Like it? I do. The name of the picture is StructureSketches. I believe this is the birth of a NEW ISLAND! Also, this is the first reference to another Creator in a post. This is the strangest island I’ve seen yet, with strange buildings I don’t know what to make of. Also, the Creators misspelled “a lot”, spelling it instead as “alot.” This is a VERY common mistake. It’s 2 WORDS, people.
I’ve gotta rush to dinner (mmmm……), so DaVinci out!
Update: The Creators have fixed their mistake! On the post, instead of “Alot of Hot Air”, there is “A Lot of Hot Air.” This may be another proof? that the Creators read our blog…….or that one of the Creators is grammar-savvy.
Very nice, Codien. Nice to meet you, finally. I’ve heard a lot about you. I agree with your “hunch” about the name of the island. Don’t worry, I’ll stay quiet. It was nice to meet you.
Stay Quiet. This is Codien. Long time no see. I’m taking over the rest of the post. Can you keep a secret? I have a feeling this new island could be called Cloud Island or Junk Island. Keep it quiet. For those who thought otherwise, I’m not dead guys, just floating around in your posts. I figured Christmas had past well and truly by now, so i ‘unfroze’ the header.
For Green Seal’s post about the Honey Nut Cheerios ad on Poptropica, scroll down below!
[Update] DaVinci: Everyone, there is a new PCB post. I don’t think it’s big enough to merit another PHB post, but there is some pretty sweet info in it – regarding the upcoming membership feature! For example, the Creators hint that “This is key, since we are planning on releasing some pretty sweet islands this year!”
Regarding the many concerns about Poptropica itself still being free, the PCB mentions – “Remember, even if you don’t have credits or membership, the Poptropica Islands are always 100% FREE for all to play!” So, this is ultimately awesome.
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There’s a sweet new advertisement on every island on Poptropica… for EVERY AGE. :O I don’t think this has ever happened before! This is a historical moment *tear*. Um, anyway, it’s the Honey Nut Cheerios: Honey Defender Game Ad (Thanks Bobitator for the update!). This advertisement doesn’t have any plot or task; there’s just a costume, a video, and a quiz game. 😀 You just go inside the huge hive and jump around.
TAKE THAT DUMMY! *hits with fishing pole*
*announcer voice* Now you can become Buzz, the honey defender! Explore, collect, and defend the honey! Yeah, I just took that from the video ’cause I was bored. 😀 When you click the link to the game, you are directed to the game on Funbrain. You can also play it at: http://honeydefender.millsberry.com/, although to play the full game you have to put in a code from your cereal box. You can play the demo version, though. I can’t play either because I don’t have unity web player. xD
In other news, there’s another sneak peek of Reality TV Island posted in the Creators’ Blog:
Still stuck on this island, I found some people playing a game with small sliding pucks. I don’t think the mime is going to win this one.
It shows some kind of weird game that to me looks similar to pool or something… IDK. The characters above are probably the contestants you are going against in RTV. Some new characters are the chef, the elder woman, train/bus driver (I’m guessing), and the elder man on the right. I think the place where the mime is is where you would be… I’m not sure, it’s just a random guess. 😀
This is all for now! Be sure to check out the below posts:
Update: EPIC NEWSFLASH! :O The creators have updated their post with a handy link conveniently placed right beneath the membership video. Upon clicking this link, you reach this informative page (click the word page :O). It seems the creators have answered all of my questions concerning the price of membership and if the costumes, gold cards, and etc. disappear when your membership expires.
Good and bad news. For the bad news, you can’t keep the unlimited costumes and gold cards once your membership ends. 😦 For the good news, HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE PRICES? =D
THAT’S UNBEATABLE! Compared to most web games, Poptropica’s membership prices are super cheap. Seriously! One Gold Card costs $2.50 and with just $.50 more you could get the whole shebang — ALL of the Gold Cards. As a comparison, here are some other web-game membership prices:
1 Month: Poptropica ($2.99) < Free Realms ($4.99) < Club Penguin and Tootsville ($5.95) < Wiglington and Wenks ($5.99) < Chobots ($7.99)
3 Months: Poptropica ($7.99; equivalent to a 1 month membership on Chobots I might add) < Wiglington and Wenks ($16.99)
6 Months: Poptropica ($12.99) < Club Penguin and Tootsville ($29.95) < Chobots and Wiglington and Wenks ($29.99)
1 Year: Poptropica ($17.99; I’m only assuming this, because the prices seem to increase by $5 each time. Also, I know that 1 Year membership isn’t available for Poptropica; I’m just doing this for the sake of this experiment.) < Chobots ($47.99) < Club Penguin and Tootsville ($57.95; it seems Tootsville copied Club Penguin’s prices exactly o_o) < Wiglington and Wenks ($59.99)
There you have it. I hope these prices are set in stone, because if they are, I could probably give way more PHB-readers 1-month memberships then I had thought. ^o^
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Are you ready? 😉
Will someone eventually find the cure for cancer? Will the 2012 doomsday event occur? WILL SCIENTISTS EVENTUALLY FIND A SOLUTION THAT MAKES EVERLASTING CHEESE?!
More importantly… will Poptropica’s community and fanbase enrage with fury once membership is confirmed to the general public?!
We can answer that one today.
Now, after what could have been absolute happiness or utmost anger (depends on who you are) for you, let us evaluate (my comments in bold):
GET IT ALL WITH MEMBERSHIP! (All is a very vague word. I think you can interpret it in any way. Personally, I think “IT ALL” is cheese. I hope.)
GET EARLY ISLAND ACCESS! (=O)
GET UNLIMITED COSTUMES! (=O)
USE EVERY GOLD CARD! (I think my mouth is gonna f all off from all of this gaping. =O)
COMING SOON! (More vague words. >o>)
By the way, this membership thing hasn’t been completely unaware to us. Codien’s post (CLICKEH HERE!) informed us of this imminent feature. We got quite a mixed response with some saying yay and some saying nay. Now that it’s been confirmed, what is your opinion of it now? Leave a comment below. ^_^ By the way, that post was dated January 29, 2009. At time of posting this, it has been more or less ONE YEAR. Speedy time with creating the membership, creators (jk, jk).
It seems that buying a membership would actually be better than just buying costumes and gold cards and early island access passes — because you get all that with a handy dandy membership! Now, there are more questions. Do you get to keep the gold cards and unlimited costumes if your membership runs out? How much will it take out of my money that I could be using to pay for college? So many life-threatening questions.
Also, I noticed something else in the video. Those sneaky creators sneaked in yet another confirmation of Reality TV Island! (Psst, creators. I have kept my patience long enough for Hippie Man. MAKE MY TRIP TO REALITY TV SNAPPY! >:O)
I blame the horrible image quality on YouTube's horrible video quality 😀
Moreover, they added some useful links to the side of their blog:
That question mark block is from Super Mario! PLAGIARIZE! COPYRIGHT! SUE! SUE! SUE! Oh, and there's Raymond from Wheel of Fortune again. :O
That about wraps it up! Don’t forget to give your own thoughts about the upcoming membership! Hope you all have a good life. ^o^ Peace. Also, I’ll probably hold a contest once membership is officially released. Then again, that conniving Motion AKA Coderkid will probably find a hack for it as soon as the creators unveil it. >=P
OK, I was thinking today – and I came up with zip. Zilch. Nada. Bip. Bing. Ting. Tat. Fip. In other words, nothing. Anyway, here was the question: “What is the BEST thing I could create, that would service Poptropicans/PHB readers the most?” So hopefully, your brains are working better than mine is right now. 😛
Oh – and don’t make it something that’s out of this world, like say, a credits generator. And yes, I know that that’s exactly what you were thinking. And yes, I am psychic. And yes, I am standing behind you as you read this. Boo.
But getting on – if you have any good ideas, I mean really good ideas, hit me with em’. If yours is chosen, you’ll get tons of credit. No, not CREDITS, you greedy little man, CREDIT. Two different things. Don’t get it mixed up.
So COMMENTTTTTT nowz. Thanks you. And YES, I said THANKS you. Deal with it.
Thanks, A MadMan.
BTW – Don’t forget all the awesome posts below. Check em’ out, g-dog:
Coderkid here. It seems like the Creators have LOTS of free time all of a sudden…*mystery music plays* Anyway, the Creators made 2 blog posts, IN A ROW. I don’t think I’ve seen them this active before… However, here are dar dem updates.
#1 – Reality TV Island Sneak Peak!
By now, we can definitely say for sure that Reality TV island has not been abandoned, and perhaps was even resurrected because of our protests. This post by Dr.Hare shows us a shot of RTV that we’ve seen before (see this post by Comic Kid), except we can see that they’ve changed the sign…here’s the new post.
Knock, Knock!
Who’s there?
Watson
Watson who?
Watson TV today?
– Posted by Dr.Hare.
Here’s the other post (it’s an old one, but it shows the same scene), by Comic Kid Oct. 1, 2008.
Comfortable Living
Here is a sneak peak from an upcoming island.
– Posted by Comic Kid.
So they changed the sign…why? Who knows. 😛 Probably a change in plot…
#2 – New Wallpaper!
Soon after Dr. Hare made his post with the updated sign, Shark Boy makes this post about the Counterfeit Island wallpaper!
Counterfeit Island Wallpaper
If you’re a fan of Counterfeit Island, you’ll enjoy this new Poptropica wallpaper!
– Posted by Shark Boy.
Pretty spiffy wallpaper, eh? xD Me likes…but I doubt I’d want to be spending any time with the Black Widow. Mostly simply because she’s EVIL.
So what do you make of all these updates? It seems like the Creators are working on 2 islands at the same time…Reality TV island and *gag* M-m-mythology island. Eww…
But anyway, post your interesting or creative comments and questions in the comments beloooowwwww…
Oh and Creators, I know you probably hate me, or at least have disdain for me (:P), but if you read this pleeze bring the Scavenger Hunts back. And if you don’t, just know that I know where EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU LIVE. I’m not kidding. That is all. 😀
As a comparison, here are some other web-game membership prices:
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