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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.
It’s a misnomer for sure, but that’s why it’s a funny label.
The term “boomer shooter” became a running joke within the team behind the aforementioned Dusk, which launched in 2018. Andrew Hulshult, who composed music for Dusk and other similar titles like Amid Evil and Prodeus, said on X that the team saw it being used to describe the original Doom, so they “ran with it because it was funny.”
Supporting GameGod’s statement that it’s intended to be funny rather than accurate.
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
