ESPboy (@espboy), a US-based STEM and homebrew gadget channel, makes short retro game and microcontroller videos for ESPboy hardware. The channel has about 1,400 subscribers and roughly 1,200 median views per video, with about 12 uploads in the last 90 days. Sponsored integrations are estimated at $150 to $250 per video, based on the rate rule. Its distinctive focus is porting Arduboy and Pokitto games to ESPboy.
Family-friendly retro gaming videos reaching hobbyist makers
- About 1,200 median views per video across roughly 12 uploads in 90 days
- Shorts-heavy channel where 90% of videos are Shorts, so the rate is $4 to $8 per 1,000 views
- Audience of about 1,400 subscribers that is largely male, US-led, and interested in hardware
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- short gameplay demos, game port showcases, short hardware clips
- Tone
- technical, playful
- Language
- English
- On camera
- No, voiceover and b-roll
- Production
- Phone, natural light
- Typical length
- under 60 seconds
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- None yet
- Categories promoted
- None yet
- Affiliate links
- No
No sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Game ports such as Dark&Under II and Zombie Slayer contain mild fantasy action, with no concerning flags.
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Platforms
Benchmark score: 62 / 100
Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.
Recent videos
▶Pocket Stage - Arduboy game #retrogaming #retro #ESPboy #Ard · 578 views
▶Stack Shift by PPOT - Pokitto game #retrogaming #retro #ESPb · 719 views
▶CHgame Chess ESPboy port #retrogaming #retro #ESPboy #Arduin · 1.1k viewsLast three uploads, latest 13 days ago.
ESPboy - STEM project and homebrew gadgets, designed to help enthusiasts learn/improve IT/IoT skills and promote engineering creativity An interesting hobby for you and your children, an opportunity to learn/improve programming, neo-retro game development, MCU and IoT technologies, electronics and digital devices creation Open source, portable, modular to explore, create, learn, code & play with WiFiAppStore, WebAppStore and community support. WiFi onboard, Arduino IDE/PlatformIO compatible, ESP8266 core. Arduboy, Pokitto, Gamebuino, GameBoy, ZX Spectrum, CHIP8/SCHIP and more Multiple ext
About ESPboy
ESPboy is a US-based channel run under the handle @espboy. It publishes short videos that show retro games ported to the ESPboy handheld, a small open-source ESP8266 device. Most uploads are Shorts under about 35 seconds, with about 30 uploads in the past year, and the channel is built around game ports from the Arduboy and Pokitto communities.
The channel has about 1,400 subscribers and a median of about 1,200 views per video, which suggests an audience of hobbyist makers, retro gaming fans and maker-community members. These audience details are estimates. The channel's website is a community forum and GitHub-hosted software, with no brand partnerships visible in the data.
For brands, a sponsored integration is estimated at $150 to $250 per video under the Starbooked rate rule. That works out to about $4 to $8 CPM against the $10 to $30 CPM typical of paid ads, so the channel suits niche hardware and developer tools rather than broad reach.
Written from ESPboy's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. ESPboy can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about ESPboy
How much does ESPboy charge for a sponsored video?
Based on Starbooked's rate rule for Shorts-heavy channels, a sponsored integration is estimated at $150 to $250 per video, at $4 to $8 per 1,000 median views. Final pricing depends on the brief and the deliverables agreed with the creator.
What does ESPboy post about on YouTube?
ESPboy posts short Shorts-format videos showing retro games ported to the ESPboy handheld, including Arduboy, Pokitto and TinyJoypad titles. Videos are typically under a minute and aimed at hobbyist makers interested in ESP8266 hardware.
How do I contact ESPboy for a brand deal?
Contact details unlock on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted creators can be booked through Starbooked directly, which handles the brief and payment.