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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 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
It is a intended as an insult. It is intended to insinuate out of style and old fashioned. Has nothing to do with the rhyme. Rogue is used to describe those games as they are "rogue like". If this were similar it would be "doom like".
Except, you know, that it's a relatively popular genre that people actively seek out by that name because they specifically want those mechanics.
It's absolutely not an insult.