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? :P

 

[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!