The Activision Decathlon consists of the following track and field events: 100-Meter Dash, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump, 400-Meter Race, 110-Meter Hurdles, Discus, Pole Vault, Javelin, and 1500-Meter Race. You can practice a single event or try to score points in all ten. Only the highest event score is added to your running total. Score 1,000 points in any event, and you are rewarded with a musical tribute.
Running or approaching the scratch line involves moving the joystick left and right while a strength bar registers your relative running or approach speed for each event. A real-time clock is on hand to count the minutes, seconds and fractions of seconds during all the races.