Archive EntryPreservation Record

DOOM

Shelf markLIB-0211

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2017Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: DOOM
Release: 2016 (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) · 2017 (Nintendo Switch, November 10)
Developer: id Software · Panic Button
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · HAC-P-AF3BA
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
Subjects: First-Person Shooter · Action · DOOM · Lineage · Preservation

Archival Status

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

Curator Notes

DOOM (2016) rebooted id Software’s series around relentless forward combat and Glory Kills, as the Doom Slayer cuts through a UAC facility on Mars and into Hell. It released on May 13, 2016. Panic Button’s Nintendo Switch port released on November 10, 2017, one of the first major current-generation ports to the system, without the SnapMap editor. The filing joins the DOOM lineage already on the shelf, beside DOOM: The Dark Ages.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Bethesda Softworks’ retail edition of DOOM for Nintendo Switch. 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. The card holds only the single-player campaign; multiplayer and non-English audio are a required download of roughly 9 GB from the Nintendo eShop, and are not preserved by the card alone.
Edition History: Released May 13, 2016 on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The Nintendo Switch port (HAC-P-AF3BA) released November 10, 2017, without SnapMap.
Access Status: Distributed at retail by Bethesda Softworks, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Archival Lineage: LIB-0211DOOM (2017)this filing
LIB-0212DOOM Eternal (2023)
LIB-0086DOOM: The Dark Ages (2025)
Series: DOOM
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
DOOM 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-0211.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf