Decathlete

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Decathlete
System(s): Sega Titan Video, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Saturn
SCSP/CD-DA (10 tracks)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn Modem (Seganet), Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Sports[2][3]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Sega Titan Video)
JP		 ¥? ?






















Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,8005,800 GS-9096
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
JP
(Satakore) 		¥2,8002,800 GS-9150
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
JP
(SegaNet) 		GS-7110
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
US 		81115
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81115-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE 		MK81115-50
USK: 0
Sega Saturn
PT
Sega Saturn
UK 		£39.9939.99[5] MK81115-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL 		209zł209
Sega Saturn
AU
OFLC: G
Sega Saturn
BR 		R$69.9969.99 193406
Tectoy: Todas as Idades

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Decathlete (デカスリート), known as Athlete Kings in Europe, is a Sega Titan Video game developed and published by Sega. However, it saw most of its success as a Sega Saturn title, released later in the same year.

Gameplay

As the non-European name suggests, the game features all the events of the decathlon, and not only was one of the first games to feature all of these sporting events, was the first to present them in 3D.

Events

100-Meter Dash
Long Jump
Shot Put
High Jump
400-Meter Race
110-Meter Hurdles
Discus Throw
Pole Vault
Javelin Throw
1500-Meter Race

Characters

United States of America Rick Blade
Germany Karl Vain
Russia Aleksei Rigel
Japan Joe Kudou
Jamaica Femi Kadiena
France Ellen Reggiani
China Li Huang

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Athlete Kings Athlete Kings
English (US) Decathlete Decathlete
Japanese デカスリート Decathlete

Comparisons

Main article: Decathlete/Comparisons.

Production credits

Main article: Decathlete/Production credits.

Saturn version

Source:
In-game credits
Decathlete Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
[7]


Due to time constraints, the Saturn version does not credit the porting team, but they left messages in the README.DOC.

Source:
README.DOC[8]


Source:
US manual
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: 232078 Done '/usr/bin/gs' '-sDEVICE=jpeg' '-sOutputFile=-' '-dFirstPage=1' '-dLastPage=1' '-dSAFER' '-r150' '-dBATCH' '-dNOPAUSE' '-q' '/home/sonicret/domains/segaretro.org/public_html/images/3/31/Decathlete_sat_us_manual.pdf' 232079 Segmentation fault | '/usr/bin/convert' '-depth' '8' '-quality' '95' '-resize' '2187' '-' '/home/sonicret/domains/segaretro.org/public_html/images/temp/transform_525d147391cb.jpg'
[9]


Magazine articles

Main article: Decathlete/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Decathlete Arcade JP Flyer.jpg
ST-V JP flyer
Decathlete Arcade JP Flyer.jpg

Decathlete Saturn JP Flyer.pdf

PDF
Saturn JP flyer
Decathlete Saturn JP Flyer.pdf
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-13: "1996-13 (1996-08-09)" (1996-07-26)
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Print advert in Super Power (FI) #1997-02: "2 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
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For Seganet print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-27: "1997-27 (1997-08-08)" (1997-07-25)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Titan Video version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
Arcade
 Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Arcade
 N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Decathlete

Sega Titan Video, JP
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"Top" instructions
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"Long" instructions
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Cart
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Instuction card(s)

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[5]
Digitiser (UK)
82
[11]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
80
[12]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
80
[13]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
90
[14]
Gambler (PL)
77
[15]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
85
[16]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
73
[17]
Intelligent Gamer (US) NTSC-U
75
[18]
LeveL (CZ)
86
[19]
Level (TR)
75
[20]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
76
[21]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
87
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
89
[23]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[24]
Player One (FR)
93
[25]
Power Up! (UK)
86
[26]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[27]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
76
[28]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
89
[29]
Secret Service (PL)
70
[30]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
87
[31]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
90
[32]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
91
[33]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
84
[34]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
77
[35]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
91
[36]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
79
[37]
Ultra Game Players (US)
84
[38]
Video Games (DE) PAL
77
[39]
Sega Saturn
 81
Based on
30 reviews

Decathlete

Saturn, JP
Decathlete Saturn JP Box Back.jpgDecathlete Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Decathlete Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Decathlete SS jp manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, JP (Satakore)
Decathlete Saturn JP Box Back Satakore.jpgDecAthlete Saturn JP Box Satakore.jpg
Cover
Decathlete Saturn JP Spinecard Satakore.jpg
Spinecard
Decathlete Saturn JP Disc Satakore.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP (SegaNet)
Decathlete Saturn JP Box Back SegaNet.jpgDecAthlete Saturn JP Box SegaNet.jpg
Cover
Decathlete Saturn JP Disc Seganet.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP (SegaNet Gentei Ban Play Set)

Saturn, US
Decathlete Saturn US Box Back.jpgDecathlete Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Decathlete sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
AthleteKings Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
AthleteKings saturn eu cd.jpg
Disc
Saturn, EU (Plastic Case)
AthleteKings Saturn EU alt cover.jpg
Cover
AthleteKings saturn eu cd.jpg
Disc
Athlete Kings Manual SAT EU Alt .jpg
Manual
Saturn, FR (Blister pack)
AthleteKings Saturn FR blister back.jpgAthleteKings Saturn FR blister front.jpg
Cover
Saturn, PT

Saturn, AU
AthleteKings Saturn AU cover.jpg
Cover
AthleteKings saturn eu cd.jpg
Disc
Saturn, BR
Decathlete Saturn BR Box Front.jpg
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Decathlete/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
143,730,720 CD-ROM (EU) MK81115-50 V1.001
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
147,239,904 1997-07-14 CD-ROM (JP) GS-7110 V1.100
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
143,067,456 1996-06-07 CD-ROM (JP) GS-9096 V1.001
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
143,733,072 1996-08-10 CD-ROM (JP) GS-9150 V1.005

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP (GS-9096)) Extra files
Folder / File Type Size description
README.DOC TXT 8,445 Messages from the developers.


This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP, SegaNet (GS-7110)) Extra files
Folder / File Type Size description
\DECA\README.DOC TXT 6,832 Messages from the developers.
DECA_ABS.TXT TXT (Abstract) 31 Title
DECA_BIB.TXT TXT (Bibliographiced) 77 About this game
DECA_CPY.TXT TXT (Copyright) 48 Copyright


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 141
  2. ↑ File:Decathlete Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-07 16:06)
  4. ↑ http://sega-saturn.com/saturn/other/july-n.htm (Wayback Machine: 2016-03-05 22:29)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Computer & Video Games, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-11), page 62
  6. ↑ http://www.tectoy.com.br/releases/index.htm (Wayback Machine: 1998-06-25 19:48)
  7. ↑ File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  8. ↑ The Cutting Room Floor: DecAthlete (Sega Saturn)
  9. ↑ File:Decathlete sat us manual.pdf, page 26
  10. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-30 (1997-09-05)" (JP; 1997-08-22), page 118
  11. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-08-27)
  12. ↑ Edge, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-02), page 74
  13. ↑ Famitsu, "1996-07-19" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 1
  14. ↑ Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 69
  15. ↑ Gambler, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  16. ↑ GamesMaster, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 45
  17. ↑ Game Informer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 40
  18. ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 56
  19. ↑ LeveL, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-10-01), page 79
  20. ↑ Level, "11/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  21. ↑ MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 64
  22. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 42
  23. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-05), page 52
  24. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 91
  25. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 102
  26. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, August 31, 1996" (UK; 1996-08-31), page 1
  27. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 15" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 165
  28. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 18" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 72
  29. ↑ Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 28
  30. ↑ Secret Service, "Marzec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 67
  31. ↑ Sega Power, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 58
  32. ↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  33. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 66
  34. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
  35. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-11 (1996-07-12)" (JP; 1996-06-28), page 232
  36. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 48
  37. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 10
  38. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-03), page 110
  39. ↑ Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 88


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