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[–] bstix@feddit.dk 25 points 10 months ago (26 children)

Hmm. Even Wolfestein 3D was more of a Gen-X than Boomer generational thing, so setting the bar at Doom seems a little misunderstood of who actually played those games.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 18 points 10 months ago (11 children)

It's not meant to imply that the games were primarily played by literal boomers; "boomer shooter" just rolls off the tongue a lot better than "gen-x shooter" or "early-edition millennials shooter". Are you the sort of person who goes to the Steam page for Rogue and challenges the 'Traditional Roguelike' tag because it's not rogue-like if it's actually Rogue? :P

[–] devious@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I always liked the term "classic shooter".

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