If you win, he dodges a shark and continues surfing. The player has to tap the screen to stop them. This minigame is discontinued. They come in different colors, different sizes, different body shapes, and different personalities. [31], Daisy Dumas of the Sydney Morning Herald described it as "darkly cute and irksomely catchy" and the chorus as "instant earworm material". It appeared in newspapers, local radio and outdoor advertising throughout the Metro Trains network and on Tumblr. Visit the multiplayer challenge arena and battle against your friends. If the player misses a hole, Botch will get shot and die, like in the video, resulting in failure. In one of the minigames, for example, you have to . [47] Some renditions and parodies have been featured in national and international media: Due to their success, the Dumb Ways to Die characters have been featured in a promotional campaign for Empire Life Insurance, with their key message being, "the dumbest way to die is without life insurance. The others are Numpty, Pillock (in his second minigame), Loopy, Putz, Lax, Zany, Dumbbell, Boffo, Knucklehead, and Phyllis. In Dumb Ways to Die Original, come and explore the first ways to kill various characters! Botch has another minigame where he's riding the moose. This minigame is discontinued. If an egg is painted before the time runs out, Bungle will win the 1st prize with his painted egg, gaining congratulation with claps and the falling confetti, the egg is placed below the pedestal with the blue medal attached on a red cushion above it. If all the wasps are swatted before the time runs out, Doofus will sigh in relief. One of Summer minigames involves him surfing the waves. If done successfully, then Putz will grab the hippo-shaped balloons and float back to the original side. Otherwise, he will notice that Clod is stealing eggs and leaves the place, breaking the window bloodily, resulting in failure. It is a game played in landscape and it's playable on Desktop and Mobile on www.gamepix.com. The player has to guide their character in a 3D race against other characters to the finish line while avoiding the obstacles. It is also the first line related to trains. Within two weeks, the video had spawned over 85 parodies. "[35], The Sunshine Coast Daily described it as "the Gangnam Style of train safety campaigns". If successful, they will put the weight down. If so, Stumble will leave the train and arrive at the station and get upset. Otherwise, he will be trapped inside a chocolate bar that breaks itself, resulting in failure. Dumb Ways To Die. Otherwise he will knock Lax down, resulting in failure. Plenty of spin-off games were also released, including Dumb Ways to Draw, Dumb Ways to Dash and Dumb Ways to Die: Superheroes. He can be unlocked by watching 5 ads. Otherwise, Dunce will again bleed and faint again, resulting in failure. Guide these characters through 52 action packed mini-games and try to stay alive long enough to get the highest score and unlock all your favourite characters. The player must swipe to the empty space to avoid being hit by the bat. One of Easter minigames where the player has to tap the bunnies popping up from holes, and avoid piranhas with pink rabbit ears headbands. If all vines are cut off before the time runs out, Clod will jump out the bush with roses. If enough medicine was poured after the time out, Pillock drinks the medicine and grows hair. Numpty has a 4th of July minigame, he is seen playing with a firework. One of Euro Summer 2019 minigames where the player uses their finger to keep Numpty from being hit by the raging bulls. Scrub the screen to wipe the snot off the screen. This minigame is discontinued. [42][43], The public service announcement was awarded the Grand Trophy in the 2013 New York Festivals International Advertising Awards. This minigame is discontinued. Otherwise, Dunce will stretch his legs and an arm to take attempt to lit the last candle in the distance, but he will slip over the table due to losing the balance, as soon as he will faint and bleed from his stitch, along with a burning table, resulting in failure. If the player fails, he will turn burnt red, resulting in failure. If the player misses a piranha, Dippy will be eaten by the piranhas, like in the video. If not, he slips on his own puke and the pie falls in his eyes, resulting in failure. If the player taps too early, too late or if they don't tap at all, he will be hit by a train again, resulting in failure. This minigame is discontinued. Dumb Ways To Die is an Australian public campaign made by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Victoria, to promote railway safety. If so, Stumble will leave the train and arrive at the station and get upset. Pledge allegiance to your favourite Dumb Ways character and . If the player doesn't move the beans after the time runs out, Mishap will run with a hotdog and run over Phyllis as the cane and toilet paper get thrown and she will fall onto the floor and bleed, resulting in failure. Dash through crazy and chaotic levels as you compete against others as your favourite Bean. After his death, his disfiguration comes from the wheels of the train, as he was sliced in three portions. Otherwise, the boat will sink and Dippy will get eaten by piranhas, resulting in failure. There will be at least 2-4 balloons to connect strings to his hand. If the player makes Dunce resist getting the coin in the trap, he will find a pile of gold. Stumble has a Lunar New Year minigame, which is similar to his second one. [40] Later that day, the YouTube video was also censored, with the "This content is not available in your country due to a legal complaint from the government" message. Otherwise, the rattlesnake will attack his eye again, resulting in failure. Stumble is a bean who appears in the Dumb Ways to Die franchise. [8] It was released on iTunes, attributed to the artist "Tangerine Kitty" (a reference to Tinpan Orange and The Cat Empire). One of Euro Summer 2019 minigames where the player uses their finger to guide Dunce away from the lasers. One of the two mini-games during the COVID-19 update where Lax sneezes some snot. This minigame is discontinued. Tap one second at a time so that Hapless tiptoes pass the bear. The Clods and the panda pop up for a second and then vanish, so choose carefully. If the player wins, Dimwit will have sparkling lights all over his house. Emily Lubitz from Tinpan Orange, performing at the Port Fairy Folk Festival in 2016.Credit: Vicky Hughson. If he falls backwards or forwards, he'll slipped out of his stepladder and fall onto cup tower, resulting in failure. Although John Mescall, who created the concept for Metro with advertising agency McCann Australia, isnt so sure everyone sharing the song on social media over the past few weeks knows about its origins. If the player wins, Dimwit will close the panel. Reportedly, there is a sequel game released on Android/iOS devices, Dumb Ways to Die 2 the Games . Some people remember singing the song at school or liking the video. If the player misses a jellyfish, Dippy will get electrocuted and attacked by the jellyfish, resulting in failure. Otherwise, the rattlesnake will latch onto Mishap's eye again, resulting in failure. The game presents minigames based on the animated music video in rapid succession and becomes faster and more difficult the longer the game is played. The combination of impossibly endearing character design and an irresistibly catchy song has rendered Dumb Ways to Die a runaway success, notching up over 8.5 million views (and counting) in a few days. With so many different characters and funny stories, you can challenge yourself through the multiple amazing levels of the first title of the popular series. The player has to put on Doofus' boxing gloves and helmet. Lubitz says that the studio which she speaks highly of has approached her to sing more, but shes yet to sign on. Then a train runs over him causing his death. This minigame is discontinued. Dumb Way-nussie. The player must tap and hold each of candles to wick them all and it must be on hold until it is lighted. And Mescall, who now works as global executive creative director in McCanns New York office, says hes ultimately happy that the safety message is still resonating with people today. Otherwise, if the player does it wrong, Bonehead drive around the boom gates more impatient and get hit, like in the video, resulting in failure. If the player presses a wrong letter, it will make a noise indicating that the player has pressed the wrong letter. About this game. Similar to Putz's game, the minigames involves matching the wires to their correct color. There are three Stumbles instead of one. Stumble and Pillock (muscular, or most likely on steroids) are lifting weights. The music helps block out the dreary monotony of commuting to work and unfortunately for Stumble - the sound of approaching trains. There can be as little as 2 and as many as 6 upon the game getting faster. Stumble has a new game which involves him crossing a railroad. Here is a list of the Characters in the Dumb Ways to Die series. The player must tap as fast as they can to get Dummkopf to outrun the crocodile. While Dippy is happily gyrating, flick all the piranhas before they eat his bottom half. If he is over the area after the time runs out, he lands on the area safely and walks toward a nearby brown table, as soon as he takes a cup of a drink on it. If a hare is fully revealed without any forest litter covering it, Botch will replace his moose hat with a pink rabbit headband while a hare pops out, and then wink toward him. This minigame is discontinued. I thought this is kind of strange.. One of Easter minigames where the player has to drag eggs onto brown basket and avoid rotten eggs. This minigame is discontinued. This minigame is discontinued. If the player wins, Stupe will continue flying. Although John Mescall, who created the concept for Metro with advertising agency McCann Australia, isn't so sure everyone sharing the song on social media over the past few weeks knows about its origins. Contents 1 Beans 2 Animals 3 Others 4 See also 4.1 By specific characters Otherwise he will knock Lax down, resulting in failure. Since then, the official Dumb Ways to Die TikTok account which boasts 2.7 million followers has been very active in engaging with old and new fans, and PlaySide has started selling a line of NFTs based on the game characters. This minigame is discontinued. If the player lets one of the burgers burn, the barbecue grill will burn and Dummkopf will turn into a skeleton again, resulting in failure. If the player destroys all the asteroids, Numskull can safely ride the asteroid. The Metro Trains has also published a number of other videos on its YouTube channel, "Dumb Ways to Die", including the trailers of the second game, a video centered on the MIFF, a series of Christmas-themed short videos, Halloween-themed videos, and some other videos centered on Train Safety. This minigame is discontinued. If the player wins, he will do the same dance he did in the video and toss his money. One of Pirate minigames where the player should find the treasure chest with no psycho killer in there the chest closed and shuffle it up. The game is recently also available as a web and mobile-web version by MarketJS, license holder of the HTML5 web IP. ", The song "Dumb Ways to Die" from the video was written by John Mescall and co created with Patrick Baron, music by Ollie McGill from The Cat Empire, who also produced it. Otherwise, the zombies will eat Dimwit, resulting in failure. In the success scene of the minigame "Porcupine Pet," Stumble will pet a porcupine who will have a hairdo just like him, and Stumble will take a picture on his phone. Stumble has a train safety minigame along with Mishap and Lax where he has to touch they empty railing by holding the screen. Stand on the edge of a train station platform, Disturb a nest of wasps for no good reason, Drive around the boomgates at a level crossing, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. One of Christmas minigames where the player must tilt the screen in order to roll the snowball to raise its size. If it is successful, Clod will be sent to jail. If the player lets an appliance fall into the sink, Dummkopf will get electrocuted, causing his flesh get burnt and turning into a skeleton again, resulting in failure. The player must rotate the wires to create a connection. If the egg stays on the spoon after the time runs out, Numpty will toss the egg with his spoon onto his head, extinguishing the fire. It was uploaded to YouTube on 14 November 2012 and made public two days later. An animated parody of the famous Australian rail safety video "Dumb Ways to Die". [17] Within the app, players can also pledge to "not do dumb stuff around trains. Otherwise, Dummkopf will successfully pull the toast out. One of Easter minigames where the player has to find a hare beneath the forest litter by swiping them away. Emily Lubitz from Tinpan Orange, performing at the Port Fairy Folk Festival in 2016. If he gets to the top before the time runs out, he meets Calamity holding a croissant and she shares it with him, having a romantic moment with each other. Before a train arrives at a building, the player plays a challenge to counter something related to trains. If you fail, his body is eaten and discarded by the shark offscreen. Doing it incorrectly will end up with the same explosion, resulting in failure. If the player has any dotted lines left that haven't been traced, trace them as fast as they can, or the rattlesnake will eat Mishap's eye, resulting in failure. Stumble likes listening to dubstep music on his headphones while standing dangerously close to the edge of the platform for his train. Enjoy 82 hilarious mini-games as you attempt to collect all the charmingly dumb characters for your train station, achieve high scores and unlock the famous music video that started it all. Dumb Ways to Die Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. If they do so, Dummkopf will have the burgers ready and get a piece of toast. Crash from the RTD campaigns is skating on the platform, the player has to stop the wheels by holding and rotate them. If the egg isn't painted enough after the time runs out, Bungle will accidentally crack the egg while painting with a brush, as soon as he will toss out the egg with his disappointment, the egg will hit the dryer button and the dryer will closed, causing him to stuck in it with his blood and spliting a pair of his arms away from his body, resulting in failure. If he dodges all the birds and stays in the sky for the whole time, Putz lands safely to the station while riding onto the train. If its size isn't raised enough after the time runs out, his eye will get stabbed by the falling snowman's carrot nose as the snowball wasn't big enough to support all the above parts, resulting in failure. The Dumb Ways to Die Original (Shortened as Dumb Ways due to insufficient space for the text) is the app based to Android/iOS on Dumb Ways to Die. [2] Playside Studios also released an NFT called BEANS on 3 February 2022. Clod has a Valentine minigame where the player need to swipe the thorned vines with their finger. Old habits die hard, and some habits will get you killed. This minigame is discontinued. If any of them fall off the platform, Stumble will get killed by a train and the player loses, like in the video. [24][25], A spinoff was also released, titled Dumb Ways to Draw on 5 May 2019. Otherwise, he falls and washes up on shore after the shark bit him. It will explode, and he will calm down. He then looks to his right and falls off. One of Valentine's Day minigames. Bungle has another minigame in which the player must turn the dryer off by rotating the handle. Failing results in Clod coming in. If any spoons are plucked or not all clovers are plucked, Putz will have picked a spoon and will get electrocuted by a thunder, resulting in failure. London International Awards 2013. Otherwise the locomotive will be burnt inside and will release two pieces of halved Putz out of its chimney, resulting in failure. On December 21st, 2017, Dumb Ways to Die 3: World Tour was released. If the players loses, a Chinese Dragon will crush Stumble who bleeds, resulting in failure. Dummkopf has another minigame where he washes dishes and the player must not let any appliances fall into the sink by dragging them. This mini game shows an image of Lax instead of Dingy's. Safety-Rail Showdown Stumble has a train safety minigame along with Mishap and Lax where he has to touch they empty railing by holding the screen. This minigame is discontinued. One of Valentine's Day minigames where the player has to trace the line to cut out the paper heart just like Mishap's minigame Tube Snake. If not enough snot is removed or if the player doesn't scrub the screen at all, Lax will lay down in bed while having a thermometer in his mouth and sweating, and he will sneeze again, causing the thermometer to be blown out of his mouth and hit his left eye, and he will bleed, causing the blood to get on a pillow, resulting in failure. [32], Michelle Starr of CNET described the campaign as the Darwin Awards meets The Gashlycrumb Tinies and the song as "a cutesy indie-pop hit in the style of Feist". The player must nail all the boards so that the zombies wont get him. It is an horrific death but depicted in cute graphics. A whole new adventure to experience! If done successfully, Doofus will knockout Calamity. His main objective is avoiding the oncoming birds, which pops his balloons off/cuts off the strings. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! The player must tap in the right time so that Stumble can cross the railroad safely. But there are so many different levels of experience [with the franchise, too]. The player has to tap the screen to stop them. Stumble has a train safety minigame along with Mishap and Lax where he has to touch they empty railing by holding the screen. This game has received 8884 votes, 7398 positive ones and 1486 negative ones and has an average score of 4.2. If the player loses, he bursts in flames, like in the video, resulting in failure. Dumb Ways to Die, as a whole, is still considered one of the most successful Australian advertising campaigns. If he hits one, he gets hit by the drug dealers car and pushed into the screen, resulting in failure. On 1 October 2021, PlaySide Studios acquired the Dumb Ways to Die franchise for A$2.25 million from Metro. The song's lyrics contains a description of different ways of committing suicide, such as: using drugs beyond their expiration date, standing on an edge of a platform, running across the rails, eating superglue and other. If the player catches all the candies, Hapless and the bear will eat them. If he gets to the top before the time runs out, he meets Calamity holding a croissant and she shares it with him, having a romantic moment with each other. The player must move the three Stumbles below the yellow line into dotted circles, or else the Stumbles will fall off. Italic text = Character with unofficial name, Regarding closures of invites to the Discord server. Stumble and Pillock (muscular, most likely on steroids) are lifting weights. 4465436 Plays. If they succeed, Numpty will successfully catch the firework and throw it in the air again. "[58][59] However, the campaign was met with mixed reviews, with some advertising critics accusing Metro of "selling out" on a successful campaign. contain an incitement to commit those acts. [34], Karen Stocks of YouTube Australia said the video was unusual due to the high number of views from mobile devices. This minigame is discontinued. If the player spins the right way, the dryer opens and Bungle sighs with relief and flashes a thumbs up. If the nest touches the ground, the wasps will attack Doofus and he will fall again (like in the music video), resulting in failure. This spoof focuses on so called "dumb" deaths featured in various movies. If it was tapped right, he'll jump out of chimney and safely arrive on his flying sleigh with his red-nosed moose, which then leave the house. Winning results in the Panda coming in. Stumble starred in a video in response to the Ice Bucket Challenge. The video was animated by Julian Frost and produced by Cinnamon Darvall. In 2022, Dumb Ways To Die 4 was announced, but was delayed to 2023, which was announced in the 10 year anniversary video for the series. Its been a funny thing in my life, Lubitz says. resulting in failure. The song, with a tempo of 128 beats per minute, is written in C major and a time signature of 4/4. If Numpty dodges all the raging bulls, he is seen riding a bull. Susie O'Brien in the Herald Sun in Melbourne criticised the ad for trivialising serious injuries and being about advertisers' ego rather than effective safety messages. If its size is raised enough before the time out, Doofus will build a snowman and the snowman then magically becomes alive, as soon as the both dance together. It featured characters known as "beans", each bearing punny names such as "Numpty," "Hapless," "Pillock," and "Dippy" (the first four beans in the video, listed in order of appearance) dying as a result of their own stupidity (doing such unwise things as setting their own hair on fire or provoking a grizzly bear); the final three beans shown in the video, named "Stumble", "Bonehead", and "Putz", all die as a result of unsafe behavior at train stations and/or railways, which are deemed "the dumbest ways to die". If it is fast enough, then Putz will be rewarded with flowers and a trophy, then drop them all to get a balloon instead. One of Valentine's Day minigames where the player has to put the chocolates in a heart-shaped box. If they either don't collect all eggs after times runs out, or tap a pill, Pillock will accidentally eat the pill and his body will begin to sprout bumps all over himself just like in the video, but Easter-egg-like, colored patterns as the Easter version, resulting in failure. In his minigame, the player must tap the dots in order to suture Dunce's injury. The song was attributed to a fake band named Tangerine Kitty a hat-tip to the musicians respective groups. If it is fed incorrectly, the steak he threw flies back to his head and the bear eats his head again, resulting in failure. He also can be found in gifts. Dumb Ways to Die is the official game based on a popular cartoon video made by the Metro company in Australia to promote train safety. This minigame is discontinued. This minigame is discontinued. A catchy tune that gets stuck in your head. [4] According to Metro Trains, the campaign contributed to a 20 per cent reduction in "near-miss" accidents compared to the annual average,[5] or 30% with respect to the same time of the year before from 13.29 near-misses per million kilometres in November 2011 January 2012, to 9.17 near-misses per million kilometres in November 2012 January 2013.[6]. After the train runs over him, he is seen sliced into three pieces. If he keeps his balance, he jumps over a shark. Tilt the device to prevent Calamity from falling. It was a quick and easy gig: a favour to her mate, Ollie McGill of The Cat Empire, who wrote the music and had asked her to get involved the day before the record. If successful, bonus points can be earned at the end of the game. Note that a character's name in italic text means that their name has not been officially confirmed by Metro Trains Melbourne nor PlaySide Studios yet. At the time, PlaySide called it a strategic mobile franchise acquisition and spoke about growing the brand. One of the around-the-world minigames where Dippy is in the sea with some jellyfish. He is sometimes seen with a peanut-shaped body. Take control of the clumsy Beans and dash your way to victory, knock your opponents off the edge, upgrade and train your Bean, collect dances . Then the bear rewards him candies by spiting them out over him, which he then chews them. "Dumb Ways to Die (In Video Games) Parody", "The Walking Dead + Dumb Ways to Die Parody" - live-action parody of characters from, "Dumb Ways To Fail" - several versions on YouTube by different channels, "Dumb Ways to Blind" - on YouTube, about the dangers of powerful laser pointers, This page was last edited on 23 April 2023, at 19:41. Stumble is seen standing on the edge of a train station platform. Guide these characters through 52 action packed mini-games and try to stay alive long enough to get the highest score and unlock all your favourite characters. If so, Hapless will wake up and see some melted eggs. His appearances commonly involve him standing on the edge of a train station platform . The animated video has two versions, one in English, and one in Spanish, titled "Formas Tontas de Morir. If the player loses, 1-3 of them will fall off. If it doesn't fall after the time runs out, Doofus will have a big slice of a pizza with his fork and his knife far from the tower behind, only leaving one slice of a pizza out. The lines such as "Use a clothes dryer as a hiding place and I wonder whats this red button do?" If the player dodges all the cacti, Stupe's plane will fly away safely, with a present falling out of the plane. If the player tap all the calm porcupines, Stumble pets a porcupine's head that causing its hair turns into the shape of his hair, which he then takes a photo of it with his phone. He loses his phone after his death, but his plush toy still has his phone with him. Otherwise, Doomed will get hit by a bat and bleed, resulting in failure. [27], A third spinoff, titled Dumb Ways to Die: Superheroes was released on 25 June 2020. The Greater Good newsletter delivers stories to your inbox to brighten your outlook. If it is fed well, Hapless approaches toward the bear, then opens his mouth and looks upward. This minigame is discontinued. The campaign's animation was developed into an app available to iOS devices. The player must touch the screen at the right time so that Lax can eat the right food. There's a winter-themed minigame where the player has to drag the 3 Putzs below the ledge, similar to Stumble's first minigame. Enjoy 82 hilarious mini-games as you attempt to collect all the charmingly dumb characters for your train station, achieve high scores and unlock the famous music video that started it all.. [1] The band on the recording consists of Gavin Pearce on Bass, Danny Farrugia on drums and Brett Wood on guitar. The player must tilt their device to help Stumble keep his balance. If all petals are plucked out before time runs out, Dippy will be pleased at seeing a flower with no petals left, as soon as the piranhas will swim around him, making a heart shape. Slated for release in November 2014, the games take on a more sporting, athletic, and fitness theme, and is labelled Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games and was released November 18. This minigame is discontinued. If they succeed, Stumble will cross the railroad safely, if not, he will be hit by a train. This minigame is discontinued. Resulting in failure. If so, Stumble will cross safely at crossing. Numskull initially appears on the loading screen. Three Stumbles are standing on the edge of a platform. If a raging bull gets towards Numpty, Numpty gets knocked forward and gets bloodily trampled by the stampede, resulting in failure. The minigame involves connecting the balloons to Putz hand. Failure will result in Clod using his claws to scratch the screen. The campaign won seven Webby Awards in 2013 including the Best Animation Film & Video and Best Public Service & Activism (Social Content & Marketing). Visit the multiplayer challenge arena and battle against your friends. Melbourne Metro Trains Dumb Ways to Die (Public Service/Social Welfare Campaign) GOLD. The minigame stars Klaus, where the player must tap at a right timing of when his body is blinking. The minigame did not originally have the superglue, but it was later added. This line is characterized by a pink oval-shaped bean wearing some earbuds and has semi-long, yellow hair covering his eyes. There is another minigame where the player has to guide Dippy's boat with a hole in it to the island by swiping right. The other pink characters are, He also stars in another video, in which he participates in the. Don't press the red button. A second sequel titled Dumb Ways to Die 3: World Tour was released on 21 December 2017.
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