Famous video game characters find their own dumb ways to die

Australian train service Metro Trains Melbourne recently released an animated PSA called "Dumb Ways to Die," which warned people about safety near trains. The catchy video quickly went viral, racking up more than 31 million views in less than a month. Naturally, this made it ripe for parody, and YouTube user Megasteakman provided one of the more entertaining tweaks, "Dumb Ways to Die (in Video Games)," featuring a mash-up of video game characters meeting their untimely demises in the most idiotic ways possible. Witness the deaths of such pixelated luminaries as Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario, plus a nifty dance number, all set to a catchy tune. What more do you need?

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