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.
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GammaGames@beehaw.org 3 weeks agoIt’s also used because things tend to go boom in the games
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 3 weeks ago
GammaGames@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Its origin is actually related to the “30 year old boomer” meme. Etymology is fun!
eleijeep@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
A truly unique feature of the retro FPS genre.
Zahille7@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s also way more fun to say than “retro fps”