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Its officialNippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu is happening! Hi everyone, Get ready to duck, dodge, and dive into chaos because Nippon Marathon 2 is sprinting onto Steam Early Access in Q2 2025!
Whats New? This sequel is bigger, crazier, and packed with even more ridiculous fun: Vastly improved graphics Brand-new marathons filled with hazards and surprises A Create-a-Contestant feature All the wild Japanese TV energy you love And if youre wondering what Daijoubu meansits Japanese for Its fine! or Everythings under control!... though trust us, it wont feel like it. Wishlist now and get ready for the madness! We cannot wait to show you more over the next few months, so for now please Wishlist Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu on Steam today Wishlist on Steam [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3358880]https://store.steampowered.com/app/3358880[/url So why Early Access? With Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu, were taking a giant leap forward. Every aspect of the game has been rebuilt from the ground up, featuring improved gameplay, greatly enhanced visuals, all new hand-crafted stages and painstakingly detailed characters. Early Access provides an opportunity for us to collaborate with you, our community. Your input via Discord and the Steam Community Forums will be key to making Nippon Marathon 2 the best it can be. We will also be introducing an online mode, which we intend to develop alongside your continued feedback. We cannot wait to show you more over the next few months, so for now please Wishlist Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu on Steam today Wishlist on Steam Lets make this the most ridiculous marathon yet! Thanks everyone! Amy & Andy Onion Soup Interactive

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Hello everyone! Just a quick announcement to say that upcoming mini-game collection SUPER 56 is now available to play during the Steam Next Fest. [previewyoutube=kkuOSTMt5n4;full][/previewyoutube] The aim of SUPER 56 is to get the best score possible by completing each stage as fast as you can. Sounds easy, right? Think again... The demo will feature 10 of the craziest stages that will challenge your ability as a gamer in a variety of different genres, but the twist is your only allowed to use ONE BUTTON!!! Here are some examples of the stages you'll face:

• Yoga pose your way through oddly shaped holes in a wall (sound familiar?),
• button mash a keyboard
• shoot apples off a guys butt with a bow and arrow,
• drive around a track through checkpoints and
• be a totally. normal. slow. hedgehog and collect apples in a truly nostalgic and 90s way.

Hello Steam Community, It's been a while, but we have some fun news for you. We're announcing our new game Press A For Achievements. It's a mini-game collection where players earn achievements, coins and gifts by simply pressing A. Watch the trailer below: [previewyoutube=DYP2DLJNtGk;full][/previewyoutube]

Nippon Characters Return in Press A For Achievements

NFTs on OpenSea

Hello everyone, On 30th September we revealed a character intended for Nippon Marathon 2, a Canadian Mountie. What we didn't know was that the 30th September was Truth and Reconciliation Day - A Day that honours victims and survivors of Canada's residential schools, which sought to forcefully assimilate indigenous children in which the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) were involved. Here is some more information on Truth and Reconciliation Day: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-national-truth-reconciliation-day-1.6188540 A member of our Discord channel brought this to our attention and we wish to make sure that Nippon Marathon remains a fun experience for everyone. We're sorry, we were unaware of something that is very important to many families. Our ignorance is not an excuse and we have taken time to reflect upon this. We want to ensure that Nippon Marathon and future games are fun for everyone and is never meant to be offensive. This has caused us to take a step back and evaluate all of our NM2 characters, as the last thing we want to do is cause offence. In the original Nippon Marathon, we never assigned nationalities and we made sure that all the characters were voiced by individuals of different races and gender. We take this all very seriously. In regards to Benton and Tony, we will be withdrawing them from the NM roster. If you or anyone you know are experiencing pain or distress as a result of their (or someone they knows) Residential school experience, then please get in touch with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (https://www.irsss.ca/) We made a donation to the IRSSS this afternoon, consider making a donation to the IRSSS too. Everyone reading this should feel free to talk to me or Amy about this or anything else. We are a safe space and our door is always open. You can DM us on our company Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/OnionSoupLtd), my personal Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/MonAmieMadin), our discord (https://discordapp.com/invite/SpsyEHs), or even via email (amymadin@onionsoupinteractive.com) Thank you

Hello everyone, Firstly we would like to apologise for the radio silence from us. We thought we would provide you all with an update regarding all things Onion Soup Interactive, including Nippon Marathon 2.

BOSS BATTLE - FIBROMYALGIA

Getting Back on the Horse! - A New Game Thats Even More Stupid?

Whats next for UEDI: Shadow of the Citadel

Nippon Marathon Turbo Hyper = Running

Support a Local Artist

Ah, summer. Sundresses, ice creamand, of course, some crazy discounts on games! With everything from pixel platformers to furr-tastic RPGs, there is something for everyone in the PQube catalogue. Check out some of our top picks below! Gal*Gun Returns PANTIES! Got your attention? Its ok, your secrets safe with us. Escape hordes of amorous schoolgirls in infamous ecchi rail-shooter Gal*Gun Returns now 20% off. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1425730/ Inertial Drift Let off some steam (!) with this innovative twin-stick racing game, now at 33% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1184480/ Cat Quest II Cats or dogs? Single player or co-op? No need to pick- weve got both in this wildly popular action-RPG! Now at 45% off. https://store.steampowered.com/app/914710/ Songbird Symphony Guide orphaned chick Birb through a beautifully crafted pixel world in this rhythm-action platformer: now 55% off. https://store.steampowered.com/app/909820/ Die After Sunset OK, this one isnt in the sale, but we think youll love it all the same. Battle for Earth and travel through time this newly announced 3rd person action roguelite. But be careful! You never know whats lurking in the shadows Wishlist now to be the first to get updates on Die After Sunset, coming soon to Steam Early Access. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1440010/

The update you've all been waiting for is here! Online matchmaking, PS4 support and custom character skins are coming to Nippon Marathon 2! [previewyoutube=7vfUH2HXPx4;full][/previewyoutube] Online Mode Play just for fun in Casual Versus or try to be the best in the world by improving your rank in Competitive Versus. You'll be glad to know the Go-Go Trolley Bowling and L.O.B.S.T.E.R party games are making a return with online capability too. This is a game-changer for fans of online party games. We've felt that Nippon Marathon has always been the closest thing to a Takeshi's Castle (MXC) or Total Wipeout video game, and the inclusion of online support will bring the game to a much wider audience and be fun for everyone to play! Kickstarter Exclusive Custom Skins We've previously mentioned this before, but the in-game shop will be stocked full of custom items and character skins for you to unlock, hopefully adding to the Nippon Marathon experience. Backers will automatically receive exclusive "BAKA" branded skins for all main characters and an exclusive nameplate for use online. A preview of these can be seen in the video above. YAY! PS4 Support Announced The two-person team has been inundated with calls to bring Nippon Marathon 2 to Playstation following the first game's success on PS+ Japan earlier this year. Fans will be happy to know that Onion Soup Interactive has added support for the platform to its development schedule. Please share share share this with everyone you know! I know a lot of fans were holding out for this one, so please share this news with everyone you can. We want to shout from the rooftops that NIPPON MARATHON 2 HAS ONLINE MODE! Share now:

• Twitter: https://ctt.ac/c6D55
• Twitter JP: https://ctt.ac/5ZbbK
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onionsoupinteractive/nippon-marathon-2?ref=6z4r4y
• Facebook JP: http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onionsoupinteractive/nippon-marathon-2?ref=6zelp0

Nippon Marathon Celebrity Announcement As you might have seen in our campaign, we are introducing a new feature; "Celebrity Special Progress Report". In this feature our very own Abe Watanabe is hosting a chat show with some famous faces. These celebrities will give out challenges before the race and can award bonuses or penalties to players. So with that being said, we are incredibly excited to announce our first celebrity, Hideaki Kobayashi, or Uncle Sailor, is joining the Nippon Marathon family. [previewyoutube=kMslns0NdeQ;full][/previewyoutube] To learn more, and learn how YOU can join the team of celebrity guests, then read the full update on our Kickstarter Campaign Page . A Thank You From The Devs As always we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has pledged so far. We are already at 45% and hope you help us reach 50% in the next couple of days. We have recorded a video to say thank you as well as introduce you to our competition. [previewyoutube=htu2ka0dC7Q;full][/previewyoutube] Remember you must be a backer to be entered automatically into this competition. So back the campaign now and grab a real collectors item: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onionsoupinteractive/nippon-marathon-2?ref=1wzjsn Gain Exclusive Rewards with Backer Club
We have partnered with BlackerClub, a Kickstarter Partner where you receive an exclusive bonus if you pledge through their website. Through BackerClub, receive a free signed copy of Nippon Marathon 1 when you spend more than $ 99 (free worldwide shipping). Although we have the signed NM1 game as a competition, if you want to guarantee your copy, then make a pledge through BackerClub Add-ons Update As some of you have noticed, we've had a few issues with add-ons, where physical add-ons were not being displayed when a digital only reward was chosen. We have now fixed this, so you should see the add-ons for the posters, OST & T-shirt when you chose a digital only reward. You may notice that the price has changed, due to how Kickstarter processes physical and digital rewards, we have had to merge the postage costs into the add-on price If you were able to chose a physical add-on before today, then the price has not been changed. There has been no change to the digital add-ons. There has also been some issues with early bird backers who wanted to purchase the "Design a Placard" add-on. Some of you have been unable to amend your original pledge, as the early bird is no longer available. So if you want the placard add-on and you chose early-bird, then we are working on a work-around so that you can still purchase the add-on once the campaign ends. Again we may sound like a broken record but we really do appreciate everything you have done for us! If your haven't pledged already, then please back our campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onionsoupinteractive/nippon-marathon-2?ref=9gn77n Stay tuned for more updates, including the opportunity for you to choose the next course, where will it be??? Amy & Andy

1 - 25% Funded in 36 hours We'd like to give everyone a huge thank you for supporting our campaign. We're blown away by the amount of support received so far! If you haven't pledged yet then what are you waiting for? Our "Early Bird" and "Early Bird +" Reward are only available for 19 hours, so grab one whilst you can! 2 - Snuguru's Mystery Quest Update
Snuguru has only gone and done it again, he's opened Chest 1 and 2 already. What was inside... ***drumroll please*** NEW CHARACTER: REIWA MAN
Amazing! The first chest contained a brand new payable character! Now that Snuguru has released Reiwa Man from the chest we will add him to our development schedule. But who is Reiwa Man? Well, his real name is Reiwa Aonuma and he's from the Oita prefecture of Japan. He is a 21 year old junior tax collector. His hobbies include organising pencils by their smell. Reiwa Man was bullied at school because of his unusual name but in 2019 the Heisei era came to an end and the Reiwa era began. Reiwa Man was so happy that his unusual name has become famous that he gained a new level of confidence. Now he has entered the Nippon Marathon to show off his famous name and prove to everyone everyone that tax collectors can be heroes to NEW IN-GAME ITEM: French Bread
Ahh the smell of freshly baked French Bread! There's nothing else like it. Well done everyone, you've unlocked a new in-game item. The French bread can be thrown, though this is mostly useless (unless your throw it to some ducks for popularity points). This French bread really deserves to be eaten. This item can be eaten three times before it's used up, giving you three speed boosts. It's a great item to get you back in the race if you're lagging behind. Let's help Snuguru reach chest 3 by playing Snuguru's Mystery Quest! Chest 1: OPENED: New Character: Reiwa Man Chest 2: OPENED: New In-Game Item: French Bread Chest 3: 150 retweets of pinned tweet required to open chest! Remember to check back tomorrow as it features information about brand new character www_Kimbly_www Please remember to share this campaign with all of your friends and family! Pledge to the campaign now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onionsoupinteractive/nippon-marathon-2 Speak soon, Amy & Andy

Hello everyone!
The launch of the Nippon Marathon 2 Kickstarter Campaign has been announced as 29th September 2020! That's only 8 days away! Here are three reasons to get excited: [olist]

Heya everyone! We're super excites to share the news that the eagerly anticipated sequel to cult classic Nippon Marathon is coming soon to Kickstarter. The campaign seeks to fund core development for Steam, Nintendo Switch, and an exclusive Arcade edition (published by exA-Arcadia). Stretch goals include (but not limited to) a visual novel Inspired story, as well as localisation, Steam Workshop implementation and the in-demand online mode. It's been heartwarming to be bombarded by requests for Nippon Marathon 2 and so Kickstarter seems like the perfect place to fund the project, that way we can make a game that you, the community, want to play, says lead developer Andy Madin.Theres an intense desire from our fanbase to bring the Nippon Marathon online and this campaign can make that a reality. [previewyoutube=RblA_1i0wRI;full][/previewyoutube] Follow the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onionsoupinteractive/nippon-marathon-2 About Nippon Marathon 2 Nippon Marathon 2 is the ultimate "Bakage" (Japanese for "Stupid Game"). Players race across a bizarre obstacle course until only one player remains. Skill and chaos are united in one wonderful experience. Last time you raced across Japan, this time you take on the world. This is Nippon Marathon 2 - the Brave World Tour! Key Features

• New and improved cast of crazy characters
• Silly physics abilities including the grip ability, grab your opponent and see what happens.
• Touka Koukan (equivalent exchange) - Players popularity score will make or break you in the Nippon Marathon; everything influences your popularity, whether that be for better or worse!
• Brand new courses set around the world including London, the USA, France and more!
• Amazing new character specific B-Moves, such as Elizabeth Nishiboris Unicorn Rage
• New weapons, such as the shuriken style STAR FRUIT.
• Specific stats and animations for each character!
• All new back stories including how Snuguru Maestro became Elon Mus--- wait, what?
• Minigames and Party Games return!
• An amazing soundtrack is back to soothe and/or excite your ears!

16 June 2020, London, UK - Indie dev Onion Soup Interactive announced today that a time limited demo of UEDI: Shadow of the Citadel will be playable during the Summer edition of the Steam Game Festival (16 June 2020 - 22 June 2020). In UEDI: Shadow of the Citadel players will shoot and loot their way through a huge open world ARPG featuring a colourful 80's anime aesthetic and soundtrack. The good news is players will get a 20+ minute taste of what's to come in this awesome time-limited demo! [previewyoutube=nb2VRp69e_Q;full][/previewyoutube] Demo Features:

• Meet the female-protagonist as she crashes onto a mysterious land.
• Begin to unravel the mysteries of the evil dictator HAZUKI.
• Engage in real-time combat with enemies that react tactically to your actions.
• Loot and scavenge for supplies and spare parts to top up ammo and fix machines.

Hi everyone, Hope you're staying safe during these worrying times. Have you played your Steam back catalogue and looking for something new? Then why not try Nippon Marathon, which is currently 55% off.
This also includes the Nippon Marathon OST Bundle, which is also 55% off. We understand that this is a difficult time for all, so only purchase the game if you have the cash to spare. Please remember not to invite your friends round for a game of Nippon Marathon. Play using Steam Remote Play Together or only play Nippon Marathon with people you live with. Stay tuned for more updates using our social media. Remember to stay indoors.

Great news superfans!
The OST is now available to purchase directly through Steam. You can now purchase your favourite tracks from the Nippon Marathon and play them ANYWHERE! Preview them by listening here
So, what's your favourite song? Maybe it's "Hyperlove Racing ft. Diana Garnet" that you can't get out of your head, or perhaps it's "No Parking Wednesday 8-10AM Street Sweeping" that gets you out of bed in the morning! You can purchase the soundtrack as a stand alone item, great if you own Nippon Marathon already. Or you can buy both the game and the soundtrack as a bundle, saving you 13%. Now that't nothing to get your noodles in a twist for.

In other news

Onion Soup Interactive Join us on YouTube for the premiere of our explosive teaser trailer for UEDI: Shadow of the Citadel. We'll be there in the live chat to answer questions and talk about our exciting new game. You can easily set a reminder via the YouTube link. Also here's a guide for a few time zones too. Monday 10 Feb at 22:00 GMT (UTC +0) Monday 10 Feb at 14:00 PST (UTC -8) Tuesday 11 Feb at 07:00 JST (UTC +9) [previewyoutube=2CJZWoqwnFI;full][/previewyoutube] Don't miss out!

Xn nin kui l! Happy Chinese New Year from everyone at Onion Soup Interactive, whether you're celebrating or not, celebrate year of the Rat by playing Nippon Marathon.
Grab your fortune cookies, your gamepad and your friends and challenge your mates to a race across Japan! Not able to get all of your mates together? Don't forget that Nippon Marathon is compatible with Steam's Remote Play Together. So what are you waiting for?

LONDON, January, Monday 6th, 2019 - Onion Soup Interactive will donate all profits to help the wildlife impacted by the Australian Bushfires. Onion Soup Interactive today announced it will donate all profits for one week from sales of Nippon Marathon on Steam to charity. Profit from the sales between January 7th - 14th will be donated. Onion Soup Interactive hopes this will provide vital support for the wildlife charities and responders bravely risking their lives to keep Australias wildlife safe from the bushfires.
Onion Soup Interactive are conscious of the damage that climate change is having on the planet and realise how precious the world truly is. Its sad to see whats happening in Australia. Its sad to see homes destroyed, livelihoods ruined and animals dying from the fires. says Amy Madin. We must protect the wildlife, with fires destroying lands the size of Scotland, they cannot survive without our help. The profits raised will be donated to the NSW WILDLIFE INFORMATION RESCUE AND EDUCATION SERVICE (WIRES), who actively rehabilitate and preserve Australian wildlife and inspire others to do the same. https://www.wires.org.au/ Please visit the Nippon Marathon Steam Page to purchase the game and support a great cause. Alternatively, donate directly to WIRES via their webpage, https://www.wires.org.au/donate/ways-to-help. About Onion Soup Interactive Onion Soup Interactive are the nomad developers with no fixed abode! Their love of adventure and pushing boundaries is what makes them tick and its why they want to create unique experiences, everyone is welcome to join them for the ride. Andy Madin is the sole developer, Amy Madin is the community manager. They draw from gamings rich history to create truly original experiences, how else could the existence of Nippon Marathon really be explained? Learn more at [url=http://www.onionsoupinteractive.com ]http://www.onionsoupinteractive.com

Hello everyone! Hope you're feeling warm and fuzzy in the holiday season. Work's over for another year, family are inviting themselves over, whilst you're busy burning the turkey and crying over some Christmas crackers. It all looks lost, you feel hopeless... But wait, you receive a notification, Nippon Marathon is on sale!
You're Christmas is saved, forget the burnt Turkey, order in KFC and grab a gamepad. The ultimate marathon awaits. Challenge your family to a race and beat them the good old fashioned way, by running a marathon across Japan. Christmas has been saved. You're welcome steamhappy

Wedy here, Have you heard about the new feature Steam published on their Beta Software last week? I'm sure you have, but for the individuals who haven't, It's called Steam "Remote Play Together", which converts local multiplayer to online multiplayer. As you probably can imagine, playing Nippon Marathon online has been the developers most asked question. Theyd love to give you a full online mode, but unfortunately its unlikely that this version of Nippon Marathon will be made online. Unless, you know, the developers get struck by lighting and win the lottery (it could happen), which would pay for the dev costs associated with online play. But in the meantime, whilst the developers are walking around with umbrellas in heavy lighting storms, Remote Play Together offered by Steam maybe the next best thing. Plus using Steams new feature, you can be-friend and play against the developers themselves. Theyre eager to start challenging you to races.

HOW TO OPT-IN AND PLAY NIPPON MARATHON ONLINE

OPT-IN STEAM BETA

Wedy here, Firstly let me wish everyone who is celebrating lunar new year a Xn Nin Kui L! ! (Happy New Year!). Secondly, we've decided to celebrate with you by offering Nippon Marathon at 30% off! Wow what a saving. There's no excuse not to buy it now. Go on, treat yourself, you deserve it.

OST Now Available

• CD Baby
• Amazon
• iTunes
• GooglePlay

T-Shirts

Wedy here with an important announcement; Update v1.02 is now live, but what does that entail? Well, let me tell you...

New Features

• Skip Scene - You can now skip a scene from the pause menu during Story Mode.
• Restart Race - You can now restart a race in any mode.
• Skipping dialogue - You now no longer need to wait for the audio clip to finish before progressing dialogue.

Gameplay Changes

• Getting Up - Contestants will now get up much faster when having ragdolled, there fore it is now easier to get back into the race after a fall.
• Harder Heads - Hitting your head is less likely to result in being knocked out.
• AI navigation - AI is now far less likely to get stuck.
• AI difficulty - AI skills is now more adaptive to the player's skill level.

Fixes:

• Snuguru 25% - The story should now progress beyond chapter 14 for Snuguru
• Story loading hangs - We're still working on this but recent changes should help, please let us know if they don't work for you!

Other:

• Unofficial LINUX support - We have built and pushed a LINUX version but we are unable to officially support this, if the game does not work for you on LINUX please make use of STEAM's refund feature, however, it may be fine!

Wedy here, Firstly the developers would like to thank everyone who has brought the game so far, they really that hope you enjoy it and continue to support us! That being said, theyve been listening to general feedback on the game, plus a few bugs have decided to rear their nasty head. So in the next update the following issues will be addressed:

• Story Mode skip dialogue feature will be added.
• Story Mode skip scene feature will be added.
• Story/Versus Modes restart race will be added.
• The difficulty of the AI in both Story and Versus mode will be reduced.
• Snuguru Maestros story will no longer get stuck at chapter 14
• General loading issues will be checked.

Developer Onion Soup Interactive and PQube are excited to announce that Nippon Marathon is now available on Steam and out of Early Access!
The physics-heavy racer is the ultimate tribute to Japanese game shows, including everything from crazy competitors to collapsing courses, mad minigames, and the perfect J-pop soundtrack. Nippon Marathon - billed as Micro Machines meets Takeshis Castle - is a hell for leather race across Japan and finally out! Slip into your Narwhal Onesie, Lobster Suit, School Uniform or er dog body and charge through locations across Japan! The local multiplayer mode is the best way to embrace the madness that is Nippon Marathon! Gather your friends on the couch (or Tatami) and watch them fly head-first into stacks of boxes, ride uncontrollable shopping carts down a giant bowling alley and finally find out what it feels like to run full speed into a wooden wall that you thought was made of paper! However, if you want to train for your next race, the AI will make for great sparring partners in both Story Mode and Versus Mode. Stay at the front of the pack to make your competitors disappear at the end of the screen and gain stars - then the race resets to the last checkpoint until the finish line where the racer with the most stars wins! Easy, right? Absolutely, if it weren't for throwable fruits, shopping carts, inflatable pineapples, collapsing tracks, clingy Shiba Inus, watermelon rains, and many more hilarious hazards!

Hey everyone! Wedy here, hoping you and your Shiba Inus are well. Today's update is going to be a quick but important one! If you have not joined our hilarious Early Access adventure, you don't have much time left! The game is closer to the final version than ever before, still available at the discounted Early Access price and will upgrade to the full game once it releases on December 17th! Therefore, check Nippon Marathon off your and your friend's wishlist today! Thank you very much for your support so far, I hope you are looking forward to the launch as much as I am! This was Wedy Jones. Keep it real. Keep it Nippon.

Wedy here and have I got news for you. ..The long awaited level 7 and story mode demo are here! So lets not waste any time and crack on with the juicy scoop.

LEVEL 7: JINKO EKI STATION

EXPECT NEW SURPRISES

STORY MODE:

IN OTHER NEWS

There have also been some changes to the general gameplay:
• Achievements have been reenabled
• Me (Wedy) now appearing in the character selection screen - but how do you unlock me (Wedy)?
• Fixed spawning issue where characters would spawn after finish line.
• No longer eliminated if 1st player gets too far ahead in the levels.
• General optimisation increased for smoother gameplay.

Wedy here but you knew that already.

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

STORY MODE

STORY BASICS

OTHER NEWS

Wedy here and we have some EXCITING information to share with you on our next Versus Mode course… JINKO EKI STATION. Why don't we see what ABE WATANABE from Nippon News Broadcasting Concern has to say about this brand new course?
Great! So back to the course.

JINKO EKI STATION

UPCOMING UPDATES

Wedy here with an update for all you Nippon fans! With game development rapidly approaching the finishing line, the developers have released what can only be described as "The Update To Beat All Updates!" So what does this update include I hear you cry? Well let me tell you...

GAME MODIFIERS:

DROP OUT:

ENHANCED PHYSICS:

DR. DE JONG'S PURPLE MAZE:

CONTROLLER CONFIG CHANGES NOW BEING SAVED:

CPU CHARACTERS:

NEW SUDDEN DEATH:

BETTER MELON BEHAVIOUR:

YEN FROM PARTY GAMES:

Hot News! Controller Assignment Fixed!

Wedy here! Some people like bird watching. Some people like a lazy Sunday afternoon drive. Some people like to throw themselves into a trolley, and smash head-first into man-sized bowling pins!
Me? I'm a strictly 'face off' kinda girl when it comes to neck-breaking hilarity. You? You're going to LOVE IT! That's right viewers, Go-Go Trolley Bowling is here! Say 'no' to flat cola and soggy nachos, and say 'hello' to yet another session of multiplayer hilarity!

THE RULES!

THE AGONY!

Wedy here, while you’ve been bracing yourselves for the buffeting winds of the Steam Summer Sale, we’ve been hard at work to bring you an update like no other! Bosses? Check! New stages? Check! Monkeys...? You’d better believe it! Want the details? IKIMASHOU!

In Store Game

Unlockable Boss Character

New Prefecture YAMA-DORI

...AND SOME FINAL FIXES!

What’s Coming Next?

Wedy here, it might seem like we’ve been quiet, we have! We’re working through some issues with localisation at the moment, these have prevented us from updating the game as per our schedule, so instead of remaining silent and trying to figure it out we thought we’d let you in on the upcoming content that was due to be released in parts. This is now coming to you in one big update shortly!

In-Game Store

Boss Characters

Free Money?!

Unsafe Sake Facility

Steamy Steamy Monkeys

Fruit Machine Improvements

Resolution and Options Fixes

What’s Coming Next?

Previous Update Patch Notes

So where are we now with development?

Hello! Apologies for these patch notes being a little late, they apply to the update released on 23 April 2018.

• New Contestant Spectator - Players can now select the Spectator character and play both Versus and LOBSTER as them, they're so adorable!
• Framerate optimisation - Framerates should be improved slightly in all areas and drastically in some, especially during Wedy sequences
• New Options - Full-Screen/Windowed options have arrived as have custom controller settings (beta)
• Level tweaks - Based on feedback we've made some signposting and some other tweaks to the levels, such as the elevator in level 3 which could sometimes go all whacky and mess you up for good and the ending to level 2 which could result in players running off into the infinite void! Also the Zen Garden and Temple ares of Level 2 have been signposted and decorated with this in mind.
• Scoring - We've changed the value of the STARS, this means a player wanting to play tactically using popularity or the Stickers scoring mechanisms has a better chance of making an impact on the final scoreboard. STARS used to be worth 100 points, now they're worth 50 each.
• Player Select - Improvements have been made here meaning that all players must be ready before P1 can advance to the next screen
• Improved Performance - Upwards of 20fps increases in some areas of the game.
• Linux Support - We now have a working version of Linux that's only currently available to beta testers, if you're interested in helping test then please get in touch!
• Improved signposting at bottom of waterfall in Kawa River Run
• Falling into the water in Kawa River Run is now more perilous
• Fixed LOBSTER Mode controller assign, now any controller can be used by any player to initiate a turn
• Fixed some geometry where colliders were missing in all courses
• Improved performance (in some areas you should see a 20+fps increase!)
• Turned sunlight back on immediately after wedy arrives to make for a more pleasant visual
• Configured Wedy's camera upward so we can see her better during interview answers
• Moved wedy's spawn so she's much less likely to appear inside level geometry
• Nishiboris P2 (pink) texture somehow reverted back to old one, now fixed
• Fixed unfair scoring on elevator in Super Ichiba Sweep
• Added more detail and hazards to Super Ichiba Sweep
• Adjust camera at FireJuggler Bridge in Kawasemi City Sights
• Adjusted camera when going down road near nightclub in Kawasemi City Sights
• Added many new commentary lines - "Nishbori just ate a poisonous mushroom, that is not advisable!" and many more
• Warning Images (such as the shiba inu photograph) present throughout all 4 courses
• Fixed popularity floating indicators on many objects

Roll up! Roll up! L.O.B.S.T.E.R Mode has arrived in Early Access! The first of three planned Party Games for Nippon Marathon, L.O.B.S.T.E.R Mode is a pass-the-pad test of skill and endurance for 2-8 players.
After every player picks and names their own contestant, they must run Surfin’ Jack Cactus’ gauntlet: a precariously narrow, randomly generated assault course filled with swinging hammers, pneumatic boxing gloves, basketball cannons and irate American footballers, as well as paper targets that grant bonus time when hit. There may be some beached fish flopping around, too… The player who records the longest distance before the timer expires wins the round, while all others shellfishly grab a letter. Between each round Surfin’ Jack Cactus spins his bonus wheel to see whether more time’s added to the clock or the course is re-rolled, and the sole winner is the player who manages to avoid being dubbed the LOBSTER, PRAWN or EBI (depending on the chosen length of the game).
In addition to the four key Nippon Marathon contestants, LOBSTER Mode also introduces a selection of playable spectators to ensure everybody has a unique avatar during eight-player parties. Like the full Nippon Marathon itself, L.O.B.S.T.E.R Mode will evolve during the game's Early Access period, with additional course elements and contestants planned for future updates. We'll be listening to suggestions in the comments below and on the Community boards during the creation of these new course features (check out the pinned thread). So be sure to let us know what you think of L.O.B.S.T.E.R Mode - your suggestions could be implemented in the future!
And for our huge Asian fanbase, today's update brings an extra-special addition to Nippon Marathon. Japanese, Chinese and Korean localization is now available, plus our talented commentator Sora has recorded all the announcer dialogue in Japanese as well, for added authenticity. We want to thank you all for the immense support so far, and we hope you love today's new features. This first big content update is just one of many we have planned for 2018, and we can't wait to expand the wacky world of Nippon Marathon even more in the coming months.

Greetings contestants! Wedy here with a very special announcement: Nippon Marathon is expanding this week! Look how happy that news has made Surfin' Jack Cactus below!
On Wednesday, every Early Access player will gain access to the very first Nippon Marathon Party Game: L.O.B.S.T.E.R mode, which supports 2-8 players in a pass-the-pad jamboree of epic proportions!
And that's not all: Nippon Marathon's upcoming update will also add localization support for Japanese, Korean and Chinese, and will ALSO be unleashing an authentic Japanese commentary track into the Nippon News Broadcasting airwaves!
We'll bring you much more info on Wednesday when the update goes live. Until then, I've been Wedy!

Konnichiwa! It’s been just over a week since we launched Nippon Marathon into Early Access and we’ve been blown away by the love out there for our game. So first of all, a big thank you to everybody who’s picked up Nippon Marathon, who’s played it, or who has simply watched one of the many videos and streams. It’s about time for our first developer update from Wedy Jones, don’t you think?
Right now we’re busy beavering away on a number of fixes and additions for Nippon Marathon in the coming weeks. Having now amended the Mac boot-up problem we’re looking into a hotfix for a controller issue some people have been experiencing, and we’re tweaking some settings to fix a couple of scoring issues (in particular involving the elevators on Super Ichiba Sweep!) as well. Content-wise, there’s a LOT on the horizon. Firstly, the support from Japanese gamers has been off the charts! Our first addition to Nippon Marathon therefore will be to add Japanese commentary and also localized text for Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. You can expect to see this added in the coming weeks. That language update is then going to be very closely followed by our first Party Game! And we wanted to give you a peek right now.
Meet L.O.B.S.T.E.R Mode: think of it as a cross between Tony Hawk’s classic HORSE party game mode and the Super Smash Bros Melee sandbag-thwacking Home-Run Contest… with a Nippon Marathon-styled running twist. In L.O.B.S.T.E.R Mode you play as contestants in a Game Show hosted by 'Surfin' Jack Cactus. He just loves to pit people against each other and award letters to the losers: Don't let Jack spell out L.O.B.S.T.E.R for you or you're outta the game!
For now, feast your eyes on some early prototype screens (yes, starring some fresh characters) – it won’t be too long before we’ll be letting L.O.B.S.T.E.R Mode loose into the Early Access build…