Hello everyone! 👋
So you’ve learned the basics of Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu! - run, trip, fall, repeat.
Now you’re ready for something juicier.
Let’s talk fruit. 🍍
You’ve heard “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” right? Well, according to our in-house medical expert Dr. De-Jong, fruit is far more likely to launch you headfirst into the sea than save you a trip to your GP.
So let’s talk about fruit, and how to use it tactically in your quest for victory.
🍍 Nutritional Mayhem: A Guide to NM2’s Items
Scattered throughout each stage are magical item spawn points that dispense an oishii (delicious) selection of fruit — and the occasional very smelly mushroom. 🍄
Once you pick one up, you’ve got two options:
Eat it for a speed boost 🏃♀️
Throw it to ruin someone’s day 😈
But be warned — not all fruit is created equal. Some will make you faster. Others... will make you infamous.
🍌 Banana Peel
Drop it to trip up anyone behind you
Leave it near a weapon spawn point to be extra cruel
Best used right after a big jump... for maximum impact
🍉 Heat-Seeking Melon
The Blue Shell of Nippon Marathon 2
Targets the player in first place
High impact explosion sends anyone and everyone flying
Beware, it can hurt spectators which is damaging to your popularity!
Extra satisfying when it hits just before a checkpoint
🍍 Pineapple Balloon
Allows you to float in the air for about 7 seconds
Great for cheeky shortcuts and gliding safely over obstacles
Surprisingly graceful... until you slam into a lamppost
🍄 Smelly Mushroom
Emits a trail of toxic stink clouds 💨
Drains stamina and popularity from anyone behind you
Hold it too long, and you’ll be coughing too
While coughing, you can’t use weapons — which makes you an easy target
🥒 Whirling Cucumber (New item for Nippon Marathon 2)
Channels your inner Link with a powerful short-range attack
Can take out multiple opponents in one swing
Perfect on narrow platforms and precarious ledges
Cucumber based vengeance is the ultimate satisfaction
🍍 Plan Your Fruit-Fueled Flex
The game’s not out yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start plotting.
Maybe you had a favourite fruit from the first Nippon Marathon? Or maybe you have ideas about new items that you'd like to see in Early Access?
Tell us your dream plays, ideas, or best fruit-based strategies.
We’ll be here... sharpening our cucumbers.
🛒 Avoid Slipping Behind — Wishlist Today
It’s the fastest way to support us — and makes sure you’re first in line to get KO’d by a melon. 🍉
🔜 Next Time: How to Win Over the Crowd
In our next post, we’re diving into the popularity system - how fruit, dogs, and dramatic waving can turn the crowd into your biggest fans (or harshest critics).
Until then, wishlist Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu — and consider throwing a banana at your friends.
They probably deserve it.
Stay Daijoubu,
Wedy Jones