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Season 5, Episode 5: Atari (with Nolan Bushnell)

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Paddles From Pong

Alcorn created a prototype of the game in 1972. He wanted to test it out at Bally's, but they were not impressed. Alcorn thought he could rebrand himself as an entrepreneur by showing off his skills with pong. It was also co-combinant with hippie, female empowerment: "Women are as good as men"

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