The Activision Decathlon Decathlon by the UK budget label Firebird. It was subsequently featured on the PlayStation 2 compilation "Activision Anthology". The Atari 2600 version of "Decathlon" was reviewed by "Video" magazine in its "Arcade Alley" column where it was described as "an absolute triumph of imaginative programming" and as "a masterwork". The Activision Decathlon The Activision Decathlon is a sports game written by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1983. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit family, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, ColecoVision and MSX platforms. Up to four players compete in the ten different events of
Daley Thompson's Decathlon Daley Thompson's Decathlon Daley Thompson's Decathlon is a computer game developed and released under licence 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. A sequel, "Daley Thompson's Super-Test", was released in 1985. The player takes part in the ten events of the modern decathlon: 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 meters event results in the game returning