When I watched I Finished A Video Game’s 7+ hour Castlevania retrospective, [[Castlevania Series Retrospective – I Finished A Video Game|I had to know how it was made]]. So I reached out to the creator, Matt, and invited him to the show. We talk about both the history of *Castlevania* and the daunting task of chronicling the entire franchise. <audio controls> <source src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/maxfrequency/MF18_Final.mp3"> </audio> - *[Download](https://traffic.libsyn.com/maxfrequency/MF18_Final.mp3) (47MB) — [[MFP18_Transcription.pdf|Episode Transcript]]* - [RSS Feed](https://maxfrequency.libsyn.com/rss) - [Overcast](https://overcast.fm/itunes1557043396) - [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-max-frequency-podcast/id1557043396) - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/3W1LwBNmhZ6s5QmQViWXKn) # Show Notes ## A Dad Update - [[MFP17 - “A Pure Time Capsule of How I Feel” with Casey Liss]] ## Welcome - [*Castlevania* Series Retrospective – A Complete History and Review](https://youtu.be/peVgerhXJlU) - Chapter Select Behind the Scenes ## The Start of IFAVG - [IFinishedAGame.com](https://ifinishedagame.com/) - [How the Nuzlocke Challenge Saved the *Pokémon* Games (for me)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzZmFKypK4o) - [*Skyrim* Analysis | A Quick Retrospective – Act 1](https://youtu.be/dHP02JEC5H0) - [Matt’s Christmas Post](https://maxfrequency.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/211225_IFAVG-Christmas-Post.png) - [[Chasing the Stick - The History of Naughty Dog during the PS4 Era|Chasing the Stick: The History of Naughty Dog during the PS4 Era]] ## Why *Castlevania*? - [List of all the *Castlevania* Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Castlevania_media#Video_games) - [*Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest* (NES) – Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)](https://youtu.be/V4we8iFk-fY) - [*Castlevania* TV Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_(TV_series)) - [[Millennial Gaming Speak – Episode 9 - Castlevania and Kickstarter]] ## Playing 33 Games - [OpenEmu](https://openemu.org/) ## What can *Castlevania* do next? - [*Silent Hill 2 Remake*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_2_(upcoming_video_game)) - [*Silent Hill 𝑓*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_f) - *[Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid:_The_Twin_Snakes)* - [*Metal Gear Acid*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Acid) and [*Metal Gear Acid 2*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Acid_2) ## IFAVG’s Next Video - [*Panzer Dragoon Remake* – Or the tale of the soulless remake](https://ifinishedagame.com/2020/05/18/panzer-dragoon-remake-or-the-tale-of-the-soulless-remake/) - [The Best Way to Play *Castlevania: Rondo of Blood* & *Symphony of the Night* from My Life in Gaming](https://youtu.be/ix6PKmbBcj0) - [Timestamp to the Sega Saturn port (8:58)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ix6PKmbBcj0&t=538) - [*Symphony of the Night*’s Tiger GameCom Port is Unbelievable! from Stop Skeletons From Fighting](https://youtu.be/6jwtM3EamcQ) ## Post-Show: FPGA Emulation - [[MiSTer FPGA Thoughts and Impressions – My Tool for Researching the Past]] - [MiSTer FPGA in 2022: A Primer Guide to Retro Gaming’s Hardware Emulator by My Life in Gaming](https://youtu.be/rhT6YYRH1EI) > [!info] Correction: > There is a [Saturn core](https://github.com/srg320/Saturn_MiSTer) in development for the MiSTer. I was thinking of the Dreamcast. I guess that’s what I get for never owning a Sega console. --- # I Finished A Video Game - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@IFinishedAVideoGame/) - [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/IFinishedAVideoGame) - [Twitter @IFinishedAGame](https://twitter.com/IFinishedAGame) [Max Frequency](https://www.maxfrequency.net/) [[Chapter Select]] @ChapterSelect [Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143](https://www.twitter.com/MaxRoberts143)