▲ 109 ▼ [Ahoy] What genre is DOOM? (www.youtube.com) submitted 2 years ago by freddo@feddit.nu to c/games@lemmy.world 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DarkMetatron@feddit.de -4 points 2 years ago (2 children) I have not seen the video but I think the correct modern answer nowadays is: "boomer shooter" permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) And what defines that genre? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarkMetatron@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago "The term boomer shooter has a rather nebulous origin, and it likely started as a joke. Online pedants often point out that the original first-person shooters were developed by Gen-Xers like John Carmack (born 1970) and John Romero (born 1967), not Baby Boomers. However, "boomer shooter" uses the slang version of the term boomer, as a stand-in for any older person who is closed-minded and out of touch—so please, direct those complaints elsewhere." Source: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/a-beginner-s-guide-to-boomer-shooters-and-how-they-inspire-new-school-fpses-like-witchfire permalink fedilink source parent [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Yeah permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) And what defines that genre? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarkMetatron@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago "The term boomer shooter has a rather nebulous origin, and it likely started as a joke. Online pedants often point out that the original first-person shooters were developed by Gen-Xers like John Carmack (born 1970) and John Romero (born 1967), not Baby Boomers. However, "boomer shooter" uses the slang version of the term boomer, as a stand-in for any older person who is closed-minded and out of touch—so please, direct those complaints elsewhere." Source: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/a-beginner-s-guide-to-boomer-shooters-and-how-they-inspire-new-school-fpses-like-witchfire permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarkMetatron@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago "The term boomer shooter has a rather nebulous origin, and it likely started as a joke. Online pedants often point out that the original first-person shooters were developed by Gen-Xers like John Carmack (born 1970) and John Romero (born 1967), not Baby Boomers. However, "boomer shooter" uses the slang version of the term boomer, as a stand-in for any older person who is closed-minded and out of touch—so please, direct those complaints elsewhere." Source: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/a-beginner-s-guide-to-boomer-shooters-and-how-they-inspire-new-school-fpses-like-witchfire permalink fedilink source parent