Over in Japan, a super rare Famicom (NES) title has sold at auction for over ¥401,010, which converts to roughly $4,250. The title of said game is Kikenbutsu no Yasashii Butsuri to Kagaku, or “The Tender Physics & Science of Explosive Materials”. While it sounds like it could possibly be of eroge nature, it sadly is not. It was used in training for employees of Idemitsu Kosan Ltd.and developed by well known publisher Konami.

The auction began at ¥1,000 and quickly escalated to the final price of ¥401,010 with over 50 bids within the four days. Surprisingly, shipping is not included in the final price. With the game being confirmed as working by the seller without any images of the game in use, we do hope the buyer understand the risk they are taking.

So why the insane amount of money being paid for this particular title? Well, the game was never meant for public retail, and for one to show up in auction, it was to irresistable for collectors to pass out.

Credits to Sankaku Complex