Will the OUYA Nintendo Emulators be available at launch?
With the public release of the OUYA just over a month away there is talk and worry that the console won’t have enough launch titles. As yet the only big title we have heard about is a 3D port of Canabalt. Now whilst this is a good game, it’s not exactly a major launch title.
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.
I'd most likely get it for emulation purposes, portability, MKV video support, and for the fact that anyone can create games for it. These are big draw points for me, and it's a cheap little system. So, I might just go for it.
Why dose Nintendo not do anything?
Sketchy...
Ouya knows emulators are not illegal but at the same time they're not above using their appeal to sell their product. Sony did something similar with the first PSP, before the piracy plague bit them on the ass and they had to rethink their strategy.
Well one thing is for sure it is better than a Wii Mini..
all you have to do is sideload android emulators, they work with the controller after mapping. I played Contra 3 and a bunch of SNES games on the Ouya devkit and it worked great. My computer is plugged into my tv, but I'm still looking forward to this