Author: Slanted Fish

Hello! I'm Slanted Fish, the editor-in-chief and creator of the Poptropica Help Blog (PHB). I'm a writer, Hong Kong native, and Christ follower. My Poptropica username is slantedfish 🐠 Don't forget to be awesome!
Contests, Escape from Pelican Rock Island

EFPR Island Guide up & Week 3 Sweepstakes Winners!

Slanted Fish

Heyyy Poptropicans!

Escape From Pelican Rock got you grumbling like Big Tuna? Maybe you should stay away from angry criminals, but if you’re having trouble on Poptropica’s newest island, the PHB’s Escape From Pelican Rock Island Guide is now up! The written walkthrough is complete, and pics are coming soon.

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Don’t worry, non-members, Poptropica’s Twitter says you’ll get to play EFPR Island by the end of December 2015! (For now, non-members can play a demo.)

In other news, Week 3 of the Island Sweepstakes has just passed, and once again 5 lucky winners were selected to win a one-month membership from Poptropica! Congratulations to Cool Dragon, Cool Walker, Crazy Ant, Short Feather, and Super Dragon!

For all the details on how you can enter and win, check out this PHB post all about the Island Hopper Sweepstakes.

The new common room on EFPR Island is Bert’s Basement Gym, which should add one more chance to win if you can get the ticket, except the common room appears to not be working at the moment… We’ll be stalking that common room until it opens, I guess.

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Update: The common room is now open, so be sure to grab your extra sweepstakes ticket! Also, looks like we’ll be awkwardly walking on air until they fix that. (Thanks to Hyper Gamer for the tip.)

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And just a friendly forewarning to all our PHB readers – we have tons of posts planned for this final month of 2015, so keep your heads up! Here are a few we’ve released recently:

Anyway, stay popping, Poptropicans! Until next time.

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~thanks to Slippery Raptor for the EFPR pics in this post.

Graphic Novels, Home Island, Realms, Web Development

Snow on Home Island, Hula Hare, Realms, & more!

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans!

First of all, it’s snowing on Home Island (and also on the PHB)! Fancy. The NPC (non-player character) in front of the Shop is wearing a costume that fluctuates between yeti and Jack Frost, and the other NPCs are carrying candy canes. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

If you take the blimp over to Poptropica Realms, there’s a new loading screen featuring Dr. Hare playing with a blue hula hoop! You can also see this in action with this link. So far, this only seems to appear before Realms is loaded. (Thanks to Happy Panda for the tip!)

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Speaking of Realms, the Creators haven’t posted much in the way of Remarkable Realms as of late – until just recently, when they featured Loud Chicken’s “Esador City” on the official blog! To visit this magnificent cityscape, use the Realms code 72pyj.

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It’s been almost a year since Poptropica updated their homepage layout, but if you ever want to go back to the classic layout where there was less clicking around to get to the game, Nice Hawk of Poptrickia recently shared this link that allows you to do just that:

http://www.poptropica.com/play-poptropica.php

If you prefer the original page, be sure to bookmark the link while it lasts!

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There’s also a few things going on relating to the Poptropica graphic novel – the first volume, Mystery of the Map, will be released March 1, 2016 in bookstores, and if you’re a US resident, you can even enter this giveaway on Goodreads for a chance to win a copy of the book!

If you view the book on Amazon, you can also see what the book cover will look like (pictured below). (Ehh… the design could be better. 😛 ) Also, check out this wall decal of Oliver in Poptropica HQ that the Creators shared on Twitter!

Did you know you could read a preview of the graphic novel on this Poptropica page? But don’t worry, you can continue reading the whole thing over on the PHB’s Comics page!

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Have you flipped through the latest PHB magazine, Issue #28 of The POPCORN? Poptropica recently gave us a shout-out, which gives even more reason for you to check it out!

Anyway, be sure to catch up on all the happenings below. Stay popping, Poptropicans! 😀

Magazines

POPCORN, the PHB magazine: issue #28 out now!

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, the butter is back! 😀

Issue #28 of our Poptropica fan magazine, known as The POPCORN, has just been released, with all sorts of Poptropica fan creations, including more of the popular prison interviews by Red Moon, artwork by DjRose4, and more! As usual, this is available as a PDF.

Check out the December 2015 issue now! (Or download it to read offline!)

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To send in entries for The POPCORN, simply email us at [email protected], comment on this blog, or tweet us @Poptropica_Help. We’re looking for all kinds of Poptropica fan creations, including stories, fan art, comics, costumes, island ideas, and whatever else you can think of. We’ll also be scouring the web for some handpicked selections, including the We-Love-Poptropica deviantArt group and our new subreddit! Remember to proofread your own submissions – your work is your responsibility! That being said, we’re always excited to see what you guys come up with. 😀

You can enjoy this issue and all the past issues over on our Magazines page. We’ll be publishing each issue as a PDF, so leave your comments on the posts! We’d love to hear your feedback.

Stay popping, Poptropicans. 😉

Hope you enjoy our pop-pop-Poptropica Help Network fan magazine! :mrgreen:

Contests, Daily Pop Sneak Peeks, Uncategorized

Trees and cheers for Week 2’s Sweepstakes winners!

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! The second weekly winners of the Island Hopper Sweepstakes have been announced, with each lucky winner receiving a one-month Poptropica membership.

Congratulations to Strange Penguin, Silly Pear, Grumpy Skunk, Slippery Tiger, and Busy Pear. Enjoy your memberships! 😀 (Learn more about membership with the PHB’s Membership Tour page!)

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Over on the Daily Pop, we’re seeing some sneak peeks of nature! Not sure what all these trees and huts are about just yet, but at least one of these pictures seems to be for the next Poptropica graphic novel. Plus, it looks like the Home Island revamp mentioned earlier is getting more polished, with a shop building on a ship! (For more, check out our Daily Pop Sneak Peeks Archive!)

Hut and Stuff: Quit your jibber jabber.
Under Construction: Open during renovations.
South Pacific: This is some enchanted evening.
Hands Up: The end of the line.
Old Growth: It’s a jungle out there.

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Hungry for some Poptropica cake? (Sorry, we’re out of crawfish today.) Check out this sweet confection that popped right out of the oven known as Poptropica’s Twitter:

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By the way, the Poptropica Help subreddit is always looking for fresh new posts, so pop on over! Promote your Poptropica fansite! Post your Poptropica artwork! Comment on what others are sharing! It’s a fantastic little platform for whatever you make it to be! 😀

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Just keep swimming, Poptropicans. 🐠🐠

Advertisements, Sneak Peeks, Store

Happy Thanksgiving – with a helping of Poptropica scoops!

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! :mrgreen:

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we here at the PHB would like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving and thank you for being part of the Poptropica community! 😀 But there’s more than turkey on the platter today – check out the latest helping of Poptropica news below.

Along with the thankful festivities comes Black Friday, a day characterized by long lines and shopping deals – and according to this tweeted pic, it’s coming to Poptropica! What exactly that means remains to be seen. Deals on Pop merch, membership, or Store items bought with credits? We’ll find out soon!

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To get a peek at what else is coming to Poptropica, check out the PHB’s Daily Pop Sneak Peek Archive – just updated for the month of November! A few pics seem to indicate that some renovation is underway for Home Island’s Shop and – Adventurers’ Club? Could be the common room, which is currently different on mobile and online.

Beached: Your ship has come in.
Trading Post: Exotic treasures from all around the world.
Join the Club: Looking for adventure? Look no further.

There’s also been some trickery going on with the Phantom gold card from the Store – the slider to adjust how transparent you appear recently made a subtle disappearance! Now there’s only one mid-range opacity level you can play with. Poof.

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If you’ve logged into Poptropica recently, you may have seen a few new ads. There’s the SuperChargers ad mentioned in the last post, but it’s not the only one. On Mystery of the Map Island, watch the video for Disney Infinity 3.0 to get the Disney Infinity Gear!

Also, there’s a View Master ad on Timmy Failure Island with a room you can enter. Go in and claim your 360 Teleporter Power and Island Warper Power! Press space bar to activate their special effects. (Thanks to Hyper Gamer for the tip!)

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving, Poptropicans! 🦃
Even if you’re not celebrating today – we’re thankful for you. 🙂