Author: Slanted Fish

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Fan Art Features, Social Media

Taking a gander at all the Poptropaganda

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, pop in for the latest pro-tropica propaganda, celebrating the spirit of International Women’s Day, a fan game, and more! ✊ No misinformation here, we promise. Just spicy tweets. 🔥

The Pop Creators celebrated International Women’s Day (March 8) on the official blog, highlighting several female role models: abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman, US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, disability rights advocate Helen Keller, and NASA scientist Katherine Johnson. 👸🏾 Unlike last year’s celebration of Amelia Earhart, these women have no counterparts in Poptropica, which makes this post a bit off-brand from the rest of the blog. Nevertheless, we stan these queens!

Anyway, over on their Instagram story, Poptropica did put out a more Pop-based post for International Women’s Day with a collage of iconic Poptropica females mostly from islands lost, including the museum curator from Counterfeit Island and Daphne Dreadnaught from the Spook Central minigame. And check out the latest fan art features:

International Women’s Day by Poptropica
Red (comic) by @a.jbox
Villain doodles by @happyclonetrooper
Poptropica fan game: Tropican Plaza Island by @tropopica (play game here)

That last one is particularly noteworthy: they’re screenshots from a Poptropica fan game! If you visit the artist’s IG page, you’ll find a link in their bio to Tropican Plaza, a fan-made island built on Unity. The gameplay is just like a typical Poptropica quest, with a storyline (about catching snakes for a fashion show to save a shop owner’s business) and items to collect and use. Play it here, or watch the walkthrough below:

There’s been some pretty cool fan art shared on Twitter lately too (plus an underrated thread of Poptropica animals) — enjoy a beloved Black Widow, OC and other character doodles, and perhaps most stunningly, a recreation of the Binary Bard in Sims 4:

Also, curiously after our post about Poptropica’s Twitter follows being mostly of brands without direct relation to Pop, Poptropica announced that they’ll be doing a follow spree once they hit 10K followers.

With 8.7K followers now, it might be a little while, but Poptropica fans have been dropping their handles just in case the moment comes. And they did follow some of them back already — they’re now at 146 following, nearly 3x more than before!

And remember the big reveal last week of Poptropica making a Roblox game? While no new info has been released, the legendary YouTuber Thinknoodles did take notice. As someone who is known for both Poptropica and Roblox videos, having the two worlds collide is going to make for a pretty special video on his channel! 👀

Anyway, we started this post with a Pop pun — let’s end with one too! Were or are you an entrepreneur of Poptropica secrets? 🤔

Pop by later, Poptropicans! ✌️

~🐠

Clubhouse, Fan Art Features, Monthly Costume Contests

Clubhouse Drip with Sunken Ships ⛴

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, come on in for clubhouse additions, sweet compositions, and other traditions!

Have you seen all the green that’s in store at the store this month? ☘️ Besides the St. Patrick’s Day swag we covered last week, this week the clubhouse shop also got an update! Check out all the decor in this store:

Among the items returning after quite a while are the Coat Rack (125 credits) and Tea Set (200). Plus, members can also get two more backdrops: Fairytale Spring and Sunken Ship (150 each).

Fairytale Spring
Sunken Ship

Speaking of ships, the Baron’s Airship is still up, but won’t be staying around for long. Grab this month’s goodies before it’s too late!

In other news, the monthly costume contest for March has begun and is taking entries up until March 21 at 8 p.m. PST. Catch the details on the Creators’ Blog and enter on social media or with the submissions form.

For a little designing inspo, head to Instagram. Poptropica’s latest stories feature some fantastic fan art of costumes and characters!

Catherine Callista (Pop OC) by @meganf123456
Dr. Hare by @unity.bitt
#MyPoptropicaCostume by @mamester_gangster
Ringmaster Raven by @bunneclairdraws

That’s a wrap for this update. Thanks for popping by!

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Fan Art Features, Roblox, Sneak Peeks, Social Media

Placing Poptropica on Roblox’s Map 🦢🗺

Slanted Fish

Good morning, gamers (or whatever time it is) — straight from Pop!

But maybe not just Pop. The Creators’ Blog just announced something major: Poptropica is releasing a Roblox game! And here’s a sneak peek:

Now what could this be? Our theory is that this looks a lot like Monster Carnival Island, with its dark mystical aura and swan boat reminiscent of the one inside the Tunnel of Love where you spoil a moment with two teenaged lovers. However, this will be neither an island nor quest.

Still, it will be “based on a fan-favorite island,” which could mean an off-shoot of Monster Carnival or something else. It’s certainly interesting that Poptropica is expanding into Roblox, a kids’ virtual world which nowadays has many more active players than Pop, and it’s possible Pop is trying to tap into this audience.

But we also can’t help but wonder about the implications of Pop building on another game — thereby focusing fewer resources on their own game. (Old islands, when?)

More news will be coming in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

Poptropica recently tweeted a little activity titled “design your dream Poptropica map,” lined with icons of old islands and ranked with dollar amounts ranging from $1–5. The challenge is to fit your faves on an imaginary map with just $20 — which ones will make the cut?

Could this be a sign that Poptropica is taking player feedback on which of the more popular classics to bring back, or are they just playing with our hopes again? Is their pulse correct on which islands are considered more valuable? That’s all up for debate, but at any rate, it’s another critical hit for all the nostalgic players out there.

Odd memes with IRL crossovers continue on Twitter, with one on Wheel of Fortune hinting at Tessa Turncoat from PoptropiCon, and another on Dr. Hare-like costumed cyclists going wild:

Also on Twitter, Poptropica has been sharing some pretty cool fan art. Take a look!

Arataki Itto (Genshin Impact x Pop) by @gwaguava
“Myron Be Gone” by @SleepyBiker
Unknown Octopus (Pop OC) by marion (320x200canvas)

Over on Instagram, Poptropica shared on their story a page of fan art doodles as well as a Pop poll on favorite characters. Check ’em out:

Doodles by @fluffytales09
Pop Poll: Who’s your favorite character?

That wraps up this update. What do you think of the upcoming Roblox debut? What islands are on your dream Poptropica map? How did Dr. Hare break the fourth wall? Share with us in the comments below!

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Creators' Blog Guest Posts, Uncategorized

Filling Blanks, Firing Blanks 💨

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! Two updates from the Creators’ Blog to cover: a downtime activity and a downer analysis. Let’s pop into it.

Poptropica shared a new fill-in-the-story activity to play around with: simply come up with a list of words following the parts of speech listed, and plug them into the blanks in the story below to enjoy a unique tale.

The concept comes from Mad Libs, and if you’ve been around awhile, you may even remember that Poptropica released its own Mad Libs book back in 2012! You can still try a free page from that book at this link.

In other news, guest writer Busy Walker has kicked off a new series on the Creators’ Blog called Real World Conversations, which aims to “relate current world events to Poptropica.” It’s an interesting premise, but…

In this first attempt, Walker compares the unfolding Russian invasion of Ukraine with helplessly chasing the havoc-wreaking genie on Arabian Nights Island. Maybe it’s the choice of heavy subject matter feeling like a stretch in this case, but something about this one just seems odd to us.

But now here is the point: sometimes it needs to be said, stuff that isn’t 100% happy.

Busy Walker

People everywhere are empathizing with those affected by the vastly unwanted war in Ukraine, including us here at the PHB. 🇺🇦🙏 We’re not sure comparing the dire situation to Poptropica is doing it much justice, but it does at least get a conversation going.

Anyway, Walker’s post ends with a change of subject: a reminder that Daylight Saving Time begins on March 13 (for those who live somewhere where that’s used). Well, we’ll look forward to the next guest post — hopefully one that adds up! Stay safe out there, Poptropicans.

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Free Membership Giveaways

PHB Membership Giveaway: February 2022

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, we’re approaching the end of the month, which means it’s time to announce another lucky Poptropican to win our monthly membership giveaway! 🎁

Congratulations, Love Comet — your new membership status allows you access to some exclusive island adventures, including Arabian Nights, Ep. 2: Lair of Thieves and PoptropiCon, Ep. 2: Spoiler Alert! Plus, you’ll also get to enjoy the next month’s member gifts.

If you’re not a member, you still have the chance (or many chances, in fact): the PHB is hosting a giveaway every month, and it’s easy to enter! Just comment on the Free Poptropica Membership page and leave at least two other comments around the PHB within the month to be entered into that month’s giveaway.

We’ll announce a winner sometime in the final week of each month. If you don’t win, you can always try again for the next month! Full details »

Congrats again to Love Comet, and as always, keep on popping on! 💖