This is a guest post from Blue Moon sharing her My Place in Poptropica story, which is all about oneās Poptropica journey. Enjoy!

Hey there fellow Poptropicans! This is Blue Moon, and this is my first post on the blog. Today itās all about my tale in Poptropica. Enjoy!
I am kind of an amateur in Pop, and I only lived in the Haxe version. I never got to experience the Flash versionāthe old islands, everything⦠itās only a dream to my friends and I, when itās at least a memory to everyone else. This post is especially for all the new playersāthose whoāve heard of but never experienced Poptropicaās golden ages.

2019: Finding Pop, then leaving
I was in grade three when I first encountered Poptropica, and it was during the Covid pandemic. My mom used to restrict me from screen-time except for academic reasons, and I was dying to get my hands on some free games. One day, when I was over at my friend Icy Fireās house, she presented me with this free, wonderful game, called Poptropica.
Sadly, at the time I was too stupid to figure out the complicated and confusing islands all by myself. Added with a stir of frustration at the extraordinary members-only products, I left the game before I even finished an island. I didnāt know at the time that I was actually in the Flash version of the game, until, alas, it was too late. Oh well š

2022: Revisiting
It was during the lockdown in Shanghai, China, where I live, that I picked up interest in Pop again. One day, I decided to get in touch with my friend Icy Fire, whoād gone to boarding school. In no time, she was asking me about Pop. Not wanting to disappoint my lost-and-found friend, I quickly sat up an account on Pop, and then managed to start a pathetic discussion. At least I found an interest in Pop⦠which is still going.
With Poptropica’s current state, I completed every single island in a monthās time during the Shanghai lockdown. Of course, Icy Fire and I always stuck together on every single quest and challenge. To me, she was my light in Poptropica. For a short time, I left Pop because of pure boredom, and went off to play other games instead.

However, as I became more experienced in other games, I realized that none of them are actually as good as Poptropica. With a jolt, I returned to Pop in September, and made an internal vow never to leave it again. It was at that time that I finally realized that actually, Pop had already taken a place in my heart that no other game would replace, even though some players feel that the game has entered its “downfall.” Since September, I’ve been an active player once again.
I know that players enjoyed Poptropica when it was on Flash. But there are players now that never even got to play the old islands, and now their number is increasing. Iāve read the guides for the old islands time and time again, trying to absorb in the gameplay, but I still canāt really ābe inā the quest. Please, Pop Creators, think about how it feels to new players whoāve never experienced the wonders of Poptropicaās past. I want to let them also have a chance to ābe inā Poptropicaās golden ages. This is not only for me, itās for every new player.

To end on a happier noteā¦
Fun (and sometimes embarrassing) facts about Blue Moon the Poptropican:
- My first finished island is Fairytale Island, and I got stuck in a plant while helping Red.
- I took one whole month and four separate restarts to break out of Pelican Rock.
- Even for now, I still canāt beat the āunbeatableā girl in PoptropiCon 2.
- My best friend on Pop is Super Star (username piziyu)
- My username is Aristah (friend me!)

Still Poppinā On~
-Blue Moon š
Hope you enjoyed this āMy Place in Poptropicaā story! If you did, youāll probably enjoy our other MPIP stories here on the PHB.
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This is how exactly how I feel. As a new player who joined around March/April, I feel a lot of regret missing out back when Poptropica was still on Flash, especially when I discovered the island guides on this blog. Hopefully, the old Pop will come back someday, but only time will tell when that happens.
Thanks for the support, everyone!
By the way, Icy Fire’s username is Gicaria. Friend her!