Category Simulators- Original title Lumberjack Story Our hero lived on the outskirts of a small village, where he worked and drank. He liked everything, so he rarely went out in public. Today I had to go to the village only because it had become surprisingly quiet. It turned out that the wizard froze all the inhabitants and fled to his tower, and now you must find him and force him to correct his bad deeds. As the man who is not yet completely frozen tells us: the sorcerer’s tower is located to the right of the village, and there we can find him. By the way, before you take even one step in the game, look to the right and take the bottles and ax located there. You can start with them. In the process, you will constantly have to kill snowmen and break ice crystals, from which the character’s body temperature will gradually drop. It will rise over time, but if the situation turns out to be critical, drink vodka to quickly warm up. For each defeated opponent we gain experience, and with new levels we increase one of the three main characteristics of the hero. Also try to find and break wooden boxes, maybe you will find something in them.Control
The hero appears in a number of children's books by American writer Frank Baum about the fabulous land of Oz. Later borrowed by a Soviet writer and used in stories about Emerald City and Fairyland, which are retellings of Baum's works.
History of creation
In a loop fairy tales Frank Baum's first book about the magical land of Oz was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900. In this work it was first introduced Tin Woodman. In Baum, this hero is named Tin Woodman - Tin Woodman. The hero becomes “iron” in Volkov’s retelling.
IN late XIX centuries in America, anthropomorphic tin figurines were used in advertising. And Baum, at the time he was working on the fairy tale, was editing a specialized magazine about the design of store windows. Probably, the birth of the character was provoked by those same tin figurines.
The Tin Woodman was once an ordinary person, but the hero was unlucky - the evil sorceress of the East cast a spell on him. As a result, his own ax quartered the hero, cutting off his arms and legs. The hero remained alive, but human “spare parts” had to be replaced with iron ones.
Experiencing a crisis, the hero leaves his own bride because he is no longer able to experience love - there is no heart in the new iron body. The hero leaves people and settles in the forest. One day the Tin Woodman is caught in the open air by a rainstorm, the hero rusts and loses the ability to move.
The hero spends a year in this state, until one day the girl Dorothy Gale with the dog Toto and the stuffed Scarecrow stumble upon him. This company saves the Tin Woodman and the hero goes with them to the Emerald City. The heroes go there to meet the Wizard Oz.
Everyone harbors a secret dream and hopes that Oz will help make it come true. Dorothy wants to return home, the Scarecrow needs his brains, and the Tin Woodman hopes that the great sorcerer will return his heart. Later, the Cowardly Lion joins the company in need of courage.
In the end, the Tin Woodman's dream comes true - he receives from Oz a silk heart filled with sawdust. And later the hero becomes the emperor in the Land of the Miguns and rules, demonstrating a knightly character.
In Volkov's retelling, the orphan Dorothy from Kansas is named Ellie, and the Tin Woodman turns into the Tin Man.
One of Bauman’s stories is entirely dedicated to the hero and is called “The Tin Woodman of Oz” (1918). There the hero unexpectedly meets his bride Nimmi, with whom the Woodcutter was in love when he was an ordinary person, before the incident with the enchanted ax. The hero also meets with an old friend, Captain Fighter, and also has to face a metal monster.
Oz
Frank Baum wrote 14 fairy tales about the land of Oz. The author compiled several maps to his own fictional universe to clarify the geography. According to these maps, the land of Oz consists of four regions scattered around the cardinal points - Winkland, Munchkin Country, Gillikin Country and Quadling Country. In Oz there live four sorceresses: in the East and West - evil ones, in the North and South - good ones. In addition to these ladies, in the land of Oz there are many more characters who have magical powers.
The background to the appearance of the country of Oz is as follows. Once upon a time these lands were rich and beautiful, but not magical, but quite ordinary. One day a powerful good fairy flew over them and she liked what she saw below.
The fairy decided to make these lands magical and leave one fairy from her own retinue to rule over them. The sent fairy was incarnated on earth as a human baby, and while she was growing up, four parts of the country had their own sorceresses, and the region was divided.
Only the Emerald City remained with the father of the little fairy, but even there he was overthrown from the throne when an impostor Wizard appeared in the Emerald City, having crashed on hot air balloon. The new ruler gave the little fairy to an evil witch, who turned her into a boy and sent her north to the country of the Gillikins. Later, the fairy returns to power and rightly rules in the land of Oz.
Film adaptations
In 1939, an American film adaptation called The Wizard of Oz was released. This is a fairy-tale musical film, the role of the Tin Woodman is played by actor Jack Haley. There was a serious problem with the Tin Woodman costume during filming. Buddy Ebsen, the first actor to play the role, worked for just over a week and was hospitalized due to poisoning. The suit was covered in toxic aluminum powder, and the actor inhaled it.
In 1978, the family musical “Wiz” was released, which loosely plays on the plot of Baum’s fairy tale “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” The girl Dorothy in this film adaptation turns into a young teacher kindergarten from New York. The Tin Man is played by Nipsey Russell.
In 1985, Walt Disney Pictures released the family adventure film Return to Oz, based on Baum's tales. The role of the Tin Woodman is played by actor Deep Roy.
The 1994 Russian film adaptation is based on Volkov's retelling. The film is called "The Wizard of the Emerald City." The role of the Tin Woodman is played by an actor.
In 1999-2000, the four-part Russian cartoon “Adventures in the Emerald City” was released based on the original fairy tales of Frank Baum. The Tin Woodman is voiced by Vadim Gushchin. This is the first project of the Melnitsa animation studio, famous for its series of cartoons about the three heroes.
Quotes
“When the ax cut off my head, I thought it was the end for me.”
“Will you give me your heart? - asked the Tin Woodman.
“The heart makes a lot of people unhappy,” Goodwin said. - It's not a very big advantage to have a heart.
“You can argue about that,” the Tin Woodman resolutely objected. “I will endure all misfortunes without complaint if I have a heart.”
Here you can play for free online game- Adventure: The Lumberjack Story, original title - Lumberjack Story. This game has been played 15266 times and has a rating of 4.4 out of 5 with 50 votes.
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How to play?
You can participate in the game as a guest or log in. If you log in using your username and password, you will have access to options such as Achievements and Leaderboard. As a guest, you have access to Graphics Quality, Sound On/Off, Button Control, and the game itself under the New Game button.
Click on the last button and then a short story about what happened, the Lumberjack comes into play. If you want to hide/show the menu, press P. Lock the mouse cursor with the L key.
The temperature of the lumberjack’s body, money and health hangs right there. Don't forget to grab the ax from the stump so that you have something to kill the snowmen at the very beginning of the game.
During the game you will have to go through many difficulties!
