Indie game developers are great because they fill gamers with nostalgia.  I’m not a big gamer and I haven’t really played video games in years….. but Fez and Super Meat Boy seem like games that I wouldn’t mind playing.  Mainly because they remind me of the games that I played when I was little.  Indie game developers can tap into markets that mainstream game developers can’t really reach. Nowadays it seem like games are more focused on graphics and realism.  Personally, if I’m playing a video game….I really don’t care about the graphics. I actually kind of prefer them to look pretty crappy.  I definitely see myself as a part of the niche audience that some indie game developers are trying to appeal 2…..I would take the graphics and gameplay of Pac-Man and Pong over any mainstream video game created today.