Taking apart a 1977 Blip game

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The Evil Mad Scientists took apart a Blip game, a 1977 Pong knock-off. The manufacturer called it a "digital game," but was made at a time when it was cheaper to make a wind-up mechanical device that copied digital electronics than it was to make with real electronics. The only electronic thing in it is the LED.

What makes Blip tick?