Ouya Console Worth Playing in 2018!? - History, Review & Retrospective
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A man in a top hat, with a dashing moustache or a highly distinguished beard, reviews rare video games in his massive collection. Appreciate the finer things in life! Top Hat Gaming Man travels around the globe, playing the best games for the handhelds around the world. The best games are like fine wines and only get better with age. Today, Top Hat Gaming Man talks about his the Ouya and whether or not the system is worth playing today.
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Ahhhh foreshadowing, ehh? Right on Top Hat, right on.
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I think the Pi Faces might stay quiet on this one (and I say this as a Pi Man) The Ouya's a lot easier to get going and can do pretty everything the Raspberry Pi with Retropie can do.
I backed this poor project, I was happy for 2 days games aside the controller just doest work on some games (what?! ) but you can use ps3 controller how ever... The console it self is crap piss poor hardware quality. My OUYA stopped outputing audio.. And Bluetooth connectivity is there to mock with you... It was a scam
"I own a OUYA"
*an
Also, where do you get them nowadays? Someone else suggested a Mad Catz Mojo? Where do you get those?
I actually wouldn't mind a purpose made emulation box based on either Android or Linux (or maybe something Intel based that runs Windows... or Wine)
Probably the only positive "Ouya in 2018" video on UA-cam lol
I’m a big fan of the OUYA too... would like to see more content from your channel on it
The OUYA is _only_ best used as an emulation machine, and it's a pretty good one too. I bought the last one at Target years ago for $100 before they disappeared, and it's still used as my main emulation machine on one of the spare TV's. It has an emulator for every console you could want, and its PS/MAME emulator's are honestly the easiest and most compatible I have ever used surprisingly! Its usefulness for gaming is only limited by the size of your external HD tbh.
Oh, and it's also compatible with most any wireless controller you may have, including 360 and Wii-motes.
Look it up lazy
Every console? Does it support Xbox One emulation?
History and Reviews It was released quite awhile before the X-BOX One so no, smart ass. Nothing in that tiny library to emulate anyways.
raspberry pi 3 is cheaper and emulates better though
Yeah, I love it for emulation. Gene, do you use the original controller or do you know if there's an arcade-type joystick that's compatible with it?
The Ouya has a shitty controller, it's very uncomfortable, has horrendous deadzones on its analog sticks and the buttons are stiff and annoying the press.
I stopped using my Ouya a week after getting it (which was several months after retail release, because Ouya corporate badly managed the kickstarter and got it out in stores before getting it to most backers, then backers got it very slowly in backer-number order)... partly because there were no noteworthy games, and because that controller was horrible. Most of my time with it was with Knightmare Tower, which is a game you can play for free on your web browser anyways.
people don't say "information superhighway" enough, these days
I backed this thing on kickstarter, and I can definitively say that it's not worth playing in 2018, nor was it worth playing the day it released.
It has a lot of games, sure...but 95% were bad. It was basically what steam greenlight turned out to be, only without all the high quality and AAA games to make up for it. It wound up infested with games like Flying Car (an actual Ouya game) that ended up burying everything that was halfway decent.
Yes. It is better. Because Ouya was letting everyone with $0 dollars publish their game. Seriously, all you had to do was sign up for a mailing list. And they had a grand total of 0 big games. So you had all the crap games from Steam, but none of the good ones.
I'm sure half life 2 was on the ouya if i remember correctly.
14:16 "In this game it appears you play as Michael Jackson trying to escape New York City on the day of 9/11". Ok, that line was aimed to test if we are actually paying attention, wasn't it? 16:08 Actually, as soon as I saw the footage it reminded me an Amiga game, Cyberpunks from Core Design, for some reason.
I definitely cringed.
Yeah turns out this guy isn’t funny.
@@Mocityspirit No it's your sense of taste.
Ouya? Oh you mean the Atari VCS prototype!
Igor Kolosha Nah. It cant even run a SNES emulator properly.
Eu tenho um ouya e nunca me arrependi
uso ele mais que meu ps4
Ouya actually exists.
i use it all the time it does flawlessly stfu
Everyone said the Ouya was a scam months before it was released and it was released so...
It was also an awesome emulation machine, and ran XBMC pretty much flawlessly. Lovely little system.
Ouya was a good idea but ultimately superseded by the crazy advancement in mobile phone/tablet tech. While more expensive, most people own a phone/tablet more powerful then an Ouya. And that is probably only by a year post release.
I love my little OUYA and got one in a target store for full price when it came out. I love collecting consoles and such and had not played my OUYA in a while so I broke it out. I would love to see a more in-depth look at its library for suggestions for my own library
I have a Ouya, trying to get it to connect to WiFi is like trying to punch your way through a brick wall with your bare hands, not only that but would drop connection with WiFi constantly. The controller, while if feels great in the hands the build quality is horrible, constantly 2 months of ownership and the thumbs ticks started not to return back to dead center and started grinding, got a replacement and it too started doing the same thing.
Not only that, constant had an issue with the controller with unexplained lag (the controller would be doing fine then all of a sudden stop taking input, then all of a sudden would do all of the buttons you tried while it was having its stroke).
The cooling wasn't the best either.
Raspberry Pi.
Just get one.
I have much love for the Ouya and it's controller. Well done with covering it.
I can play the same games on my 5 year old Samsung S4.
I can play those same games on a Kindle Fire 4th gen. It's actually a pretty nice emulation machine, in my opinion. And you can get one for $30 on Ebay. ;)
4:09 when you get the Wimpy reference and remember your old as dirt
I was looking forward to this review ever since you posted on twitter that you bought one =)
Great Video as always. You've been through almost everything, but you still find ways to entertain with great content. I will say that I think you would have the ability to make the most boring subject interesting - in part because it comes with being British and ind part because you are a great storyteller. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. I share your opinion on the OUYA. I play it since Christmas 2013 and still love it! I would appreciate more videos about it from you!
I'm one of those people who bought it at retail as soon as i found it. Despite what everyone might think i found it worth the $100. It had a great number of fun titles and is a good emulation box. I am someone who has built a raspberry pi 3 retro gaming box (both retropie and recalbox) and the Ouya is more capable. The Pi still struggles with n64 where the ouya rocks that platform. It also can handle ps3 wireless controllers which the Pi struggles with.
It did have some short commings however. It really should have had a infared input. While it could work with hdmi cec it wasn't a smooth experience. Also some streaming services were never officially available. Just having Netflix, Hulu, and UA-cam together easily downloadable would have been a killer app for this being a mediabox.
There is one more thing about the controller that I'm supprised no one gave ouya credit for. Under the battery covers there is a header on the board enabling you to tap into the controller and use "accessability" devices. Microsoft got a ton of good will for making the special Xbox One controller for this and Ouya had it on every standard controller.
Hey Top Hat Gaming Man. Congrats on what is looking like a fairly successful video for your channel. This seemed to do well!
Mine is packed away in my closet. I paired it with a PS3 controller, installed some emulators, and never looked back.
I bought an OUYA when it first game out. I really loved it. Great system for 4 player party games. If you do anymore OUYA videos I would highly recommend you play Duck Game and TowerFall. Especially multiplayer. On a side note, you can use 360 and PS4 controllers on the system.
Dont forget to talk about meltdown,towerfall ,duck game and bombsquad that used to be ouya exclusives!
I really enjoyed mine while I had it, but eventually gave it to a neighbor. I eventually replaced it (for what I was mostly using it for) with a Raspberry Pi 3.
I've had an OUYA since 2013. It was a dirt cheap $20 used system as it was one of them that suffered audio issues, one of the most prevalent problems with the machine itself... I've recently discovered though that it works perfectly fine when synched up to a Bluetooth sound system!
I was one of the few people who purchased one of these when they came to market. I must say, I rather enjoy the little box, and have gotten minutes of fun out of it! It makes a perfect "party" console, as games like BombSquad and You Don't Know Jack had the option of a mobile phone app controller.
I thought the ouya was rediculas when the kickstarter launched. But then i played DeadSpace on my tablet and thought "Damn! If oiya gets games like this with controller support, its going to be great." It didn't get very many big games but it was a fun ass console and i am glad i bought it.
My Ouya died a couple years ago , I forgot to turn it off , it took a dump a week later.. but hey I had fun with it !!
Ebay had many of the Ouya units on sale after it was discontinued. Most were pre-hacked. Very interesting system.
I love my Ouya...!
but did you purchase any indy games for it?
Interesting system and a well done video. I'd be interested in hearing more about the emulation capabilities of the system.
I own an original Ouya and the 16GB version as well.
I had my controllers re-flashed by Ouya back when it was offered and they work well.
While they are charming in their way and do offer a lot of retro gaming value I personally have better systems to do retro gaming on and the native titles don't warrant me keeping the system out and connected.
That one game, Knightmare Tower, is playable on Kongregate if anyone wants to try it out.
Best retrospective ive seen.
I did get 1 about 3 or 4 months after launch out of stone curiosity. And its still hooked up to my tv. I ended trying out and playing and finishing a lot of fun pick up and play experiences on it. It had a devoted forum of fans that still exists but they dont have much to talk about these days with Razer all but pulling the plug on the store servers themselves which as youve shown, still go today. All the games were so cheap you wouldnt even miss what you dropped on them, especially when they had frequent sales. It even once had its own (contracted) AAA streaming service which got bought by gamefly. I played Darksiders on this thing. Pretty cool.
It was the little console that almost could. I had fun exploring all the experimental games and some very solid experiences that playing on mobile wouldnt have done justice.
This was a fun video, I would love to see more dives into the OUYA world.
Greetings Top Hat Gaming Man! It's nice to hear someone that has an unbiased view of the OUYA Console! I'm actually thinking of picking one up fairly soon! Great video and keep up the good work! Cheers!
" join my conga of heroes" my next t shirt message ! lol
I still see these every once in a while for dirt cheap. May take a flyer on it if I see it for 20 bucks or less as a nice emulation box
Yeah, I was interested in the Ouya back in the day but newver got one. Seems like they're worth getting nowadays! I think it was John Hancock who said that it makes a mean little emulation console and easier to set up than a Raspberry Pi, if I do say so myself!
I still have to say, my dream phone would still be a reboot of the Sony Xperia Play.
To be honest, if I ran a brand new independent mobile phone manufacturer, I'd release two mobile phones.
The GeoGame phone! A spiritual successor to the Xperia Play with a slidey up screen exposing game controls and with a special game store for games guaranteed to work with the gamepad! And maybe licence it out to SNK, have it sold as the Neo Geo Pocket Phone, with select boot screens either based on the Neo Geo or the Neo Geo Pocket Color.
The GeoWork phone! Kinda like the Planet Gemini, but with Nokia 9000 style buttons on the outside, simple display, keypad. Don't who I'd licence that out to...
Both running Android (of course) and no bloody Joy Launcher (spit)
If your thinking about getting an Ouya, get a Mad Catz MOJO instead. It's more powerful and it has Ouya support.
I seem to remember talk of them releasing yearly upgrades to the hardware being a cause for concern and possibly harming sales. It's a shame that the only real alternative we have to the Ouya these days - other than a smart phone, MHL cable and bluetooth controller - are dodgy Chinese media players with jailbroken Android and who knows what kind of software running in the background.
I remember thinking the ouya had made it when I saw it for sale at a grocery store. Neat game machine :).
The controller kinda looks like the Nintendo Switch joy-con linker pad
I remember buying one at launch and got heckled by my cohorts for it. "Why not just buy a PS4?" Because I wanted a set-top box, getting one that doubled as a game console for $100 was a bonus.
You sir have made me a believer of this platform
I don't think the screen size is the issue cause you play a lot of handhelds. I thought about this too and wondered why I like handhelds but not playing games on my phone... dedicated button inputs for controls are the thing I could think of. I hate playing on the screen I'm holding and pressing it at the same time.
While I did not pick up the Ouya, I picked up one of it's successors the Mad Catz M.O.J.O. which used the Ouya marketplace and as completely compatible. Like the ouya it was super easy to hack and sideload apps & games.
I personally do not get the hate as while Android games are not AAA there are quite a lot of GOOD games to choose from, One of my favorites is Maldita Castilla which is a love letter to Ghouls & Ghosts.
The second upside of the Ouya and it's successors is that they make actually quite good budget emulation stations.
For the price of less than most retail games, you can have a small emulation console with storage on board, a good controller, and all the cables right out of the box.
The Raspberry Pi 3B+ might be more powerful but you need to buy storage, HDMI cables, controllers, and a power cable to get there. With the Ouya, Razer's follow-up or the M.O.J.O. you don't.
Just plug it in power it up and away you go.
Yeah. I'd be better off getting a MOJO than an Ouya.
I saw it once used and I regret not getting it....
Scrub demands the ouya twoya!!!
5:46 Volume spike protect your eara.
I'm always up for learning about systems and their libraries that I'm not familiar with so I'd like to see more videos about the Ouya
I'd love to see more! And I'd love to find an Ouya for £18!
An Ouya for emulation and a PS3 controller is a nice setup. Though if I were to do it today, I'd probably just get a Shield.
I really appreciate Ouya, great retrospective!!!
Ouya was underrated. Played it at E3 one year when they held an event outside the convention center. Lol they where giving away alcohol. Good times
I was interested in the Ouya back in the day, so I picked up one of their special editions (a snow white one with double the memory). I had a ball with it, and really enjoyed the games. It matched my casual gaming style. I still have it, and I'm not getting rid of it. Frankly, I never really understood the hatred for it. Yeah, it's not a Triple-A gaming platform; but then, it never professed itself to be one. Whatever.
Here's something you might not know about the Ouya controllers: there's a touchpad below the four LEDs that can be used in some games.
Damn it... now I want to buy an Ouya.
I've been watching THGM for many a moon and just love the satirical views. Having watched today's 2 videos, the approval of the Ouya as well as the Pokémon Quest game, I can't decide if THGM is exercising maximum sarcasm or just generally taking the rise.
The answer is yes. I'm trying to find a cheap limited edition one, the... champagne gold coloured one? It's an odd colour. I narrowly missed out on an eBay auction that went for about £40 in box, great condition with two of the limited edition controllers.
The Ouya will be a great obscure console that every will mock in a few years.
sadly it last longer than dreamcast
Hey I've got an Ouya too!!! *hooks phone up to HDTV and connects any Bluetooth controller* BOOM!!
Wonder what the pinball arcade is like on this?
From a hardware hacking and software modifying point, the Ouya is an amazing device.
I got to play that last game you showed at a cosplay convension a few years ago, I didn't even know what the console was but I thought was interesting!
I just found an ouya today (23/07/18) for £5. I grabbed it. Glad to see I can actually still buy games for the system. I'm going to have fun checking it ok.
beep boop Beep to be honest I haven't properly tried it out yet. I managed to set up an account and download some emulators 😂.
Ha I just picked up an OUYA again and this showed up on my feed. Why? I really am sick. Love this video: Well presented and nice game recommendations!
Love the blaster master music
+1 for Martin Galway as bg music ...
Ouya promised and delivered on time, unlike ZX Spectrum Vega+. I'd like a Ouya even today, but it's too expensive at over $50 used for and old 2012-2013 Andoid device in 2018, when I already own better options. On the other hand, an updated Nvidia Shield is $200.
But yes, five years ago at $99, including a controller, it was Kickstarter done right.
I'd love to see a deeper dive into the library for this machine. I assumed it would have devolved into F2P Android ports at some point so be nice to see what the standouts are.
I had an Ouya for a few years till it decided to log me out earlier this year & i cant remember my password & it wont let me change it & i cant be arsed to re-register so gave up on it & got a cheap kodi box. Only used it for emulation & kodi anyway which it did great for the price, got it for 50 brand new in Game around 3 years ago.
Great video! I remember being very hyped about the Ouya.... And then I totally forgot about it.. :) Thanks for this informative video. ^^
wow you only have 24k subs? that's hard to believe.
The triggers on the pad are awful things imho. I picked one up recently for twenty quid and filled it with emulators. Some input lag on certain emulators unfortunately..
The pad is objectively monstrous though, don't listen to this guy ;)
I have to say Bomb Squad is by far the best game on this system. With up to 8 players local and allowing you to use PS3 controllers, Plugged in USB controllers and your Smart Phone ya can't beat it.
I guess it was clever to name the face buttons after the system...that’s something
I appreciate an encouraging review for this system as I still look fondly at my little android box. And thank you for showing some nice looking games. A few of my favorite (non-exclusive) ouya games are Ittle Dew, Clark, and Shadow Blade.
If you continue to feature it, I can recommend a future topic. There are a lot of couch competitive multiplayer games on the ouya. Some were even good enough that they were ported from the ouya to the PS4 if you can believe it! If you talked about them you could then discuss the ability of the system to accept several other brands of bluetooth controllers. I don't like the stock controller as much as you, but I think it is at least serviceable, but my second player can use a DualShock 3.
I had every intention of playing my ouya last week, but ran short of time. After watching your vid, I *must* make time soon! I am fearful that sometime soon the ouya store will close abruptly.
When the thing came out I asked who wants to play phone games on their tv. If I remember it right the only people that wanted to buy the thing intended to mod or hack it and were never going to purchase any mobile games from the ouya store.
Oh come on, I bought like, two games for it while I was taking a break from modding it! Two! That counts as plural!
I bought one of these last year for £22 from a local cex, use it mostly as a retro platform.
You can also mod it and put the Google Play Store on it too
Barrons Lumber is this still possible, I heard an update kicked in and blocked the Google play method
Mal Ant I'm not for sure I did mine a couple years ago have you tried it
Barrons Lumber no not yet but will try later on today
Wow, you don't see a positive and normal coverage of Ouya often. Hat's off to you.
Usually people cover the bad games on the system.
I love my ouya, never sell it.
Oooooh yeeeah. 😀👍👍👍
I bought my Ouya 3 or 4 years ago. Game had it for £80 new, and I was gifted a £60 voucher with nothing to spend it on, so I bought one for £20. It’s been hooked up to my TV in the lounge ever since. Amazing for Kodi, and the emulator interface is amazing as it scrapes the internet for all the box art. Those moaning about it at launch were mostly people crying that it couldn’t compete with the big current gem consoles. It’s not supposed to! If you thought it would rival a PS3 then you’re a fucking idiot.
I still have my ouyaI bought the day came out retail
Chess 2 is really, really good and my favorite for the console. I think it was an exclusive for awhile, but it's now on Steam.
Loved a developing for the Ouya console, it was a huge shame when it went under. We had 3-4 games on the system and I have not found a community that has been more welcoming since.
I just got one for a total of 38.35 USD shipped! I was going to get a $35 cheap android box for tv streaming but I figured this would be more fun to mess with.
I came for the review but I am subscribing for the top hat. 🎩💪✅
Stupid name but it really doesn't deserve the massive amounts of venom spit at it, didn't bang your Mum or kick your dog right?
I always found the statement that the OUYA couldn't compete with existing game consoles to be a brain dead argument as the point of the system was that it was $99. As far as the controller, I'm not sure why they made one from scratch as it's nothing new and licensing one would have been far easier.
Mostly regardless of the big crowdsourcing in the end I'm just not sure who the OUYA was made for still? To me it's simply a better option than buying those terrible knockoff game consoles that usually end up being crappy Wii or Famiclones.
The Jackie Chan consoles, yeah I'd love to have one. :) That is true, the OUYA has more muscle than the Wii. Almost bought a OUYA second hand and regretted not doing it, THGM's 18-pounds was a bargain.
"Short answer, no. Long answer, nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, etc." - Zero Punctuation
I've got an Ouya as well, and lately i've been thinking of hooking it up for a round of bombsquad. That game alone, made the investment worth while. I have one of the backer ones, though i didn't initially back it. However, it does mean that the controller is terrible. The sticks are so slippery, it's virtually impossible to use it, unless you avoid snacks and anything greasy completely, and can somehow not sweat in your hands during intense gameplay... Good thing it works with both xbox 360 and ps3 controllers if i remember right.
I wonder though, is it even possible to get some more games on the thing? Or are you just stuck with whatever you had, before the shut down?
you can sideload games too it. i dust mine off yesterday and mess with it and installed some android games. and also got play store working on it. still pretty limited but you can still use it.
Great video. I love mine and have never understood all the hate for it! Wish it had cost me 18 quid though lol
I actually LIKED my OUYA - mainly as an 'XBMC/KODI ROM Runner'. And some of the ports weren't that bad, either. I was sad to see it failed…
Just like the CEO said, "there's nothing special about the hardware," (she just seemed like a complete idiot) so, it can't do anything you can already do on an (modern more powerful) android tablet, phone, or set top box. You can run the same emulators on anything else and I think every game that was made for it was ported to other places (google play store, steam, etc.) So don't see why it would be worth playing, especially since the controller apparently sucked.
I'm guessing you didn't watch the video 😂
Actually, there was a lot you could do with the Ouya that you couldn't do with a tablet.
For one, you can press actual BUTTONS instead of having your fingers block the dang screen and sliding all over the place.
For another, you can have MULTIPLAYER. You sit on the couch with your buddies and play a game together like a normal console. Just pick up the controller and you have another player.
And for a third, it was effectively more powerful than a tablet or phone because it had a dedicated power source and explicit hardware. Anyone developing for an android phone at the time had to reduce the visual quality of their app by a lot or else it would just eat through the battery too fast. Plus, they would want to keep the code simple enough to run on slower phones too, since not everyone had the newest phone. But because the Ouya has set specific hardware and drew power from the wall, developers could push their games much further than they could if they were developing for the generic android market.
marscaleb I'm comparing it to tech now in 2018.
1) It's called a bluetooth controller.
2) As far as emulators go (which seems like the biggest reason people are interested in it now), they do have multiplayer capabilities.
3) Did you read my comment? I was comparing it to modern tech. The Ouya is steamrolled by modern android systems.
If you are going to say anything about the games made specifically for Ouya, well with how hard the system flopped, they are mostly available other places now. So there is no reason to own one now as there is nothing it can't do that things people already have can do and better.
I did read your comment; it was self-contradictory. You shared a quote that was only relevant to when the console was new, made a side comment about modern systems, and then finished with a remark about the controller that was only relevant before the console was formally released. There was more in your comment about it when it was new than about today, and honestly it is worded in such a way that it sounds like you wanted to address both; to say that it is neither relevant today nor was it worthwhile when it was new. At least there is a heavy implication of that.
But hey, if you want to say your comment was only about playing the Ouya today, we can go with that.
Whether or not it is relevant today is entirely dependent on what you already own. Plain and simple, end of story. Not much else to discuss.
The ouya had a lot of games that couldnt be found on other android platforms. They may have been ported since the consoles death but when it was in production it did have exclusives and some were really good
you'd make a good butler, i'd call you Benson.
I still want one of these
Good job on your video Mr!
If someone else was in charge the OUYA would have done much better. Julie was completely incompetent. Wasted money like it was going out of style.