Boomers is a generation like older than most people who came up on playing shooter video games. It wants to have this kind of like you're in a 3D world, but the characters themselves are like 2D images almost. There's a few other hallmarks of boomer shooters or just shooters from that time: Locks and keys where there's like, they didn't have a lot of complex like mission or if ban structures for example.
Boltgun is the latest game in the Warhammer 40k universe. But good news: you don't need to know a single thing about Warhammer to enjoy this little surprise. In fact, this new shooter will more likely click with fans of Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem. We dig into the latest "boomer shooter," and then reminisce about the early days of the FPS. Was Plante accidentally buying pirated games? Can Frush explain shareware? Learn the answers to those questions and more on this week's episode of The Resties.
Discussed on the show: Boltgun, Wolfenstein 3D, Rise of the Triad, Doom, Hexen, Toy Story, Chex Quest, Super Mega Baseball 4, and the NYXI Wizard Wireless Joypad for Switch.
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