Decathlete

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Decathlete
System(s): Sega Titan Video, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Saturn 6 Player Adaptor
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

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.

As the non-European name suggests, the game features all the events of the decathlon, including the 100-metre dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400-metre race, 110-metre hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw and the 1500-metre race, and not only was one of the first games to feature all of these sporting events, was the first to present them in 3D.

Production Credits

Chief Programmer: Shinobu Hayashi
Programmers: Mitsuyoshi Ono, Bungo Ishida, Yoshifumi Ishihata
Chief Graphic Designer: Seiichi Yamagata
Graphic Designers: Kazuko Noguchi, Naoko Shimizu, Michinari Terada, Atsushi Saito, Kenji Nomura
Music & Sound Effects: Saeko Sasaki
Special Thanks: Takahiro Kajimoto, Kyoshi Ieizumi, Takeo Iwase, Nachiyo Kamogawa, Rica Terajima, Marc Sherrod, Luigi Limentani, John McClain, Wendy M. Dinsmore, Yuko Takizaki, Yukihiro Kashiwaguchi, Kumiko Shimura, Chikako Ida, Robert Belgrade, Colleen Gordon, David Leytze, Saki Nimiya, Norimasa Yatsuzuka, Satoshi Sonotani, Staff of "Ikebukuro Gigo", "Hi‑Tech Sega Sibuya", "Pasopiard", "Sega Digital Studio", To All Members of AM R&D Dept. #3
Director & Planner: Yoshitaka Maeyama
Producer: Mie Kumagai
General Manager: Hisao Oguchi
Presented by: Sega

Promotional Material

  • ST-V JP flyer

  • Saturn JP flyer

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,
Decathlete STV Cart.jpg
Cart

Saturn Verison

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №178, p62/63
80 №36, p74
90
85 №47, p45
73 №41, p38
89 №46, p52-55[1]
93 №67, p102/103
87 №83, p58/59
91 №11, p66/67
Sega Saturn
 83
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[2]
Digitiser (UK)
82
[3]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
80
[4]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
80
[5]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
90
[6]
Gambler (PL)
77
[7]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
85
[8]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
73
[9]
Intelligent Gamer (US) NTSC-U
75
[10]
Joypad (FR)
93
[11]
LeveL (CZ)
86
[12]
Level (TR)
75
[13]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
76
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
87
[15]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
89
[1]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[16]
Next Generation (US)
75
[17]
Player One (FR)
93
[18]
Power Up! (UK)
86
[19]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[20]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
76
[21]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
89
[22]
Secret Service (PL)
70
[23]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
87
[24]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
90
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
91
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
77
[27]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
84
[28]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
91
[29]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
79
[30]
Ultra Game Players (US)
84
[31]
Video Games (DE) PAL
77
[32]
Sega Saturn
 82
Based on
32 reviews

Decathlete

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 (newer)

Saturn, JP
Decathlete Saturn JP Box Back.jpgDecathlete Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Decathlete Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
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
Saturn, BR
Decathlete Saturn BR Box Front.jpg
Cover
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-11), page 62
  3. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-08-27)
  4. ↑ Edge, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-02), page 74
  5. ↑ Famitsu, "1996-07-19" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 1
  6. ↑ Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 69
  7. ↑ Gambler, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  8. ↑ GamesMaster, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 45
  9. ↑ Game Informer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 40
  10. ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 56
  11. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 98
  12. ↑ LeveL, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-10-01), page 79
  13. ↑ Level, "11/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  14. ↑ MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 64
  15. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 42
  16. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 91
  17. ↑ Next Generation, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-17), page 177
  18. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 102
  19. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, August 31, 1996" (UK; 1996-08-31), page 1
  20. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 15" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 165
  21. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 18" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 72
  22. ↑ Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 28
  23. ↑ Secret Service, "Marzec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 67
  24. ↑ Sega Power, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 58
  25. ↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  26. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 66
  27. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-11 (1996-07-12)" (JP; 1996-06-28), page 232
  28. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
  29. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 48
  30. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 10
  31. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-03), page 110
  32. ↑ Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 88
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