If so, Stumble will leave the train and arrive at the station and get upset. It is a game played in landscape and it's playable on Desktop and Mobile on www.gamepix.com. The Clods and the panda pop up for a second and then vanish, so choose carefully. Unlike the previous games which both involved the player playing minigames and trying to prevent the characters from dying, here the player collects coins from houses that are fixed up from being initially broken. If the player misses a jellyfish, Dippy will get electrocuted and attacked by the jellyfish, resulting in failure. This game is made by Metro Trains Melbourne in Australia. The next step In 2021, it was announced that video game developer PlaySide Studios had acquired the Dumb Ways To Die franchise from Metro Trains Melbourne for $2.25 million. This minigame is discontinued. 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. If the player catches all the candies, Hapless and the bear will eat them. Stupe also has another minigame where he's flying his plane throughout the cactus area. 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. Stop the blood by holding a finger over every hole and leaving it there until time runs out. 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. There will be at least 2-4 balloons to connect strings to his hand. If Dippy's boat makes it to the island, he will get off of the boat and gyrate again. Reportedly, there is a sequel game released on Android/iOS devices, Dumb Ways to Die 2 the Games . This minigame is discontinued. If the player does, Calamity will get flowers in her superglue. This minigame is discontinued. The campaign was devised by advertising agency McCann Melbourne. If the player wins, the fire is put out. Other prominent spin-offs include Dumb Ways to Die: Wire Walk for Apple TV, Dumb Ways to Die JR, Dumb Ways To Draw, and Dumb Ways To Dash! In the Dumb Ways to Die app, if you look very closely in his minigame, one smile is slightly bigger than the other Stumbles. This minigame is discontinued. If all the snot is removed, Lax will wash his hands, like the rule for COVID-19. With Rhonda Pownall. If Dunce touches at least one of the lasers, then he will fall to his death, with a newspaper headlined "Bumbling Thief Dies Dumbly!" Old habits die hard, and some habits will get you killed. He also can be found in gifts. As soon as a new hole pops up, place a finger on it. Stumble is a bean who appears in the Dumb Ways to Die franchise. 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. Lubitz says that the studio which she speaks highly of has approached her to sing more, but shes yet to sign on. There's a whole new set of dumb characters that have gathered to take part in a newer, bigger game. Klaus' second minigame that involves dragging and stacking the presents onto the sleigh. Otherwise, Clod will come behind the bloody bouquet with gold and murder Bonehead Offscreen, resulting in failure. 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. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. If the player wins, the Stumbles stand below a yellow line which only appears in the game. If the player doesn't sew the wound shut, Dunce will bleed and faint, resulting in failure. This minigame is discontinued. The other pink characters are, He also stars in another video, in which he participates in the. His ability is Edgy which makes him immune to the first hit. Contents 1 Description 2 Characters with minigames Otherwise he will bounce out of the crashed plane, then get decapitated in the first bounce, as soon as his head will follow the last bounce and will leave a blood trail after landing on the road, resulting in failure. Were working to restore it. Putting the potions in the potion in the correct order turns Ninny into a werewolf and then he howls. The campaign video went viral on social media after it was released in November 2012. If the player spins the wrong way or doesn't spin at all, Bungle explodes in a flash of blood, resulting in failure. The player has to tap the screen to stop them. If the player wins, the train will pass. If the players loses, Putz will fall to the cliff, resulting in failure. If so, Doofus will thumbs up to you. [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. 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. 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 has to pluck all the clovers while avoiding any of the spoons. In that same announcement[61] on December 13th, 2022, A new game called BEANLAND was announced, as well as a sequel to one of the other spin-offs, Dumb Ways To Draw. He then looks to his right and falls off. London International Awards 2013. If the player loses, he bursts in flames, like in the video, resulting in failure. Emily Lubitz from Tinpan Orange, performing at the Port Fairy Folk Festival in 2016. The player must tap to flip the burgers without letting them burn. In this minigame, Bonehead sees Clod disguising as a beautiful girl in the phone. It also had a colouring section to colour and share drawings as well as a "trace the picture" section, in which the player is required to hold the screen until a line of sufficient length is drawn to trace the given diagram. The player must tap and hold to get him under the ball. This minigame is discontinued. If the puke is cleaned up, Lax will cheer. Carefully and slowly take the toast out]] without touching the sides by moving the player's finger up the screen. 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. If the player chooses the wrong bottle, Pillock will grow dots all over himself, like in the video, resulting in failure. 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. 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 the player doesn't climb the mountain, Hapless will be stalked by the grizzly bear, resulting in failure. Three Stumbles are standing on the edge of a platform. If the player taps too early or too late, or if the player doesn't tap at all, Botch will be thrown off the moose and then get shot and die again (just like in the music video), resulting in failure. If the nest touches the ground, the wasps will attack Doofus and he will fall again (like in the music video), resulting in failure. The campaign video went viral on social media after it was released in November 2012. If Putz hits a bird or falls out of the sky, he lands down to the tracks, and eventually get hit by a train again, resulting in failure. A message from Metro. On August 1, 2013, Hapless was one of the three new mini-games. Dummkopf has a summer minigame where he is holding his summer barbecue. One of Euro Summer 2019 games where the player must balance the Leaning Tower of Pisa from falling by tilting the device. Not choosing any door will result in failure as well. Otherwise, a porcupine will stab its quills into Stumble. Visit the multiplayer challenge arena and battle against your friends. Numpty has a 4th of July minigame, he is seen playing with a firework. If successful, they will put the weight down. [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. 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. 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. [1][9] This minigame is discontinued. He can be unlocked by watching 5 ads. Tap rapidly Stumble and Pillock are lifting weights. The others being. After his death, his disfiguration comes from the wheels of the train, as he was sliced in three portions. 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. 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. If all the wasps are swatted before the time runs out, Doofus will sigh in relief. This minigame is discontinued. Dumb Ways to Die has had a resurgence on TikTok Pressing the buttons in the correct order, fireworks will appear. There is another minigame where the player has to guide Dippy's boat with a hole in it to the island by swiping right. This minigame is discontinued. If the player doesn't stack the presents correctly, the presents will crush him, resulting in failure. After the train runs over him, he is seen sliced into three pieces. He has semi-long yellow hair that covers his eyes; sometimes he holds a black phone with red earbuds plugged in it. 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. This minigame is discontinued. Dumb Ways to Die Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. The player must tap and hold each of candles to wick them all and it must be on hold until it is lighted. This minigame is discontinued. The Dumb Ways to Die app (Shortened as Dumb Ways due to insufficient space for the text) is the app based to Android/iOS on Dumb Ways to Die. A Melbourne train safety jingle became a global hit. If she falls forward or backwards, Calamity will get stuck on the floor by glue, resulting in failure. 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. If some wires are disconnected, Dimwit will be frightened by the fire starting in the basement, resulting in failure. The campaign, created in conjunction with Melbourne ad agency McCann, has now inspired a series of print ads - and they're just as brilliant. On December 21st, 2017, Dumb Ways to Die 3: World Tour was released. On TikTok, the song is being used to soundtrack videos of people hurting themselves in particularly dumb ways whether backflipping directly onto their head on a trampoline or somehow getting their neck stuck in a car headrest. This minigame is discontinued. Otherwise, he falls and washes up on shore after the shark bit him. This minigame is discontinued. One of animal-themed minigames where Putz hops on hippos to get to the other side, similar to Madcap in Reckless River Crossing. One of Europe-themed 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. Stand on the edge of a train station platform, Dumb Ways to Die - Ice Bucket Challenge Fail, standing on the edge of a train station platform, Dumb Ways to Die: Crazy Chronicles Activity Journal, Characters that have plushes made of them, Characters that are seen as two or more of themselves, Characters that have revealed their skeletons, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Original video, Dumb Ways to Die - Ice Bucket Challenge Fail, Behind The Line, Pedestrian Peril: Got run over by a train, The "I Fall" Tower: Fell down and sliced by a net, His name was approved by Ms. Waymark who is the General Manager of, He is among a few characters whose eyes aren't visible throughout the whole original music video, even when he falls off the edge of the train platform. Otherwise, Stumble falls through the floor under the weight of the weight he's lifting. The player must tap the door that has the panda. At the risk of sounding terribly retro and Web 2.0, it's a bona fide viral sensation. If the player loses, 1-3 of them will fall off. One of animal-themed minigames where he have to pet porcupines but only when they are calm. If the player destroys all the asteroids, Numskull can safely ride the asteroid. Tilt the device so that he can stay balanced. Lincolns Speech. It gave my career a few different little pathways that I didnt expect. 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. [33], Logan Booker of Gizmodo described it as "taking a page out of the Happy Tree Friends book and mixing cute with horrifying". If it wasn't, he'll stuck to there, then he will be decayed and be transformed into a skeleton, resulting in failure. In line with her policy around all advertising work, she initially chose to remain anonymous. This minigame is discontinued. Once again the clumsy Beans need your help but this time you'll DRAW the Beans to safety! There are three Stumbles instead of one. [60], On 17 October 2014, the Dumb Ways to Die website was revamped to tease a new installment of the campaign. Otherwise, he changes his headgear again, but in an unpleased way and then gets shot, resulting in failure. Dumb Ways To Die. When the player dodges all the bats, Doomed will jump up and down, and a car follows him. If it was poured too much or if the player doesn't pour enough medicine, Pillock will end up in the hospital with his same death from the music video, resulting in failure. If enough medicine was poured after the time out, Pillock drinks the medicine and grows hair. The minigame stars an exclusive character, Phoney, blue and on a mobile phone. Dumb Ways to Die - Games for Change Moustache Song. Otherwise he will win a golden volleyball trophy, and he will be carried by a crowd of people. If all of the piranhas are flicked away, Dippy will continue gyrating happily. These are characters featured in . Don't press the red button. The minigame where the Stupe, along with his plane is falling to the road; the player has to tilt the device in order to land his plane upright. Dumb Ways to Die: Australian rail company's public safety warning Fourteen Terrible Ways to Die in Minecraft - GameSpot Drag the 3 Stumbles by moving the player's finger on the screen toward the front. The player must tilt Doofus around so he can catch the nest of wasp several times. Dumb Ways to Die, as a whole, is still considered one of the most successful Australian advertising campaigns. 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. 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. They have a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. 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 the player picks the right chest, a panda comes out from a chest inside like in Opportunity Claws minigame. Emily Lubitz from Tinpan Orange, performing at the Port Fairy Folk Festival in 2016.Credit: Vicky Hughson. 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. This spoof focuses on so called "dumb" deaths featured in various movies. A second sequel titled Dumb Ways to Die 3: World Tour was released on 21 December 2017. Otherwise, Calamity will knockout Doofus, resulting in failure. This minigame is discontinued. The player has three chances to prevent the characters from dying.[22]. If all the good eggs are taken, Lax will swallow an egg and puke out of it that hatch into a chick. This minigame is discontinued. Players will need to tilt, blow on, and tap their device to survive an endless sequence of absurd, death-defying mini-games. His favourite song goes like this Boom-ticker-ticker-boom-ticker-ticker boomahhhhhhhhh!Dumb Ways to Die: Crazy Chronicles Activity Journal. Otherwise, he falls and gets sliced by the safety net. Dash through crazy and chaotic levels as you compete against others as your favourite Bean. 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 Greater Good newsletter delivers stories to your inbox to brighten your outlook. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Melboune Metro video marketing campaign: Dumb ways to die - Smart Insights Within two weeks, the video had spawned over 85 parodies. One of Pirate minigames where he is in a cannon. Tap one second at a time so that Hapless tiptoes pass the bear. If the player wins, the crocodile kisses Dummkopf, and Dummkopf gets pleased. It was more money than Id ever made.. Stumble has a new game that involves him crossing a railroad. One of Christmas minigames where him putting up Christmas lights that wrapping his own Christmas tree. 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. 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. Introduced in August 2014. TikTok uses and abuses all sorts of cultural content and artefacts, he says. DWTD Main Menu Theme. If the player chooses the right bottle, Pillock will give himself a thumbs-up. Dumb Ways To Die:play Dumb Ways To Die online for free on GamePix Similar to Putz's game, the minigames involves matching the wires to their correct color. Please try again later. He is sometimes seen with a peanut-shaped body. If the players loses, a Chinese Dragon will crush Stumble who bleeds, resulting in failure. This game has received 8884 votes, 7398 positive ones and 1486 negative ones and has an average score of 4.2. [31], Daisy Dumas of the Sydney Morning Herald described it as "darkly cute and irksomely catchy" and the chorus as "instant earworm material". One of Summer minigames involves him surfing the waves. Reference was made specifically to the claimed 20 per cent reduction in risky behaviour as being "social media bullshit".[39]. The player has to guide their character in a 3D race against other characters to the finish line while avoiding the obstacles. 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Dumb Ways to Die: How a Melbourne train safety jingle spawned a global If he hits one, he gets hit by the drug dealers car and pushed into the screen, resulting in failure. In this minigame, the player has to keep Dunce's hand away from the trap. Ninny has another minigame where the player must memorize the combination of buttons to press. This minigame is where the player has to pour enough medicine into Pillock's cup by moving the cup until it gets to the line. Lax also has another minigame involving him picking the right food. 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. If they succeed, Numpty will successfully catch the firework and throw it in the air again. Pledge allegiance to your favourite Dumb Ways character and . 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} } [35] Stocks attributed the success to "A snappy headline. Dummkopf has another minigame where he washes dishes and the player must not let any appliances fall into the sink by dragging them. Within 24 hours of its launch in November 2012, the "Dumb Ways to Die" song reached the top 10 chart of iTunes. An animated parody of the famous Australian rail safety video "Dumb Ways to Die". Lubitz whom Mescall describes as hugely important to the songs success was paid a simple session fee for one days work. This minigame is discontinued. There are three doors, two with Clods and one with an innocent Panda. The aim is to jump over all the rocks, by tapping anywhere on the screen to jump. Dumb Ways to Dash is a brand new crazy 3D race runner game from the world of Dumb Ways To Die. Hapless has an Easter minigame which is similar to his second one, the player has to tap to make Clod tip toe to the window. [41], It won three Siren Awards, run by Commercial Radio Australia, including the Gold Siren for best advertisement of the year and Silver Sirens for the best song and best campaign. In Dunce's second minigame, the player must drag the organs in the right spot. 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. 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. The player must move the three Stumbles below the yellow line into dotted circles, or else the Stumbles will fall off. If not, he slips on his own puke and the pie falls in his eyes, resulting in failure. The video was animated by Julian Frost and produced by Cinnamon Darvall. Many animals mentioned, for instance, are not native to Australia; the animated characters are deliberately without gender or ethnicity; and fans were encouraged to mess with it via covers and parodies from the get-go. If all vines are cut off before the time runs out, Clod will jump out the bush with roses. Dumb Ways to Draw on the App Store The player must safely guide him to an ambulance by dragging a trampoline. Italic text = Character with unofficial name, Regarding closures of invites to the Discord server. Doing nothing in the minigame correctly will result in a rainbow appearing above the Earth. If you win, he dodges a shark and continues surfing. The player need to tap at the correct time for him to land on the boat on the right. If the player presses a wrong letter, it will make a noise indicating that the player has pressed the wrong letter. If so, Stumble will cross safely at crossing. [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. This minigame is discontinued.
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