I think that in the rule of 3s, it is time the homebrew community comes up with a natural progression for the Lynx (small, docile cat), to Jaguar (rarely seen, dangerous, powerful), and come up with the coup-de-grax.. Atari Lion. I am thinking something more powerful than the Jaguar (64bit my ass), but not disk-based. Cartirige-wise, I think Sega 32x or N64 are a good starting point.
Imagine the Jag goes CD based, which its polygon bit system was designed to be the ground work for, actually just went full cartridge power.
That's what I would want in the Atari Lion. The end all, be all, king-of-the-cartrige-prairie idea. No one ever really did it, cart-wise; everyone jumped on the data and memory crutch of the CD.
But as I've collected, I think the Atari stalwarts, some more thoroughly explored than others, are every bit as brand/genre strong as NES or Sega.
I know the homebrew community has explored this organically, like with the Bear from Crystal Castles. But imagine and Asteroids, Missile Command, Robotron, Pacman crossover? Metroid style. Or Zelda style?
I am of the thinking, but not the capital, that a cartridge based system in 2022 would sell like hot cakes. Given all the unused Atari licenses, let alone codes and games never made out there?
The Atari Lion. Wireless controllers that look like arcade controller, but optimized with all current tech; add on a shock value awesome game; think Pitfall Harry, thrusted to the future, he has to destroy the asteroids, then command the missile station, then collect fuel in corridors in a Tron-like vehicle shaped like Pacman, only to have it crash and defeat countless Atari only archetypes? You can do your puzzles on our phone, upload progress, etc...
Just spitballing. Anyone else?