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mvolke1:
Hey Everyone,

Have any of you been following the Ouya? It's a little console that runs Android software. It just came out. It will accept blue tooth, has an HDMI out and a couple USB ports. You can go online wirelessly and download games, and it'll run some emulators. Oh, and it's $99 and it comes with a controller.

To me, this got my brain going right away. It seems perfect for MAME machines. It's the size of a rubic's cube and if you got blue tooth controls, it seems like a lot of potental. Today on their Twitter feed, they showed a photo of it running Mario Bros.

http://mynintendonews.com/2013/03/25/ouya-to-launch-with-nintendo-64-snes-and-nes-emulation-support/

What do you guys think?
Doltz:
From what I have seen it is awful.
The interface and specs make it really clunky and the controller has significant lag.
mvolke1:

--- Quote from: Doltz on June 25, 2013, 06:56:00 pm ---From what I have seen it is awful.
The interface and specs make it really clunky and the controller has significant lag.

--- End quote ---

IGN seemed to be pretty positive about it: http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/03/29/ouya-hands-on-impressions
Doltz:
Seems better than what I have seen.
I subscribe to giantbomb and they tore it apart.
The concept sounds awesome, and the ability to side load roms is awesome.
I wonder if there is a way to bypass the front end right into mame?
leapinlew:
I have one.

The controls are solid and the unit feels very well built. The fan is near silent. The games in the app story have a definite indie feel to them. As for emulators, they aren't the greatest front end and perhaps sideloading a different emulator would help. My biggest gripe though is I can't seem to remap the controls and this is a big deal since the nintendo controller is setup backwards (A and B buttons) than I remember.

The bluetooth has a great range and no visible lag.

I recommend it if your intention is to play NES and SNES and at $99 it's a bargain.
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