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Island Hopper, Pelican Rock, and the Classic Homepage

12/6/2015

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 Hello Poptropicans! There's some exciting things going on right now in Poptropica. First up: the Island Hopper Sweepstakes! They've already been here for 2 weeks (sorry guys, late post again :/), but the contest is going to go on until the end of the year, December 31. If you enter any common room during the contest, you can find a yellow Island Hopper ticket. Each ticket that you have increases your chances of being drawn in raffle to win prizes!
Details are available on this official page. Here's a list of the prizes though:
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  • In addition to the grand drawing at the end of the month, 5 players are drawn every week on Thursday! If you're in these weekly top 5, then you'll win a 1-month Poptropica membership, just in time for Pelican Rock Island (more on that below). So far, only 2 out of 4 have taken place, so there's plenty of time!
  • At  the end, the winner gets a 30-minute call with Jeff Kinney (sweet!)
  • The 10 2nd-place winners get a free 6-month membership (so that should cover early access to 2-3 islands)
  • And the 20 runners-up get a Poptropica Toy Blimp (which comes with the Blimp Adventure game) as well as a 1-month membership.

In other news, the Main Street preview for Pelican Rock Island is open to all Poptropicans. If you go to it from the map, you can explore the (still unfinished) Main Street of the upcoming island, and there are a number of free things you can get by walking left and talking to the characters, namely these two:
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That dog's gotta be the funniest and most creative Follower ever in Poptropica :). And last but not least, if you go all the way right on the preview, you can check out the Photo Booth. This is just like the Photo Booth on the Home Island, but with prison-themed items and backgrounds. All this elaborate pre-Island hype, plus the Creators' promise that Pelican Rock is like no other island, is definitely getting me intrigued!
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Yes, the fish is as large as the police dog.

Quick interesting aside: many people aren't impressed with Poptropica's new homepage (well, it's almost a year old now, but it's new in relation to the 8 years of the game's history). Yes, it looks great aesthetically, but there's a lot more distracting clutter, links, and ads that you have to load and see before clicking on the Play Now button, which some older players don't like. But there's a way to get the old homepage back!
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The following link takes you to a clutter-free "Poptropica Login" page almost like the classic main page. After you log in, things continue the way you're used to. It's at http://www.poptropica.com/play-poptropica.php I don't know how long it'll be here, but might as well bookmark it while it lasts!

But wait, there's more! (I've got to start making shorter posts more often rather than these mega-posts every month; sorry about that). We've got a winner for the Poptropica Hide & Seek contest! Congratulations to Comical Melon, who correctly guessed the following image:
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If you haven't won the Hide & Seek yet, what are you waiting for? There's a new image and a new challenge up already, go check it out and give it a try! And if you're up for something more like this, check out the Stolen Snapshots game on my friend Slippery Raptor's blog; the format's similar, the games are harder :)

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Ever wish there were even more ways to connect with the Poptropica community than Twitter? Well, now there is: HPuterpop and the Poptropica Help Blog team have recently released the new Poptropica subreddit! Older Poptropica players can post and comment on all things Poptropica over on r/poptropicahelp, so come join and help the forum grow!
Anyway, that's all for today! Enjoy the month of holidays, and I hope I'll get an opportunity to post more often; at least once before my traditional New Years' post. :)
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Poptropica Hide & Seek & Wimpy Kid's Return

11/8/2014

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The winner for the previous Poptropica Hide and Seek has been determined: Congratulations to Little Lightning, from California! She correctly guessed the picture below. Know where that is? Or did you miss out on the fun? Check out the page to see last round's answers and the next game!
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And also, I'd like to apologize for the massive, inexcusable delay between the games. I've always been bad about updating but I'm mad at myself for missing a 2-week deadline by 4 months. Sorry. I won't forget again (this time for real!) Click Read More to keep going.

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Ads on Mobile & Creators' Blog, P-Con Selfie Analysis

8/6/2014

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While playing the Poptropica app the other day (by the way, the Android app is delayed again), I noticed something new and strange on the map...

That's right, an ad space! But it's almost on an island of its own, unlike desktop ad spaces which you can only visit through islands. To be honest, I think I prefer this format. It keeps the islands themselves clean and the map is a logical place to put it.

Before I get into the ad space itself (Galactic Hot Dogs), I'd like to point something out -- so far, ad spaces on-line have been using the classic Poptropica engine (small screen, no sound) even if you get to them through a modern island. And we also know that only islands on the modern engine can run on the mobile app. So that means the Creators will start making regular ad spaces using sound and the big screen too!
Right, on to the ad itself. Go to the right of the ad space and start the game -- you have to jump over or shoot obstacles with two gray robots chasing you. The gun shoots automatically, so the strategy is to just run directly towards things smaller than you, and climb on top of/jump over things much bigger than you. Very easy. At the end, talk to the Princess, who has the Mega-Dog (I'm lost too). You get the prizes pictured above.

So those were the good ads. Now, on to something more alarming: the Creators' Blog now has an ad in the sidebar. Not so bad in itself (hey, even this blog has an ad in the sidebar), but their ad pushed the whole site into a wider look. The extra width misaligns the Poptropica logo and the text wraps for far too long. Also, accidentally leave your mouse on the ad for too long and it expands to take over the screen.
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AAAAA WHERE AM I???
Also, don't know if I mentioned this already or it's stuck among fifteen other blog post drafts, but the Creators' Blog has a new search bar and tag cloud in the sidebar (for a while now). A quicker/better way than what I was doing, typing "site:blog.poptropica.com <search query>" into Google.

While I'm here: the latest Creators' Blog post shows a selfie taken on Poptropi-con Island (which, as we knew, is about costumes, fashion, and not much meta-Poptropica-ism, closer to Poptropolis Games than Mocktropica). The man in the picture is the same as this guy from Poptropica Land. In addition, we know that you have to retrieve a Mjolnir for a wizard-like person in the island. So, Poptropi-con will have a distinct Norse Mythology theme as well as Land and possibly Legendary Swords. What role this has in the island, I don't yet know. Anyway, that was a long post and we've got a good week to look forward to in Poptropica!
UPDATE: Poptrickia got mentioned on the Poptropica Help Blog recently! Congrats on their 13M hits! I believe Poptrickia just recently hit 3 million -- but that's over four whole years. What an honor!
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Deep Dive Island, Survival, and More

3/5/2014

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Observant Poptropicans have probably already guessed this, but the next Poptropica island is going to be called... *drumroll*... Deep Dive Island! As I talked about earlier, it might take place in Yellowstone National Park. There are plenty of underground caves, mountains, and geyser pictures in the Daily Pops. And of course, we're going to be underwater. But we have absolutely no clues about the story behind Deep Dive. Also, the island is only about half-uploaded to Poptropica; so expect it to take a while to release. This is probably the Create Your Dream Island winner, because it's the newest island and the Creators have been teasing us lately.

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There's a new mini-quest coming to Poptropica: Survival. It seems like a limited-time thing, because there's a card in the store that says "Survival - Episode 1" on it. So it's going to come out in little episodes, like a TV show. *Ahem*, haven't we already had Reality TV? If you get the card, you can't use it from the Store Items. This means that it's for a New Pop island that you can use from the new island itself. And of course there's another card that doesn't even load...

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In Survival, you are stranded on some deserted land after a storm. We don't know much about Survival yet either, so I encourage you to browse the Sneak Peeks. How to tell which is Deep Dive and which is Survival: Look at the sky and trees. The Survival moon looks like the one in the image to right, and the leaves look like the leaves in the picture above. The sky is a dark blue gradient, and there is snow on the island. Click on the images below to enlarge, and comment if you have news!

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Invasion of the Common Rooms!

1/3/2014

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    Look at the image to the right, taken in Early Poptropica's Soda Pop Shop. Look at it. That's no Poptropican. If you friend him, you'll see he's just an advertisement for Galactic Hot Dogs (which is published by Pearson Education, the same publisher as Poptropica, by the way). Also, he has a green star rather than a normal one--to further the notion that he's special. Actually, this is terrible. (okay, not so terrible since he's Costumizable, but...) NEW: His username is "npc:cosmoe". Now you can keep him as a friend even after the ad's gone and costumize him!

    How long until the rest of the ads start entering the multiplayer rooms? How long until the rampant advertising mocked in Mocktropica comes true? What if Mocktropica wasn't mocking Poptropica, but showing its future? What if nothing is real? What if hot dogs really are from space? What about rights? Mr. President, what's your stance on... okay, rant over.

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Disney XD Help and Steamworks Island Video

6/26/2013

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There's been quite a buzz around the newest advertisement on Poptropica, Disney XD.  Usually I don't even enter the ad spaces because I don't agree with Poptropica being invaded by commercials but... I played it today and thought I needed to write some pointers here.
Kickin' It
In this game, you are on the blue bicycle on the right, racing the red one. The indicator at the top shows the distance to finish line. The green triple-arrows are a speed boost, and every other graphic on the track slows you down. The first few times I played this, I lost, because I couldn't get to the boosts faster than I reached the obstacles. Then I realized that I won if I stayed to one side of the track. That way, there is only one way to go -- this increases your concentration.

Lab Rats
This is a classic matching game with a twist: not only is it timed for sixty seconds (and themed in some sort of freakish 'virus cleaning' UI from the nineties), the cards are 'rearranged' every time you make or fail a match... or so the flashy graphics lead you to believe. In truth, this is how it works:
  • You click on a card (no, I REFUSE to call it a hexa-tile!), let's call this row ROW 1
  • All the cards in ROW 1 are disabled.
  • You select a card from the opposite row, ROW 2. (and probably fail)
  • NOW, the interesting part: The cards all start flashing. Then you select a starting card from ROW 2.
  • ROW 1 is now simply a copy of what ROW 2 was in the first try. This means you can use your memory from that one to make this match work. Continue until all four matches are made.
Sounds complicated? That's why I made a video (see above).

Crash and Bernstein
Do I really need to say anything about this one? Except that it makes me lose faith in my entire generation, and all of humanity, if this is what we accept as entertainment. Disney must be pouring serious money into this campaign!

Drumroll...

...for a Steamworks Island Video Playthrough at last! Today I'm revealing my first full-island video guide in a year, for one of my most favorite, classic islands. Also check out my detailed written guide! Here's the video:
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Dr. Hare's up to something!

10/29/2011

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Yes, he definitely is. Why else would he give away the Dr. Hare's Secret Lab Card away for FREE? I shudder to think what will happen once Dr. Hare returns to Poptropica. In fact I'll be discussing that in the next Magazine post... which is not done yet...

In other news, the Forum is back again on Poptrickia after three months! I've decided I can handle it and spend more of my time on this website. And I also prepared a little advertisement walkthrough for you...

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The Hub Family Game Night Advertisement

8/28/2011

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There's a new ad out there for younger kids... for The Hub's Family Game Night board games! You can play Connect-4-Basketball (a Hoops-style twist on the classic game) and play Sorry! Sliders and Ratuki online! Some parts are tough so here's the walkthrough...

Poptropica Cheats for the FGN Advertisement

Okay, when you enter here, you'll find yourself in front of a stage. Keep going (watch the videos if you like), and then you'll find the show host. He'll let you play a round of Connect 4 Basketball! This game is extremely fun and competitive. It's very much like Hoops, so experience with that will help! Try my guide if you're a newbie. What you do is take turns shooting your ball into the board with another player. The balls will fall into the slots, and the first person to make 4 in a row (horizontal, vertical, diagonal...) wins and gets a (limited time only) bowling set! Unfortunately you can't play it :(... Hey, don't you usually get costumes from these ads???

The Vault

So you want costumes, eh? How about a double dose? Run all the way right and click on the vault. Complete the Rubix-cube-like puzzle (like the one from Haunted House) to find the code. It's "THE HUB"... type that in and you will enter the secret room! Walk right to the costume cabinet and nab the two ones there. Hey, there's something else here! At the very right, you'll have a chance to play Sorry! Sliders or Ratuki on Poptropica!
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Adventure Time ad walkthrough

7/26/2011

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There's a new ad on Poptropica; it's for a new show called Adventure Time on Cartoon Network! You have to find the "Hot dog Warriors", and then find five golden orbs called Wishes before being hit three times. See my tips below for help.
Finding the warriors is simple. Just drop down to the very bottom and go as far right as you can, then climb up to the highest ledge. Talk to the warriors and they will decide to find the Wishes. Now you use your mouse to control an enormously stretchable dog. Finding the wishes is easy; what I did was make rows around the playing area. But you have to do this very fast, because the more you stretch, the more area the bad guys have to hit you. After 3 hits, game over. If you make it, you get a costume from both of the main characters. Seriously, though, those are a rip-off.
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Smurfize!

7/19/2011

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You may have been rudely turned into a Smurf sometime today. Well, now you can have that power too! Head on over to the main Street of an island and enter the Smurfs ad space. Then watch the video below, or keep reading if you prefer something written down.
(I usually wait for the people to finish speaking, but this time you are timed so I recommend you don't stick around as well.)
Hit Read More for a written walkthrough.

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