We're back in the ol' days where anyone (with the inclination) could sit down on their computer, come up with some absolutely crazy, original, stupid, brilliant concept and code it up - and be published - suddenly going head to head with the big game dev companies!
I hope it lasts, and leads to some innovative new ideas: and we're not just swamped by the big guys.
The whole HTML5 game thing got me excited enough to try again and "Last Man Standing: A Zombie Apocalypse" was born.
Now, thanks to the power of the internet, a game that may have seen a couple of people play has had 20,000 hits, and sees, on the long tail, between 50 and 100 people a day (50% repeat visits).
That's not a lot of people, but it's a hell of a lot more than just my mate :) and I love the fact that there are people out there that like my game enough to come back to it :)
In fact, one of my fav ideas (originally intended for the Amiga) fits so beautifully with the new device form factor that it actually causes me physical pain when I think about it.