cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ninja/post/10393
“Boomer shooter” is the latest term to follow the likes of “Roguelike” or “Soulslike” in the realm of hyperspecific gaming subgenres. It applies to first-person shooters that intentionally harken back to the classic PC games of the late ‘90s like Doom and Quake.
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Pinball on an Apple IIe was honestly slick.
Asteroids was my dad’s boomer shooter.
It’s a great game though. Can’t blame him at all
Galaga was my dad’s boomer shooter.