Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge

Box front of Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge

Details

Released
1989
Developer
Ocean Software Ltd.
Publisher
Ocean Software Ltd.
Genre
Sports / Olympiad
Players
Up to 1; single player
Type
Commercial
Platform
MS-DOS
Pack
eXoDOS
Manual
Included in the pack (PDF)

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Title screen of Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge
Title screen
Gameplay of Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge
Gameplay

About this game

The third licensed game based around the legendary British decathlete did something slightly wider in scope than the basic Games style of play. Before you play the main events you have to train in the gym. Weight-lifting, squats and sit-ups are included, which involve waggling the joystick as fast as you can to fill a displayed bottle of Lucozade (clever bit of product-placement there). The better you do at this, the better you'll fare in the events, which are predominantly waggling-based as well. They include the standard decathlon events of running, jumping and throwing as well as you can. There are four types of shoes available, and choosing the wrong one for the event will seriously hamper your performance.

Also known as

Daley Thompson `88Working title