"Now that the Ouya is officially released in the UK, two staff members from DarkZero decided to get hold of the device and take the little Android box for a spin. The video below is the first of a collection of videos - spanning roughly four hours - showcasing their experience with the system and what games are available at launch. This is raw, unedited footage, so you can all see their natural response to some of the surprises thrown at them during the Ouya experience."
From systems that could keep your beer cool, to oddities trying to get in on the popularity of VHS and laserdisc, you’ve got some very, very weird video game consoles out there.
I had the LaserActive... it was a nice collectors piece but not very practical. Especially when it came to needing recapping. I think i paid all of about $50 for the floor model from an incredible Universe back in the day. I ended up selling it many years later for $300 at the time due to it needing a new laser and the aforementioned recapping.
An honorable mention not on the list would be the VM Labs Nuon. It basically looked like any regular DVD player but it had ports on it for controllers to play specific games. one of which is still exclusive to it with Tempest 3000. It also offered nuon enhanced DVD movies with extra content not accessible by regular players.
Virtual Boy, Sega Nomad, Ouya and the other troubled game systems that nobody bought.
How has this article missed out Sega's Dreamcast and Nintendo's Wii U, two consoles that were actually superb devices in their own right, but were seen as failed due to lacklustre sales at the time of release?
Wonder how long before Stadia appears on the list surprised the Ngage is not on that list
Talk about a blast to the past.......I remember trying the virtual boy at Toy R Us and it was cool but I did feel slightly disoriented afterwards......good article.
The Ouya, a failed Android gaming console from early in this generation, is getting a second lease on life thanks to Internet archivists and some new software.
That's pretty cool they were able to bring it back. It sucks when something online only gets killed.
I got mine when it first launched, however it wasn't good for anything other than retro emulation. I couldn't sell the thing fast enough. Managed to get almost all my money back selling it on eBay.
I guess the Stadia launch is bringing back memories of other failed consoles/services.
As sad as this sounds, I'll stick to my iPhone. The market for the Ouya just isn't there quite yet.
this system looks like its for people who would just use it for emulation !
the ouya is cool for what it is. The games look great on my tv. Plus you install android xbmc to what videos
Sorry I came to the wrong page by thinking its a PS4/Xbone 1 article....
No doubt is it a haven for Emus, but it is also a device by developers for developers.
They have made a very accessible route for indies and those just starting out to get games onto a console (with less hoops and red tape).
We are porting a few games over to test the waters out. I can't say I'm a fan of the UI, the design is really ugggh. Performance varies on some titles too, but I seriously doubt some bothered fully optimizing their games before publishing them over to Ouya.