Space Spartans was a game released for the Mattel Intellivision

Intellivision

The Intellivision is a video game console released by Mattel in 1979. Development of the console began in 1978, less than a year after the introduction of its main competitor, the Atari 2600. The word intellivision is a portmanteau of "intelligent television"...

, initially programmed by Brian Dougherty, and later completed by William C. Fisher and Steve Roney. It is notable for being the first game released which supported the Intellivoice

Intellivoice

The Intellivoice Voice Synthesis Module was an adapter for the Intellivision, Mattel's home gaming console, that utilized a voice synthesizer to generate audible speech...

voice synthesis module.

Concept

The overall objective of Space Spartans is to outlast an alien onslaught for as long as possible. Defeat is inevitable, so victory terms are defined as how long a player can last through any one game and how effective they are at destroying alien ships and starbases.

External links

• Intellivision Lives Intellivoice Games, informational webpage detailing information on games released for the Intellivision
• Space Spartans Instructions, text-based version of the Space Spartans Manual
• Everything 2 Space Spartans, E2's Space Spartans Feature
• GameFAQS Space Spartans, Release information