Daley Thompson's Decathlon

A second game, Daley Thompson's Super-Test, was released the following year. The third title, Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge, was released in 1988 to coincide with the 1988 Olympic Games.

• Title — Daley Thompson's Decathlon • Developer — Ocean Software Konami (license) • Publisher — Ocean Software • Programmer — Paul Owens Christian Urquhart Dan Hartley • Artist — David Thorpe • Composer — David Dunn Martin Galway • Platforms — Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum • Genre — Sports (Olympics) • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer

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 metres 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.

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