Archive EntryPreservation Record

Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda

Shelf markLIB-0179

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2020Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda
Release: 2019 (Nintendo Switch digital, June 13) · 2020 (physical edition, October 23)
Developer: Brace Yourself Games
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · HAC-P-ASWBD
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
Subjects: Rhythm · Roguelike · Action-Adventure · The Legend of Zelda · Crypt of the NecroDancer · Preservation

Archival Status

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

Curator Notes

Cadence of Hyrule combines Brace Yourself Games’ rhythm-roguelike Crypt of the NecroDancer with the world and music of The Legend of Zelda: every move and attack falls on the beat of remixed Zelda themes. Nintendo released it on the Nintendo Switch eShop on June 13, 2019. The physical edition followed on October 23, 2020, with the full Season Pass — the Character Pack, the Melody Pack, and the Symphony of the Mask campaign — on the card. This filing opens The Legend of Zelda lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Nintendo’s physical edition of Cadence of Hyrule for Nintendo Switch, with the Season Pass content included on the 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: Nintendo Switch eShop release June 13, 2019. The physical edition (HAC-P-ASWBD) released October 23, 2020, including all Season Pass content.
Access Status: Distributed at retail by Nintendo, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Series: The Legend of Zelda
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
The Legend of Zelda 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-0179.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf