Ouya to launch with NES, SNES, and N64 emulation - Polidicks

[img]http://imgkk.com/i/twz6.jpg[/img] [url]http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/03/ouya-to-bolster-launch-games-with-nes-snes-n64-emulation/[/url] [quote]Ouya, the open-source game console running Android, has come under fire for the look and feel of the games demonstrated so far on the system. Ars' own Florence Ion talked last month with several developers currently involved with Ouya launch titles, and while they were clearly enthusiastic about the promise of developing for an open system, the games themselves so far lack, well, a bit of polish. A console typically lives and dies by its launch titles (see the unfortunate Sega Saturn), but Ouya now has the opportunity to stand directly on the shoulders of giants with its initial content offerings. According to Ed Krassenstein, the Ouya forum administrator, Ouya will launch with NES, SNES, and Nintendo64 emulators available (hat tip to TechCrunch). NES emulation will be provided by EMUya, SNES emulation will be via SuperGNES, and N64 emulation will be via Mupen64Plus.[/quote]

neat

I have a feeling these will be more interesting than the actual Android/Ouya games.

Well shit, call me interested.

this could be a better alternative to wii u virtual console. will it be a paid system?

So it'll just have the emulators pre-loaded onto it? That's alright, I guess. Doesn't make it anymore desirable.

Mupen and not project64? Shame.

Excuse me, these emulators already exist for Android, and they're already compatible with controllers. [url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.retroarch&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5yZXRyb2FyY2giXQ[/url] [url]http://sourceforge.net/projects/nesoid/[/url] [url]http://www.appsapk.com/snesoid-emulator/[/url] [url]http://www.explusalpha.com/home/snes9x-ex[/url] [url]http://www.supergnes.com/[/url] [url]http://slideme.org/application/n64oid[/url] [url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paulscode.android.mupen64plus.free&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwicGF1bHNjb2RlLmFuZHJvaWQubXVwZW42NHBsdXMuZnJlZSJd[/url] How is this noteworthy at all? You'd get the same effect by taking two seconds to download the emulators yourself and configuring it with the controller.

[QUOTE=killerteacup;40039063]Mupen and not project64? Shame.[/QUOTE] Project64 does not respect your freedoms. [editline]25th March 2013[/editline] Or maybe it does. The whole PJ64 situation is very confusing. [editline]duhh[/editline] It's almost a dead project anyway.

instant buy for me i'm 100% sold eat my ass, lick my balls

this android system will be compatible with android apps. thanks for the update

unless this is a paid system i find it mildly disrespectful to sell a console advertising the fact that you can pirate games on it seems a bit foolish even if pirating nes/snes/n64 is harmless at this point

So they're advertising their console on the fact that it plays games for consoles made by other companies? Already, I can hear the clammy, lifeless husks of a million lawyers shamble from their crypts.

[QUOTE=Y'all.;40039021]this could be a better alternative to wii u virtual console. will it be a paid system?[/QUOTE] No. It's the exact same as downloading an emulator on your P.C., you have to get the ROMs yourself.

[QUOTE=Dr. Evilcop;40039109]Excuse me, these emulators already exist for Android, and they're already compatible with controllers. [url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.retroarch&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5yZXRyb2FyY2giXQ[/url] [url]http://sourceforge.net/projects/nesoid/[/url] [url]http://www.appsapk.com/snesoid-emulator/[/url] [url]http://www.explusalpha.com/home/snes9x-ex[/url] [url]http://www.supergnes.com/[/url] [url]http://slideme.org/application/n64oid[/url] [url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paulscode.android.mupen64plus.free&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwicGF1bHNjb2RlLmFuZHJvaWQubXVwZW42NHBsdXMuZnJlZSJd[/url] How is this noteworthy at all? You'd get the same effect by taking two seconds to download the emulators yourself and configuring it with the controller.[/QUOTE] but isn't this an actual console that can easily be hooked up to a TV that comes with a controller and is also fairly affordable? it sounds like a pretty good alternative to a living room PC or something.

[QUOTE=Y'all.;40039212]but isn't this an actual console that can easily be hooked up to a TV that comes with a controller and is also fairly affordable? it sounds like a pretty good alternative to a living room PC or something.[/QUOTE] You mean like a phone or tablet could do (with a cheap HDMI cable and a $10-$20 controller off of Amazon)? Seriously, there's no reason for this. If it was more powerful than a majority of the current Android systems (which, the last time I checked, it's pretty underpowered), it'd most certainly be worth it. But if you just get a tablet, you get all this plus the actual use of a tablet. Or, better yet, get a phone and you get it all plus the usefulness of a cell phone!

And it's basically all it's going to be good for, as the games for it will be crap.

1. Take to friends house 2. Start Mario Party 2 Hell yeah. [editline]25th March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Paul McCartney;40039278]And it's basically all it's going to be good for, as the games for it will be crap.[/QUOTE] What makes you say that?

[QUOTE=Y'all.;40039212]but isn't this an actual console that can easily be hooked up to a TV that comes with a controller and is also fairly affordable? it sounds like a pretty good alternative to a living room PC or something.[/QUOTE] No, it's just a generic Android device. You can buy an Android TV stick for half the price that is literally the exact same thing. Buy a bluetooth controller with it and you basically have an Ouya. Don't get me wrong, $99 is not bad for a living room Android PC with controllers. But it is [i][b]way[/i][/b] over hyped. There are tons of $40-$100 Android TV Sticks. Just look on Amazon. [url]http://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-MK808B-Android-Rockchip-Cortex-A9/dp/B00ALSZNLW[/url] [url]http://liliputing.com/2012/10/ug007-tv-stick-features-bluetooth-android-4-1-dual-core-cpu.html[/url] [url]http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=android+tv+stick&rh=n%3A172282%2Ck%3Aandroid+tv+stick[/url] These are all fully capable of playing most if not all Android games and emulators, just like the Ouya. You can connect any PS3 controller to almost any Android with Bluetooth, which is effectively the same as having an Ouya controller. All you need is [url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dancingpixelstudios.sixaxiscontroller&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5kYW5jaW5ncGl4ZWxzdHVkaW9zLnNpeGF4aXNjb250cm9sbGVyIl0.]this[/url] app. Or, just go out and buy a $20 bluetooth controller.

well, i guess it might be useful to people who don't have/want any android phone or tablet.

[QUOTE=Unisath;40039246]You mean like a phone or tablet could do (with a cheap HDMI cable and a $10-$20 controller off of Amazon)? Seriously, there's no reason for this. If it was more powerful than a majority of the current Android systems (which, the last time I checked, it's pretty underpowered), it'd most certainly be worth it. But if you just get a tablet, you get all this plus the actual use of a tablet. Or, better yet, get a phone and you get it all plus the usefulness of a cell phone![/QUOTE] It's got a Tegra 3, which is underpowered compared to other actual consoles. It's not underpowered for an Android though, as Tegra 3 chips are often used in high-end phones and tablets (e.g. the S3, One X+, etc.). But that also means that it has no advantage over a generic phone or tablet or t.v. stick with a connected controller.

[QUOTE=Dr. Evilcop;40039109]Excuse me, these emulators already exist for Android, and they're already compatible with controllers. [URL]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.retroarch&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5yZXRyb2FyY2giXQ[/URL] [URL]http://sourceforge.net/projects/nesoid/[/URL] [URL]http://www.appsapk.com/snesoid-emulator/[/URL] [URL]http://www.explusalpha.com/home/snes9x-ex[/URL] [URL]http://www.supergnes.com/[/URL] [URL]http://slideme.org/application/n64oid[/URL] [URL]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paulscode.android.mupen64plus.free&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwicGF1bHNjb2RlLmFuZHJvaWQubXVwZW42NHBsdXMuZnJlZSJd[/URL] How is this noteworthy at all? You'd get the same effect by taking two seconds to download the emulators yourself and configuring it with the controller.[/QUOTE] Well, the apps alone aren't the main selling point, it's the fact that it's a premade console that you can take anywhere and easily attach controllers and play with friends.

[QUOTE=Y'all.;40039339]well, i guess it might be useful to people who don't have/want any android phone or tablet.[/QUOTE] If you don't want an Android phone or tablet, you don't want an Ouya. It's just an Android tablet that uses your T.V. as the screen (which is nothing special in the Android world). An Android T.V. Stick + Controller would cost about the same or slightly less than the Ouya, and would deliver basically the same product. After the Ouya launches, I'll make a homescreen designed for controllers based on the Ouya's that any Android can use. Really, the only advantage the Ouya has is it's hype, and that the console itself looks good. [editline]25th March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=soccerskyman;40039341]Well, the apps alone aren't the main selling point, it's the fact that it's a premade console that you can take anywhere and easily attach controllers and play with friends.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=android+tv+stick&rh=n%3A172282%2Ck%3Aandroid+tv+stick[/url] These can all do that, and are even smaller. They're only about twice the size of a flash drive. I'll take a pic of mine real quick.

But the OUYA already has such good games! [video=youtube;mWFL-3PbV5U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWFL-3PbV5U[/video]

there are $40 android devices that do everything ouya does except play the shitty ouya exclusive games

Here's my T.V. Stick. It costed $40. The size - [t]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22565769/IMAG0297.jpg[/t] Running Android - [t]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22565769/IMAG0299.jpg[/t] Running N64oid - [t]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22565769/IMAG0300.jpg[/t] And that's all people are going to get out of an Ouya. [b]It's just another Android.[/b] The most it will have is a customized home screen. [editline]25th March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=meppers;40039457]there are $40 android devices that do everything ouya does except play the shitty ouya exclusive games[/QUOTE] Being that the Ouya runs on a barely (if at all) modified version of Android, it's going to be incredibly easy to get those Ouya games on to other devices. Either we'll be able to side load the apks, or just change the build prop to indicate it's an Ouya and load up the Ouya market apk. [editline].[/editline] The same thing goes for people who buy the Raspberry Pi to use as a cheap computer. Some models of T.V. Sticks (such as mine) support ARM Linux. For $40-$50 you get something with a Dual Core 1.6Ghz processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB Storage, and WiFi and possibly Bluetooth built in. The Raspberry Pi is $30 and has a 700Mhz single core processor, 512MB of RAM, no built in WiFi or Bluetooth, and no SD Card included.

I would say the Raspberry Pi is a different story though, that's more for people who want to tinker with electronics.

[QUOTE=Sivics;40039940]I would say the Raspberry Pi is a different story though, that's more for people who want to tinker with electronics.[/QUOTE] That's true for people who buy it for that purpose. I was referring more to people who buy it to use as a cheap computer. I should have clarified that.

Well no shit! We all know retro gaming is a huge part of these smaller consoles. No matter how much you advertise your console as an indie platform, people will still envision playing emulators on your console. By my own experiences, I can say that a big part of the OUYA Pledges had in mind emulating older consoles. Unless you ACTUALLY love playing these slotmachine gameloft crap.

[QUOTE=The golden;40039976]A desire a link to such a device.[/QUOTE] The one I have in particular is available in the link below. I've got it running on a custom ROM for a more stock-like Android and root access, but the Android it comes with works just fine as well. [url]www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009A6P2VC/ref=redir_mdp_mobile[/url] I bought it a year ago before the ones with Bluetooth were cheaply available. However, now there are tons for about the same price that include Bluetooth. I can't personally suggest one, but just look on Amazon and find one with good reviews. [url]www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?rh=i%3Aelectronics%2Cn%3A172282%2Ck%3Aandroid+tv+stick&keywords=android+tv+stick&ie=UTF8[/url]