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

Hello, sp00ptropicans! October is here, Halloween is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for the PHB’s Annual Sp00py Halloween Costume Contest!

This is our ninth year doing this, and this time around, we’re going to have two categories: Poptropica Original and Poptropica Worlds!

Traditionally, Poptropicans submit their best Poptropica Halloween costumes in the comments section by giving an Avatar Studio link and/or posting their username. Since the Avatar Studio only works for accounts on Pop Original, the procedure for submitting a Worlds costume will be different — details below.

Tips for a sp00py costume

As you put together your entry (or entries — feel free to submit as many times as you like!), keep in mind the following:

🎃 Be original! Instead of just using all the parts of one costume that already exists, mix and match to create your own unique costume.
🎃 There are some great Halloween costume parts at the ghoul gathering from the end of the Haunted House quest from the Store, as well as the collection of free costumes in the Store, but be creative and search in other places too! We have tools like the Avatar Studio Gift and iPop to help you find just the right parts you need.
🎃 Keep your costume intact until after the winners are announced on October 31 (Halloween). If you change your costume before then, we may not see it! If you don’t want to keep the costume on your main account, you can create a new one and post the link to that instead. Or, send us a screenshot from the Avatar Studio in the same way as you see cropped on our ASG page. (Entries for Worlds will require a screenshot — don’t worry, it’s a simple process!)
🎃 Optional: Give your costume a groovy name. It’ll help your costume stand out even more, and if it wins, we’ll refer to it by the name you’ve given it!

How to enter your costume

🍭 To post your entry for Poptropica Original, go to the Avatar Studio, type in your username, click Load, click on the Link to highlight it, right-click and choose Copy. Then, go to the comments section on this post, right-click and choose Paste, type in your comment (you can include your username if you’d like to) and submit it, so we can view your costume by clicking the link!
🍭 To post your entry for Poptropica Worlds, go to your closet and take a screenshot (see instructions here for screenshotting on any computer or mobile device). Then, upload your screenshot on an image hosting website such as imgur or TinyPic, copy the link to your image, and insert the link into your comment so we see it!

For both games, you can submit as many entries as you like, but if you do, make sure to use multiple accounts so that you don’t overwrite the last costume you put on. Remember, though, you can only win a maximum of one time for each game.

The contest closes on Monday, October 30. Winners will be announced October 31.

Winners & Prizes

👻 On Halloween (October 31), we’ll make a post featuring the winning costumes on the front page of the PHB for all to see, *PLUS* each winner will receive a one-month Poptropica membership, courtesy of the Poptropica Creators!
👻 The winning costumes will also be immortalized on the PHB’s Costumes page, where you can see examples of past Halloween winners.
👻 We’ll have 12 winners total – 6 costumes from each game – as well as some honorary mentions for just the post, but not the page.

🍭👻🎃 Happy Costumizing! 🎃👻🍭

🦇 P.S. If you’re feeling especially artistic in this spooky season, be sure to participate in this month’s Community Creations, which also has a Halloween theme!

An (Ad)venture in Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 LJ

Hello, everyone!

Lucky Joker here, today, with the newest Poptropica advertisement!

The advertisement this time around is for Nickelodeon’s newest original movie, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, based off of Grabenstein’s best-selling novel. You can see it on the Nickelodeon channel when it premieres on October 9th (which is less than a week from today). Anyway, off to the advertisement game!

You should be able to find the ad on Home Island, so once you do, go ahead and enter the “best library ever.”

Poptropica Mr Lemoncello's library.png

Upon entering, you’ll see Kyle standing at the bottom level. Talk to him to start the minigame.

As seen below, the object of the game is to reach the key by flying on a book, while also dodging all of the storybook characters falling down along the way. Check out these action shots (Narf not included 😛 ):

While playing the game, there’ll be a bar on the left side of your screen to display your progress. On the top will show five smiley faces; those determine how many lives you have. Once you successfully fly to the top, and reach the key, you’ll earn two prizes: the Flying Book Power and the Mr. Lemoncello Costume!

Poptropica Mr Lemoncello's library (5)

Well, that’s it for now… thanks for reading, and of course, pop on!

Lucky Joker sign off

Contests, Membership, Social Media

Parrotfish for Membership and Top 5 Fashion Tips

September 30, 2017September 30, 2017 LJ

Hello, everyone!

Lucky Joker here with the results of Poptropica’s 10th Birthday Membership Contest, as well as a “Pop 5” of fashion tips from Poptropica! First, let’s hear from the winners…

On September 15th, Poptropica announced their membership contest, in celebration of Poptropica’s 10th birthday. The contest called for a submission of an original island idea including a birthday cake, a parrotfish, and the color green in the story.

The winners receive a free 1-month Poptropica membership (which works for Poptropica Original and Worlds). The ten lucky winners are listed below, where you can also read their winning submissions! Click to view the images in full size.

Gentle Singer (Alh1106)

Hyper Gamer (17312043 – a VIP blogger at Poptropica Fun Zone!)

Fearless Lizard

Young Cloud (Brikris)

Maroon Jumper (LillySparkle$ – a VIP blogger at Pop Blog!)

Thirsty Seal (Peanutty333)

Friendly Grape (SimplyArtByAlly – a Poptropica VIP!)

Wild Bubbles (TheUnicorn09)

Striped Dolphin (warblaster414)

Jumpy Coyote (westpb) (aka Yujo – a guardian on the PHC!)

So creative, right? Congratulations to all of the winners, and good job to everyone who participated!

Moving along… Poptropica posted a new video on their YouTube channel yesterday! Stephanie, the newly introduced Creator, shares her fashion tips on how to make your Poptropican look its very best. Check it out!

In the video, Stephanie goofily dresses up in costume (in real life) to present her ideas. Here are the tips she gave in the video, summarized below:

This cat shirt, shown in the video, is available on the girl with the pink jacket in the shop!

Patterns are your friends: Patterns can amp up any style. Mixing in patterns can help give your avatar personality. Stripes, polka dots, checkers, flannels, floral – you name it! Pairing similar patterns in different colors, sizes, and tights is a great way to go.
Don’t be afraid to accessorize: Accessories can help define your look and bring it together. They can be useful, like a hat and scarf, or ornamental, like a pair of earrings. There are tons of things you can choose from in the Poptropica Worlds shop, so don’t be shy, and accessorize!
Layers upon layers: Layers in real life can keep you warm, which makes layers a flexible fashion tip. Layers aren’t just useful in the cold, however — they also look cool! A sweater, a button-down, or a flannel could really change your style.
Colors: Bold or Matchy-Matchy?: Colors have been shown to create different feelings. For instance, blue tends to calm you, and yellow makes you hungry. Additionally, colors can also convey your mood. So, wear what you’re feeling!
Alter ego: Who inspires you? Maybe a celebrity? An athlete? A superhero? Whoever it might be, try recreating their style with a twist that represents you. Whatever your alter ego is, let it shine through. There’s nothing from stopping you be whoever you want to be!
Bonus Tip: Look for sales! With a Poptropica membership (which, again, works for both games), you can get all items for 25% off, as well as exclusive member-only costumes. (Not sure when the percentage changed, but it looks like the Creators heard our comment about the upping the membership advantage for the shop!)

What do you think about the video? What contests would you like to see from Poptropica in the future? Let us know down in the comments! This is Lucky Joker signing off; we’ll talk soon…

Poptropica Portfolio

Poptropica Portfolio: Geoff Hassing

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 LJ

Hello, everyone!

Lucky Joker here, featuring another Poptropica Portfolio! The artist in the spotlight this time around is Geoff Hassing. You can find a sample of his artwork for Poptropica and more on his portfolio site here.

If you haven’t already, make sure to check out the previous portfolios we’ve showcased, featuring Poptropica artists Nate Greenwall, Chris Goodwin, Abraham Evensen Tena, Jordan Leary, Lance Fry, Nasan Hardcastle, and Ashley Lange.

As stated on his LinkedIn page, Hassing no longer works for Poptropica, and though his time with them was short-lived, he still left us with some amazing background scenes and in-game assets from some of the newer islands, including Monkey Wrench and Escape From Pelican Rock. There are also a couple of Poptropica-like scenes here that were made for practice and not for anything in-game. Check them out:

Monkey Wrench Island

Colt Tower

Prison Kitchen/Mess Halls

Escape From Pelican Rock promo poster

Weight Room common room

Red Baron plane objects

Practice city scene

Practice living room scene

Pretty cool stuff, Geoff!

These days, Hassing illustrates children’s books for GrapeCity, a corporation that provides learning materials, tools, and methods for kids learning English through their oral language acquisition and critical listening program. We really like his Poptropica work, and we wish him the best in everything does going forward.

Speaking of art pieces, be sure to join in on the PHB’s Community Creations this month! September ends soon, so you’ve got until the end of this week to enter. The theme for this month is “school.”

I hope you found this popping portfolio enjoyable! We’ll talk soon…

Lucky Joker sign off

PHB Parties

Join us for the Poppies 2017 Awards Party!

July 21, 2017July 27, 2017 LJ

The party has wrapped up, but you can still watch the archived livestream HERE. Stay tuned for a recap post coming soon.

Hello, Poptropicans! The big day is near…

This month, as you may know, we’re celebrating the Poppies, our annual Poptropica community awards event. Very soon, we’ll be announcing the winners!

The nominations have been selected… the voting round is about to conclude… and the PHB’s 9th birthday is coming up, which means it’s time to celebrate! On the big day, July 26, the blog turns 9 years old, and we’ll be having a party on the PHC – and, we’ll be revealing the winners of the Poppies awards via a livestream on Brave Tomato’s YouTube channel!

Of course, all Poptropicans are invited, and you’ll want to keep the details in mind…

😀 WHO: Everyone’s invited! PHB staff will be there too!
🎉 WHAT: Multiverse parties on Poptropica, hanging out with fun-loving Poptropicans on the PHC, and tuning in to a livestream hosted by some PHB staff, where we’ll be revealing the winners of this year’s Poppies!
🕖 WHEN: July 26, 2017 (Wednesday) @ 7 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. CST / 5 p.m. MST / 4 p.m. PST. If you live in a different timezone, you can use a time zone converter to see what the time will be where you live.
🎈 WHERE: The Poptropica Help Chat (PHC), our moderated chat server on Discord. If you’ll be on the go at this time, remember that Discord has mobile apps you can download!
9⃣️ WHY: To celebrate the winners of the Poppies, the PHB’s 9th birthday, and of course, have a good time!

You’ll find the Multiverse room codes on the PHC during the party, as well as the link to view the livestream when it begins. Dress up in your best apparel – tuxes, ties, dresses, and other fancy attire – and get ready to cheer for the winners!

We hope you can join us at this super stellar event! ✨

– the Poptropica Help Blog team –