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(This is a guest post by TechWizard, in which he shares a quick interview he had with Pop Creator Skinny Moon, as well as some more developer rooms from Poptropica’s files. Enjoy! –🐠)
Hello Poptropicans! T—wait a minute, has someone been messing with my notecards? Well then…
Anyway, hello Poptropicans, TechWizard here with rooms, graphical bugs, and a quick question-and-answer session with a chubby sun! …No, not a chubby sun, a Skinny Moon! That’s right, it’s dat girl! I asked her a few random questions, and this is what I got. Her replies are italicized below.
> What’s the best part about working at Poptropica HQ?
I love being the social media manager and interacting with the fans. It really is so great seeing how much you all love Poptropica and how much you care about it! Also, the entire Poptropica team is AWESOME! Everyone is so creative and truly cares about the game and its fans.
> Do you like Pringles? If so, what’s your favorite flavor?
I like sour cream and onion best!
> Do you drink any soda?
I used to love Diet Coke but I don’t drink it much anymore. I drink a lot of half iced tea-half lemonade. And coffee. Lots of coffee. 🙂
> Satellite or cable?
Cable — Verizon FIOS!
For more Q&As with Chubby Sun Skinny Moon, check out this PHB post as well as this one!
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Well, hope you enjoyed that little Q&A with Skinny Moon! Onto the next part: I’ll be showing some more developer rooms from Poptropica’s files. (Please note: These are not meant to show up in-game, and are used by Pop developers for testing.)
Our first room is actually an add-on to a mass dialogue room I showed in another guest post here. In this room, you can receive a crowbar to take to a crowbar-loving NPC (non-player character) who’s offscreen. This is to test item receiving and giving.
Our second room looks like a roller coaster. Not much goes on, except for some boxes and orb things that randomly spawn here.
Our third room is… oh no! Where’s the floor?! Well, it’s invisible, and talking to an off screen Afro Guy will change the tile-set that’s visible here.
But wait, that’s not all! Call now and I’ll throw in one graphical bug for the low, *low* price of $20.99!
While playing around one day with a secret rectangle capable of infinite powers, I stumbled upon this lovely bug. Where is the crystal? Where is the throne?? Let me explain!
Obviously, you’re not intended to be here after you’ve finished PoptropiCon: Episode 3 (but by my ways, here I am). Because the game doesn’t know what to do here, some parts don’t load, mainly because Omegon’s throne and crystal have been destroyed.
That’s all for this time – hope you enjoyed this post!
This is the My Place in Poptropica story of Messy Knuckle, a hardworking Poptropican who overcame her fears for tough Islands. See the bottom of this post for details on sending in your own MPIP!
2010-2011 | Watching Boys Play & Figuring Things Out
The way I found out about Poptropica was thanks to some boys from my class. I was in first grade at the time. During lunch breaks, they opened the game through the teacher’s computer and reflected the screen to the smart board. At first I didn’t really care about whatever they were doing, and chose to watch them play instead of play it myself. I watched them complete some of the Poptropica islands, and sometimes teased them discouragingly to make them mad.
One day, for no reason I can think of, I decided to make my own account at home and complete the island that they had completed in school, but on my own. The island was S.O.S. Island, by the way. I felt like I accomplished something very important when I managed to finish it, because I was so frustrated in the underwater places. My English was also pretty bad at the time, so I couldn’t understand most of the dialogue.
Sadly, after a while, the teachers’ computers no longer accepted student accounts and Poptropica was blocked from the school internet, so my school hobby to watch Poptropica gameplay became history.
With the naivety of a first-grade student, I made the mistake of continuously pressing “New Character” instead of “Returning Character”, losing all the progress from previous accounts, and ending up making like ten unnecessary accounts in the process. However, I eventually figured out that I should keep using the Returning Character button, and as I played more, I got addicted, then got a membership.
2012-2013 | The Rise and Fall
Over time, I became very good at Poptropica, due to getting used to the mechanics and getting used to the English. In fact, I had improved to the point that I started making deals with kids at school – I would complete an island for them, if they completed one for me. We exchanged usernames and passwords, and changed passwords after the job was finished.
However, there came a point where I started to play less and less, due to the classic reasons of finding the game boring or having other things to do because of my parents. I started becoming much of a coward when it came to Poptropica, unable to finish the islands whenever I thought I couldn’t win the boss battle. Because of this, partially-finished islands like Steamworks Island and Mystery Train were left unfinished for years on my account. I just spent most of my time wandering around already-finished islands, or leaving the browser open for hours without doing anything.
Eventually I got addicted to another children’s game I was addicted to way before, and forgot about Poptropica in the process.
Late 2014 | Remembering
The way I remembered this game I so adore is… interesting, I guess. I remembered it on the last day of summer school. Our “lesson” involved computers, and the teachers allowed us to play games. What I realized was that half the people were playing Poptropica, much to my surprise.
I decided to assist one of the kids in a place they were stuck in on Poptropica, and soon enough, everyone starting asking for help at the same time. I took full advantage of this – of course – and bragged about my Poptropica knowledge, in an indirect way. I had even made up this quote: “You’re talking with the master of Poptropica!” And I felt like I was so cool too!
Since that was the last day of summer school, I could freely play Poptropica during the remaining time of the summer holiday. I used the time to find ways to convince my parents to buy me membership again.
Interlude: Poptropica Friend
I also had a real life friend who would play Poptropica with me. This friend is actually a girl I met before. Her mother used to come to our house on weekdays to look after me (basically a nanny) while my parents were at work, and she sometimes came with her. I always came home excited, hoping to see her either inside or hiding behind the doorway. I introduced her to Poptropica, and we started working together to complete islands for her account.
When she made the account, she had told me the username and password so I could get some work done every so often. Currently, I don’t know of her whereabouts, though it looks like she isn’t playing anymore. Her account was untouched for like two years, and the appearance of her Poptropican is still the same today.
Late 2015 to Early 2016 | Getting Stuff Done
When it came to Poptropica, my inspirations were Thinknoodles and Graser10, whose videos I watched to help me complete Island quests. Even though there are no islands left for me to complete now, I still adore Thinknoodles’ channel, and seeing his failed attempts at solving Islands in his RTCT (Road to Captain Thinknoodles) series makes me laugh.
I completed like 20 islands during this time period, and save beautiful outfits to my closet, ready to be worn anytime (as long as I’m a member, of course).
I also got over my fears and completed those islands I was too afraid to return to – and I was impressed with myself that I could finish them on the first try. In fact, I sometimes got so bored that I restarted some semi-hard islands and re-completed them.
2016 – now | PHB & A Little Encouragement
Very recently, I stumbled upon the Poptropica Help Blog while looking for the Avatar Studio Glitch. I found out about the actual glitch itself through a fan-made Poptropica wiki, where they talked about it a little bit when they explained their costume-collecting method. I started making my own ASG accounts (such as SanyakuASG and ShrinkShotSpikerock) and used the existing ASGs to create new combinations.
With all Island Medallions in hand, and a full closet, I think I’m ready for the future of Poptropica – the New Poptropica, which the Creators hinted to us to through a gif of Poptropican feet on the Creators’ Blog. I’m excited for it. Hopefully it isn’t terrible!
Well, what about you guys? Have you finished all the islands you’ve been trying to finish? If you have, I am happy for you. I like it when people accomplish things. But if you couldn’t, don’t focus too hard on it. Just like all (well, “most”) games, the main purpose of this one is to enjoy. Don’t get mad because of an island! Be happy with how far you have come, and ignore the rest. That’s what I did!
As you can see on my account “perin10”, with all medals, a full closet, and over a hundred photos, you can tell I worked hard. But I wouldn’t work for it if I didn’t enjoy it, would I? Right, I wouldn’t.
I like Poptropica so I’m not leaving it. What about you? Will you keep playing the game?
Love you all,
– Messy Knuckle
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Hope you enjoyed this “My Place in Poptropica” story! Feel free to send in your own (please include a minimum of 550 words, type with good spelling and grammar, divide it into labeled sections, and include your username). Look out for more community MPIPs in the future!
This is the My Place in Poptropica story of Maroon Popper, a creative Poptropican who loves to write. See the bottom of this post for details on sending in your own MPIP!
Hi Poptropicans! My name is Maroon Popper, and my username is Andventurer. I’ve decided to write my own MPIP, considering lots of people have already done so. Hope you enjoy reading it! Anyway, here goes…
2009-2010 | Poptropica with Mum
I guess Poptropica is kind of important to me because it was basically the first computer game I ever played. Before that I practically didn’t go on the computer at all, I preferred playing outside, that sort of thing. I discovered Poptropica during the Christmas holidays of 2009, when I was nearly eight years old. I was really unhappy at school, and my parents had just decided to homeschool me.
My mum and I were looking at educational websites on the computer and I think I must have clicked on an advert for Poptropica by accident or something. I wasn’t sure what it was, but I created an account anyway and started playing Nabooti Island. I remember it took me weeks to complete it! (When I replayed it a few years later, it took me about an hour.)
I used to play Poptropica with my mum. We’d sit together at the computer and puzzle over the islands together, which was quite nice. I quickly became a fan and I showed the game to all my friends. None of them knew about it (I live in England and I guess Poptropica isn’t as well known here as it is in America) and I don’t think most of them were really interested in it. I had a shared account with a friend for a bit, but I think he got bored of it after a while.
2011-2013 | Playing On/Off and Getting Creative
I sort of played on and off for a couple of years. I also went on other sites, so sometimes I’d spend a few weeks playing some new games, but I’d always come back to Poptropica in the end. I still really enjoyed the game – in fact, I thought it was much better than the other games I played.
I also liked to make Poptropica-related creative stuff. I wrote stories, made comics, drew pictures, wrote Poptropica island guides, I even started my own Poptropica magazine, though I think I only ever finished the first issue and that was it. Yeah, I was kind of obsessed. Unfortunately I can’t find the majority of those things… they must have gotten thrown away over the years, which is sad.
In late 2013 I played Mocktropica Island, which was the first larger screen island I played. I didn’t like the new format, plus the island was really glitchy, which wasn’t like Poptropica normally. I was kind of disappointed with that and stopped playing Poptropica for a few months.
2014-2016 | Back at it, and PHB magazines
At some point in mid-2014 I thought, hey, I’m going to play Poptropica again. I played a few of the new islands, and I decided that the new larger screen thing wasn’t so terrible after all. I got kind of hooked on the game again, and I’ve been playing quite regularly ever since.
I guess it’s weird that even though I’ve been on Poptropica for so long, I only really discovered the PHB at some point last year. Before that, I did go on the PHB for island guides, but I wasn’t really interested in the actual blog. But last year I started looking through it and I thought, this is pretty cool. Then I discovered something even better: Popcorn Magazine! A magazine full of stories and drawings made by fans, just like I used to do! Creative writing and Poptropica: the two best things ever!! I decided to write my own Poptropica story, and it got published in the Spring 2016 issue, which I’m really proud of.
Well, I guess that’s it! Hope you enjoyed reading this My Place in Poptropica story!
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Hope you enjoyed this “My Place in Poptropica” story! Feel free to send in your own (please include a minimum of 550 words, type with good spelling and grammar, divide it into labeled sections, and include your username). Look out for more community MPIPs in the future!
Wheel wheel, what do you know, Poptropica has stepped up its game, and we actually got three Daily Pop sneak peeks this month! Thanks, Creators! Now, to analyze: what do we have here?
The Wheel Deal: So much fun, your head will spin.
ROI: We’re all about sound investments here.
Hay There: This one is a real barnstormer.
What we see is a wheel of fortune for us to spin for prizes, a street beggar whose feet are better clothed than the average Poptropican, and the attic of a barn. Well, subject matter so far is more impressive than the month of May’s rat animation. But what to make of it all?
Could the barn be for a new island, either for Classic or New Poptropica? As for the beggar, his legs and footwear indicate that it’s part of the art style for the New Poptropica – among the few things we know about it, legs have a little more substance and shoes are a thing.
Mean-wheel (no? okay), the wheel looks like it might fit in as a new prop for Home Island, as a daily incentive to log in and spin for prizes. I think that would be a great addition to the game!
It looks even cooler in light of this exclusive sneak peek from Pop glitcher idk, showing a behind-the-scenes test of the wheel of fortune. Please note: Test scenes do not always reflect what Poptropica will add in the game. With that being said, this still gives us an insight into things they’re considering!
Here we see a more primitive design of the wheel, and above it is a bit of text that pre-determines the prize you’ll get. After the wheel is done spinning, it gives you your prize. A list of possible prizes and the chances of receiving them are on the right (obviously, this will not be shown in the final version). I’ve also listed them below this picture, and I have to say, it looks wheely good.
Possible prizes and their chances (remember that this is not final, as this has not been released):
A low amount of credits (15, 20, or 25) (20% chance)
Costume (costume 1, 2, or 3) (10% chance)
A medium amount of credits (50, 60, or 75) (25% chance)
Rare Follower (rare follower 1, 2, or 3) (2% chance)
A high amount of credits (100, 125, or 150) (20% chance)
Rare Costume (rare costume 1, 2, or 3) (3% chance)
Credits Jackpot (200, 250, 300) (15% chance)
Follower (follower 1, 2, or 3) (5% chance)
Sounds pretty promising to me! Now, I don’t know what we’ll need so many credits for (especially for those who are members), but who knows, Poptropica might add more reasons to want credits in the future. Also, the costumes and followers sound like great prizes – especially “rare” ones for people to collect! Maybe they could even rotate the prizes so you could win different ones in different seasons of time. Wheel have to see (sorry not sorry).
On a different note, here’s another test scene sneak peek from idk – in this tree-lined space, you can move around only on the platform you start on, and if you press the magnet in the left corner, you can get the magnetic black ball to stick to you as you move. The magnet icon was seen previously in a Crisis Caverns Daily Pop, but they could also just have recycled it for something else. I wonder what it’s for?
Any-wheel, that’s all for this post. Share what you think in the comments below!
This is a guest post by Poptropica glitcher WimpyKidFan, who is expanding on the PHB’s Overview of Poptropica Glitching page to bring more insight into the history of glitching. At the end of the post, he also explains his improved ASG Requester service. Enjoy!
Hey Poptropicans! It’s WimpyKidFan here, and today I am gonna be dividing the Poptropica glitching years into eras. Something new and unique that has never done before. Before I begin I would like to thank Red Lizard for helping me out with the specific years of the eras. (He’s been around a lot longer than I have.) Anyway, without further ado, here they are!
Early Glitching Era (2008-2010)
Our first and earliest glitch era of Poptropica is one I’ll call the “Early Glitching Era.” The Early Glitching Era was from 2008-2010. During this time the earliest rares were given out during The PHB 1 Million Monster Competition. The PHB gave out rare costume parts that had leaked, which included: unicorn horn, scrawny wings, face polka dots, dragon spikes and tail, dragon wings, bubble brain, dragon wings, goat horns, dragonfly wings, body stripes, body dots, and devil horns.
Around this time an early Poptropica glitcher and PHB author by the name of Codien hosted his “Spray on Beard” contest. More info here. As you might be able to tell, “rares” back then are common to us now! Pretty cool huh? Anyway during this time a hack was founded to make your Poptropican a dummy, which meant they would be a totally customizable mannequin Poptropican! This hack brought us to the next era. The dummy era…
The Dummy Era (2010-2012)
Dummies were a huge thing back in the day! Big time glitchers found out how to create their own custom dummies from using the same method that the Creators used to create the original six Poptropica dummies which were on Super Power Island.
Originally, there were few dummies that were created by players, glitchers, hackers, etc. However, shortly after the creation of dummies, a website was created to order your own custom dummy! It was called the Dummy-Tron and you can visit the website by clicking here.
Although no longer in use (the Creators have since patched it), back in that time this website gained a TON of popularity. And pretty soon, before you knew it, there were Poptropica dummies everywhere.
Yes, dummies were a big hit back in the day but sadly the Poptropica Creators patched Dummy-Tron. Poptropica dummies were also patched. If you logged onto a dummy account, it would be turned back into a normal Poptropican! Alas, most Poptropicans didn’t know this until it was too late. They logged on and bye-bye went the dummies.
However, some Poptropicans heard about the dummies becoming patched, and a few of the oldies are still remaining today. Well, after the dummies, another hack was found to let you customize anything you wanted from your friends and from a SUI NPC (sound-updated-island non-player character). This brought us to the FCEG era…
FCEG Era (2012-2013)
The FCEG lifted a lot of Poptropicans’ hearts after dummies were patched.
During this time a glitch was founded that was called the FCEG. It stood for the “Friend Customize Everything Glitch”. This hack was only known be a few top glitchers.
Quite a number of people felt angry and mad about the FCEG. These people thought that glitchers were robbers, stealing their costume designs, rares, etc. This was a pretty crazy time until the Creators patched the FCEG. This lead to the next era…
Trade and Hack Era (2013-2015)
Possibly one of the most boring eras for the normal everyday Poptropicans. For the glitchers however – that was a completely different story! Many secret methods were found (I can’t mention what these were as some are used today) by glitchers.
In general, this era went by mostly unnoticed as we knew we couldn’t make the same mistake we made so many times before. (That is, leaking our methods.) So we kept the methods to ourselves.
Trading still wasn’t over though (for the most part) because of another glitch called the SUI CEG glitch. The SUI CEG glitch stood for the “Sound Updated Island Customize Everything Glitch”. This glitch was extremely simple to perform and many people found it without actually asking anyone. (Finally!)
As the SUI CEG became more popular, trading on Poptropica chats became worse than ever before! There were fights, drama, and people hacking each other’s accounts for rares. Many of these drama-filled events left people quitting Poptropica and becoming banned from the PHC. These times were rough until Poptropica patched the glitch.
Trading still went on after that, but with way less drama than before. The other methods were still safe (and are still today). That’s when a few glitchers decided enough was enough and there was a big surprise for everyone in the next era…
Leak Era (2015–present)
Boom! In late 2015, a big surprise happened for glitchers, thanks to the PHB. Red Lizard, Grumpy Wolf, and Zerror – working with the PHB – gave a huge gift to the Poptropica community. The Avatar Studio Gift was revealed!
This Christmas gift to the Pop community gave away more than 100 rare costumes to the public. This made [almost] every rare costume from having rare status to becoming common. In fact, the Avatar Studio Gift is still adding costumes and rares every day! Check it out here.
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That brings me to one last thing: the ASG Requester is getting an upgrade! You may remember when I posted about the Poptropica Island ASG Request-er. Well that was sure a big hit! I’m not kidding guys, we received a LOT of requests, which have been added to the PHB’s ASG page over time.
Well, there’s good news: We now take requests for membership costumes, store costumes, and we still take island costume requests! We have a shorter URL now { popasg.weebly.com }, a bigger team, and can make dummies with packs on them (such as jetpack, cape, and so on)!
I also wanted to make clear a few things:
We are never going to ask you for a username for the requested ASG. We make our own usernames. (It’s easier that way.) In the “name” section, give the name of the character (eg. Captain Crawfish, Betty Jetty).
Don’t request for items/Poptropicans we don’t offer! (ex. ad costumes, mobile/app costumes, etc.) Please just request for either: Store Costume ASGs, Membership Costume ASGs, or Island Costume ASGs.
And without saying too much, you’ll want to check out the PHB’s Cheats page for all the other glitching goodies out there. With everything going on right now in the glitching world, Poptropicans can easily get all the rares they want, whenever they want. It just takes a little digging!
Thanks so much for reading to the end of this post!!! Ugh, I know it was long. I hope I taught you something on the history of Poptropica’s glitching. Comment down below in the comments with questions for me, if you agree/disagree with anything, think there’s going to be another era, and so on. I’ll answer as many questions as I can!
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