DecAthlete
| DecAthlete | |
|---|---|
European Sega Saturn cover | |
| Developer(s) | Sega AM3 |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Director(s) | Yoshitaka Maeyama |
| Producer(s) | Mie Kumagai |
| Programmer(s) | Shinobu Hayashi |
| Artist(s) | Seiichi Yamagata |
| Composer(s) | Saeko Sasaki |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | Arcade May 1996 Saturn PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Sport |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Arcade system | ST-V |
DecAthlete, released in Europe as Athlete Kings due to a licensing issue, is a track-and-field themed arcade sports video game. On its unveiling, the gaming media generally described it as a modern clone of Daley Thompson's Decathlon. Released in 1996, it was developed by Sega AM3 and produced by Sega. A home port was released on the Sega Saturn in 1996, largely identical to the arcade version, due to the similar hardware of the ST-V hardware and the Saturn. It was released on the PlayStation 2 in Japan only as part of the Sega Ages 2500 series. Compared to other decathlon based games, Decathlete has a more comic and cartoon-like style. A sequel followed in 1997, which was the winter sports-based Winter Heat.