Author: LJ

Howdy, Poptropicanos, my name is LJ! I’ve been playing Poptropica for as long as I can remember, and I’ve been blabbing about it here on the PHB for over 8 years. Wowie, the time sure goes by fast when you’re having fun. Beyond the realm of Poptropica, some of my hobbies include drawing, taking long strolls, collecting way too many cool things I don’t have room for, creating unique characters, and letting my imagination run wild in my daydreams. In real life, I tend to be pretty extremely shy, but online, I’m usually bursting with cheerful energy. Don’t be afraid to chat me up in the comments or on the PHC. Also, follow my IG and DeviantArt if you wanna! -Gravatar icon by me! -Background by napstachill
App

Make your messages sp00p!

LJ

Hey Poptropicans, it’s Lucky Joker here!

The Poptropica Stickers app (for iOS) has been out for months now—since July as a matter of fact—but only now has just received its very first update. You probably already guessed it… the update is for Halloween!🎃

Twenty-seven new spooky stickers have been added to the sticker selection, along with the three winning designs from the sticker design contest that happened shortly after the app’s release. Here they are screenshotted below:

It’s not clear how long these stickers are here to stay, but my hunch is that the Halloween-themed stickers would disappear sometime after October, while the contest winning designs will probably stay. (The latter was promised in September, but better late than never.)

So, what do you think of this update? Do you have the Poptropica Sticker app? If you don’t, you can download it from the app store on any iOS device if you’re interested. 🙂

Well, that’s all for now! Thanks for reading as always and I’ll talk to you in the next one…pop on!

– Lucky Joker 🍀

Advertisements, Member Gifts, Membership

Jack o’ Shadow Ninjago: October gifts & ad

LJ

Hello, everyone! It’s Lucky Joker here, and, wouldn’t you know it, October is here as well. Of course, a new month means new member gifts!

In case you missed the memo, members are given three limited edition items each month as a thank-you for supporting the game financially. If you’re a paid member, these items are added automatically to your inventory upon logging in. The item gifts this month are: Toilet Paper, Headless Fun, and Horse Head.

Just like the last couple of months, this month’s gifts are nothing less than strange. They’re all very fitting for Halloween though, so that’s cool! (If you’re not a member, however, you can still become headless by using this ASG. 😉 )

Also, there’s a new ad for the LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu series, which you can get to from the island map. Go on inside and talk to Zane, and a mini-game will start up.

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The directions are simple: repeatedly click your mouse to jump over the obstacles on the ground, and release to avoid the ones from above.

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Once you successfully do so, you’ll earn a cool Shadow Ninja costume and an awesome Dragon Follower!

So, what do you think of this month’s member gifts, and what do you think of the idea of gifts for members in general? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Thank you for reading and I’ll talk to you soon… pop on!

– Lucky Joker 🍀

Contests, Store

The “Lucky” Poptropica Halloween Costume Contest Winner!

LJ

Hello, everyone! It’s Lucky Joker here with the result of the Halloween Costume Design Contest on Poptropica’s Instagram! As previously mentioned, the winning costume will be added to the store in October, in the next store update.

Without wasting any more time, the winning costume is… “Day of the Dead” by… well… myself, Lucky Joker! 😀

(Flattering picture, am I right? I apologize for the not-so-good quality. xP)

Although the Mexican holiday is its own tradition apart from Halloween itself, I thought it would be the perfect time to shed some light on another culture, since they both share the same date.

But enough about my costume—I also wanted to show you guys some of my favorite entries that also would’ve made great costumes in the store! Here they are:

by willdrawforcompliments
by james_byrdie
by siddheg
by phs_animations (Gentle Dolphin)

And there’s plenty more where those came from! Check out the rest at the #PoptropicaHalloween tag, and I’ll talk to you all soon. Pop on!

– A very Lucky Joker 🎃🍀

Pop Fan Artist Spotlights

Pop Fan Artist Spotlight: epiphnxy

LJ

Hey, Poptropicans! It’s Lucky Joker here to showcase yet another Poptropica fan’s artwork. The artist in the spotlight this time around is epiphnxy!

Epiphnxy is a very versatile artist who draws in multiple styles. Comical, realistic, eerie, or joyous—you name it, epiphnxy can do it! Check out this marvelous collection of his artwork below (click the pictures to enlarge them):

“Adventures in attempting the pop comic style”
“entangled”
“Erewhon Days”
“Heroes of Greek myth”
“dancing with director d”
“Jackpot”
“King Mordred, master of the universe.”
“secret space”
“The day he lost everything.”
“Ghost”

If you want to see more of his awesome art, check out his DeviantArt gallery. He draws many other things besides Poptropica ‘stuff’ as well. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed!

To wrap up this spotlight, here is some advice epiphnxy has for aspiring artists who may be struggling:

  • Do new things you’re afraid of doing. Even if it doesn’t look good the first time, if you keep trying, you’ll get there.
  • If you don’t experiment, you won’t really grow as an artist, so that’s why it’s so important.
  • Also, observe what other artists do. This helped me a BUNCH when I was starting out and using fancier programs like SAI. Watching speedpaints and seeing what techniques artists use and trying to replicate them helps a lot more than you’d think.

And that’s it! I hope you enjoyed this look into a Poptropica fan’s artwork, and hopefully you’re even encouraged to create your own! If you do create anything, be sure to share your work to our DeviantArt group gallery at We-Love-Poptropica — we’d love to see it!

Also, don’t forget to take a look at some of the other artists I’ve featured on the blog, if you haven’t already. Thanks for reading as always and I’ll talk to you soon… pop on!

– Lucky Joker 🍀

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Jump in on a new login, Blobby!

LJ

Hey, Poptropicans! It’s Lucky Joker here with an unofficial sneak peek and an ad prize.

There’s a new login screen in the works for Poptropica Original that has not yet been released. Thanks to our favorite Poptropica glitcher, idk, we have the link to a beta version that you can try for yourself!

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If you “jump in,” you’ll be able to create a new character, which, like before, asks for your age and gender (with a cameo from Shark Boy!). On the next page, you’ll get to change your appearance, which, unlike before, allows you to see all the options at once! It gets even more fun on the page after that: you no longer have to randomize completely to change your name; instead, you can pick from a short list.

You’ll see that there are many objects (or even characters) that float by as you create an avatar. Thanks to scrooge200, here’s a list of what you may see:

Balloon Boy, Binary Bard and a hovercraft, Excalibur, Early Poptropica UFO, Ned Noodlehead in the race start blimp from Monkey Wrench, generic girl with balloons, PASE rocket, Astro-Knights rocket, generic super hero, a mime in Amelia’s plane, the Galactic Hot Dogs spaceship, the Game Show Island jet, an unpiloted pirate blimp, the Poptropica Blimp, the Black Widow in the Red Baroness’s plane, the Legendary Swords rocket, Nabooti plane with a different pilot, Mission Atlantis drone, various dragon followers, balloon animal, bee follower, generic bat, canary from either Wild West or Escape from Pelican Rock, the Dark Astro-Knight on a rocket, a dryad, a flying carpet, a Game Show Island robot, a parrot, a seagull, Sprocket, the Mythology bat, a vampire bat, a generic witch, an anvil, a safe, and a Roc Feather from Arabian Nights.

Like I said, pretty cool isn’t it? However, I do think it’s strange the creators are focusing a lot on Poptropica Original rather than their newer game, Poptropica Worlds—but I’m not complaining. What do you think?

In other news, there’s a new advertisement you can access from the island map, for the movie Hotel Transylvania 3, which is set to release on DVD and Blu-ray next month—just in time for Halloween.

No game this time—just a video trailer. Once you watch it, you’ll receive the character Blobby (pictured below), which is a handheld item that leaves gooey puddles when you press the space bar.

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Well, that’s it for today! Thanks for reading and I’ll talk to you in the next one.

– Lucky Joker 🍀