 - 1984/Sep
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #32 - 1984/Nov
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #36 - 1985/Mar
Page: 75 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #37 - 1985/Apr
Page: 75 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #88 - 1989/Jul
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #89 - 1989/Aug
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #91 - 1989/Oct
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

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Issue: #20 - 1989/Jul
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.4 #9 - 1984/Sep
Page: 196 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #2 - 1985/Feb
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #3 - 1985/Mar
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #4 - 1985/Apr
Page: 147 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #43 - 1989/Jul
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #46 - 1989/Oct
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert
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Issue: #50 - 1985/Dec
Page: 117 (PDF) (VIEW)
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 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #50 - 1985/Dec supplement "Adventure Supplement"
Page: 117 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #49 - 1985/Nov
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: #9 - 1985/Dec
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: #131 - 1985/Sep/24 special "week#4"
Page: 1 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #132 - 1985/Oct/1 special "week#1"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (They Sold a Million)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #40 - 1985/Oct/3 special "week#1"
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: #44 - 1985/Nov
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: #21 - 1985/Dec
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (They Sold a Million)
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Issue: #49 - 1985/Nov
Page: 108 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: #50 - 1985/Dec
Page: 148 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: #67 - 1987/May
Page: 99 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: #9 - 1985/Dec
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: #26 - 1987/May
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: v.1 #22 - 1985/Nov
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: v.1 #23 - 1985/Dec
Page: 127 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: v.1 #24 - 1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 146 (PDF) (VIEW)
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Issue: v.1 #25 - 1986/Feb
Page: 106 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: #44 - 1985/Nov
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: #46 - 1986/Jan
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: v.5 #11 - 1985/Nov
Page: 132 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (They Sold a Million)

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Issue: v.5 #12 - 1985/Dec
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (They Sold a Million)

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