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Sobtanian
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Iraqi. Gamer. Geek. Geriatrician. Greyhound owner. Reader of books. Father who knits. Massive Jean-Michel Jarre fan. The artist formally known as GeriatricGamer on Twitter.

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Bloody hell look at this.

No way I could resist preordering!

R-Type is, IMO, one of the greatest games ever made!

https://iningames.com/products/r-type-dimensions-iii-collector-s-edition-nintendo-switch-2-limited
R-Type Dimensions III Collector’s Edition (Nintendo Switch 2) - LIMITE
In the distant future, humanity faces its greatest threat: the Bydo Empire, a horrifying bio-mechanical life-form capable of corrupting and absorbing anything it touches. Although humans once created the Bydo as a weapon, the experiment spiraled out of control. Now the Bydo exist beyond normal space and continually attempt to invade human reality. After multiple wars and near-extinction events, the Bydo return once again—stronger, more adaptive, and far more aggressive. To counter this new invasion, the Earth Space Corps develops a cutting-edge fighter: the R-90 Ragnarok, a next-generation R-Type craft. As the pilot of the R-90, you’re deployed into hostile zones that warp between normal space and the twisted Bydo dimension. Your mission: penetrate deep into enemy territory, dismantle the Bydo’s core networks, and ultimately destroy the heart of the empire before it engulfs humanity completely… R-Type Dimensions III brings the intensity, precision, and creative enemy design of the arcade originals to a new generation. Every stage, boss, and projectile pattern has been rebuilt with high-end 3D graphics, enhanced animations, and richly detailed environments—while preserving the instantly recognizable atmosphere that defined R-Type’s identity. Building on the legacy of R-Type Dimensions and R-Type Dimensions EX, Dimensions III has been completely re-envisioned with cutting-edge visuals and sounds, expanded gameplay modes, and a range of new features designed to deliver the most definitive modern edition of R-Type’s classic era.
iningames.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Friends!

Six weeks to the day when I first cast this on, and I’m happy to tell you that the #startrek double #knitting scarf is complete!

This has been such a fun, and very challenging, project to make, at times feeling like it was never going to end.

I […]

[Original post on mstdn.games]
December 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Cool! Another Salt and Pepper solo board game is funding on Gamefound!

I love their solo games, and they always deliver on their campaigns well within time.

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/saltandpepper/queen-of-spies

#soloboardgames #boardgames
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#startrek scarf #knitting update:

Today I finished the side profile view of the Deep Space Nine station!

There’s only 62 rows left, and they’ll make up the top view of the same station.

I do like how, by pure chance, the station sits within the complete […]

[Original post on mstdn.games]
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
She’s up!
December 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Reposted by Sobtanian
Review for Wario Ware Mega Microgame$ Inc. on Game Boy Advance.
Taken from Cube 20 - July 2003 (UK)

You can download this latest issue here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/Cube.html

#RetroGaming
#nintendo
#gba
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
One of our #greyhounds is called Dasher, so naturally we had to buy this mug when we saw it.

Art is by cartoonist and humorist Richard Skipworth, who’s a greyhound advocate and friend.
December 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Good morning.

Today is a weigh in day, and for the first time in my adult life my weight starts with the number 8.

This is quite an emotional thing for me, I never thought I’d see the day where I get to 90kg, let alone go past it 🥹🥹🥹

Target weight is 85kg so […]

[Original post on mstdn.games]
December 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This will never, ever get old.

And it *always* gives me goosebumps.

Welcome back, Samus. We’ve missed you.

#nintendo #switch #metroid #videogames
December 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Went out on a couple of Arc Raids.

Stupidly fell down a hole and died in one of them.

The other, I went to a red area. Bad idea.

The AI tore me a new one.
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Metroid Prime 4 arrived today with some goodies \o/

I do really like the desk mat, goes well on the game room coffee table.
December 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Why is there no Plur1bus today 😒😒😒
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The NHS hospital staff car park really is the gift what keeps on giving 😅
December 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
#startrek friends, what insignia have I just finished #knitting please?

It’s a genuine question, I don’t know the series but I do know that this one is my favourite that I’ve made so far.

It looks really cool!

I thank you.
December 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
For the first time in 8 years, Jean-Michel Jarre isn’t my most listened to artist of the year.

That spot belongs to Faithless, thanks to their staggeringly good new album, Champion Sound!

#applemusicreplay
December 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
All Saints > Spice Girls.

There. I said it.
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Finished LEGO Voyagers with my coop buddy last night.

Lovely little game, not too hard and not too easy, with a surprisingly poignant ending.

Recommended.
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
465 rows out of 611.

I’ve gone a bit cross eyed so time to call it quits for tonight.

In related news: I’ve broken the tiny crochet hook I was using for the beads. I’ll use a piece of wire instead for the final home run 😅

#knitting #startrek
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My son (11) is taking piano lessons at school.

Yesterday, apropos of nothing, he decided to bang this out on his mum’s really old keyboard 😍

That’s my boy!

PS: we’ve got him a proper digital piano for Christmas.
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Folks!!

We have a #startrek USS Voyager!

Now listen, I’m not a Trekkie but throughout the process of #knitting this scarf I’ve learned that Voyager is either loved or loathed.

I know that the future recipient of this scarf loathes it 😅

Still to do: the […]

[Original post on mstdn.games]
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Arrived today!

I love them!

#xbox #crocs
November 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
There’s a moated mansion (https://www.helmingham.com/) near us in #suffolk #england that creates this beautiful festival of light around Christmas time.

We went there yesterday and it was as magical as ever 😍

#photography
#iphonephotography
November 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
FFS, I need to stop stumbling onto awesome #knitting patterns like this one 😅

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/counting-sheep-hat-2
Counting Sheep Hat pattern by Lisa Hannan Fox
NOVEMBER SALE! Get extra discounts on my patterns through December 1!
www.ravelry.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
#startrek double #knitting scarf update and question:

I’m at 407 rows (out of 611) and the scarf now measures 155 cm (62 inch), and I’m wondering whether I should stop at the end of the USS Enterprise spaceship and logo, or do I complete the whole thing […]

[Original post on mstdn.games]
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#nowplaying the rather excellent Richard. D. James Album by Aphex Twin.

Some of his music can be quite harsh/clinical, but this album is full of some beautiful electronic melodies.
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM