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Have You Played... Daley Thompson's Decathlon?

Running simulator

Contrary to conventional wisdom, games learned to run before they could walk. Predating all of the walking simulators by many many years, Daley Thompson's Decathlon simulated the act of running rather fast perfectly, and it only needed two buttons. One for each leg.

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Adam Smith: Adam wrote for Rock Paper Shotgun between 2011-2018, rising through the ranks to become its Deputy Editor. He now works at Larian Studios on Baldur's Gate 3.
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