Wedy’s Game Guide #2 – When Life Gives You Melons… Throw Them

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. 🍉

Nippon Marathon 2 Daijoubu

🔜 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