Uh? This is "ancient", like from 2015 and they state that they have more than 500 in stock.

Should be easy to find reviews, videos etc to learn more.

Really feels low-risk unless I'm missing something major.

> they state that they have more than 500 in stock.

It doesn't seem to be in stock, the product page says "Pre-Order Shipping Estimate: May 2022".

These are pre-orders being fulfilled by our contract manufacturer Seeed Studio. The order for 1,000 units is in and paid with them just waiting on delivery. We have been around for over 6 years and only had a handful of unsatisfied customers. Refunds are processed at any time so if you change your mind because this chip shortage is ridiculous, it's totally understood. Don't take my word for it though head over to https://community.arduboy.com/ and see for yourself!

Uh, okay, I clearly mis-read that then, thanks.

Arduboy is legit, these have been around and in production for years. There have been clones that sold with licensed games (Galaga, Tetris, etc.) in big brick and mortar stores like Target. It's a great little game system with a big community. It's also basically an Arduino with game-specific hardware attached (screen, buttons) so you can treat it just like an original Arduino board for hacking around with stuff.

They exist, you can buy them on amazon. I own a few from a few years ago.

But I fully agree with you, 99% of kickstarter style projects are complete scams.

Good news. They shipped years ago. I have one