yes! wtf!! id, commander keen, duke nukem, shareware etc. etc.

My thoughts were more like it was the first indie game because it was the first game I recall being referred to as "indie"

Before that they were just "games" or "a cool new game" or stuff like that. I dunno.

shareware.

How do you consider Infocom and Sierra to be "indie"?

Sierra started with Ken and Roberta Williams working out of their house on Mystery House, in their spare time while Ken held down a full time job. Later, of course, they became a big company and so no longer indie.

"Next time, be more careful!"

Epic?

Apogee...