Zippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 9 days agoMala Petaka is another action-packed GZDoom boomer shooter now on Steamwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down12
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkMala Petaka is another action-packed GZDoom boomer shooter now on Steamwww.gamingonlinux.comZippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareGamma@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·9 days agoIt’s also used because things tend to go boom in the games
minus-squareeleijeep@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoA truly unique feature of the retro FPS genre.
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoIt’s also way more fun to say than “retro fps”
minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·9 days agoIt’s a pun and one of the prominent meanings is “old people like boomers like them”, while the other is “rockets go boom”. You know this.
minus-squareGamma@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·9 days agoIts origin is actually related to the “30 year old boomer” meme. Etymology is fun!
It’s also used because things tend to go boom in the games
A truly unique feature of the retro FPS genre.
It’s also way more fun to say than “retro fps”
It’s a pun and one of the prominent meanings is “old people like boomers like them”, while the other is “rockets go boom”. You know this.
Its origin is actually related to the “30 year old boomer” meme. Etymology is fun!