The Best Retro Device Under $200 (PS2/Switch/Wii/GC/3DS) - Odin Lite Review 

Tip of the hat to the people who were lucky enough to get this for $164. (Also for being the most patient people in the world 😂)

Thanks for doing all the testing! I backed on Indiegogo back in January after watching some of your earlier videos about it and I just got it this week, and I totally agree! It's great! You just made me aware of Dolphin MMJR with this video and I'm realizing why I've been getting terrible gamecube performance.

I genuinely hope that AYN can get their production pipelines worked out. I'd love to pick up a Pro, but I don't necessarily want to slap my money down on a device I might not see for 6+ months.

I’m binge watching all your handheld reviews even though I have a Steam Deck in shipping now. Maybe it is the way you present everything and seem fair and honest. Maybe it is your thoroughness. But I’ve become a fan for sure and will point anyone handheld shopping your way. Love the channel

Thanks for the review! I was majorly impressed by the battery life figures, but that new panel dramatically hurting battery life is a big bummer. Realistically, getting 9-ish hours for Genesis emulation is pretty sweet anyhow, but man, getting well over 10 would have been amazing. As it is, not that different from battery life on the Deck for those easier to emulate titles. I can get about 7 hours for SNES and Genesis games there. The 3D emulation would also be cool but I find getting 5 hours for those games is good enough unless I’ve basically decided to lay in bed all day. But the Odin Lite seems great for travel!

I have one of these on order and am really excited to get my hands on it, this review has me even more excited!

Another great video. Thank you Taki! Excited for my Odin Pro to arrive in August.

Excellent breakdown. I do prefer the colours on the Lite that look more punchy and the audio difference, although noticeable, definitely not a real issue for me.

Recently hacked my ps vita 1000 model and put retro arch on it. Very happy with it for now. Will think about getting one of these when it gets more widely available for some PS2/GameCube/Wii on the go! Awesome review Taki!

Definitely see myself picking one of these up for PSP emulation as Vitas are becoming quite expensive in my area. Great review as always Taki 👍

What an excellent review!!!!! Loki soon....but for 197 dollars wow. We have waited for these days since 83

Great video! I'm so glad the Oden has turned out well for folks who bet on it! I've got my Miyoo mini for very portable/ retro gaming, my switch for kinda portable/ "It just works" gaming, and I'm hoping that the Win Max 2 fits for couch/bed gaming and travel PC.

Hey props on using dqxiii for the testing. Its such a great game i hear no one online talk about ever so im glad to see it at least in a video.

thank you for including Lite vs Pro segment..As I was just thinking about searching for a video of just TAHT, that part came xP

That music during the comparisons had me bumping my body and legs to no end!!!!

Finally a comprehensive review; it just sucks that ayn is taking so long to get these out to people...Would be nice to have these easily available for retail

You are by far the best channel to watch on RU-vid. Need to save my Pennie’s for this

Great great vid bro

I often praise the Pro's battery life for what it does so it's a damn shame about those new screens for the Lite. Still ridiculously good value, especially for early bird backers. And there's still a good amount of performance to get out of PS2 tweaking those settings...very exciting for people who want one now. But damn, what a wait, backing the Pro was worth it to just get it at the start of this year.

These are just gorgeous - I only found out about them maybe a month ago, and now having to decide between Odin and Loki, light, max, pro...so many options so hard to choose.

I have an RP2+, my upgrade from an RP2. It generally meets my needs, though I wish I could get stellar GC and PS2 performance. For about double the price though? It feels hard to justify paying that for an Odin Lite when it seems inevitable that, within a year or so, we'll have something in the $99 - $129 price range that can match or exceed the Lite's performance. For me, that'll be the "final" system. I'll be able to settle into it and not care about whatever new thing is coming... or so I tell myself. I can't imagine what else I'd want out of one of these systems, but I guess time will tell. Maybe one designed like a 3DS with a 16:9 top screen and excellent bottom-touchscreen support, granting the ability to play 2-screen games on top of widescreen-hacked games all the way through PS2? That'd probably be the end-all be-all for me. The last problem would be Vita games, which pretty much have no emulation options that I've been able to turn up. I currently have a hacked 3DS and a hacked Vita; between those two and my RP2+, I'm just lacking amazing GC and PS2. A device like the one I described would eliminate the need for the 3DS definitively. We just need someone to get crazy passionate about making the Vita library available on Android.

What a great Review 👍, thanks to this , I decided to order the Odin Lite (D900)+ 8GB LPDDR4x + 128GB UFS 2.1, now let's wait for estimated Delivery Date

Definitely considering this especially now that their shipping issues seem to be resolved.

Thank you for this

For now I am really happy with my RP2+ for casual emulation, but once this device is more widely available I can see myself getting it for some dedicated GameCube, PSP, and PS2.

I get that there were a limited number of super-earlybird units that were under $200, but those are long gone. The cheapest version you can actually buy is ~$230 + $30 shipping to the US. It's a bit disingenuous to call something "under $200 when it actually costs almost $260 out the door. I know nobody actually has one in hand yet, but I strongly suspect that the Loki zero (which you can still preorder for

Looks nice!!

Sup Taki. I rely on your videos to enhance my handheld collection. Talking a space in my display cabinet is not easy for any product these days. I backed an Odin Lite off of your info. Paying extra for the biggest battery possible. I wanted all day battery. The devs then gave everyone the big battery option (for free) and changed the screen to a power hog that ruined the efficiency that I was after. I don't blame you though. Actually I really appreciate your Retroid Pocket 3 video addressing changes between what you are given for review and what we are sold. Keep up the good work.

wow that thing looks so awesome :D

I wonder if ordered today when you'd realistically see one of these at your door? 3 months, 6 months? More? Want to live the Odin but access makes it such a gamble to buy right now. Who knows what you could get in 6 to 12 months from now. Great video as always Taki, always appreciate the candor.

i ordered a odin lite back in June. Still waiting for it :)

Several months ago, I backed this project, hoping that this would be my ultimate "all in one" emulation device. Seems like it's the case ! Now, when will it be shipped... Good question. Eagerly waiting for it !

I've been waiting for this review. I've back the pro & lite. I like the Odin pro its good on emulation. The lite should be able to do just as much as the pro on emulation. The 4g data is what got me with the lite to play Xbox game pass on the go. The only problem is the screen that the 3rd batch of handhelds won't be as good as the 1st.

Would love to see comparison of the streaming options, considering the Pro doesn't have WiFi 6, but the Lite does. Thanks for all your hard work!

Thanks for the video! I am really liking my Lite, despite the Android 11 storage issues. I also hope that they improve the audio via firmware update, but I mostly use headphones anyhow.

This is seriously the device I'd replace my Steam Deck with if I ever had too as I never play PC games on it and only mostly use it for retro. So the Odin Lites price to performance and the fact it looks professionally designed is a huge win for my needs.

Sad that the new screen isn’t that great as the old one. Nevertheless the Odin is an awesome device and I absolutely enjoy my Pro since April. Best emulation handheld out there. You even get used to the small analog sticks after a while and they end up pretty precise 😉 worth the wait and worth the money

Thx, still waiting for mine to be ship.

great video! one question though, you mentioned that you didn't include tier 1 or tier 2 systems, is there a graph to view which consoles are in which tier?

I have several ambernic devices and do plan on buying an Odin once they become available on retail.

Hi Taki! Amazing video as always! I have a question, have you tested Saturn performance in the lite? How good is it?

This looks amazing, just ordered one but I imagine it's gonna take forever to come 😂

Your final statement is the part that kills me the most personally. I pre-ordered one of these when they were 180 dollars. But when the first batch of Odin pro's came out and people were posting reviews with how much better it was than they thought. And I saw the great emulator support for such a famous chip like the SD845, I canceled my discounted order of the Odin lite and paid the new higher price for the Odin pro. Unfortunately I did that so late that I've been held back by the screen issue and still do not have my Odin pro even though I've been invested in this project for over a year 😩😩

Hi Taki. Love your videos! Which loki would you buy if you were not a review?

love your videos...been following you since you posted your first one! but i have a question...why no chapters?

I need this in my life, I have the need for some Dark Cloud

Oh man, i only a generation or two once TSMC pushes out its 3nm and Samsung gets GAA going, we're going to have enough performance to run pretty much all GC and PS2 games at full speed and still have great battery life. That's so exciting.

Thanks, I am waiting for compact mendocino rdna 2 device 😁

Thinking of purchasing a Retro Device as a present to my adult gamer son. I am researching and came across your excellent video. You did a great job of reviewing these. I do wish you had included the Odin Base also. Would the comparison be about the same between the Odin Base and the Lite?

Very tempting to get this, especially as someone that wants to play everything, GC, ps2 and below in one handheld. The biggest problems I have with getting this device is that I'll be getting one that has worse battery life, which is a big deal, and more expensive as well as not pocketable. Pocketablity is maybe one of the key features that I wish to have in these sorts of devices. seems I'll just have to wait a bit but otherwise, seems like an amazing device.

Can you test multiplayer games like co Mario kart on gc? I’ve always been curious to see how these devices fair and if the pro or standard may show improved performance in those situations. Great video by the way, keep it up!

You can also say in your reviews that AYN has been stopped the shipment since the last month because they run out of screens and we don't know when they gonna restart the shipment.

I got an RK2020 right at the start of the handheld retro revolution 😂 for what it is, it's pretty rad. But I would upgrade to this in a heartbeat if I had the spare dough. My goal is always: as many systems as possible on one device. Hell, this would easily replace my Switch

Makes me feel better about my choice I was worried it was going to be way worse . Now if they would finally ship it I will be happy.

I'm really glad I managed to get one, including shipping prices, for less than £200. Absolutely worth it.

I probably would have bought one of these but ended up ordering the Ayn Loki Pro i3. I figure it should be better in most respects except for price... I mostly want it for emulation, but I like the ability to play PC games too.

The value proposition of the Odin Lite will be hard to beat. And probably only AYN will be willing to do so later on. Too bad it no longer has the best battery life around too. I guess that will go back to the GPD XP+. Am still interested in seeing the new update or revision of powkiddy to the X18s just for the clamshell form factor. But yeah, I don't think there will be anything better in terms of performance at the $199 price than the Odin Lite this year. I just don't see it. Hell, even next year, I don't see it at the price. The fact it even plays 2D games for the Switch is quite insane. Apart of being able to play ANY 3DS,PS2, GC and Wii game if adjusted properly. With good battery life and thermals. Just wow, For me, if this was in a clamshell form factor. It would be the perfect handheld. But even I f the switch lite format, it comes as closer than anything else before.

this feels like a good step up from my 351p if I want a larger screen and adding some higher tier emulations. I have a steam deck coming but smaller and battery life could make this interesting. What is estimated shipping date if you ordered now?

Love my Ayn Pro, preordered the Loki Max’s and can’t wait for 2025 when it releases.🤣

Oooo I want one

Nice teas on shorts with rp3!!!

Takiiii Odin 2 arrives too

Cheers Taki, shame about the battery life suffering with the new screen, still good, no longer amazing. I'm wondering if the shell texture varies with colour, my white Pro is slicker than I'd like. Though it is the best colour ... :)

I got the RP2+ about a month ago and have been enjoying it. But since it can't do very many GC or PS2 games it just felt a little lacking. I did back the Oden Lite though and I hope to get mine eventually. I'll probably use the OL as my base Gamecube and PS2 and up emulation device. That doesn't mean I won't have older games on it though. I will. Only downside is that i was late to the game and backed the systems late so I'll be getting my system in later. It's worth the wait though it seems. But It's sad that it'll come with a less efficient screen though.

I bought one of these immediately after watching this review...but I'm probably just going to go ahead and cancel right away if they're getting them out so slowly. I've been waiting for a while for the right handheld and this finally seemed like it, but not if I won't actually get my hands on it.

please review the Loki MAx when you get one...

Hey Taki, great review! Currently looking into the Odin Lite in cold grey as my next handheld. Anyway quick question, what is name of the music track used from 12:10 to 14:01?

I just bought a 4GB ram / 64GB model, lightly used but local so it'll arrive soon. I really just want to play older Nintendo 3D systems and GBA, so if I can get it to do 3DS and GC, perfect

I would very much like a windows device with the clamshell and dual screen design of the 3DS, so that you could either emulate 3DS and WiiU, or play a windows game with a RU-vid or just chrome browser on the other screen. They could put a mini keyboard on the bottom in the style of the 360 chat pad or older cellphones with the qwerty keypads.

Taki, you went through like 6 Odin Lites to get HDMI out, and the first clip you chose to screen record was the infamous "so long gay Bowser"? June ends and Taki goes demon mode

What about a short rundown between the Odin Base vs the Lite? Also is 4GB of ram all that you need in all the games showed here? Thanks.

Can't wait to buy one. Oh, wait.

Now I can't wait to receive it.... Been waiting since August 2021

I can definitely hear the audio difference between the Lite and Pro. But since even the Lite's audio is better than the Switch Lite, I'm curious: Is it also better than the audio on a Switch OLED? I didn't know if you had one to compare, or how much of a difference there is between a Switch Lite and Switch OLED when it comes to audio. I ordered an Odin Lite almost a month ago, and I guess I'd feel better knowing that its audio is at least better than that of a Switch OLED, since I generally feel pretty good about how that sounds. Thanks in advance!

Gonna have to wait until they start listing on Amazon or something, but the DAY they do is the day I buy.

Currently, I don't have the kind of money to use on one of these, but holy crap this is such a great deal. One day...

@Taki You mentioned GameCube can run @3x 1080p, but with Zelda Wind Waker, it is not running well at the second island with cloud effect - wondering if that’s the same you see as well? Running dolphin mmjr and the best I can go is only 1.5x.

Man, I have the Aya Neo.. MiyooMini V2... Many Anbernic... but this looks marvelous... I must resist.

Hello and thank you very much for this detailed video ❤😊.... but I have a question and I hope you can answer it for me😀. When you receive the device, are all the emulators fully functional straight away? Do I then just have to put the ROM, i.e. the games, on the SD card? Or do I have to look for a BIOS and install something manually? Thank you very much for any answer.🎉

Got mine a few weeks ago and still learning to work it. Cost me about about £200 ,(including £47 tax and customs

Last I looked ODIN Lite seems to be unavailable for future orders, but it seems to be the natural upgrade for the RP 2.

Audio technical advice: human ear tend to prefer louder sounds, therefore it's biased in thinking louder sounds are better, and this is pretty obvious in the world of music and audio production. IMO you should try to adjust every audio sample's volume in the quality test so to better pinpoint audio quality rather than volume.

Great review! Sometimes you upload game tests on xour second channel, can you test dragonball Z budokai 3? And maybe a few other games like 50cent bulletproof, new york city true crime.... (for ps2). I cant find reviews to this games, it would be nice to know, if they run well on the lite.

I cancelled my order a couple months ago because of the relentless issues that kept coming up. I also ended up getting a Steam Deck. The Deck definitely covers my performance and audio bases, but as someone who really cares about good screens, the Deck's IPS is miserable. I'd be curious as to how the screens on the new Lite models will compare. I really just want to get to the era where OLEDs become standard in Retro devices, but I'm sure we're a few years off from that.

Ok that settled it, im gettin this instead of the RP3

Please talk them into making an Aliexpress store 😊 it's the best way to currently buy these things in Brazil

Taki, do you think this new batch of screens will present this same battery consumption on odin pro?

I plan on upgrading my modified PS Vita for the Odin lite. I would like to play PS2 games.

Feedback is the current display has great battery life. It's technically V4, since there was a small batch that you have here.

I backed the SNES colored Lite about a week ago and still have no idea when my order will be processed. It's very confusing. I asked a question on the IGG page and people are responding that they're still waiting for their initial Lite orders from last year, and others are commenting they've had some more recent ones filled.

You didn't comment on the user interface. Is there something like emulationstation where you can launch your games regardless of the emulator underneath? I don't like having to memorize the emulator I must use for each system, and the different interface for each one.

patience is a virtue

While I do check a lot of these reviews out of curiosity, I'm ultimately satisfied with having a hacked 3DS. At some point that may change, but who knows what's going to be on the market by the time that happens!

Taki, do you know what kind of a screen a person gets if they order the handheld now? Thanks!

Is that new screen brighter or does it just use more power for the same brightness?

For me, I still regret of not getting the Pro version and just went for the Base model after two months of play. But nonetheless, I am still satisfied with it even though still fighting the constant inconvenience of having only 64GB of space.

The specs are almost the same as the RP4 if I'm not mistaken. Safe to assume they perform similarly?

My major question about the Odin Lite: Will it be available again, because on the webseite of AYN it´s shown as sold out and it looks like they see their future more in the Loki Units. I would love to buy one Odin Lite ( maybe via Amazon one day ) because my focus for this device would be emulation. I was thinking about buying a steam deck but i play PC Games only on my PC or Notebook because of the screensize. I would like to have a device like the Lite to play my old PS2 and Gamecube titles.

I’m new to this stuff. Does this device come pre-loaded with games? If so, does it have a good selection for each console?

Lets see what Retroid Pocket 3 will bring to the market.