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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Poptropica Help Forums

Slanted Fish
Are you a devoted Poptropica player looking to step in there and meet new people? Join our ever-growing community of hyper and random Poptropica players at the Poptropica Help Forums (PHF)! Managed by PHB member Coderkid, the PHF is a great hangout for Pop kids to get to know each other – and even better, there’s room for off-topic conversation!
 
Interested? Register for FREE now at:

http://thephf.com/forums

The PHF - a great hangout for all Poptropicans!

Some great features include:

  • Request Centers – Ask for Poptropica help or even get a talented artist to create some graphics for you!
  • Create your own topics (threads) for others to discuss in!
  • Give suggestions/ask questions to make the PHF and Poptropica better places!
  • Keep track of the latest (and most awesome) events with the Poptropica Updates or News & Announcements subforums!
  • Manage your own profile and private messages from friends!
  • Meet someone new each week with ”Meet a Member”!
  • Talk about anything (appropriate, of course) – your life, books, TV shows, games, etc.

…And lots more! So come on down and join in the fun! :mrgreen:

Magazines, PHB Specials, Uncategorized

Poptropican’s 911: Issue #7

Slanted Fish

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Hold on a second, what’s going on here? A malfunction with our systems?

Nope, but issue #7 of the PHB’s Poptropican’s 911 monthly newsletter has arrived! Don’t look so bewildered – any true Poptropica fan would want to read this. 🙂

Redirect to Issue #7

Also, our ‘Poptropica Poll’ widget to the right side has been updated with the question, ”What do you think of the upcoming Counterfeit Island?” Move your cursor over there and submit your opinion!

November 2009’s poll question read, ”Did you pay any real money for Poptropica merchandise?” Here are the results:

Option | Votes | Percentage
No, I did not spend real money for Poptropica products. | 1,501 | 76%
I bought credits to spend at the Poptropica Store. | 292 | 15%
I bought Poptropica T-shirts from Zazzle.com. | 65 | 3%
I bought device skins from SkinIt.com. | 58 | 3%
I bought Larger Than Life stickers at LTLprints.com. | 53 | 3%

Total votes: 1,969

The majority says they do not spend real-life money on Poptropica products. Looks like the Poptropica Creators are going to have to keep working at it *cough*LOWERPRICESPLEASE*cough* if they want more purchases on their stuff! xD

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. 🙂

Blogs of Awesomeness
Featured in this post are the personal blogs of the Poptropica Help Blog authors! Be sure to check ’em out. 😀

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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!
Store

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

Slanted Fish

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.