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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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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Asteroids was my dad's boomer shooter.

It's a great game though. Can't blame him at all

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Galaga was my dad's boomer shooter.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Farmville on Facebook might be up there, too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pinball on an Apple IIe was honestly slick.