ZX Spectrum Longplay [041] Daley Thompson's Decathlon

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  • Опубліковано 6 січ 2013
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    Played by: MadMatty
    Spectrum 48k
    Daley put on his white skin to stay in this olympic sports game for the spectrum. A true classic among spectrum owners and became a number one for Ocean software. This joystick waggler probably single handedly rejuvenated the joystick market as I went through several in order to complete this and similar games. A fondly remembered game.
    Both days are shown and joint up into a single video. -
    Disclaimer: Most videos by World of Longplays use SaveStates!
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  • @macman975
    @macman975 4 роки тому +32

    I can't thank you enough for the upload. I haven't seen this game in almost 35 years.
    For the 16:49 of your video i was 9 years old again with my sisters, my parents and my uncle alive again.
    All of us button bashing, shouting and laughing. Amazing memories. Thank you again mate.

    • @Tenraiden
      @Tenraiden 2 роки тому +2

      Same. Miss my uncles and watching them geek out over these new computer things

    • @macman975
      @macman975 2 роки тому +2

      @@Tenraiden It's so nostalgic. I can still remember the early 80's decor my mum and dad had at the time. I was so young with not a care in the world. Sorry mate, I'm rambling, I am so glad that it's taken you back to that time too. Bless.

    • @spectrumdays
      @spectrumdays Рік тому

      Same, we really enjoyed reviewing this one.

  • @fegstachops6746
    @fegstachops6746 3 роки тому +10

    Lots of arthritis coming out 35 years later because of this gem.

  • @thebohemian.
    @thebohemian. Рік тому +3

    I remember the cheers sound, back then I had no speakers. I was just a hissing sound from the bottom right of the keyboard. 😃 ⌨️

  • @AmbersKnight
    @AmbersKnight 3 роки тому +4

    Gawd I remember this game. Many a keyboard pounded and joystick broken to win. It does hold a lot of nice nostalgic memories for me, especially that little tune that plays before each event.

  • @Ruribitz
    @Ruribitz 2 роки тому +6

    A mate snapped my Quickshot II joystick playing this back in the day lol.

  • @clairewilson8470
    @clairewilson8470 4 місяці тому

    Watching the Athletics Championships on TV tonight as it's in Glasgow (where I'm from). Was trying to work out why I was loving it so much when the penny dropped....it's basically the live version of THIS! My favourite zxspectrum game when I was little!!!! Brilliant video, brought back so many fun memories ❤

  • @mixerman8
    @mixerman8 2 роки тому +4

    Takes me back to a care free time, the joysticks used to get a real hammering in these running games. Wiggle as fast a you can to go quicker 🤣. Some great nostalgia.

  • @mephisto40
    @mephisto40 11 років тому +28

    The game that broke my spectrum's keyboard, amazing!

    • @arribus30
      @arribus30 3 роки тому +3

      Forget your keyboard, the 1500m broke me!

    • @BionicRasta
      @BionicRasta 2 роки тому +1

      Ha, that why we got an adaptor accessory to programme a joystick, frustrating in itself. If you dangle the joystick upside down & wiggle it side to side real fast the speeds you could acheive were far better than by hand.

    • @windowsxpnt2347
      @windowsxpnt2347 2 роки тому +1

      @@BionicRasta just get an sjs-1 joystick, it ended up becoming so loose so easily, that you could just hold the base of the joystick and shake it to make "the little man on the screen run at inhumane speeds"

    • @BionicRasta
      @BionicRasta 2 роки тому

      @@windowsxpnt2347 I think thats what i had or maybe an sjs-2. I recall having to plug the adapter into the console & the joystick into that. Then you program it by holding it in each postition so it memories it. It took a few goes tho as buggy.

    • @macman975
      @macman975 2 роки тому

      I think it was N and M and space bar to to do the action.😊

  • @KuroMicra
    @KuroMicra 11 місяців тому

    The sounds and the graphics! A welcome nostalgic trip to one of my all time favourite Spectrum games.

  • @bonglesnodkins329
    @bonglesnodkins329 4 роки тому +12

    Sad that the gingerbread men in the stadium get machine-gunned after every event.

  • @phillbarnes8513
    @phillbarnes8513 3 роки тому +5

    Should’ve included the sounds of button bashing or joystick waggling for that totally immersive experience.
    The Quickshot turbo II in red.... aaaah

    • @spectrumdays
      @spectrumdays Рік тому

      lol, good point, I was tempted to include my frantic button sounds in our review!!!

  • @BlamBlam80
    @BlamBlam80 Рік тому +1

    The amount of springs I had to replace in my quickshot joystick because of this game was unbelievable.

  • @getupagainlife
    @getupagainlife 2 роки тому +2

    My best mate was a bit heavy handed playing this and must have broke 5 rubber keyboards. Pretty much one of my earliest experiences playing ‘next level’ computer games after pong.

  • @MiguelXisto1
    @MiguelXisto1 11 років тому +8

    I broke quite a few joysticks with this game

  • @isyt1
    @isyt1 2 роки тому +2

    The 1500m was brutal.
    I don’t remember the graphics and scrolling to be so bad. Also it’s clear the graphics and sound was done by the programmers lol

    • @coliander4180
      @coliander4180 Рік тому

      Parallax scrolling was pretty ahead of its time though, to be fair.

  • @notanfningain
    @notanfningain 3 роки тому +3

    Is that miner willy in the crowd on the left hand side of the Ocean banner?

  • @HybOj
    @HybOj 10 років тому +2

    I still remember the pain this game caused, we played it on keyboard and it never broke .)

  • @brythebass
    @brythebass 2 роки тому +1

    The 1500m was masterful, that's where I always failed as an 8 year old!

  • @albertorg9084
    @albertorg9084 3 роки тому +1

    Que recuerdos... Gracias

  • @kevinm449
    @kevinm449 Рік тому +2

    Thank god for those rubber keys!!! 😅

  • @repboy1
    @repboy1 Рік тому +1

    My fingers still know when to press jump lol 30 plus years later

  • @fantasticmrfox2265
    @fantasticmrfox2265 4 роки тому +2

    Tapping those keys as fast as I could lol those were the day's

    • @spectrumdays
      @spectrumdays Рік тому

      Same, we really enjoyed reviewing this one.

  • @gbone2352
    @gbone2352 2 роки тому

    Wow how times have changed

  • @dsswooshy
    @dsswooshy 3 роки тому +3

    I used to own this on my spectrum years ago.
    Never realised until i watched this what an amazing rip off of track and field it is 🤣

  • @jindre7547
    @jindre7547 Рік тому

    Spectators sound like they’re getting machine gunned, fun game

  • @midnightoil7138
    @midnightoil7138 5 років тому +4

    Game is very quiet without the frantic bashing of keys

    • @spectrumdays
      @spectrumdays Рік тому

      Same, we really enjoyed reviewing this one. Should have included the bashing sounds in ours.

  • @theradgegadgie6352
    @theradgegadgie6352 3 роки тому +1

    Shouldn't there be a shoe selection screen?

  • @kristianspeke1
    @kristianspeke1 2 роки тому

    What a game

  • @JimGall
    @JimGall 2 роки тому +1

    400 metres was the toughest.

  • @gamingaccount6904
    @gamingaccount6904 2 роки тому +2

    Best way to do it. A piece of paper over z and x. then just finger.......like your girlfriend just got back into town.

  • @simonfootie6255
    @simonfootie6255 Рік тому

    Best to use the joystick instead of hammering the keyboard

  • @veggo74
    @veggo74 11 років тому

    i dident have this but did have sunnergames on c64 have broke a lot of joysticks on it

  • @paulwilliams8389
    @paulwilliams8389 6 днів тому

    Pole Vault and Discus are the wrong way around in Decathlon order. Great game though!

  • @Sunsandsea962
    @Sunsandsea962 4 місяці тому

    Machine gun crowd😂

  • @tonygomezma
    @tonygomezma 3 роки тому

    El auténtico "destroza" "O", "P"

  • @gamingaccount6904
    @gamingaccount6904 2 роки тому +1

    oh, btw, Daley Thompson was not white.

  • @warmachine68
    @warmachine68 4 роки тому

    Did the audience just get shot

    • @Retsler54
      @Retsler54 3 роки тому

      By machine gun fire. No the audience in this game suffered from electric shock or something.

  • @mattw4405
    @mattw4405 5 років тому +1

    Repetitive strain injury for 13 yr olds 😂

  • @joeylittle3535
    @joeylittle3535 2 роки тому

    God these games were shit 😂😂

    • @douglasfreeman3229
      @douglasfreeman3229 Рік тому

      Yes. Compared with today's games,which will also be shit one day. However it was all we had and we hadn't mastered time-travel like you kids of today.