PHB Sneak Peeks

PHB Sneak Peeks: Poptropica’s Unknown Glory

Hey Poptropicans! Ashley Lange, as you may or may not know from our Poptropica Creators Database, is one of the game designers for Poptropica. I recently came across her DeviantArt page, and after searching “Poptropica” in her gallery, I found…

Church by ~AshleyLange

As the title suggests, this appears to be a drawing of a Poptropica church interior, but since its upload on Dec 31, 2011, nothing of this sort has appeared on Poptropica… yet.

However, one of the comments she made on another Poptropica drawing (submitted Jan 11, 2011) offers some insight: “This is the art test – a drawing I made up to see if I could draw in Poptropica style – I submitted about a year and a half ago to Poptropica so they’d consider hiring me – and they did!”

Poptropica Rocks by ~AshleyLange

Nor has this one ever appeared, but perhaps it wasn’t meant to (see above quote). Looks to be in the style of Red Dragon Island though. 🙂

-SlantedFish

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Wimpy Boardwalk Island

I want the high score, so I gotta play more!

What’s your Thunder Volt high score? Members can play this retro shooter video game as the bonus quest at the end of Wimpy Boardwalk Island. It looks like even Friendly Bug wasn’t able to beat Greg’s high score of 10 million… and that makes him/her an idiot, according to this high scores list!

Having trouble with this arcade game? Our PHB Wimpy Boardwalk guide has tips and instructions on how to beat the game, so give it a try! Do you have what it takes to put Greg out of his shame?

Red Dragon Island

Never Say No to a Panda

Otherwise, the panda’ll destroy stuff. Or at least that’s what I know from Egyptian commercials. As a girl on the east coast of the US, don’t judge me for not knowing anything about pandas besides what I see in the media.

Is there ever a bad time for pandas?

A little over a year ago, we released an Island in cooperation with our friends at Magic Tree House. It’s called Red Dragon Island, and if you haven’t played it, you’re missing out on a thrilling adventure through old Japan with Jack and Annie, the heroes of the Magic Tree House series.(Oh, and you also get to master a bunch of awesome ninja skills like climbing up walls and using a grappling hook.)

Whether you’ve been through Red Dragon Island before or not, now’s a great time to head back. Not just because it’s a great adventure, but because the Magic Tree House store has been updated with the latest, greatest books from the series. Head on over to Poptropica and visit Red Dragon Island to get the scoop on A Perfect Time for Pandas, and its accompanying Fact Tracker, Pandas and Other Endangered Species.

And then find the ninja master and get to work!

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CAPTAIN CRAWFISH

Bossy, aren’t you, Captain Crawfish, there? Well, how about you take this Panda cheese and it’ll make you understand.

😐 I’d take it if I were you. Now. Please. D:

Anyways, um… yeah… books… and stuff… I swear that panda is freaking me out… o.o *grabs three cartons of Panda cheese* I gotta go, BT out!

*runs away, screaming “DON’T DESTROY ANYTHING!!”*

Crud, too late. o,o

PHB Specials, Pop-over

PHB Pop-over Special: What Makes You Beautiful

Pop Boyband

Can you guess which Pop(tropica!) boy band this is?

If your answer is One Direction, you’re right!  In this PHB special, I’ll explain how you can dress like them on Poptropica using only 75 credits per band member (none if you’re a member). From left to right;

  • Niall: Hair from Reality TV Island Main Street, clothing from Leprechaun costume (Poptropica Store)
  • Zayn: Hair from standard customizing when signing up (make it black at the 24 Carrot Diner), clothing from Rock Singer costume – jacket, shirt with red tie, pants, microphone (Poptropica Store)
  • Louis: Hair from Cryptids Island Main Street, shirt from Mime on Counterfeit Island, mic from Rock Singer costume
  • Liam: Hair and clothing from Cryptids Island Main Street, mic from Rock Singer costume
  • Harry: Hair, shirt, jacket, pants from Vampire Boy costume (Poptropica Store)

Hope you enjoyed this bit of randomness from the Poptropica Help Blog. Are there any other customization ideas you have? Let us know! 🙂

Bonus Items, Web Development

Poptropica Problems Meme and a Friend Finder!

What’s that you say? New Cool Stuff for the PHB? Awesome!

Over the past couple days, I’ve been working on some new things for the PHB and can now introduce…

1. Poptropica Problems Meme

“Poptropica Problems” lets you view and even generate your own memes out of frustrating Poptropica moments. Create and share yours on the meme’s page. Plus, it features MT’s Poptropican Happy Wolf. Snazzy.

2. Friend Finder

Looking for more friends to add on Poptropica? The PHB’s “Friend Finder” page will help you look for some usernames you might be interested in adding: dummies, Creators, PHB authors, costumes. You can also share your username so others can add you too. Special thanks to PHB reader ThunderSharkPanda!

Friend Finder

You can find all this and more on our Cool Stuff page, which you can access by clicking on it from the navigation bar above. Enjoy! 😀

-slantedfish