"Tsukhime Trial Edition is one of the rarest video games on Earth. The 1999 Japanese adult visual novel's prototype edition was printed onto only 50 3.5″ floppy discs, in an unfinished form, and as a result has become a valued collector's item."
"It's unclear who is responsible for the destruction of the floppy, and the reduction of known copies of the prototype from 50 to 49-it seems likely to either have been couriers DHL or U.S. Customs-but it almost certainly happened during transit."
"The parcel seems to have been inspected twice, given the tape from both DHL and Customs wrapped around it, but the destruction inside remains inexplicable. The disc has been seemingly torn open, from the bending of the plastic and the bizarre way the floppy center has been removed."
Tsukihime Trial Edition is an exceptionally rare Japanese adult visual novel prototype from 1999, with only 50 copies ever produced on 3.5" floppy discs. A collector who ordered a copy received the package severely damaged, with evidence of inspection by both DHL and U.S. Customs. The floppy disc inside was physically destroyed, with the plastic bent and the disc center removed. The sender had carefully protected the item with cardboard and bubble wrap before shipping. The exact cause of destruction remains unclear, though it likely occurred during transit inspection. The incident reduced the known surviving copies from 50 to 49, making this loss particularly significant for collectors and preservationists.
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