high voltage Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) Got a brand new OUYA , checked out the old OUYA thread here on AA, but it's kinda defunct. Anything I can do with it playing wise? Or just collector item? Pleased to own it nevertheless, it looks gorgeous. Edited March 29, 2018 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Is it even possible to get past the setup screen now on a new unit? When I owned one when it was still on the market, it basically forced me to make an account and purchase some funds before I could even access the main dashboard/GUI. I am curious to know what your experiences are with that when you fire it up for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) Interesting, so it might not even do anything because of that. I might dabble with it during the Easter period, or maybe I don't, it looks nice with all the tape secured still on the items. So they didn't think of an aftermarket? Edited March 29, 2018 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 You can root the unit (it uses Android), but I am not sure how that is done. When I had it I mainly grabbed some of the free titles and emulators off the main Ouya store and that was about it. It may be possible to bypass the initial setup screen, but I haven't looked into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 It's still usable as I use mine from time to time. I don't keep it out as I have a little one who would love to play with this cube. I have to keep it in a place close to the TV to pick up the WiFi signal. Go to Ouya's sign in page and click on "sign up". You will be taken to Razor's page (the company that bought Ouya) and it looks like it's accepting users. Whether or not it will work with Ouya...that I don't know but I don't see why not. The one thing I think you must have is a credit card number set up, but it's been a while. Dang...I gotta bust that little cube out sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Interesting, so it might not even do anything because of that. I might dabble with it during the Easter period, or maybe I don't, it looks nice with all the tape secured still on the items. So they didn't think of an aftermarket? Since it's an android device, it would not surprise me if there's a custom rom available to bypass all that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Interesting, so it might not even do anything because of that. I might dabble with it during the Easter period, or maybe I don't, it looks nice with all the tape secured still on the items. So they didn't think of an aftermarket? I think originally they didn't think they'd sell the company off. I mean, it was one of the earliest darling Kickstarters with what, something like $8 million? The biggest problem next to logging on would be when the servers get shut off. All the games that need to phone home to work will revert to demo mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Right, got it in front of me, looking at it....it looks so nice and new and shiny. All the plastic wrapping is still attached, decision time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I still use mine some, last I checked the store still working but you can also use it for emulators and other side loaded applications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Store is still working, and I recently set another unit up with some of my favorite games. Towerfall is a must play. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Ok, thanks guys, at least I can try it out and see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Dungeon Crawlers is also a pretty fun turn based game Monster RPG 2 is a fun retro RPG that Im actually in the credits as beta tester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Last night I had a game night for my kids. My Ouya was still hooked up from when I last played it. It was nicely tucked away behind the TV away from little fingers. I sifted through what I downloaded to find a four player game and landed on "Bomb Squad". I never played it but after a few moments of watching the video the kids wanted to play it. And played it they did. Four little characters they could customize went out to try and punch, blow up or knock each other off the platform the were on. There are "epic" modes as well where everything is in slow motion, including the music! It was rather hilarious watching my kids try to waste each other's character to a slow rendition if Flight of the Valkrie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Forgot I had it, it sits on the shelf looking at me longingly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I'd leave it right. The little enjoyment and lotta frustration you'll have with that in 2018+ isn't worth breaking it out of the box and all. Keep it as a collector's item for the future. Another 10 years and I see it moving for $1000 or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Games Retrospect Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I really wanted to get one back in the day, but I didn't. I guess that was the right call since the the quality isn't great and there aren't that many great games for it. Also, isn't the controller terrible? Maybe one day it'll worth something, but I highly doubt it taking into account that the build quality isn't great and that the manufacturer isn't a company like SEGA, Microsoft or Nintendo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Also, isn't the controller terrible? Yes. Fortunately it'll take other controllers. I used a PS3 controller primarily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Terrible? Not great but I wouldn't say terrible, at least to me anyways 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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