Genres: Platformer, Difficult
Release Date: October 5th, 2008
Publisher: Team Meat
Developer: Team Meat
Official Website: Meat Boy on Newgrounds, Meat Boy (Map Pack) on Newgrounds
Meat Boy is an Adobe Flash game developed by Edmund McMillen and Jonathan McEntee of "Team Meat". It was initially released on Newgrounds on October 5th, 2008. It is the first Meat Boy game ever created, but is not officially part of the Super Meat Boy series, being labeled as a "prototype" by the developers.

The game is a precision platformer starring Meat Boy, a skinned human trying to save his girlfriend from an evil fetus in a jar. The game would be known for its vertical platforming and high difficulty.

A standalone expansion, the map pack, was released on Newgrounds on December 8th, 2008. Meat Boy would be succeeded by Super Meat Boy in 2010, which marks the official start of the series.

Archived "Meat Boy" Standalone Version from Newgrounds
Archived "Meat Boy (Map Pack)" Standalone Version from Newgrounds