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korscha
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Hello, Syd; I stumbled on your site while I searched for a list of the best games for SNES (it was a very enjoyable trip, BTW). I proceeded then to dig up into the main page and I'm loving it, it's great.
I wanted to shed some light on the mystery of the fruits of Adventure Island; you wrote on the article:
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Food. The stuff that keeps your fat ass alive. There's bananas, an apple, a carrot, and two other things. I think they're supposed to be a tomato and a pineapple, but I'm not 100% sure. They're worth different point values and they restore varying amounts of energy. Bananas and apples gives you the least, the pineapple gives you the most. |
To me, the last two fruits look like a Kaki (Persimmon) and a Musk Melon:
Persimmon: 
Musk Melon: 
Both of these fruits are considered delicacies in Japan, particularly the musk melon ( Just check the price )
Keep up the good work, sir!
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
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Isn't that the Melon that Yoshi has a fruitgasm about in Yoshi's Story?
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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Fruitgasm is the name of the synth-pop band I was the keyboard player for in high school.
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cherries
Title: Welcome to warp zone!
Joined: Jul 08 2010
Location: Aus
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| Isn't that the Melon that Yoshi has a fruitgasm about in Yoshi's Story? |
Ayup. Trying to finish levels by only eating those melons was about the only worthwhile challenge in Yoshi's Story.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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I've seen the musk melon in a bunch of old games. I've always wondered what exactly it was called.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
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Ah, neat. Can it be made into liquer?
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glycerine92
Joined: Dec 06 2008
Location: Pearland, TX
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I'd drink it. Musk Melon Rum.
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aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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pretty much any fruit and most vegetables can be made into liquor. just get some sugar water yeast and enough fruit to juice into 2.5 gallons. i got through my first year of college with home made mead. we usually had about ten gallons going at a time and hid it under the bathroom sink where the towels and shit were supposed to go
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Syd Lexia
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Well, I guess the question was this: is there a commercially sold liquer made from musk melons?
#EDIT: There is. Midori. I always thought Midori was made from honeydews.
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Rake
Title: Guitarrorist
Joined: Jul 02 2010
Location: Down Under
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Whoa what? Midori is musk melon?
Tripped.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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Hey, I didn't come here to learn fun fruit facts!  
Neat find. 
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
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