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Hi Gs,
It snuck up on all of us, but nonetheless Mocktropica is now free to play! Head over to Poptropica to play now — and tell me what you guys think of this one of a kind quest. If you’re in need of some help, be sure to check out our Mocktropica guide (with pictures 😀 )!
You are very right, Bucket Bot. Kudos to you. 😛 You can also see what I thought of the island in my review. I think you may agree. 😉
-HP
Hi Gs,
This post is dedicated to release dates of Poptropica… you may find it boring. 😉
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always felt like Poptropica had two teams of people making islands at one point. In my opinion, back in the olden days (like a couple years ago) when Poptropica was making islands like they were out of style, there was a sort of pattern in the island releases.
It started with Shrink Ray island. Even though I like it, it still isn’t a great island. Then Mystery Train (good), Game Show (bad), Ghost Story (good), S.O.S. (bad), Vampire’s Curse (good), Twisted Thicket (bad)… of course, this is purely my opinion.
I’ll stop judging after that, because the pattern is inconsistent afterwards. What do you think about my theory?
Here’s a nice piece of information: most of the old islands have already been remodeled. How do I know? Check out this xml file. It is a list of all the islands that have been updated: http://static.poptropica.com/game/data/game/game.xml
That’s a lot of islands. And they’re not all on there, so it isn’t just a list of islands to be updated. Do you remember my failed prediction that Spy Island would be the next updated? I made the prediction because the island, as far as I could tell, had already been uploaded. Basically, what I’m saying is, we might be able to track the Creator’s schedule of releasing these SUIs.
Time Tangled was announced to be the next updated November 20, and was released December 10. That’s a 30 day period in between there. Coincidence? I think not.
Thirty days from the time Mythology Island was announced to be updated would be February 7. I might be wrong, but expect it to be that day. And Creators, if you choose to change the date just to prove me wrong, I respect that. 😛
Also, it seems like Poptropica may have a language setting in the future! Check out the .swf file for the SUI settings menu: http://static.poptropica.com/game/assets/ui/settings/settingsPanel.swf
There are four different language settings to choose from! From what I can tell, it isn’t a released feature yet, but this sure is cool! 😀
–HP
Hi Gs,
The Bonus Quest for Mocktropica, or “Bonus Bots” as everyone has been calling it, was released very recently. I have played it, and my feelings are mixed.
The premise is that one of Poptropica’s best programmers, Mark Hertz, has been lost to the game Mega Fighting Bots. When I say lost, I mean he has become obsessed with it, and won’t do anything other than it — I discussed the same issue concerning Minecraft in my live stream. 😉 Anyway, not only has he become obsessed, he has morphed into the game, and become evil. He is the final boss you have to battle.
The picture to the right is an email sent from Mark. A little easter egg is hidden in the email. Mark’s outro is “-Sent from my SmartTec Bananaphone“. Bananaphone is a fun, popular kids song, you should really check it out. 😛
Well, here’s the deal — all you do in the bonus quest is play Mega Fighting Bots. There is a cool “real life” Bucket Bot, that is animated, but other than that, that’s all it’s got! But what do I think of it? I thought it was actually pretty fun! You see, when you hack into the game, you get unlimited coins. That means that you can respawn after the three rounds! Infinitely! And, you get to battle different bosses than just Safety Bot. Also, the bots have commentary! Little remarks before and after the rounds appear, and most of them are pretty humorous. Each bot has a different difficulty and style of fighting. To best these bots, the tips are below. 😉
The first bot you are to battle. Surprisingly, this was the bot that took me the longest to finish. He is very cautious, and avoid most attacks. Very annoying. Here’s a little tip I used to best not only him, but all the bots (click to animate):
Wait for him to come around the bend, then attack! Even more, you can lure him by standing in the corner, and then when he starts to come toward you, go down a square, to where I was in the gif. (actually, he is the only bot that the tip doesn’t fully work on… >.<)
Repeat this again and again — it really works! Believe it or not, I didn’t die ONCE in the whole game, and after Safety Bot, I only spent two rounds on all the bots (you have to beat the bots two rounds to win — I only had to go into the final round ONCE)!
Ad Bot is quicker than Safety Bot. She is also not the smartest in many ways. If you keep attacking her from a corner, she’ll keep coming back for more. Although, she can be tricky. Be sure she is in your target zone before you attack — she changes directions quickly.
Easily ticked. Has a bit of a temper. She hurts… a lot. Hard to defeat. She will come at you with different angles. She has a broader strategy.
He is very smart. Out of them all, he’s really easy. Just use the corner tactic. He is not hesitant like Safety Bot. When he comes at a different angle, he will follow through.
Surprisingly, this bot was the easiest for me. He is the lost programmer, Mark Hertz. Of course, he is the biggest, fastest, strongest, and smartest. And he is appropriately named. 😉
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Once you defeat Mega Bot, he will get thrown out of the ring! You have brought back the lost programmer!
So the question is: was this bonus quest worth the price of Membership? Is it a bargain?
After you both are transported back home, you get a little present from the now famous Bucket Bot. It’s a terrific Bucket Bot costume!
The fun is the quality here, and I had fun. I also got a rocking costume. I rate this bonus quest 3 stars. Unlike the VHI Bonus Quest, this didn’t have a separate soundtrack. It did, however, have an awesome real life Bucket Bot, and a new background. And, you get unlimited coins. Not that I used any. 😛
Also, there is a little symbolism in the bot’s rank.
The Safety Inspector is on floor 1. Safety Bot is the first bot you battle.
The Ad Sales Manager is on floor 2. Ad bot is the second bot you battle.
“Slash” is on floor 3. Shredder Bot is the third bot you battle.
Then, the whole thing flips around —
The Focus Tester is on the main floor. Focus Bot is the fourth bot you battle.
And, to make sense of all of this, Mark Hertz is in the basement. Mega Bot is the final bot you battle. Well played, Creators. 😉
–HP
Hi Gs,
For two long weeks you loyal peezles have waited on Poptropican Portraits Round 4… and finally, they are here.
I told everyone that I would release them yesterday, but with all the excitement about the Poptropican’s 911, I decided to postpone the release. 😉 I hope everyone is satisfied with their portraits. If you don’t see yours in there, just tell me in the comments. 😉
Just a reminder that I won’t be doing anymore portraits for the next two weeks, so don’t bother requesting any on this post. I’ll release a request post when the time comes (BTW you might need to remind me when the time does come 😛 ).
In the mean time, take advantage of the Poptropican Portraits leave. I’ll have more time to do special requests, logos, and other miscellaneous art favors. Send me an email at [email protected]
In other news, the Daily Pop post for tomorrow will probably be this image (thanks raqk! :D) —
And, I just got 100 likes on this here blog! Thanks, everyone! 🙂
-HP
Hi Gs,
Just wanted to warn everyone of yet again ANOTHER new ad unit on Poptropica: Video Ads.
These new ads pop up between pages. You can skip them, but it’s a major annoyance. Nameless has started a petition to stop these ads, which you can view here. Please sign the petition; we need lots of votes to make a difference!
However, do recognize that ads help generate money that Poptropica needs to run, so watching these ads is one way you can support the game. Further still, the only ad that is currently running would be Galactic Hot Dogs, which they own. For some users, the ads can be laggy. They create a barrier, and I just hope they won’t lose any players by this…
-HP
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