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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, 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.
Versions
Localised names
Also known as
Language
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Localised Name
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English Translation
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English
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Athlete Kings
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Athlete Kings
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English (US)
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Decathlete
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Decathlete
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Japanese
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デカスリート
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Decathlete
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Production credits
Saturn version
- 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
Source: In-game credits[4]
- Producer: Mike Wallis
- Product Manager: Brad Hogan
- SOJ Liaison: Yukimi Shimura
- Lead Tester: Dave Dodge
- Assistant Lead Testers: Todd Slepian, Dave Paniagua, Mike McCollum
- Testers: Mark Paniagua, Abe Navarro, Lorne Asuncion, Steve Bourdet, Byram Abbot, Lance Nelson, Sean Potter, Ty Johnson, Mike Dobbins, Dennis Lee, Peter Young, Marc Dawson, Jeff Junio, Fernando Valderrama, Matt Prescott, Jeremy Wheat, Arnold Galano, Matt Underwood, Jeff Hedges, Gerry Langford, Jason Torres, Chris Dawson, Matt Cogleym Anthony Gomez, Chris Garrett, Mark Griffin, Matt Ironside, Connor Morlang, Leonard Sayers, Howard Gipson, Ryan Hurth, Brian Thoroman, Kyle Jung, Kathleen Silkworth, Raul Orozco, Erin Fritz, John Dejano, Ruell Medina, Steve Thompson, Jeffrey Silveira
- Sega Sports: John Gillin, Christine Nunn
- Manual: Marc Sherrod
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Magazine articles
- Main article: Decathlete/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
PDF
Saturn JP flyer
For Seganet print advert in
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-27: "1997-27 (1997-08-08)" (1997-07-25)
also published in:
Physical scans
Sega Titan Video version
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Division by zero.
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Based on 0 review
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Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Version
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Score
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Sega Titan Video,
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Cart
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Saturn version
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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Source
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Computer & Video Games (UK)
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60
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№178, p62/63[2]
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Edge (UK)
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80
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№36, p74[7]
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Famitsu (JP)
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80
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№396, p31
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Fun Generation (DE)
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90
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GamesMaster (UK)
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85
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№47, p45
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Game Informer (US)
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73
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№41, p38[8]
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Mean Machines Sega (UK)
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89
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№46, p52-55[9]
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Player One (FR)
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93
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№67, p102/103
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Sega Power (UK)
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87
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№83, p58/59
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Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)
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91
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№11, p66/67[10]
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Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)
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77
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№1996-11, p230[11]
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Sega Saturn Magazine (readers) (JP)
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84
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№, p10[12]
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Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
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Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Disc Manual
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Saturn, JP (Satakore)
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Cover
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Spinecard Disc
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Saturn, JP (SegaNet Gentei Ban Play Set)
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Saturn, BR
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Cover
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System |
Hash |
Size |
Build Date |
Source |
Comments |
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✔
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143,730,720
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CD-ROM(EU)
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MK81115-50 V1.001
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✔
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147,239,904
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1997-07-14
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CD-ROM(JP)
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GS-7110 V1.100
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✔
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143,067,456
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1996-06-07
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CD-ROM(JP)
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GS-9096 V1.001
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✔
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143,733,072
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1996-08-10
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CD-ROM(JP)
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GS-9150 V1.005
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References
- ↑ https://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/decathlete.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:CVG UK 178.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ http://www.tectoy.com.br/releases/index.htm (Wayback Machine: 1998-06-25 19:48)
- ↑ File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Decathlete sat us manual.pdf, page 26
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-30 (1997-09-05)" (JP; 1997-08-22), page 118
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Edge UK 036.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ File:SSM_UK_11.pdf, page 66
- ↑ File:SSM_JP_19960712_1996-11.pdf, page 232
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-08-27)
- ↑ Famitsu, "1996-07-19" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 1
- ↑ Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 69
- ↑ Gambler, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ GamesMaster, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 45
- ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 56
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 98
- ↑ LeveL, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-10-01), page 79
- ↑ Level, "11/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 64
- ↑ Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 42
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 91
- ↑ Next Generation, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-17), page 177
- ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 102
- ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, August 31, 1996" (UK; 1996-08-31), page 1
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 15" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 165
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 18" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 72
- ↑ Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 28
- ↑ Secret Service, "Marzec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 67
- ↑ Sega Power, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 58
- ↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 66
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-11 (1996-07-12)" (JP; 1996-06-28), page 232
- ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 48
- ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 10
- ↑ Ultra Game Players, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-03), page 110
- ↑ Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 88