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 he makes it to the end, he will jump on an island and gyrate once again. [60], On 17 October 2014, the Dumb Ways to Die website was revamped to tease a new installment of the campaign. Stumble and Pillock are lifting weights. The player must control Putz (with his balloons) by tapping/pressing the screen to let him lift. [1] The band on the recording consists of Gavin Pearce on Bass, Danny Farrugia on drums and Brett Wood on guitar. Dunce initially is in the lives bar and he tells that how many points to score for a new character. It's not necessary to beat the timer, if any asteroids don't hit her, so the player can win. Not choosing any door will result in failure as well. Stumble has a Lunar New Year minigame, which is similar to his second one. Download the FREE game now to enjoy the new fun and remember, be safe around trains. If the player wins, Hapless places the USA flag on the mountain that features the beans from Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games. If the player wins, Stupe will continue flying. Sleeping is a key mechanic in Minecraft that allows you to pass time quickly and staves off Phantoms, those creepy dive-attacking bat . 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 information below is the basic information of the minigames. His appearances commonly involve him standing on the edge of a train station platform . If he falls forwards or backwards, he will be washed ashore with his leg eaten by a shark (similar to Dippy's death), resulting in failure. If he keeps his balance, he jumps over a shark. The player must tilt to keep him on. Despite this, the video was still included into the ABC Show and was shown in more than 50 cities across Russia. Description. The Beans are simple-looking, biped creatures with a pair of small black oval eyes, thin arms & legs, and their bodies that resemble literal beans. If so, Stumble will cross safely at crossing. After his death, his disfiguration comes from the wheels of the train, as he was sliced in three portions. He has a new game in the update where the player must stop him at railroad crossings. If the player successfully makes Hapless to the end, then Hapless will make it to the ice cream machine where he gets an ice cream cone and wink at the player like Calamity's minigame Stand Firm. [2] Playside Studios also released an NFT called BEANS on 3 February 2022. During the intro of the minigame, Dunce is holding a lit matchstick on one of his hands and is about to light the candle(s). If so, Putz will drive the locomotive after it whistles twice, along with rolling stocks that carry loads of balloons behind of it. [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. Dash through crazy and chaotic levels as you compete against others as your favourite Bean. 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. If she stays balanced by the time runs out, she will wink. If not, he slips on his own puke and the pie falls in his eyes, resulting in failure. In need of some good news? In 2021, the rail network sold all Dumb Ways to Die assets and copyright to Melbourne game developers PlaySide Studios for a reported $2.25 million. If he falls, he will get eaten once again, resulting in failure, but this time by a shark. Fart fa fuaaa. 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. This minigame is discontinued. 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". Stumble has a train safety minigame along with Mishap and Lax where he has to touch they empty railing by holding the screen. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! "Dumb Movie Ways to Die" - from The Movie Maniacs parodies well known "dumb" movie deaths from famous films. If he stays balanced, he will jump over the shark. The player must feed Pillock the unexpired medicine. ", 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. This minigame is discontinued. Pressing the buttons in the correct order, fireworks will appear. 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. If so, Stumble will cross safely at crossing. 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. If the player fails, he will turn burnt red, resulting in failure. If successful, they will put the weight down. One of Halloween minigames where him knocking the nails on the plank, which serves as a barricade to his door from the zombies. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Failure will result in Clod using his claws to scratch the screen. Stupe also has another minigame where he's flying his plane throughout the cactus area. contain an incitement to commit those acts. If the player wins, the fire is put out. The player must safely guide him to an ambulance by dragging a trampoline. He then looks to his right and falls off. Then, a hare will jump out his basket and will wink on him, as soon as he will look at his basket and the camera, as if he is confused about the hare came from his basket. One of animal-themed minigames where the player has to flick a steak to feed bear(s) that is opening own mouth. 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. If the player chooses the wrong bottle, Pillock will grow dots all over himself, like in the video, resulting in failure. The minigame involves connecting the balloons to Putz hand. Tap rapidly Stumble and Pillock are lifting weights. One of Easter minigames where the player has to tap the bunnies popping up from holes, and avoid piranhas with pink rabbit ears headbands. [26], Another spinoff, titled Dumb Ways to Dash was released on 13 December 2019. The player must move the three Stumbles below the yellow line into dotted circles, or else the Stumbles will fall off. 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. If the players loses, Putz will fall to the cliff, 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. While Dippy is happily gyrating, flick all the piranhas before they eat his bottom half. 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. If the player catches all the candies, Hapless and the bear will eat them. 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. Stumble has a Lunar New Year minigame, which is similar to his second one. One of animal-themed minigames where he have to pet porcupines but only when they are calm. Ninny has another minigame where the player must memorize the combination of buttons to press. Stumble can be appeared in some levels where the player has to guide him to his phone and avoid obstacles like wrecking ball and more. On 1 October 2021, PlaySide Studios acquired the Dumb Ways to Die franchise for A$2.25 million from Metro. The player must screw the light bulbs, so that he will have sparkling lights. This minigame is discontinued. Words cant describe how nostalgic this song is, one comment reads; 10 years later and Im still safe around trains, says another. Otherwise, Stumble falls through the floor under the weight of the weight he's lifting, resulting in failure. Botch has another minigame where he's riding the moose. Otherwise he will knock Lax down, resulting in failure. [30], Simon Crerar of the Herald Sun wrote that the song's "catchy chorus was the most arresting hook since PSY's Gangnam Style. [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. This minigame is discontinued. The player must swipe to the empty space to avoid being hit by the bat. "[35], The Sunshine Coast Daily described it as "the Gangnam Style of train safety campaigns". If the player misses a hole, Botch will get shot and die, like in the video, resulting in failure. If it is fed incorrectly, the steak he threw flies back to his head and the bear eats his head again, resulting in failure. Otherwise, Doomed will get hit by a bat and bleed, 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. I thought this is kind of strange.. If the player misses one, the bear will eat Hapless head off, resulting in failure. 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. 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. The player has to tap the screen to stop them. [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". If the jump is missed, too early or too late, one will fall in the gap, and at least one character will react with a worried expression, resulting in failure. Wipe the screen with the player's hand to clean the puke. 1 million ways to di. If it was held correctly, he and his mate will look at the landscape in a car on the edge of the cliff and then leaning on each other, making a heart sign above them. Otherwise, the rattlesnake will latch onto Mishap's eye again, resulting in failure. If an angry porcupine is tapped or all the porcupines aren't petted after the time runs out, Stumble walks to a porcupine as soon as he tries to pet its back while it is nervous to him approaching; it then spikes him and runs away in a single bounce, causing him to be impaled and pass out, resulting in failure. If Dunce's hand gets in the trap, his arm will be bitten off, resulting in failure. Stumble is a pink oval-bodied bean. If all the snot is removed, Lax will wash his hands, like the rule for COVID-19. 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If the player spins the right way, the dryer opens and Bungle sighs with relief and flashes a thumbs up. One of Euro Summer 2019 minigames where the player must help Stumble get to the top of the Eiffel Tower by tapping left and right in turn to go up. In his mini-game, there are three Stumbles instead of one. As they board the train, the aim is to get them to jump over the gap and safely into the train, by tapping anywhere on the screen to jump. One of Easter minigames where the player has to drag eggs onto brown basket and avoid rotten eggs. It is encouraging the safety points of behaviour . The player must tap and hold to get him under the ball. The player must tap left and right to help Stumble climb the Eiffel Tower. Otherwise, he falls and gets sliced by the safety net. This game is made by Metro Trains Melbourne in Australia. Stumble has a Lunar New Year minigame, which is similar to his second one. But they also have to prevent the characters' deaths by dangers. The player has three chances to prevent the characters from dying.[22]. [42][43], The public service announcement was awarded the Grand Trophy in the 2013 New York Festivals International Advertising Awards. 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. Lubitz says that the studio which she speaks highly of has approached her to sing more, but shes yet to sign on. The player must touch the screen at the right time so that Lax can eat the right food. 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. I was like, Oh, this is funny and kooky, and I can see how thats going to tickle people.. If you fail, his body is eaten and discarded by the shark offscreen. The campaign's animation was developed into an app available to iOS devices.[1]. It has similar gameplay to the previous spinoff.[28]. 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. The sequel titled Dumb Ways to Draw 2 will be released in 2023. Putting the potions incorrectly will end up with the same explosion, resulting in failure. Not feeding Pillock the medicine at all will also result in failure. If the player wins, Dimwit will have sparkling lights all over his house. This game is made by Metro Trains Melbourne in Australia. Tapping too early, too late, or not tapping at all will make the Bear eat Hapless' head off, like in the video, resulting in failure. Stumble has a train safety minigame along with Mishap and Lax where he has to touch they empty railing by holding the screen. If the player dodges all the lasers, then Dunce will grab the painting, with a newspaper headlined "Expert Thief Steals the Mona Beana!" DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13020-6_6 Corpus ID: 181633174; Fun Ways to Engage with Rail Safety Through the Dumb Ways to Die Social Marketing Campaign @article{Algie2019FunWT, title={Fun Ways to Engage with Rail Safety Through the Dumb Ways to Die Social Marketing Campaign}, author={Jennifer Algie and Nicole L. Mead}, journal={Springer Texts in Business and Economics}, year={2019} } If the player wins, the train will pass. If the nest touches the ground, the wasps will attack Doofus and he will fall again (like in the music video), resulting in failure. There are three Stumbles instead of one. This minigame is discontinued. Putting the potions in the potion in the correct order turns Ninny into a werewolf and then he howls. If done successfully, then Putz will grab the hippo-shaped balloons and float back to the original side. The minigame stars Klaus, where the player must tap at a right timing of when his body is blinking. The player must tap the door that has the panda. When the player dodges all the bats, Doomed will jump up and down, and a car follows him. If so, Doofus will thumbs up to you. Melbourne Metro Trains Dumb Ways to Die (Public Service/Social Welfare Campaign) GOLD. Even Metro is no longer getting a cut. I heard you fart. Otherwise, she tries to cut the paper and accidentally slips scissors that stick on her head, resulting in failure. The others are Numpty, Pillock (in his second minigame), Loopy, Putz, Lax, Zany, Dumbbell, Boffo, Knucklehead, and Phyllis. It will explode, and he will calm down. If the player presses a wrong letter, it will make a noise indicating that the player has pressed the wrong letter. It gave my career a few different little pathways that I didnt expect. Otherwise, Mishap will place the lid on the box and the rattlesnake will attack his eye once again, resulting in failure. If the player loses, he bursts in flames, like in the video, resulting in failure. This minigame is discontinued. [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. A Melbourne train safety jingle became a global hit. 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. Otherwise he will win a golden volleyball trophy, and he will be carried by a crowd of people. This minigame is discontinued. In the sequel, there are a lot more varieties of challenges in each particular building, and each building has a particular theme. The player has to tap the screen to stop them. Stumble is a pink character. Bonehead has a new game which involves him approaching a gate crossing. Here is a list of the Characters in the Dumb Ways to Die series. The campaign, created in conjunction with Melbourne ad agency McCann, has now inspired a series of print ads - and they're just as brilliant. They come in different colors, different sizes, different body shapes, and different personalities. If the player doesn't, the volleyball will bounce away and Doomed will go and get it but gets ran over by the drug dealer's van, leaving blood behind, resulting in failure. 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. The Greater Good newsletter delivers stories to your inbox to brighten your outlook. 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. But it was the YouTube video that really sealed this campaign's fate. Hapless has an around-the-world mini-game, this time, he must climb up a mountain. There's a whole new set of dumb characters that have gathered to take part in a newer, bigger game. He loses his phone after his death, but his plush toy still has his phone with him. Some beans even have their own hair or ears . 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. He is one of the 11 Characters to have hair. Dumb Ways To Die is an Australian public campaign made by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Victoria, to promote railway safety. This minigame is discontinued. If they do so, Dummkopf will have the burgers ready and get a piece of toast. If the player misses a piranha, Dippy will be eaten by the piranhas, like in the video. Stop the blood by holding a finger over every hole and leaving it there until time runs out. Before a train arrives at a building, the player plays a challenge to counter something related to trains. Otherwise, he explodes in a flash of blood again, resulting in failure. 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. On December 21st, 2017, Dumb Ways to Die 3: World Tour was released. 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 so, Stumble will leave the train and arrive at the station and get upset. In this minigame, the player has to keep Dunce's hand away from the trap. In the game, the player has to draw lines with in-game pens to guide the characters to their goals. There are three doors, two with Clods and one with an innocent Panda. Available to watch on YouTube at The Movie Maniacs channel. 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.
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