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!
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Santa’s Sharks

Slanted Fish

PHB Header
Poptropica Help Blog staff member Coderkid worked hard to create a colorful Shark Tooth header for us to enjoy! You can view it at the top of every page at the PHB. Also, be looking forward to an upcoming Christmas header from graphics designer Codien!

New Store Stuff!
Shark Boy from the Poptropica Creators’ Blog changed his avatar in honor of one of the two new costumes to arrive at the Poptropica Store – the Tiger Shark! (Notice the amazing dead fish!) For girls, you can also pick up a Swan Ballerina outfit. Thanks to Xarr for this update.

Tiger Shark – Basically looks like the shark costume from the Shark Museum at Shark Tooth Island. But with this costume, there comes a twist where the boring gray color of the typical shark becomes a thrilling striped orange. You can also Customize the awesome fishy and toss it in the air by pressing the space bar!

Swan Ballerina – The title says it all! It’s a pretty dancing ballerina costume mixed with a taste of swan. Isn’t it beautiful? 😛

Santa Buddies Ad
For younger children (6 to 11 years old), a nice Christmas adventure awaits you at the Disney Santa Buddies advertisement building! You can find it on Main Street of most islands. Thanks goes to Incredible Fish for the update.

Once inside the building, go to the right side to be briefed by the white instructor dog, Santa Paws, about what to do. The goal is to get all five brown reindogs in time to deliver Santa’s presents so everyone can have a very merry Christmas season! xD

You have sixty seconds to round up all 5 dogs. To the right side of the Santa Paws is a snowy landscape, and if you explore the area, you should be able to touch 3 of the dogs. The other 2 dogs are hidden back inside the advertisement building, on the higher platforms. When the time is up and you have succeeded in your mission, you will watch a little cutscene where you get to drop gifts down the chimneys!

After the cutscene, you will be presented with two prizes – a green elf costume with antlers and a surprise box. The elf costume is similar to last year’s, except that there is no nose attached to the antlers and the pants are yellow.

The surprise box can be used (by clicking on the ”Use” button on its item card) to spray gift boxes all over the place, then having them magically clear up. YAY BOXES!! :mrgreen:

In other news…

  • Check out and follow us on Twitter @PoptropicaHelp! Poptropica Help Tweets (PHT) is here to tweet you in touch with us!
  • Invented by Coderkid, the iCostume displays a new costume each week, which you can Costumize at no risk. Don’t forget to vote about whether you like it or not!
  • Remember to be using The Multiverse Project (TMP) by Coderkid to view and submit current open Multiverse rooms for partying!
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Haunted House is FREE!

Slanted Fish

The Haunted House (Poptropica’s Halloween 2009 mini-quest event) has been removed from the bottom-left corner of the Map, but you still have a last chance to access it for FREE!

For the first time ever, the Poptropica Store has released an item that costs you nothing. (Thanks to Incredible Fish for this news update!) You’ll find that you can purchase the Haunted House as an item in the ‘Cool Stuff’ section for zero credits!

Free Haunted House
Hurry and buy it before the Creators put a price on it!

Once you get this awesome freebie, go to the ‘Poptropica Store’ section of your inventory and click on ‘Visit’ to arrive at the Haunted House. If you haven’t done the quest yet, click here for the guide written by MuddyDragon! 😀

In other news…

  • We’d just like to suggest that you check out our sister site, the Poptropica Help Forums, and join our community if you haven’t already!
  • Remember to read the PHB’s Poptropican’s 911 monthly newsletter for this month – click here to get started!
  • Please remember to behave appropriately on our Poptropica Help Chatroom. This means no spamming (advertising/repeating the same phrase over and over again/constantly typing messages and submitting them every second) and no swearing. There are moderators on the chatroom who have the right to ban anyone breaking our rules.
  • And lastly… have an awesome day! 😀
Magazines, PHB Specials, Store

Poptropican’s 911: Issue #6

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Update: The Haunted House has been removed from Poptropica’s Map, but you can buy it from the Poptropica Store for FREE! Thanks for the news update, Incredible Fish.

The November edition of our blog’s monthly Poptropican’s 911 newsletter is here! A must-read for all Poptropican fans; click the link below to get started!

Read Issue #6, if you dare…

We have also changed our ‘Poptropica Poll’ widget, which you can find on the right side. The current question reads, ”Did you pay any real money for Poptropica merchandise?”

October 2009’s question was, ”Is your Poptropican all dressed up for Halloween?” The results came in as:

Option | Votes | Percentage
Yes, and my costume is so scary, you’d probably faint just at the sight of it! | 1,049 | 46%
I haven’t yet, but I’m preparing for a spooky surprise! | 846 | 37%
No, I don’t celebrate Halloween. | 226 | 10%
Halloween?! What’s the point of that? | 143 | 6%

Hope you’ll enjoy reading our 911 this month, and maybe even be inspired to submit your own entries! Congratulations to everyone who entered something for the 911, whether it made it or not.

Bonus Items, Merchandise

Skin it, just skin it

Slanted Fish

😈 Happy Halloween! 😈
A creepy Halloween experience is in store for you at Hijuyo’s blog:
http://hijuyo.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/tweak-oh-tweet/

For all you hardcore electronic gadget users out there, you’ll be pleased to know that Poptropica has teamed up with SkinIt.com! (Thanks for the news update, Pufflemon.)

Skinit sells decorative skins for all kinds of devices, like laptops, cell phones, music players, and lots more. Did I mention calculators, too? 😛

🙂 Buy ’em now! 🙂

At $14.95 US dollars each, they may seem a little expensive, but it may be well worth it to show off your love for Poptropica! On the left image below is a laptop with its cover decorated with the awesome Shark Tooth Island scene, and over on the right side is a display of an iPod with Ned Noodlehead’s Super Power Island comic shop!

 And here’s a young Aztec warrior on the Time Tangled Island skin:

Remember, buying merchandise products from Poptropica is going to help keep the game running! 🙂

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In other news…

  • Happy Halloween! Twick oh tweat!! 😈
  • Codien has designed us a wickedly awesome blog header for Halloween!
  • Poptropica Help Blog now has 2.2 million hits. Bring on the CHEESE cookies!
  • Motionman95, one of our staff members, recently changed his nickname to Coderkid.
  • The next Poptropican’s 911 is coming out this Sunday, November 1st, 2009.
Magazines, PHB Specials

Poptropican’s 911: Issue #5

Slanted Fish

Don’t forget to participate in the PHB’s Halloween Costume Contest! Click here; the deadline is Tuesday, October 6th!

😛 The Poptropica Help Blog has reached TWO MILLION viewers! Specially baked cookies with extra cheese for everyone!! 😛

If you haven’t already noticed, Issue #5 of the Poptropican’s 911 is READY! Yet another page of Poptropica’s greatness loaded in for your reading pleasures. The writers for October 2009 sure had lots to say! 🙂

Step in, now, to Issue #5!

We have also updated our ‘Poptropica Poll’ sidebar widget, so join in and submit your vote now! Our latest question reads, ”Is your Poptropican character all dressed up for Halloween?”, and it’s based on the PHB’s first Halloween Costume Contest and the fact that Halloween is coming!

September 2009’s poll question was, ”What do you think of the ‘Pathwise’ game on Poptropica?” Here are the results:

Option | Votes | Percentage
Totally awesome; I can own anyone at the game! | 399 | 36%
What on Poptropica is Pathwise?! | 240 | 21%
Pathwise is okay, I suppose. | 176 | 16%
It’s great fun, but I’m not that good at it. | 156 | 14%
Worst. Game. Ever. | 148 | 13%

Hope you’ll enjoy reading our 911 this month, and maybe even be inspired to submit your own entries! Congratulations to everyone who entered something for the 911, whether it made it or not. 🙂