Home Island

Strike up a conversation in the Blast-Off Arcade!

Hey Poptropicans! It’s only been a few days since we saw the sneak peek, but the new chat feature is now live in the Blast-Off Arcade on Home Island. Now, instead of jumping around the alien-planet space mutely, you can actually talk to some people!

If you click on a random player, you can say the following:

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And you can get even more chat options by clicking on the speech bubble icon in the lower-left corner. The icon will bring up four categories of speech (greetings, thanks, yes/no, and poptastic), and each one offers nine related options you can speak.

Right beside the chat icon, you’ll find the emoji icon. This lets you express a variety of emojis, one at a time as a thought bubble that appears temporarily next to your character.

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So, what do you think of the new chat options? What do you enjoy about the Arcade or want to improve about it? Stay tuned for an update coming to the friends profile as well, coming sometime this month!

~slantedfish ๐Ÿ 

Bonus Items, Member Gifts, Membership

Rudolph, the richest reindeer, has some very shiny gifts ๐ŸฆŒ๐Ÿ”ด

Hey Poptropicans! ๐ŸŽ

The last of the “12 Days of Member Gifts” are upon us! In case you missed it, check out the first, second, and third waves of gifts in our previous posts. And now…

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It’s time to open the presents! The gift items are as follows: Rudolph Nose (Monday, Dec. 10), Winter Outfit for girls and boys (Tuesday, Dec. 11), and Freeze Ray (Wednesday, Dec. 12). Thanks to Osmium for the pictures below:

If you get a membership now, all 12 of the gifts will be added to your inventory to keep forever. (Update: This is still applicable even after Dec. 12! Perhaps it’ll last the whole month?)

Now if only Poptropica would remember the non-members among us, too…

~/๐Ÿ ย slantedfish

My Place in Poptropica

My Place in Poptropica: Silly Socks

This is theย Myย Place in Poptropicaย story of Silly Socks, who found Poptropica through Diary of a Wimpy Kid and literally dreams about being on the PHB team.ย See below for details on how to send in your MPIP story to be published here on the PHB!

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My name is Silly Socks and Iโ€™m sorry if I get off-topica. *eyes roll* My username is epic45. I live in Canada. I belong to the Wildfire tribe. Iโ€™m not a great artist, but I try to draw Dr. Hare. He looks pretty good. Speaking of Dr. Hare, he is my favorite villain in Poptropica. Iโ€™m a fan of the blog too. *takes deep breath* Okay, here I go.

The Early Years

Many years ago, when I was about 3, I remember my brother playing Wimpy Wonderland Island and even letting me try. I kept on running into the door to the basement were Rodrick was playing.

I later forgot about Poptropica. But I remembered random pieces of it, like the old login screen, Wimpy Wonderland, Dr. Hare, and Greg from Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Years Later

Years later, I fell in love with the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series. One day I saw a link to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid website on the back of a book. I checked it out and saw something that looked like the membership symbol, which I clicked onโ€”and it turned out to be Poptropica!

Upon rediscovering Poptropica, I saw things that I had remembered, like the login screen. That’s how I got back into the game.

Me, my friends, and Poptropica vs. Prodigy

My real name is Elizabeth, and I was born in mid-December 2008, which makes me 9, almost 10 today. Iโ€™ve tried to bring others to Poptropica.

I have friend named Mikolas who has joined, but he canโ€™t remember how to come to this blog. Mikolas shares a locker at school with another friend, Gavin, who also wants to join Poptropica. Mikolas doesn’t want Gavin to know about Poptropica, but I don’t think that’s fair or nice.

There’s a game I have called Prodigy that I sometimes play. But I also like Poptropicaโ€”well, not just likeโ€”I love Poptropica! ๐Ÿ˜ŠPoptropica is definitely my favorite. Itโ€™s my favorite because, unlike Prodigy, Poptropica wouldn’t rub membership in my face (though I still donโ€™t like the idea of membership โ˜น).

Dreaming to be on the blog

One day I found the PHB because of a YouTube video. The video was about how to do an ASG, and I wanted to do one. So, I went to the help blog and eventually got caught up in the community over here. I comment on this blog as poptropica girl.

My dream is to be a part of the Poptropica Help Blog team. I do, literally, dream about it. Recently, I had a dream about it that started with me in my schoolsโ€™ playground. I had customized pretty, hot pink, long, blond pigtails. Then the earth became Poptropica. It was night and I had just been invited to the PHB team… but, sadly, it was just a dream.

No matter what, I think I would’ve found my way to Poptropica somehow. Iโ€™ve also started to like blogging and I encourage you to write a guest post for the PHB, too. I want to see more “My Place in Poptropica” posts. Iโ€™d like to know more about you and your Poptropican. That’s it for now!

โ€”Silly Socks


Hope you enjoyed this โ€œMy Place in Poptropicaโ€ story!

If you havenโ€™t already, weย invite you toย send in your own. Please include your username and a minimum of 500 words, typed with good spelling and grammar, and divided into labeled sections. If you send in your story, we will continue to post newย community MPIPs!

Interested in writing for the PHB under a different Pop-topic? Take a look at ourย Write for the PHB pageย for ideas, guidelines, and more. We always welcome new guest posts!

~theย Poptropica Help Blog

Contests

Announcing the winners of the PHB’s 10th annual Halloween contest! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿญ

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Happy Halloween, Poptropicans! ๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿซย It’s October’s end, and the time has come to announce the winners of our 10th Annual Halloween Costume Contest.

This year, we had two themes, The Casual and The Creepy, for both Poptropica Original and Worlds. From each of the two categories, we selected 5 winners, making 10 total. Then we narrowed it down to 3 top overall winners, who each won a one-month membership from the Poptropica Creators! And now for the costumes…

๐Ÿย Top 5 Casual Poptropica Costumes! ๐Ÿ

Pretty cool, right? In addition to being featured here, the top 5 casual and top 5 creepy costumes are also immortalized on our Costumes page. Now for the spooky…

๐ŸŽƒย Top 5 Creepy Poptropica Costumes! ๐ŸŽƒ

As for the moment you’ve all been waiting for… hang onto your colorful headpieces and weapons of choice, because, chosen from among the 10 above, here come the top 3 winners โ€” our picks for the most spectacular of the season!

๐Ÿฆ‡ย Ultimate Top 3 Costumes! ๐Ÿฆ‡

Congratulations to chocolatepudding36, ShinyB1rd, and supersiu โ€” you’ve each won a Poptropica membership! Check your email and let us know your username so that we can pass it on to the Creators, who will award the membership to your account.

๐Ÿญย Honorable Mentions ๐Ÿญ

Although these costumes didn’t make it to the halls of fame above, we still wanted to highlight a sampling of some more excellently creative costumes. Aren’t they something?

And to everyone else, thanks for participating, or at least, observing the festivities from the shadows. You can check out everyoneโ€™s entries byย browsing the comments section… but get to it before they shed their suit-ups! Enjoy the Halloween holiday!

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซย Don’t eat too much sugar, Poptropicansย ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ

๐Ÿฆ‡๐ŸŽƒย โ€” The sp00ptropica Horror Blog โ€”ย ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿฆ‡

Advertisements

The three (or four) realms of ads

Hey Poptropicans, what’s popping?

If you head over to the map, you’ll find three new ads with prizes to play with! Everyone can play, of course, but members especially have a new incentive to play โ€” they get to keep these prizes even after the ad campaigns end.

The most extra of these new ads is a castleย for the upcoming Disney flick, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, in theaters November 12. Talk to the girl in the purple dress, Clara, to begin the game, wherein you jump over obstacles in some creepy woods to chase a mouse with a key. Plus, if you turn up your sound, you’ll hear the spooky version of the Monster Carnival Island theme in the background!

Upon completion, you’ll win two prizes: a Music Box handheld item and Soldier Transformation costume and power.

The Music Box, when activated, will send snow falling on your screen and play a twinkly “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” The Soldier Transformation, besides being a costume, can also send out soldiers to run out by your orders.


Another ad going on โ€” and this one also with sound! โ€” is for Frosted Flakes, with the premise being “a concert in the park.” Talk to Tony the Tiger to start the game, which is like Guitar Hero but with cereal. With volume up, you’ll hear guitar riffs in the background.

Once you’ve successfully played your set, you’ll win a Tony Transform (which turns your character into Tony) and Cereal Rain, which sends various colors of Frosted Flakes falling down your screen.


One more ad, and this one’s simpler: LEGO Boost has video stall on Mythology Island. Watch the vid, and you’ll get a Robot Cat Follower. Meow.


And now for some ads of our own…

  • The PHB’s 10th Annual Halloween Contest is in full swing, and we eagerly await your entries! Enter your most casual or creepy costumes before it’s too late
  • Community Creations is also seeking entries this month for the theme of “Villains”! Create something (even if just for fun) and send it in!
  • The Poptropica Creators are doing a contest with the Halloween Photo Booth. Post your creations on Instagram and use the tag #SpookyPop to enter!

Until next time, Poptropicans! Keep ‘troppin on. ๐Ÿญ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

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