{"id":27725,"date":"2024-02-27T15:14:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T06:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=27725"},"modified":"2024-02-27T15:15:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T06:15:29","slug":"20240227-27725","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240227-27725\/","title":{"rendered":"Unopened copy of the Serial Experiments Lain game estimated at over $3000 in Japan\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A retro video game retailer in Japan recently caused a stir among collector and retro video game enthusiasts by revealing a rare item in their possession \u2013 a sealed physical copy of <strong>Serial Experiments Lain <\/strong>for the PlayStation. With used copies of the game regularly selling for prices between $500 and $700, users are estimating that the unopened copy could easily be sold for anywhere between $3k and $6k.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3082\u6307\u6298\u308a\u306e\u30d7\u30ec\u30df\u30a2\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u300eserial experiments lain\u300f\u3092\u8cb7\u53d6\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u306a\u3093\u3068\u672a\u958b\u5c01\u54c1\u3067\u3059\uff01\u3000\u3053\u308a\u3083\u6226\u4e89\u304c\u8d77\u304d\u304b\u306d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3088\u2026!!\u3000\uff08\u5929\u5143\u4e2d\uff09 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5wvlyOtaLW\">pic.twitter.com\/5wvlyOtaLW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BEEP (@BEEP_SHOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BEEP_SHOP\/status\/1761978628483744136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>We have purchased Serial Experiments Lain, a premier piece of PlayStation software, and it\u2019s unopened! This could start a war&#8230;!<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Serial Experiments Lain is a video game based on the anime series of the same name. It was published as a Japan-exclusive title in 1998 for the PlayStation by Pioneer LDC. The unorthodox video game does not feature typical gameplay \u2013 described as a \u201cnetwork simulator,\u201d it puts the player in the role of a therapist exploring the mental state of the protagonist Iwakura Lain by unlocking various textual\/visual\/aural pieces of media. Due to its complex system, the game was not a commercial success, and its rarity, paired with the Serial Experiments Lain anime\u2019s status as a cult classic, have caused it to become a very valuable collector\u2019s item throughout the years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1069\" height=\"780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image_2024-02-27_151452125.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image_2024-02-27_151452125.png 1069w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image_2024-02-27_151452125-380x277.png 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image_2024-02-27_151452125-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image_2024-02-27_151452125-600x438.png 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 26, video game reseller Beep Shop revealed via X (formerly Twitter) that they have acquired a sealed copy of the game. The post has since garnered over 26k likes and 9.6k reposts, with users marveling at the rarity and pristine condition of the packaging, which even includes a nostalgic sticker that warns buyers of \u201cgrotesque content.\u201d Although commenting that the item \u201ccould cause a war,\u201d the shop has yet to put a price on the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, users have been estimating the game\u2019s value, and taking into consideration that used\/unsealed copies of Lain are regularly being sold on online markets for prices between 80k yen and 100k yen (between $500 and $700), many users <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HAnzyuku_T\/status\/1762049072096252235?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">believe<\/a> that the unused copy could easily sell for 500k yen (about $3.4k) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yuuka_0829_1001\/status\/1762213341622346224?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">or even a million yen<\/a> if something like an auction were to take place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1998 Serial Experiments Lain video game for the PlayStation has reached a new height &#8211; with an unopened copy being estimated upwards of 50k yen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":27728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-27725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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