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Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Archive EntryPreservation Record

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Shelf markLIB-0214

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2024Game

Catalog Information

Original Title
HD-2D版 ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ…
Release
1988 (Famicom) · 2024 (HD-2D Remake, November 14)
Developer
Artdink · Square Enix
Publisher
Square Enix
Region
Region-free · HAC-P-BGX2A
Medium
Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
Subjects
JRPG · HD-2D · Remake · Dragon Quest · 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 III HD-2D Remake rebuilds the 1988 Famicom RPG, the opening of the Erdrick trilogy’s story, in Square Enix’s HD-2D style, with scenario by Yuji Horii, character designs by Akira Toriyama, and music by Koichi Sugiyama. It adds new story content and a monster wrangler class. It released worldwide on November 14, 2024. The filing joins the Dragon Quest lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Square Enix’s retail edition of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake on a 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
Dragon Quest III released on Famicom in Japan on February 10, 1988. The HD-2D Remake released worldwide on November 14, 2024 (HAC-P-BGX2A); Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake followed.
Access Status
Distributed at retail by Square Enix, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

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.

  1. Collection Documentation entered

  2. Connections established

    Dragon Quest recorded.

  3. Official artwork entered

    Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.

  4. Curator Notes entered

  5. Filed into the Library

    Accessioned as LIB-0214.

  6. Preservation Notes entered

  7. Published to the public shelf

Record Colophon

Archive Identifier
LIB-0214
Filed
October 5, 2026
Last Curatorial Revision
Oct 5, 2026
Accession Source
Private acquisition
Archival Status
Catalogued · Permanent Record