alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 年前Valve Makes "Boomer Shooter" An Official Genre On Steamwww.gamespot.comexternal-linkmessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down113cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前Wolfenstein 3D is not a Gen-X shooter or a Boomer Shooter, it is a Greatest Generation Shooter
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前In my optics, Boomers had Pong, Asteroids and pinball machines. The Great Generation didn’t play on computers until Candy Crush and Farmville, so even if they’re older, their games are newer.
minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前It was a reference to Wolfenstein 3d being the first FPS AND being about WW2
Wolfenstein 3D is not a Gen-X shooter or a Boomer Shooter, it is a Greatest Generation Shooter
In my optics, Boomers had Pong, Asteroids and pinball machines.
The Great Generation didn’t play on computers until Candy Crush and Farmville, so even if they’re older, their games are newer.
It was a reference to Wolfenstein 3d being the first FPS AND being about WW2