Archive EntryPreservation Record

Dragon Quest 1+2+3 Collection

Shelf markLIB-0213

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2019Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: 勇者鬥惡龍 1+2+3合集
Release: 1986–1988 (Famicom) · 2019 (Nintendo Switch; Asian collection, October 24)
Developer: Chunsoft · Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · Asian edition with English text · HAC-P-AVZDA
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · Asian retail edition
Subjects: JRPG · Dragon Quest · Collection · Import · Lineage · Preservation

Archival Status

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

Curator Notes

Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest II, and Dragon Quest III form the Erdrick trilogy that founded the series on the Famicom between 1986 and 1988. These Nintendo Switch versions are based on the 2013–2014 smartphone remakes, not the later HD-2D remakes. The three games released individually on the eShop on September 27, 2019. Only Asia received them physically, as this single-card collection, released on October 24, 2019, with English text. This filing opens the Dragon Quest lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Square Enix’s Asian Dragon Quest 1+2+3 Collection, with all three games on one Nintendo Switch game card and English text. 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: Dragon Quest released on Famicom on May 27, 1986, followed by II in 1987 and III in 1988. The Switch versions released digitally on September 27, 2019; the Asian physical collection (HAC-P-AVZDA) followed on October 24, 2019.
Access Status: Physically distributed in Asia only; elsewhere the three games were issued digitally on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Archival Lineage: LIB-0215Dragon Quest Builders (2018)
LIB-0213Dragon Quest 1+2+3 Collection (2019)this filing
LIB-0216Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2019)
LIB-0219Dragon Quest Treasures (2022)
LIB-0217Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai (2023)
LIB-0218Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (2023)
LIB-0214Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (2024)
Series: Dragon Quest
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
Dragon Quest 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-0213.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf