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Is there a word for this style of game? I don't think "indie games" would be accurate since games from Indies span genres and styles.
by blacktriangle 5y ago
Is there a word for this style of game? I don't think "indie games" would be accurate since games from Indies span genres and styles.
- hn8788 5y agoFor FPS games, "Boomer Shooter" is the common term because they're similar to the types of games "Boomers" played when they were kids.
- ska 5y agoWhich is an odd association to make, since only the very youngest boomers would have even had a chance to play a shooter while under 20, which would have been what, 1983?
- blacktriangle 5y agoWhich is why I'm trying to think of some descriptions of such game unlike retro or boomer that aren't linked to a point in time or a generation so much as linked to an actual set of design values.
- bananabiscuit 5y ago“Boomer” is a tongue-in-cheek label used by Gen-Zers for anyone in the millennial generation (or older).
- 30yoboomer 5y agoThey are talking about the 30 year old boomer, its a 4chan meme. He drinks monster zero ultra, plays quake, mows the lawn at 5am, etc. The meme is subtle and sophisticated incorporating multiple levels of irony.
- spywaregorilla 5y agoNot really. It's more that genres tend to fit within this design ethos. Retro games like the ones you described included a lot of platformers for instance. edit: why would people downvote this question above?