boomer shooter
A first-person shooter of the kind popular in the 1990s, characterized by fast-paced…A first-person shooter of the kind popular in the 1990s, characterized by fast-paced action and movement, point shooting, and simple graphics.
Meaning
1 senses(Internet)A first-person shooter of the kind popular in the 1990s, characterized by fast-paced action and movement, point shooting, and simple graphics.
Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem 3D are boomer shooters.
Origin
Compound of boomer (“elderly or out-of-touch person”) + shooter, alluding to the old age oCompound of boomer (“elderly or out-of-touch person”) + shooter, alluding to the old age of the games or the people who typically play them.
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Forms
plural: boomer shooters| Singular | boomer shooter |
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See also
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