Actually this article shows many interesting examples going back to the late '40s, most of which would be considered indie. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firs

Actually this article shows many interesting examples going back to the late '40s, most of which would be considered indie. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_video_game http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_video_game Interestingly for me was the second in the list which I hadn't heard of before - Alan Turing's chess simulator.