Archive EntryPreservation Record

Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Editions

Shelf markLIB-0156

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2019Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Editions
Release: 1998 (Baldur’s Gate) · 2000 (Baldur’s Gate II) · 2019 (Nintendo Switch, October 15)
Developer: BioWare · Beamdog
Publisher: Skybound Games
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · HAC-P-ATNRA
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
Subjects: CRPG · Dungeons & Dragons · Forgotten Realms · Baldur's Gate · Collection · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Nintendo Switch game card in retail case
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

BioWare’s Baldur’s Gate (1998) and Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000) defined the Infinity Engine role-playing game on PC, set in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons. Beamdog revisited both as Enhanced Editions in 2012 and 2013. Skybound Games released the pair on Nintendo Switch on October 15, 2019, marking the series’ twentieth anniversary and its first appearance on consoles. The collection holds Baldur’s Gate with Tales of the Sword Coast and Siege of Dragonspear, and Baldur’s Gate II with Throne of Bhaal. The filing joins the Baldur’s Gate lineage already on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Skybound Games’ retail edition of Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Editions on a single Nintendo Switch game card. Dedicated artifact views of the individual copy have not yet been filed; the gallery below is held open for that documentation.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Nintendo Switch; compatible Nintendo Switch family hardware
Original Hardware: Nintendo Switch
Playback Compatibility: Nintendo Switch software is region-free. The retained game card is the primary access copy and runs on any Nintendo Switch console.
Preservation Concerns: Game cards are flash media; long-term charge retention, contact wear, and loss of the small card from its case are the principal risks. Any content delivered as an eShop download or update depends on Nintendo’s servers and is not preserved by the card alone.
Edition History: Baldur’s Gate released December 21, 1998; Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn in September 2000. Beamdog’s Enhanced Editions followed in November 2012 and November 2013. The Switch collection (HAC-P-ATNRA) released October 15, 2019; non-English languages are delivered as free downloadable content.
Access Status: Distributed at retail by Skybound Games, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Archival Lineage: LIB-0156Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Editions (2019)this filing
LIB-0088Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)
Series: Baldur's Gate
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.

Space is reserved for official artwork verification, collection photography, scans, and supplementary archival media. Nothing is forced into the record until documentation is filed.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Oct 5, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Oct 5, 2026
Connections established
Baldur's Gate recorded.
Oct 5, 2026
Official artwork entered
Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Oct 5, 2026
Curator Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0156.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf