This was probably the most pure project Ive ever worked on in my life.. The houses are fixed by the player playing a new minigame for each area containing those houses. This minigame is discontinued. If the player wins, the train will pass. Change of Attitude / Behaviour: Dumb Ways to Die is a PSA from Metro Trains in Melbourne in Victoria, that aims at rain safety, particularly on the points of platform common sense and railway crossing safety. An Android version was released in September 2013. If it was either held before the sign or not held at all, Bonehead's car along with his mate will fall from the edge of the cliff and make a heart-shaped smoke after landing on the ground, resulting in failure. Eleven years ago, Emily Lubitz, a singer with the indie-folk band Tinpan Orange, spent about one hour in a Melbourne studio recording vocals for a public-safety jingle for Metro Trains. Dumb Ways to Die really wants people to avoid dangerous situations around trains and other life-threatening scenarios such as extracting toast from a toaster with a fork or dancing in piranha-infested waters. If successful, they will put the weight down. He loses his phone after his death, but his plush toy still has his phone with him. The player must swipe right for gold, but when the phone is showing Clod, swipe to the left, so that Bonehead will have a party with the gold. If all of the balloons are connected, Putz remains safely on the platform as the train passes by. 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". [36], Arlene Paredes of the International Business Times said the video was "brilliant in getting viewers' attention" and "arguably one of the cutest PSAs ever made. The Greater Good newsletter delivers stories to your inbox to brighten your outlook. 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.. This minigame is discontinued. One of Easter minigames where the player has to drag eggs onto brown basket and avoid rotten eggs. The player has to rotate the dials to turn the mixer off (Similar to Bungle's second minigame), if so, Lax will get out of the mixer and get a chocolate that he eats. In the success scene of the minigame "The I-Fall Tower" from, In the failure scene of his summer-themed minigame, a shark eats his leg, revealing a part of his skeleton, just like, In the tutorial of "Deck Disaster", Stumble's sprite is shown instead of an image of. In this minigame, the player has to keep Dunce's hand away from the trap. If the egg falls off the spoon, Numpty will slip on the egg and fall, bursting into flames, resulting in failure. If some wires are disconnected, Dimwit will be frightened by the fire starting in the basement, resulting in failure. Otherwise, Stumble falls through the floor under the weight of the weight he's lifting. It has similar gameplay to the previous spinoff.[28]. One of the around-the-world minigames where Dippy is in the sea with some jellyfish. Stumble starred in a video in response to the Ice Bucket Challenge. Don't let the plane touch the ground or make the plane go too high or else Stupes plane will crash and he will be decapitated, like in the video, resulting in failure. Its been a funny thing in my life, Lubitz says. The horror is made presentable. His appearances commonly involve him standing on the edge of a train station platform. The player has to tap the screen to stop them. This minigame is discontinued. If the player wins, the crocodile kisses Dummkopf, and Dummkopf gets pleased. If the pan is successfully covered, a piece of bacon will be placed onto the pan, and Mishap will give it to the rattlesnake, who eats it. Dingy is at the beach, where the player has to cover him with sunblock. 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 tap all the calm porcupines. The others are Numpty, Pillock (in his second minigame), Loopy, Putz, Lax, Zany, Dumbbell, Boffo, Knucklehead, and Phyllis. In both versions, he is the 12th character to arrive at the train station, and in the new version, he is the 66th thing that can be unlocked. If Dunce's hand gets in the trap, his arm will be bitten off, resulting in failure. This game is made by Metro Trains Melbourne in Australia. The player must tap the screen to make the plane go higher. 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. If the player wins, Hapless places the USA flag on the mountain that features the beans from Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games. Despite this, the video was still included into the ABC Show and was shown in more than 50 cities across Russia. The song reached No.1 on the iTunes charts in more than 28 countries, and the following year, Metro released a hugely successful mobile game based on the same characters and premise the first of many which is currently at the top of local and international app store charts above titles like Roblox, Call of Duty and Mario Kart. On August 1, 2013, Hapless was one of the three new mini-games. Download the FREE game now to enjoy the new fun and remember, be safe around trains. Otherwise, she tries to cut the paper and accidentally slips scissors that stick on her head, resulting in failure. [24][25], A spinoff was also released, titled Dumb Ways to Draw on 5 May 2019. The minigame stars Klaus, where the player must tap at a right timing of when his body is blinking. This minigame is discontinued. If the player misses a piranha, Dippy will be eaten by the piranhas, like in the video. There will be at least 2-4 balloons to connect strings to his hand. [1] If so, Putz will drive the locomotive after it whistles twice, along with rolling stocks that carry loads of balloons behind of it. Numskull has another minigame which involves touching the screen to destroy the asteroids. [26], Another spinoff, titled Dumb Ways to Dash was released on 13 December 2019. The player must safely guide him to an ambulance by dragging a trampoline. Otherwise, the zombies will eat Dimwit, resulting in failure. Otherwise, he will notice that Clod is stealing eggs and leaves the place, breaking the window bloodily, resulting in failure. This minigame is discontinued. This minigame is discontinued. He has semi-long yellow hair that covers his eyes; sometimes he holds a black phone with red earbuds plugged in it. ), Botch (Dress up like a moose during hunting season), Doofus (Disturb a nest of wasps for no good reason), Stumble (Stand on the edge of a train station platform), Bonehead (Drive around the boomgates at a level crossing), Putz (Run across the tracks between platforms), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. But they also have to prevent the characters' deaths by dangers. If they do so, Dummkopf will have the burgers ready and get a piece of toast. Old habits die hard, and some habits will get you killed. 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. I heard you fart. This minigame is discontinued. One of Euro Summer 2019 minigames where the player has to quickly circle their finger clockwise in order to get Putz to cycle fast before the timer runs out. If the player turns off the dryer, the dryer opens again and Bungle sighs with relief and shows the player a t-shirt with "I Love You" on it. If the player wins, a real Moose will show up and fall in love with him. In one of the minigames, for example, you have to . This game is a game that the player wins by doing nothing. If the player misses a jellyfish, Dippy will get electrocuted and attacked by the jellyfish, resulting in failure. The player has to tap the screen to stop them. One of Valentine's Day minigames. I thought this is kind of strange.. If all the dunked cookies are placed on the right plate, it is given to rattlesnake with a Santa hat by Mishap to eat, which it then spit a plate back to him. Stumble can be unlocked for the player's Train Station at the score 2200 in the old version and at the total score of 924800 in the new version. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. If he stays balanced for the whole time, Dunce will manage to fill up all cups with champagne and celebrates the new year with other characters including Dimwit, Putz, Stumble, Lax, Botch, Calamity, and Stupe. [20], The game is similar to games in the WarioWare series. One of animal-themed minigames where he have to pet porcupines but only when they are calm. 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. If the player taps too late, too early or if they don't tap at all, Bonehead will get run over by a train (just like in the music video), resulting in failure. [3] It was uploaded to YouTube on 14 November 2012 and made public two days later. If all of the piranhas are flicked away, Dippy will continue gyrating happily. Reference was made specifically to the claimed 20 per cent reduction in risky behaviour as being "social media bullshit".[39]. Otherwise, if Putz falls in the water, goes to far offscreen, or the timer runs out, then Putz falls in the water and is squished by two hippo bottoms and splits in half, resulting in failure. This minigame is discontinued. Full of your favourite Beans but not in the way you remember! It will explode, and he will calm down. Contents 1 Beans 2 Animals 3 Others 4 See also 4.1 By specific characters The best way to get a 10-year-old Australian to be interested in something is to make it blow up around the world, Mescall says. The minigame did not originally have the superglue, but it was later added. One of technology-themed minigames where the player?????????????????????? Moustache Song. 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. Drag the 3 Stumbles by moving the player's finger on the screen toward the front. 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. [21], A sequel titled Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games was released on 18 November 2014. If successful, they will put the weight down. If it is landed safely, he will take a brown bag with a hamburger marking below the "PICK UP" writing from a drive-through, and then he will take off. In the Dumb Ways to Die app, if you look very closely in his minigame, one smile is slightly bigger than the other Stumbles. The player has to duck by tapping the screen at the right time, when the bear head is at the middle of the bar. If done successfully, then Putz will grab the hippo-shaped balloons and float back to the original side. Reportedly, there is a sequel game released on Android/iOS devices, Dumb Ways to Die 2 the Games. Spelling "PATIENCE" before time runs out will make Bonehead be patient around the train. [When it first came out], some advertising agency in America got in touch, trawled through my bands songs, and we got a sync on a Samsung ad. If the player doesn't tap fast enough or not tap at all, Dummkopf gets scared by a huge crocodile that eats him, resulting in failure. Within two weeks, the video had spawned over 85 parodies. The player must safely guide him to an ambulance by dragging a trampoline. If the players loses, a Chinese Dragon will crush Stumble who bleeds, resulting in failure. The player need to tap at the correct time for him to land on the boat on the right. This game has received 8884 votes, 7398 positive ones and 1486 negative ones and has an average score of 4.2. If the player hits a cactus, Stupe's plane will crash into the cactus, throwing Stupe out, resulting in failure. Otherwise, the rattlesnake will latch onto Mishap's eye again, resulting in failure. Numskull initially appears on the loading screen. This minigame has the player rescue Numpty from a burning building. Very similar to Button Blast, this one of the Halloween minigames, where the player must memorize the combination of potion bottles. If the player dodges all the lasers, then Dunce will grab the painting, with a newspaper headlined "Expert Thief Steals the Mona Beana!" A Melbourne train safety jingle became a global hit. If the player does it correctly, Bonehead can pass the gate crossings and speed through before getting disappointed at the traffic ahead. Otherwise if the timer runs out, then Putz will be knocked off his bike and split in half as the bike goes by, resulting in failure. Some beans even have their own hair or ears . If it falls forwards or backwards, he will take an attempt to capture a selfie despite that he approached the tower too closely, and the tower will fall onto him, causing him to be crushed and bleed, resulting in failure. Not feeding Pillock the medicine at all will also result in failure. He also can be found in gifts. There's a whole new set of dumb characters that have gathered to take part in a newer, bigger game. This minigame is discontinued. GOLD. Otherwise, the player touch the wrong food and Lax will barf again (just like in the music video), resulting in failure. 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 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. 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. This minigame is discontinued. The animated safety message uses music and dark humour to warn people against. A whole new adventure to experience! Stumble and Pillock are lifting weights. [33], Logan Booker of Gizmodo described it as "taking a page out of the Happy Tree Friends book and mixing cute with horrifying". "[8] Alice Clarke writing in the Herald Sun described the video as "adorably morbid" and wrote that Victoria's public transport "broke its long running streak of terrible ads". And some people are like, what the f--- is this?. This minigame is discontinued. The Clods and the panda pop up for a second and then vanish, so choose carefully. Visit the multiplayer challenge arena and battle against your friends. DWTD Main Menu Theme. The player must tilt their device to help Stumble keep his balance. [17] Within the app, players can also pledge to "not do dumb stuff around trains. Lax has a 4th of July-themed minigame, he is seen in a BBQ party along with Dunce and Ninny, he will notice a gas leak. Stumble likes listening to dubstep music on his headphones while standing dangerously close to the edge of the platform for his train. Emily Lubitz from Tinpan Orange, performing at the Port Fairy Folk Festival in 2016.Credit: Vicky Hughson. [14][15] The game, developed by Julian Frost, Patrick Baron and Samuel Baird,[16] invites players to avoid the dangerous activities engaged in by the various characters featured throughout the campaign. In February 2013, Artemy Lebedev's blog was censored by Roskomnadzor, the Russian government agency in charge of Internet censorship, for including the video. If they don't pulls up all bunnies after the time runs out, or a pulls up a piranha, Dippy will notice that a bunny-eared piranha is watching him, and the pack of piranhas will jump out of the machine and will brutally and bloodily attack and punch him, resulting in failure. In need of some good news? Dumb Movie Ways to Die: Directed by Simon Jago. This minigame is discontinued. This minigame is discontinued. If they collect all eggs, Pillock will walking on the grass field with a basket filled with Easter eggs in it. They come in different colors, different sizes, different body shapes, and different personalities. Otherwise, the wasps will sting Doofus, like in the video, resulting in failure. If so, Stumble will leave the train and arrive at the station and get upset. This minigame is discontinued. [10], On 6 May 2013, Metro released a Dumb Ways to Die game as an app for iOS devices. [31], Daisy Dumas of the Sydney Morning Herald described it as "darkly cute and irksomely catchy" and the chorus as "instant earworm material". [27], A third spinoff, titled Dumb Ways to Die: Superheroes was released on 25 June 2020. Latest version. If the incorrect wire is connected or if any of the wires are disconnected, Dimwit's house will burn down, like in the music video. If the toast touches the sides of the toaster or if the player doesn't get the toast out at all, he will get electrocuted, making his flesh get burnt, turning him into a skeleton, like in the video, resulting in failure. [8] It was released on iTunes, attributed to the artist "Tangerine Kitty" (a reference to Tinpan Orange and The Cat Empire). In fact, in the past week, the original YouTube video has been flooded with young people from all around the world saying variations of the above. Dumb Ways to Die, as a whole, is still considered one of the most successful Australian advertising campaigns. If it was traced correctly, Calamity will unfold the paper heart chain and then be pleased at it. If he is successfully ducked at all three times after the time runs out, the bear will spit out candies over him. If the player wins, Numpty's fire goes out and he lands on a stretcher before being loaded onto the ambulance and leaving. Mishap has another minigame where he feeds his rattlesnake bacon. [38] Writing in Mumbrella in February 2013, a former employee of Victoria's Department of Infrastructure advised critical thinking when evaluating claims made regarding improvements to safety. One of Valentine's Day minigames where the player has to put the chocolates in a heart-shaped box. 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 succeed, a piece of toast will fall and Dummkopf will catch it with a fork and eat it. In line with her policy around all advertising work, she initially chose to remain anonymous. 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. Otherwise he will fly away with his flying sleigh containing aligned presents, with his red-nosed moose. It was very spontaneous, but it led to a lot. The music helps block out the dreary monotony of commuting to work and unfortunately for Stumble - the sound of approaching trains. Their ad ' Dumb Ways to Die' - featuring animated characters playing out the lyrics of a comedy song about idiotic deaths - quickly became a viral hit and won a series of awards. In this minigame, the Bonehead is driving on the road but in reversed way, where the player has to tap the screen to help Bonehead switch lanes to dodge all the oncoming cars. Doofus has another minigame where he throws a nest of wasps in the air. If all the clovers are plucked, Putz will have picked a clover. [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]. This minigame is discontinued. This minigame is discontinued. [2] Playside Studios also released an NFT called BEANS on 3 February 2022. If it wasn't, he'll stuck to there, then he will be decayed and be transformed into a skeleton, 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. A message from Metro. If all the good eggs are taken, Lax will swallow an egg and puke out of it that hatch into a chick. The video was art directed by Patrick Baron, animated by Julian Frost and produced by Cinnamon Darvall. Klaus' second minigame that involves dragging and stacking the presents onto the sleigh. Stumble has a new game that involves him crossing a railroad. If the player loses, Lax will explode, a burnt hot dog will land on Dunce's plate, while one of Lax's legs lands on Ninny's, resulting in failure. Doing it incorrectly will end up with the same explosion, resulting in failure. One of Pirate minigames where Dippy is on a small board and the player needs to tilt the device to make sure he won't fall off. 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. 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 . In his mini-game, there are three Stumbles instead of one. Stumble is seen standing on the edge of a platform bobbing along to music and then starts to lose balance, and falls off and gets run over by a train. 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. The player must screw the light bulbs, so that he will have sparkling lights. Contents 1 About 2 Appearance 3 Video 4 Game 4.1 Dumb Ways to Die 3: World Tour 4.2 Dumb Ways to Draw 5 Deaths 6 Trivia 7 Gallery About If the player destroys all the asteroids, Numskull can safely ride the asteroid. After his death, his disfiguration comes from the wheels of the train, as he was sliced in three portions. If all the candles are lighted before the time runs out, Dunce will appeal himself with a wink and smile to Ninny and Ninny will be impressed by him.
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