Ultra rare floppy disk game twisted and slashed into shards by US Customs or DHL checkers — ruined Tsukihime 1999 demo was one of only 50 ever produced

Source: Tom’s Hardware

A games collector shared a distressing unboxing video this week. Keripo had ordered an important historical video gaming artifact, one of only 50 known copies of Tsukihime Trial Edition (月姫 体験版). As the images and video (embedded below) show, it looks like US Customs and/or DHL were heavy‑handed when checking the parcel contents. You can clearly see that the original Windows 95/98 demo floppy disk has been deliberately sliced into pieces after its protective shell was twisted and torn almost beyond recognition.

As Keripo opens the parcel in the video, they naturally utter a few expletives, so this is an NSFW video in that respect. Turn the sound down/off if you prefer.

My Tsukihime Trial Edition (月姫 体験版) finally arrived, one of only 50 copies in the world. Only to discover that US Customs had removed all the bubble wrap and physically destroyed the floppy disk. Will file a report but literally crying right now 😭
#TYPEMOON #Tsukihime #月姫
February 26 2026 – Tweet

We don’t know exactly where in the transportation chain—sender to Keripo—the floppy‑disk rampage took place. Hopefully, they will receive some compensation, though that won’t fully make up for a 1‑in‑50 video‑gaming artifact being ruined.

The collector shared pre‑shipping photos of the Tsukihime Trial Edition packaging in the original X thread. The sender took great care: the artwork and disk were sandwiched by cardboard to prevent bends and thumbed corners, then wrapped liberally in bubble wrap inside an outer cardboard box. “Would never have expected US Customs to both remove all that and intentionally damage the floppy directly,” Keripo said.

If they see this game for sale again online, “I will definitely be buying plane tickets,” said the disappointed new owner of the floppy‑disk shards. The game cover art appears undamaged, and perhaps another collector can share a disk image for a digital replacement. According to a quick search, the Mr. Data 2HD floppy we see was just a mass‑produced piece of blank media—no other branding or artwork is visible.

Was an official triggered by the “adults only” notice on the game artwork?

We can’t fathom the reason behind the vandalism shown by parcel checkers (US Customs or DHL). One possibility is that they saw the imagery and the “Adult only” notice and decided to indulge in a bit of censorship.

I’m not familiar with the Tsukihime Trial Edition demo disk, which is part of the Type‑Moon visual‑novel series. There’s a chance that nudity graphics appear in the demo, but whether that prompted a customs official isn’t certain. From Keripo’s replies to the thread, it doesn’t sound likely that they will pursue the matter with either of the probable destructive parties.