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The Christmas Story

December 25, 2013July 7, 2017 Slanted Fish

Ah, yes… the Christmas story. You may have heard it before: the nativity, the birth of Christ, the “reason for the season.”

Well, with all due respect no matter what your beliefs may be, perhaps you’ll enjoy this retelling of a traditional Christmas tale portrayed alongside some Poptropica imagery…

The Christmas Story: Poptropica Style

So there’s this young couple, Mary and Joseph, and they’re traveling to Bethlehem*, where they’re going to register for the census ordered by the government. *totally not Vampire’s Curse Island, by the way. Despite being a virgin, Mary’s expecting a child at any moment (the son of God, no less!), but there’s no room for them anywhere, and poor Joseph is trying his best to pull himself together… yeah, life hasn’t been easy for them.

Finally, they find a spot, and Mary gives birth to her son, Jesus. She wraps him in cloths and places him in a manger – quite a humble beginning for the king of kings!

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Out in the fields nearby, there are shepherds watching over their flocks by night. An angel of the Lord appears to them and brings them the good news of the Savior’s birth.

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The fluffy-haired shepherd boys decide to go check this out for themselves, and they are duly amazed, so they go out and praise God for all that they’ve heard and seen.

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It’s said that some wise men (or “Magi”) followed a star and visited Jesus too, bringing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh (fancy rich things!). This would’ve been some time after his birth, but we can’t forget them, now can we? So there we have it.

Merry Christmas, everyone. 🙂

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Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

Luke 2:11

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Very merry, very merry

December 25, 2013December 23, 2013 Slanted Fish

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Merry Christmas & happy holidays from the crew here at the PHB! We hope you’re enjoying a wonderful break, or at least, enjoying Christmas Day off! Now’s a great time to catch up on any islands you may not have completed yet with our full walkthroughs for every island, all with pictures. Or perhaps you feel like flexing your joints with some head-to-head battles, which we have game guides for too.

Whatever your reason for coming here, thank you for visiting the PHB and we hope to continue bringing you quality Poptropica greatness. ‘Tis the season for spreading the joy!

-Poptropica’s little help bloggers

PHB Parties

PHB Christmas Party 2013: Recap

December 23, 2013December 23, 2013 Slanted Fish

This weekend, the PHB hosted a Poptropica Christmas party for all Poptropicans, where much fun was had as holiday cheer spread across various Multiverse rooms (there were just too many people for one!) as well as our chatroom, the PHC! Maybe we should let the recap picture speak for itself:

There were candy cane gun snowball fights and fortunes told in cookies, confetti was thrown and “worst island” ideas discussed, favorite carols were shared and doodles were made. Those who came had a chance to talk to some of the PHB’s authors: Tough Icicle (Samwow5), HPuterpop, Blake, and yours truly (Fishy). We even raffled a rare costume account (courtesy of Cool Octopus), which Brave Sky won. The party itself went on for about four hours!

Thanks to everyone for coming & hope you all had a great time. Merry Christmas to all! 🙂

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Mocktropica & Sky Island Peeks – and a hint of ‘MonsterCarniv’

December 18, 2013December 18, 2013 Slanted Fish

In all the recent excitement on the PHB involving locating some hidden Poptropica files, the Mega Fighting Bots site not being playable (it’s back up now!), and the mysterious “Gamer Guy” (who turned out to just be a regular commenter having a bit of fun, not a Creator), you may or may not remember that Mocktropica is due to be released tomorrow for members!

There’s a couple of recent Daily Pop sneak peeks that look like they’ll belong on the new Poptropica-parody island. The rest look like they might be part of a separate “sky island” – more on that in this post. Anyway, check ’em out (click to enlarge):

There’s even a spot for the Mocktropica trailer video on Main Street of Poptropolis Games! (thanks, ayman351) Look how happy my character is to see that cow go all haywire.

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Check back tomorrow for more Mocktropica goodness! We’ll have a written walkthrough up as soon as possible, but in the meantime, you’re welcome to exchange tips in the comments and contribute to our guide.

Also, the PoptropicaCreators channel on YouTube recently uploaded a new Poptropica Tour video. Note especially at around the 1:10 mark, where they show the process of saving your game – by typing in monstercarniv in the username box! It’s been a while since they’ve hinted at Monster Carnival…

Oh, and one more thing: in case you missed the memo, the PHB is having a Christmas party this Saturday and we’d love to have you come! Tough Icicle (Samwow5) will be hosting, so check out his post for more details. The more the merrier!

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Poptropolis for all, glitchy goodness, & a holiday discount

December 7, 2013November 30, 2014 Slanted Fish

mockpop map Two big things are happening on the map right now: 1) Poptropolis Games 2013 is now available for everyone to play, and 2) Mocktropica is now shown as coming soon!

Poptropolis players, if you need a helping hand, our Poptropolis Games Island Guide will give you tips for finishing first! Our written walkthrough includes pictures and is updated with this year’s two new events (skiing & volleyball), so check it out!

As for Mocktropica, the first members-only item is now available in the Store, and it’s a Glitch Power! Activate it to fill the screen with big blocks of pixels. Don’t worry, nothing’s wrong with the game – it’s just the special effects! The other members’ items to be released are the Unfinished Costume and Narf Follower. Anyway, here’s the glitchy goodness in action:

From now until Monday, December 9, Poptropica is offering another 30% off sale at the Poptropica Shop where you can get customized clothing! Just enter the promo code HOLIDAY30 at checkout.

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The Galactic Hot Dogs stands found on Main Streets now offer new prizes: an Ice Blaster Pistol and a costume (Humphree for boys, Queen Dagger for girls).

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Also on Main Streets, you might find a video ad for the Percy Jackson movie Sea of Monsters. Watch the trailer to get the Hippocampus Power!

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By the way, be sure to check out the post below for answers to last week’s Mystery Snapshots puzzle! Did you get them all right? Either way, hopefully it was fun!