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History of video games/Platforms/Spartan
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History
thumb|Spartan console logotype.
Background
An earlier unofficial 2015 petition for a new Dreamcast caught media attention.No, Sega Isn't Launching A 'Dreamcast 2' https://kotaku.com/no-sega-isnt-launching-a-dreamcast-2-1749342080 10 January 2022 Kotaku en-us Internal conflict among that project lead to it being shuttered in 2016.Charnock Tom Dreamcast 2 'Project Dream' Shuts Down https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2016/06/dreamcast-2-project-shuts-down.html 10 January 2022
The console is sometimes associated with this petition as the creators of that petition endorsed the Spartan, though they were not directly involved in development.Frequently Asked Questions https://spartanconsole.com/faq/# 10 January 2022
Development
A twitter account for the platform was created in September of 2017,https://twitter.com/spartanconsole https://twitter.com/spartanconsole Twitter 2 September 2021 en first posting a teaser for the console on October 1st, 2017.https://twitter.com/spartanconsole/status/914406797464752128 https://twitter.com/SpartanConsole/status/914406797464752128 2 September 2021 Twitter en The console was then covered by the channel SpawnWave shortly afterwards on October 16th, 2017.Sega Entering The Console Market? Meet Spartan! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5yolF9F-E 2 September 2021 en
A new controller design was announced on April 29th, 2018.https://twitter.com/spartanconsole/status/990658046597697542 https://twitter.com/SpartanConsole/status/990658046597697542 2 September 2021 Twitter en
A new prototype controller unit was shown in a September 19th, 2020 update.Something… finally… – Spartan Console https://spartanconsole.com/news/something-finally/ 10 January 2022
Technology
thumb|Earlier Spartan controller design
Software
The system runs an operating system known as Spartan OS.Spartan OS - Alpha 0 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA89I5fihhM 2 September 2021 en This operating system is based on Linux, and is meant to be open with the exception of a proprietary game software.
Hardware
The system had two standard USB ports, two super speed USB ports, a USB type C port, S/PDIF, Headphone jack, microphone jack, HDMI port, Displayport, and DC power in.https://twitter.com/spartanconsole/status/934317002675585024/photo/1 https://twitter.com/SpartanConsole/status/934317002675585024/photo/1 Twitter 2 September 2021 en
Games
The system supported "software/hardware emulation" for earlier Sega home consoles, including the Sega Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast, as well as the Sega Game Gear portable console. The developers specifically noted that the open source projects RetroArch and Libretro were not used.
Exclusives
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References
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