Episode #2: Atari

When Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney first met, it felt like an unlikely bond that would lead to the creation of Atari. When Pong first hit the arcades, however, the world of gaming changed forever. With passion, greed, and a little sense of dignity being the pillars of its rise, so too shall it support its fall. Witness Atari!

Sources: 

• The History of Atari, Youtube; Gaming and Technology Variety Channel
• The Origin of Atari, Youtube; IGN, Greg Miller
• From $2 Billion to Nothing- The Rise and Fall of Atari, Youtube; Coldfusion
• Various Nolan Bushnell interviews, Youtube; Cal Entertainment Speakers, Startup Grind, VG Legacy
• Ted Dabney interview, Youtube; Computer History Museum
• Atari 2600, 400, 800, 5200 history & hardware, article; computerhistory.org
• IGN Presents: the History of Atari, article; IGN, Keza MacDonald
• The Industry: What went wrong at Atari, volume; John Hubner, William F. Kistner
• About Us, company outline; Atari.com
• Gamers at Work: Stories Behind the Games People Play, book; Morgan Ramsay

Produced by Tyler Vittitow (@TwoTimesTyler)

Intro and Outro music is "Nightshade" by AdhesiveWombat

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