Archive EntryPreservation Record

Final Fantasy VII & Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Twin-Pack

Shelf markLIB-0234

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2025Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: Final Fantasy VII & Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Twin-Pack
Release: 1997 (Final Fantasy VII) · 1999 (Final Fantasy VIII) · 2025 (Twin-Pack; North America, December 9)
Developer: Square · Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free Nintendo Switch software
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
Subjects: JRPG · Final Fantasy · Collection · Lineage · Preservation

Archival Status

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

Curator Notes

Final Fantasy VII follows Cloud Strife and AVALANCHE against the Shinra corporation; Final Fantasy VIII follows Squall and the mercenaries of SeeD against the sorceress Edea. Both released on the original PlayStation, in 1997 and 1999, and both versions here add triple speed, battle assists, and an option to switch off random encounters. The Twin-Pack holds both on a single card with no download required. First issued physically in Asia in 2019, it came to North America on December 9, 2025. The filing joins the Final Fantasy lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Square Enix’s North American retail edition of the Final Fantasy VII & Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Twin-Pack, with both games on one 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. Both games are held complete on the card; only optional updates depend on Nintendo’s servers.
Edition History: Final Fantasy VII released on PlayStation in Japan on January 31, 1997; Final Fantasy VIII on February 11, 1999. The Twin-Pack was issued physically in Asia on November 29, 2019, and in North America on December 9, 2025.
Access Status: Distributed at retail by Square Enix, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Archival Lineage: LIB-0235Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster (2019)
LIB-0236Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (2019)
LIB-0188Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (2022)
LIB-0233Final Fantasy I–VI Collection (2023)
LIB-0134Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2025)
LIB-0234Final Fantasy VII & Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Twin-Pack (2025)this filing
Series: Final Fantasy
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
Final Fantasy 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-0234.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf