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The Activision Decathlon

Developer / Publisher: Activision
18 March 1983
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Well... it's much a better game than Hyper Olympic, at least.

Activision's Decathlon is a weird mix of good and bad design decisions. On one hand the events here are not needlessly embelished with complicated controls and all of them are easy to figure out from the get-go because they are all virtually identical. On the other hand the running events bring the durability of your analog stick into question: In order to run, you need to alternate left-right on your joystick as fast as possible.

My poor joystick could not handle this kind of torture so I played the running segments laying as low as possible. The absolute cream of the event has to be the last segment, the 1500m run, which is bound to grind your controller into dust and test your nerves with patience. 1500 metres of running and joystick mashing is simply too long and drab for any game, and when I was measuring it, my running lasted almost a full 4 minutes!!!

If you want to play this game, please show some love to your analog stick and play it on something that has a much more durable left-right input, like a keyboard.
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grondylion The Activision Decathlon 2023-08-17T11:39:39Z
Atari 2600/VCS
2023-08-17T11:39:39Z
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nbatman The Activision Decathlon 2023-07-05T22:13:45Z
2023-07-05T22:13:45Z
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scaryoldbicycle The Activision Decathlon 2022-06-21T15:22:14Z
Atari 2600/VCS
2022-06-21T15:22:14Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
DrinkPebis The Activision Decathlon 2022-03-14T07:21:26Z
2022-03-14T07:21:26Z
1
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xur The Activision Decathlon 2021-08-08T06:02:10Z
2021-08-08T06:02:10Z
2.0
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krisrox The Activision Decathlon 2021-07-01T11:18:21Z
2021-07-01T11:18:21Z
3.0
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frogfarmer38 The Activision Decathlon 2021-05-09T14:07:19Z
Atari 2600/VCS
2021-05-09T14:07:19Z
3.5
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Clownboss The Activision Decathlon 2018-07-12T16:48:58Z
Atari 5200 • XNA
2018-07-12T16:48:58Z
2.5
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Clownboss The Activision Decathlon 2017-11-22T20:56:09Z
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2017-11-22T20:56:09Z
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