Daley Thompson's Decathlon Review (inc. bonus DVD footage)

Inept Reviews presents... 'Daley Thompson's Decathlon Director's Cut' for the ZX Spectrum!

This review, first recorded on the 2nd December 2007, is now uploaded onto the Internet for the first time. Digitally remastered into the inferior Windows Media Video format in 640x480 resolution and 2.0 stereo sound, and downscaled further in Youtube's own even worse mono format, here is your chance to see one of the most classic 'Joystick Waggler' sports games played in a truly apt inept style. Watch your reviewer blame everything but his lack of wrist muscles and co-ordination as he fails at every event.

This special edition 'Director's Cut' includes bonus additional footage on Disc 2. Witness further frustration and hellish torture on the part of the reviewer as his first attempt to review the game ends adrupty in a moderate fit of anger. This is raw, uncut Inept Reviews at it's finest*.

The review and subsequent bonus footage were optimised for internet video players in PAL Region 2 zones.

*Moderate cuts were made due to time restraints. Finest is a matter of opinion.

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[MaxSpender]

LOL! You're crap at this & it's quite an easy game too. Some advice from a veteran bedroom decathlete: you don't need to batter the keyboard on the High Jump & Pole Vault - just press a key to make him start running & time the jump with the fire button. Go on, review the other five events & redeem yourself (or give us all another laugh).

[collieuk]

I figured out the high jump method, only then I tried it on the 400m and it didn't work, that's why I ended up going no-where for ages. Unfortunately by the time I reviewed the game, I was really fed up and tired. I used to be great at this, but it's much easier with a decent joystick.

Who keeps giving you a negative score for your comment? Behave yourself people!

[pocketmego]

This is why I won't even play Track and Field on XBLA. I refuse to mess up my joysticks and controllers. I also recommend you get a Stelladapter. An adapter that lets you plug and old school joystick in a USB port.

[collieuk]

I don't have any old school joysticks left. This game broke them all! What annoyed me was when I'd be getting a rhythm going then suddenly the power drops to zero and I'm fucked! I didn't even dare load the other 5 events. I was happy just to pretend it was some Pentathlon.

[radby]

:)) I remember when I broke some of the keys of my computer with this stupid game. But, it's a sports game and you're in it... you'll grow muscles on your fingers!

[collieuk]

Carpel tunnel syndrome - that's about all I'll be getting from this game.

I was a bit stingy with the score, but then again as 90% of the game revolves around breaking as many joysticks and keyboards as possible, 6/10 is a bit generous.

[beanz991]

Great game, taught me to wank.

[Fawltykog]

This game was the fave of all Joystick makers, kept them in business throughout the 80's :)

Great review!

[feckingbillgates]

Russell Brand didn't say "spazz" mode, lol. He said "spasm"!

[spacecoke]

i wonder why they made daley thompson look like a 4 year old white kid :P

[s1monz]

Lol 42secs to qualify on the 400, they clearly didn't do their homework there.

[OrielFilms]

god this takes me back

[Turnip6666]

I cant believe you made this! Me and my dad had hours of fun on it! I'm 30 now!

Thanks mate!

[DaWreckster]

Oh the glory days, LMFAO. Defo easier with the good old rubber keys.

[ruud76]

"That's Daley Thompson, he's black in real-life, but he's white in this..."

Piss funny.

[fishslappingdance]

I spent many a happy hour bashing away on those rubber keys, so if you really had anything to do with this game I thank you very much!

[wallopens]

LOL, I wrote this before normal keyboards existed- we just had the rubber ones so the code is designed for rubber keys. Emulator keys dont work the same, the old rubber keys respond quicker they are hard wired to an IO port. The key code is different for the high jump by the way.

We wanted to make him black but it had to be all one colour because of the spectrum even Daley himself who came to see the game agreed that it looked better white.

The chariots music is on supertest by the way.

[Mclumperty]

Bloody brilliant ending!