The software has been doing some odd things for the past day for me as well. [Edit: I see my paragraphs are intact, but I got two errors after hitting post just now]
I suppose the big advantage over the Ouya are the native controller ports. Unless you buy adapters that may or may not be available, you can't use original controllers on the Ouya. On the Retron 5, you have three pairs of original controller ports by default at no extra expense and with no setup or compatibility hassles.
In practical terms, I can't think of much else the Retron 5 has going for it over the Ouya. But the rumored addition of N64 support in next year's model would be an advantage since judging by Satoshi's video on YouTube, N64 Ouya emulation is in its infancy. If playing N64 titles appeals to you (Which after watching you on YouTube and reading your post for years would kind of surprise me), a future Retron 6 might be a better proposition come late this year or 2015 if done well and if homebrewers don't make strides in that area on the Ouya before then.
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