Decathlete

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Decathlete

System(s): Sega Titan Video, Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega AM3

Sound driver:

SCSP/CD-DA (10 tracks)

Peripherals supported:

Sega Saturn Modem (Seganet)

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code

ESRB

Sega

ELSPA

USK

Tectoy

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

~In-game credits~^[1]

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
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) Print advertisement

Physical scans

Sega Titan Video version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

	N/A
Based on 0 reviews

Decathlete

Sega Titan Video,

Cart

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

50

^[2]

Digitiser (UK)

82

^[7]

Edge (UK)

NTSC-J

80

^[8]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[9]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

90

^[10]

Gambler (PL)

77

^[11]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

85

^[12]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[13]

Intelligent Gamer (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

93

^[15]

LeveL (CZ)

86

^[16]

Level (TR)

75

^[17]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

76

^[18]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-J

87

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

89

^[3]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

89

^[20]

Next Generation (US)

75

^[21]

Player One (FR)

93

^[22]

Power Up! (UK)

86

^[23]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[24]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

76

^[25]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

89

^[26]

Secret Service (PL)

70

^[27]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

87

^[28]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

90

^[29]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

91

^[30]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[31]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

84

^[6]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

91

^[32]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

79

^[33]

Ultra Game Players (US)

84

^[34]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

77

^[35]

	82
Based on 32 reviews

Decathlete

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, EU (newer)

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, JP (Satakore)
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, JP (SegaNet)
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP (SegaNet Gentei Ban Play Set)

Saturn, BR
Cover

References

↑ File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:CVG UK 178.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 178.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM_UK_11.pdf, page 66
↑ File:SSM_JP_19960712_1996-11.pdf, page 232
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-08-27)
↑ Edge, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-02), page 74
↑ 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
↑ Game Informer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 40
↑ 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

[:File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-1] File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:CVG_UK_178.pdf_p62-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:CVG UK 178.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 178.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf_p52-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_UK_11.pdf_p66-4] File:SSM_UK_11.pdf, page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19960712_1996-11.pdf_p232-5] File:SSM_JP_19960712_1996-11.pdf, page 232

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content

[digitiser1996-08-27-7] Digitiser (UK) (1996-08-27)

[:File:Edge_UK_036.pdf_p74-8] Edge, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-02), page 74

[9] Famitsu, "1996-07-19" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-09.pdf_p69-10] Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 69

[11] Gambler, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_047.pdf_p45-12] GamesMaster, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 45

[:File:GameInformer_US_041.pdf_p40-13] Game Informer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_04.pdf_p56-14] Intelligent Gamer, "September 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 56

[:File:Joypad_FR_056.pdf_p98-15] Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 98

[16] LeveL, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-10-01), page 79

[17] Level, "11/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-09.pdf_p64-18] MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 64

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-09.pdf_p42-19] Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 42

[:File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf_p91-20] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 91

[:File:NextGeneration_US_22.pdf_p177-21] Next Generation, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-17), page 177

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_067.pdf_p102-22] Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 102

[23] Power Up!, "Saturday, August 31, 1996" (UK; 1996-08-31), page 1

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-15_19960719.pdf_p165-24] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 15" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 165

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-18_19960906.pdf_p72-25] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 18" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 72

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_04.pdf_p28-26] Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 28

[:File:SecretService_PL_44.pdf_p67-27] Secret Service, "Marzec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:SegaPower_UK_83.pdf_p58-28] Sega Power, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 58

[29] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_UK_11.pdf_p66-30] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19960712_1996-11.pdf_p232-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-11 (1996-07-12)" (JP; 1996-06-28), page 232

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_01.pdf_p48-32] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 48

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p10-33] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 10

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_089.pdf_p110-34] Ultra Game Players, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-03), page 110

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-09.pdf_p88-35] Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 88

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Decathlete

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production Credits

Promotional material

Physical scans

Sega Titan Video version

Saturn version

References