Archive EntryPreservation Record

Castle Crashers Remastered

Shelf markLIB-0180

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2023Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: Castle Crashers Remastered
Release: 2008 (Castle Crashers) · 2015 (Remastered) · 2019 (Nintendo Switch digital, September 17) · 2023 (physical edition)
Developer: The Behemoth
Publisher: The Behemoth
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · HAC-P-ASVGA
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · The Behemoth store edition
Subjects: Beat 'em Up · Co-op · Hand-Drawn · Indie · Castle Crashers · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Nintendo Switch game card in retail case · The Behemoth store edition
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

Castle Crashers is The Behemoth’s hand-drawn, four-player beat-’em-up with light role-playing growth, drawn by Dan Paladin. It first released on Xbox 360 on August 27, 2008, and was remastered in 2015. The Remastered edition came to Nintendo Switch digitally on September 17, 2019. The Behemoth took pre-orders for a physical edition through its own store from September 18 to October 18, 2023, its first physical release in years, shipping with a character unlock guide and a sticker sheet. This filing opens the Castle Crashers lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is The Behemoth’s store-exclusive physical edition of Castle Crashers Remastered for Nintendo Switch, shipped from November 2023. 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: Castle Crashers released on Xbox 360 on August 27, 2008; Remastered on Xbox One on September 9, 2015. Nintendo Switch eShop release September 17, 2019. The physical edition (HAC-P-ASVGA) was sold only through The Behemoth’s store.
Access Status: Sold only through The Behemoth’s online store during a limited pre-order window; now circulates through the secondary market. The digital edition remains on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Series: Castle Crashers
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
Castle Crashers 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-0180.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf