Your first indie experience.

[MistHunter]

It was probably Ski from win98 era!

Very fun game! and always being eaten by that monster in the end!

Ski free!
this is a game that inspires pure adrenaline...
and terror in the hearts of those who have played it. I'm included...
play it under your own risk. don't misunderstand me, the yeti has nothing to do with berzerk and evil otto...
maybe a little, because they are neighbors.

 

[PKT]

Spelunky Classic and Binding of Issac flash were the first indie games I remember playing. Used to bring a flash drive to school to play during free time

 

[Kesolr]

Since we're including Flash games, the real proper indie game i experience was Skull Kid, pretty short and gory, but it introduce me how it was like to make a game based purely on a single guy's style, it was so rad for my younger self.

 

[Ikagura]

Since we're including Flash games, the real proper indie game i experience was Skull Kid, pretty short and gory, but it introduce me how it was like to make a game based purely on a single guy's style, it was so rad for my younger self.

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Was this one controversial?

 

[Kesolr]

Was this one controversial?

Not really, flash games were extremely gore to the point it was common place, everyone was cool with it.

 

[ATenderLad]

Yeah Newgrounds was wall-to-wall weird, or violent, or sexual. Kids loved it!

 

[RageBurner]

Happy Wheels, anyone?

 

[Kesolr]

Happy Wheels, anyone?

To think the guy who made Divine Intervention (ballbusting hard game) went on to make such a fantastic world-wide success says a lot about the underrated influence of flash games are.

 

[GlitchTheSpirit]

I don’t really remember what was the first indie game I have played. Technically my first indie experience was Minecraft since it was originally indie until Microsoft brought the game.

 

[ZeroDuplicate]

Not counting any Flash games, my first indie game was Spelunky 1.1

 

[Boo Man]

do games from a ps1 dev kit demo count as indie?

 

[RageBurner]

Haha, I guess, in the loosest of senses.

 

[ObscureJigglypuff]

Between World of goo and Lucius, don't remember wich one.

 

[Ikagura]

Between World of goo and Lucius, don't remember which one.

Haven't heard of Lucius in quite a while!

 

[ObscureJigglypuff]

Haven't heard of Lucius in quite a while!

Me neither i just recalled the thing few min ago.

 

[Ikagura]

Me neither i just recalled the thing few min ago.

I find it interesting but I never played it, only watched a let's play.

I still have plenty of old indie games to play as well (especially Braid and Castle Crushers).

 

[Hikari.EXE]

Pinpointing the exact indie game I first played is hard, but I do remember vividly plaing Shadow Complex when I was younger, really fun Metroid style indie game, one of the few Indie 2D backtracking sidescrollers I played and enjoyed a lot.

 

[sandogma]

I was going to say Peggle, but BoysenBarry mentioned Cave Story and I was smacked with a wave of nostalgia. I love that game!