Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu is back - bigger, weirder, and more banana-fuelled than ever.

amy
May 28
2 min read

San, ni, ichi… Hajime! 🎌

Get ready for Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu, where fruit is deadly, physics are on vacation, and Shiba Inu are kawaii but absolutely relentless.

🛎️ P.S. If you’re liking the sound of this so far, hit that Wishlist button—it’s a huge help for tiny teams like ours!

Never Played the Original?

Daijoubu! (That’s Japanese for “It’s OK!”)

The original Nippon Marathon was our love letter to game show absurdity - drawing inspiration from Takeshi’s Castle (or MXC, for our American pals), Micro Machines, and slapstick Saturday morning TV.

People in colorful suits dodge blue barrels rolling down outdoor stairs, surrounded by pink blossoms. Bright, playful mood.

The idea was simple:

🦞 Race across Japan dodging ridiculous obstacles,

🍌 Hurl fruit at your rivals,

🌀 And flail gloriously through ragdoll chaos…All while dressed as a lobster.

And, it clicked:

💬 89% Very Positive on Steam
🎥 Millions of YouTube views
🇯🇵 Even got airtime on Japanese TV

Fans were very excited when we announced Nippon Marathon 2, here's some of our fave reactions:

Collage of excited social media posts about "Nippon Marathon 2," featuring animated GIFs, Japanese text, and user comments. Blue background.

So what’s New for Nippon Marathon 2?

So for Nippon Marathon 2, we rebuilt everything from the ground up, building on what you love from the first game:

🍌 All-new obstacle courses with totally unexpected hazards
🧼 Ridiculous power-ups (old favourites + chaotic new ones)
🤼 The return of SoraTheTroll's iconic commentary
📺 Brand-new Create-a-Contestant mode
🕹️ And yes… online multiplayer is coming

Four characters engage in a water balloon fight in a rocky arena. Colorful circles indicate players. Animal costumes add a playful vibe.

Who’s Behind the Madness?

We’re Onion Soup Interactive - a married two-person indie team from the UK.

Two cartoon characters with glasses hold pets; one holds a smiling dog, the other a cat with pink flower petals. Both are smiling.

Name	Blood Type	Likes	Dislikes	Role
Andy	Coffee	Dogs, Akira, One Piece	Nigel Farage	Game Design / Code
Amy	Cake	Pokemon, Dogs, Pink	Coriander	Art / Community Manager

We grew up glued to Takeshi’s Castle, Wacky Races, and many other completely unhinged TV show/cartoon from the 90s!

Now as adults, it’s clearly hardwired into our DNA—because our mission is simple:

To make unapologetically weird games that’ll have you questioning your life choices… and definitely ours.

Since our debut with Nippon Marathon, we’ve been spreading joyful chaos to players around the world with our weird games.

Our first Kickstarter for NM2 didn’t quite land, but we we weren’t ready anyway.

So we trained in the indie dojo, unleashed the mini-game mayhem of SUPER 56, and now…

We’re back. Stronger. Sillier. More Daijoubu than ever.

Join the Community!

We’re just two humans and a dream (and a lot of coffee), but it's our community that makes it all possible.

Whether you’ve been with us since the first Nippon Marathon, discovered us through SUPER 56, or just stumbled in for Nippon Marathon 2 - we’re so glad you’re here 💛

Got ideas? Fan art? Power-up suggestions? Come say hi: