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UPDATE #3 – Aug 22: Poptropica accounts are back again.

UPDATE #2 – Aug 21: Poptropica accounts are down again.

UPDATE #1 – Aug 21: Poptropica accounts are BACK, one week after the issue first appeared! 🙌 But saving outfits still does not work, which has been the case for some time now. The original news post is below.

GAME-BREAKING NEWS: Poptropica accounts are down.

Earlier this week, players across the Poptropica fandom, including on our Discord server, the PHC, began reporting that they could not log into their game accounts, hosted on Coolmath Games on both desktop and mobile. Attempts to log in only result an endless loading screen.

The loading screen players are stuck on when attempting to log in — ironically reminding players to log in daily.

From this Reddit post, there are also reports of the paid Poptropica Steam bundle not loading. Fortunately, the would-be players were able to get refunded by Steam, but it’s still a massive loss for Pop playability.

You can still play Poptropica by selecting a new character, activating the usual Home Island quest. However, attempts to save the new account will only result in error, no matter what untaken username you try.

You can still play Pop on a new ‘account’

It’s been several days with this issue not resolving, with no sign of acknowledgement from Coolmath Games on socials, so it remains unclear if they are even aware or planning to address the situation.

As of now, besides starting afresh with an account that can’t be saved, it seems the only way to truly access Poptropica is through the unofficial Flashpoint curation. Find out more in our Old Islands Guide here!

There is a small hope for the fate of our accounts: according to a Reddit post from Pop player lexly1234, you can revive the old Avatar Studio with Ruffle, a Flash emulator, to check that your account still exists in the depths of Poptropica’s files. But while they may exist, we can’t login. 😔

Here’s hoping for an eventual fix. 🤞 But for now, if you’re looking for some Poptropica fun, check out our PHB Tribal Tournament (Poptropica Olympics!) going on throughout August. 🏋️‍♀️

And of course, continue to enjoy the game through Flashpoint!

~ 🐠

10 Years of Poppies: Looking Back 👀🏆

August 4, 2024August 4, 2024 Slanted Fish

Hello, Poppie-tropicans! 🌟

If you’ve been around for a while, you may know about this beloved tradition here on the Poptropica Help Blog: the Poppies, our annual Poptropica fan awards. Since 2015, we’ve been inviting the community to vote for their top Pop picks every July, marking the PHB’s birthday as well. Time flies, and we’ve now celebrated 10 Poppies! 🥳🔟✨

So we thought we’d take a look back at the past decade of Poppies shenanigans… starting with the Poptropica parties! 🎉🎈At the end of each awards season, we’d always go out with a bang by coming dressed to impress in multiplayer rooms on Poptropica and hanging out on our Discord server, the PHC. Check out the recap photos from over the years!

But there’s more to the picture-perfect memories! Every year, the PHB team would dress up for the Poppies, and one of our team members would create artwork that would serve as the event’s visual for that year. 🖌️🖼️ Enjoy our many designs from the decade! (Click to enlarge.)

Next, taking the Pop art to a whole new level are all the top pieces voted as winners of the annual Best Fan Art award category. 🎨🏆 Feast your eyes on the talent that lies within our fandom — they’re truly incredible!

“Poptropica’s Sweet 16 Collage” by PHB readers, arranged by Gentle Dolphin (Poppies 2024 winner)

And now for some special highlights! ✨🏆 Below is a selection of some of our favorite award categories from over the years, and the winners. You can click on the years to check out the yearly recaps to find more award categories, watch the awards shows, and more! 👀

💩 2015 – Worst Poptropican Name: Big Belly
🏝️ 2016 – Okay-est Island: Mission Atlantis
🕹️ 2017 – Best Common Room Game: Sky Dive
👩🏽‍💻 2018 – Best PHB Series: Community Creations
🥕 2019 – Most Overrated Island: 24 Carrot Island
🚀 2020 – OG Island We’ll Miss Most: Astro-Knights Island
👨🏼‍🎤 2021 – Hottest Male Poptropican: Director D
😂 2022 – Funniest Tweet: “i wanna do a poptropica concert” by @LilNasX, now deleted
📱 2023 – Most Unhinged Social Media Post from the Pop Creators: Myron van Buren in your walls
🐹 2024 – Cutest Character: Sprocket from Steamworks Island and Bosko from Goofball Island (tied)

Just for fun, here are a few more iconic moments from the past decade of Poppies. Good times! Thank you, truly, for being part of the ride. 🎈

Poppies paper crafts given to winners (2015)

That’s a wrap for our recap on 10 Years of Poppies! How many of them did you join in on? What are some of your favorite Poppies memories? We’d love to hear from you in the comments. 🩵

Thanks for joining us on the blue carpet, and keep on poppin’ on! ✨

Fanfiction, Guest Posts

Fanfic: The Black Hare, Part 2

August 4, 2024 Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Pink Star. Enjoy!

High on the Hog: Eat, drink, and be merry.

THE BLACK HARE, Part 2

(Continued from Part 1 here)

I combed my hair. (Which is a near impossible task, since I have Mom (Black Widow)’s hair.) I looked into the mirror and said, “I can do this… I can do this… I can do-”

I heard Dad (Dr. Hare) calling me. “COMING!!!”

I trudged to the kitchen. Mom and Dad started singing the birthday song. I thought about my wish for a while. ‘Mom and Dad will understand that I’m good, right?’ I thought. ‘Or should I not trust them…? After all, they ARE villains… Should I wish for them to understand? But I also wanna be more than good, I wanna be a hero! So should I wish to become a hero?’

“Hurry up, sweetie!”

‘Iwishtobecomeahero!’ I thought quickly. I blew out all 13 candles.

“Good job sweetie!” Mom said. “Now it’s time to eat the cake before the pizza! Just like you asked!” (I know. Only little kids eat cake before pizza. But it’s my birthday, and who doesn’t want cake before pizza?!)

Mom and Dad talked about what my first crime would be now that I was an official villain. I bit my tongue at first, but finally blurted, “I DON’T WANNA BE A VILLAIN!”

Continue reading →

Astro-Knights Island, Guest Posts

Bringing Mighty Action Force cards to life: 4-Player Edition 💥🃏

July 26, 2024 Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Invisible Ring. Enjoy!

It’s a bird? It’s a plane? No, it’s me! Invisible Ring, creator of the REAL-LIFE Mighty Action Force card game, has RETURNED!

That’s right, readers! This Poptropican was but a fellow Mighty Action Force fan, who emerged from PoptropiCon Island and forged her OWN Mighty Action Force card game that she could play in real life, anytime and anywhere she wanted… then shared it with the PHB online, so that EVERYONE can print out and play their own Mighty Action Force game, too. (There’s also an Astro-Knights edition!)

But she had not yet shared ALL of her Mighty Action Force games, which brings us to the here and now. If you’re already acquainted with these games, then you may be looking for a bigger challenge. Heck, you may even be itching to play this game with more than one player at a time. And that is where the 4-PLAYER Mighty Action Force game comes in! Download below:

Ultimate Mighty Action Force 4-Player Kit Download

Packed with new cards, new rules, and new game variations, this third and final edition of my real-live MAF series not only provides a new mighty challenge but brings all other Mighty Action Force games together — perfect for parties and family fun!

Some assembly required. This offer is invalid where prohibited, some restrictions may apply, batteries not included.

Check out the demo of the multiplayer game in action:

If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comment section below. Otherwise, enjoy the Mighty Action Force games!

Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Invisible Ring. If you did, you might also enjoy the previous posts for the games in this series: Bringing Mighty Action Force to life and the Astro-Knights edition.

The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? We’d love to hear from you!

Fanfiction, Guest Posts

Fanfic: The Black Hare, Part 1

July 22, 2024August 4, 2024 Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Pink Star. Enjoy!

THE BLACK HARE
A Poptropica Fanfiction Story

Hello fellow Poptropican, my name is the Black Hare. But most people call me Harrie. You probably know my parents, Dr. Hare and the Black Widow. Yeah. The villains. But don’t worry, I’m not gonna kidnap you and mind control you. I’m not gonna steal your art either. Much to my parents’ disgust, I’m all about doing good. That’s where my story starts. But before I get to that, let me give you a brief backstory.

Fifteen years ago, you and Amelia made a potion then you gave it to the villains as a drink. They drank it, but little did they know, if they ever had children, the potion would make them good. Fortunately, all the villains kids were born after the potion was made so they were all good!

Unfortunately, the villains found out about the potion, and made a new one to turn their kids evil. None of the kids knew about the potion, so everyone drank it. Everyone… except… me. I heard Mom and Dad talking about it. (Villains talk VERY loud.)

I loved being nice. I held the door for others at school, fed the birds, and did my chores. So I didn’t drink anything unless I was sure I knew what it was for the whole month. I acted all nasty in front of Mom and Dad, and my ‘friends’ (that turned evil overnight, so I wasn’t quite friends with them. But with other people and when by myself, I was nice. It was hard living like that.

That was when I was seven. Now that I’ve turned 13, I’m an official villain, and it has been 15 years since my parents drank that potion.

For six years, I never had the courage to tell them I was good. But now that I’m a teenager, I feel ready. After all, I am their daughter… what’s the worst they can say?

TO BE CONTINUED

Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Pink Star. If you did, you might also enjoy more fanfictions on our site.

The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? We’d love to hear from you!