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!
Daily Pop, Sneak Peeks

Home studios entertain hobos

Slanted Fish

This week, from January 7 – 11, Party With Hobos is publishing five unreleased episodes for your reading pleasure on the PWH website! The PWH studio has already started posting some of these episodes here and here. More will be added over the next few days, so keep checking back! 🙂

Home Movies

Also this week, Poptropica released a sneak peek (above) titled “Home Movies – A hastily constructed studio, to what end?” Now what sort of home entertainment could they be setting up there? Anything as crazy as the Party With Hobos studio? Moving on to another Daily Pop…

Office Manager

“Office Manager – Here it is: the heart of the operation.” It’s Twin Palms Mall again! With… an oil spill in the carpet. Someone should clean that up. Other than that, it looks like it’s about ready for business!

Monster Carnival Island

Mardi Gras and the Carnival season coming to Poptropica

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Could the Mardi Gras sneak peeks we’ve been seeing be related to Monster Carnival Island? Dr. Magic Onion points out that the Carnival of Costumes sneak peek we saw contains the phrase “Mardi Gras” in one of the posters, and we know another recent Daily Pop specifically mentioned Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras

According to Wikipedia, Mardi Gras refers to the season of Carnival celebrations, with costume parades and other fun activities prior to Lent, the fasting season before Easter. Perhaps the Mardi Gras carnival is related to Monster Carnival Island, and maybe Fat Tuesday (February 12 in 2013) will bring in a new Poptropica adventure? Read more about the mystery of MC Island in our new PHB article!

In other news, Zomberry Island comes out this Thursday, January 10 for the peasants who don’t have membership (like yours truly!). If you need help snagging Poptropica’s 32nd medallion, feel free to use our Zomberry Island Walkthrough (it even has pictures)! I mean, it’s already the year 2013 and you only live once.

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Daily Pop, Monster Carnival Island

Return of Monster Carnival?

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One of Poptropica’s biggest mysteries is Monster Carnival Island… it appeared on the Map but vanished with no explanation one day to be replaced by 24 Carrot Island. However, this sneak peek (“Carnival of Costumes – maybe not quite a circus of values”) recently surfaced on the Daily Pop:

Carnival Costumes

Could we be seeing the return of Monster Carnival? Or is this just going to be another shop in the new mall-themed island we’ve been seeing recently? After all, the white mannequins seen in the picture above are also featured in this Daily Pop (“Fashion Plate – try before you buy”) image:

Fashion Plate

Also, I recall that seconds 0:12 to 0:14 on the official trailer video for Poptropica’s Friends gave us a subtle hint for “MonsterCarnival2012.” However, it’s 2013 and we’ve yet to see it happen! (By the way, look up that username on the Avatar Studio and you’ll get a character with the name Monster Carnival!)

The video was posted in early April 2012, and here’s a screenshot of what I’m talking about:

MonsterCarnival2012

So what do you think? Will we be seeing Monster Carnival again, or will it remain a mystery forever? Also, check out our new PHB article, Mystery of Monster Carnival, in which all the Monster Carnival Island data we know is exposed for your knowledge. You can find it under Cool Stuff, and it will explain the history of this mystery! 🙂

Uncategorized, Web Development

Hello 2013 – happy new year!

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Happy new year, Poptropicans! We survived 2012 and made it through ten new islands: Ghost Story (for all), S.O.S., Vampire’s Curse, Twisted Thicket, Poptropolis Games, Wimpy Boardwalk, Lunar Colony, Super Villain, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Zomberry (for members). Poptropica added members-only bonus quests for islands starting from SOS, the much-anticipated Friends feature was released, we celebrated Poptropica’s 5th birthday and 30th island (Super Villain), Poptropica came out with 4 new books, we experienced Poptropica on the DS, tribes were given special common rooms… looking back, things have been very eventful on Poptropica! 😀

2013 should be a very exciting year as well, for the PHB, the Poptropica Help Network, Poptropica, and of course the world. For starters, I’ve put up a new fresh header for the PHB! Also, be sure to check Party With Hobos, the comedy series written by MT, on January 7 – 11 for some special unreleased episodes! 🙂

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Store, Uncategorized

From Santa’s, no, Poptropica’s little help bloggers…

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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season’s Greetings and all that good cheer from the PHB! Don’t forget to get the holiday-themed that have been pushed to the front of the Poptropica Store for December! There’s the Elf Costume, Crazy Candy Cane, Snowman, and Tangled in Lights… the first one’s free!

December store costumes

As for the gold cards, get in the Yuletide mood with the Little Candy Cane, Winter Blast Flavor PopGum, Candy Cane-on, and Snow Fall… again, the first one’s free. Enjoy your prezzies! 😀

-Poptropica’s little helpers