The Android-based Ouya game console is one of the biggest crowdfunding success stories so far, with nearly $8.6 million raised from eager backers before the system's specs were even finalized. Equally eager private investors brought millions more. But now the system has to prove itself again, in essence, by going past the early adopters and selling to the mainstream consumers that can pick it up in retail stores like Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart, and Target (and online retailers like Amazon) starting today.
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.
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My OUYA is neat, but has very little on it to keep me interested. I also just got it from Kickstarter like a day ago. Took a loooong time.
Vita is already Indie Game: The Console. Still, I hope the OUYA gains support over time. It's a great concept!