# MFP18 - “Trawling Through the Wayback Machine” with Matt from I Finished A Video Game
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.
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# 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.
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