Zippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 7 months agoMala Petaka is another action-packed GZDoom boomer shooter now on Steamwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down12
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkMala Petaka is another action-packed GZDoom boomer shooter now on Steamwww.gamingonlinux.comZippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareGamma@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·7 months agoIt’s also used because things tend to go boom in the games
minus-squareeleijeep@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoA truly unique feature of the retro FPS genre.
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoIt’s also way more fun to say than “retro fps”
minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·7 months 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-down2·7 months 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!