Atari 5200 Guy

I missed Ouya completely.  I never knew about it until about six months ago.
As for the Ataribox I fear it may not even see the light of day.  I don't wish any ill will of the system but it has taken almost a year alone just to get controllers finalized, and one of them is almost an exact copy of a current-gen controller already on the market.  They changed some things on it but the skeleton of the controller was not changed.  
INTV Amico I hope doesn't catch the same bug.  That is the one I'm watching closely.  For both companies to try to revamp systems and brands that our generation of gamers recognize and have fond memories of the Amico so far seems to be doing things right ... but it's taking a long time.  At least it seems more interesting personally.
There's also another product coming out soon that has my interest.  Check out My Arcade's latest NES/Famicom portable.
https://myarcadegaming.com/products/retro-champ

Ya, the delay is fine with me. It's not like I have been waiting for this to come out. If they use that time to fix things, great!!! Honestly though, the only thing about how Sonic looked that bothered me was his teeth. Weirded me out. lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhm1zZAaFsQ

Might have to make you stand on your head 

This is going to be my last round.  After this please remove me from the list.
1st turn - Bioshock Infinite (360) & Air*Sea Battle (2600)
2nd turn - Slot Racers (2600) & Space War (2600)
Thank you StormSurge for doing this.  Very much appreciated.  I'm looking forward to the items I picked.  This has been a lot of fun!

I'll use that as a belt. 

Good luck with getting me to do a handstand.  I'll need a harness.
I'll go with RS Volleyball and Astroblast.
 
THANKY
 

Might have to make you stand on your head 

This is going to be my last round.  After this please remove me from the list.
1st turn - Bioshock Infinite (360) & Air*Sea Battle (2600)
2nd turn - Slot Racers (2600) & Space War (2600)
Thank you StormSurge for doing this.  Very much appreciated.  I'm looking forward to the items I picked.  This has been a lot of fun!

Well, if you are referring to the 2600 carts, the dust sleeve does double duty.  There are pegs on that sleeve that open the slot on the console.  Without those the game will not go in to the cartridge slot.  The sleeve protects the cartridge board from dust as well.
If you are 3D printing the standard 2600 cartridge shell I would reprint the ones the 7800 used.  The pegs are there but the board is also protected from dust.  Those don't have sleeves.

Paging @Mr Toon, paging @Mr Toon...phone call on line 2.   

Paging @Mr Toon, paging @Mr Toon...phone call on line 2.   

Happy Birthday, StormSurge!!  

Happy Birthday, StormSurge!!  

Happy Birthday, StormSurge!!  

Well, if you are referring to the 2600 carts, the dust sleeve does double duty.  There are pegs on that sleeve that open the slot on the console.  Without those the game will not go in to the cartridge slot.  The sleeve protects the cartridge board from dust as well.
If you are 3D printing the standard 2600 cartridge shell I would reprint the ones the 7800 used.  The pegs are there but the board is also protected from dust.  Those don't have sleeves.

I was at the 1982 World's Fair!  In 1982 that is.  The Sunsphere was not 100% completed but enough that people could go inside and visit it.  I was taken their for my birthday when I was a kid.  Loved it!  The inside of that Sunsphere was something to behold.  There really wasn't anything separating you from that golden glass.  It was then I realized how much I don't like heights if I don't have any form of restraints.  I think I got K-Tel's Blast Off on cassette for my birthday gift while there also.  Good times!  Haven't been a vacation since...at least not on the scale of traveling out of state.  

I'd like to buy a vowel, please 

Hey Atarians!
I just got a message showing off the official controllers for the upcoming Atari VCS console.  Take a look.

To say I'm excited would be far from accurate.  While I like the design of the modernized 2600 joystick we all have come to know and love I question the modern controller and the company behind both controllers.  This is where I hop on a rampage train to explain the couple of reasons why I don't like these ideas.
For starters, PowerA is a third-party company that makes accessories for modern-day gaming consoles.  Their designs are close to the original hardware but lack in original hardware quality.  I've owned five PowerA controllers for 360 and XBOX One and none of them have lasted more than a month.  Every PowerA controller I've owned has simply refused to respond after a while for no visual or obvious reasons.  My experience with their controllers has made me turn a cheek to their products in search of another manufacturer with a product as budget-friendly as PowerA's stuff but with better quality.
My second issue is with the modern controller most would recognize...if you own or have ever seen a XBOX One controller.  The Atari VCS modern controller has most features that the standard issue XBOX One controller is best known for right down to the position of the Back, Power, and Start buttons.  The only real differences are the design of the D-Pad and the face plate surrounding the D-Pad and right analog stick as well as the orange-colored left analog stick and right analog trigger.  The rest is ripped right off of the XBOX One controller design.  The Atari message I got said the developers felt that the modern controllers currently available were so good that they felt there was no need to change that design.  Ummm...OK?  I guess.
Now we are the meat of this whole design idea.  The current Atari was not shy about sending out C&D letters to those making homebrewed games for classic Atari consoles and computers.  But it looks like they are not afraid to do what those homebrewers have been doing all along to some extent and copying another company's controller design.  If Microsoft doesn't step up and send Atari a C&D letter I will be surprised.  Maybe there are enough changes to avoid such a thing from happening.  Time will tell.  I agree that it the XBOX controller design is one my favorite and most comfortable controllers I've ever put in my hands.  I am only questioning Atari's flair for sending out C&D letters when they could very well receive one of their own. 
If it sounds like I'm bashing this thing I'm not.  I've lost interest in the product long ago.  The only good thing I've seen is the new joystick...everything else has been questionable.  I lost all interest when I discovered the company that was going to be manufacturing the controllers, a company that I've had nothing but bad experiences with.
Now...what are your thoughts?  Have I jumped the gun on my way of thinking about the modern controller and the company behind them?  Let the comments rip away.  One thing I need to express is that I understand the modern controller design.  It would work best for those that have difficulties using the standard 2600 joystick design.  I am just questioning and expressing my thoughts on the controller company and the obviously copying of another company's controller design.  That's it.

I'd like to buy a vowel, please 

I'd like to buy a vowel, please 

I'd like to buy a vowel, please 

So many choices!  ARRRGGG!!  I think I've got it.
1st picks - Bioshock (360) & Spy Hunter (NES)
2nd pick - Wheel of Fortune (360) & Family Feud (360)

So many choices!  ARRRGGG!!  I think I've got it.
1st picks - Bioshock (360) & Spy Hunter (NES)
2nd pick - Wheel of Fortune (360) & Family Feud (360)

Your car is really nice for its age.  That is a rare find.  No matter what you gave for it it still looks showroom fresh.  
I need to make a small correction in my original post.  The Mercury I owned was an early 1990's model.  Image of a similar model below if you care to look.  The sign shop I got it from purchased every option they could for it.  My interior was a nice rose red color and my dash had the woodgrain trim around the gauges and like you have on your dash across the glove compartment.  Everything was electric including the trunk latch which was a push button in the glove box.  
Hater's are going to hate but I was never really a Ford person except for Mustangs as I always had problems with them no matter what kind of Ford it was.  But I loved that Mercury...it was about as close to luxurious as I was going to get.  Got good gas mileage, too.  And it would run for a V6...I just wish I would have seen the water pump issue sooner. 

 
If I could find another one that was in as great of shape as your Vic I'd jump on it in a heartbeat.  It was the only Ford product I ever liked owning.