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Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Young Rider. Enjoy!
Hey everybody! It’s me, Young Rider, and I came up with my own fictional Poptropican, Smart Lightning. Her story will be composed into six parts, and will be featured here on the PHB. Hope you enjoy!
The phone rings. “Hello, it’s Smart Lightning, how can I be of service?”
A cheerful voice answers on the other end. “No need to be so formal! Just me, your fabulous bestie!”
“Oh, sorry, I didn’t know it was you, Brave Star!”
“No problem, I know you make, like, twenty calls a day! But listen, I know it’s storming, but I’m in a bit of a pinch. Can you come over to my place?”
“Ok, see ya in a few!”
Smart Lightning heads out the door, despite the storm raging outdoors. We see her walk down the busy streets of New Tropican.
“Geez, maybe I should have brought an umbrella!”
Lightning strikes a few yards away, and Smart Lightning jumps backwards.
“Ack! I gotta be careful!”
“Hey! Watch it!” an angry citizen shouts, bumping her away. She falls down into a construction site that has signs warning: Keep out! High Voltage zone!
“Ugh, that hurt. Wait… What’s that?!”
A lightning bolt heads straight for Smart Lightning, giving her no chance to escape. A flash of light appears before it strikes, and Smart Lightning disappears.
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Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Magic Kid. Enjoy!
Hey Poptropicans! It’s Magic Kid with a little pop quiz for you to figure out which Pop character you are most like, based on a few questions. I used common ones, so hopefully you’ll already be familiar with them.
You Wish: Wish there was something real, wish there was something true.
Which Poptropica character are you? Keep track of your answers to the 5 questions below, then scroll down to find out which one matches you!
What would you least prefer to happen to you?
Losing something against your least favorite person 😒
Your spaceship being blown up in space 🌠
Your genius plan thwarted by someone smarter than you 🧠
A unicorn getting blown up in front of you 🦄
How would you like to be described by friends?
The best at what you do 🏆
Popular 😎
Smart 🤓
Awesome 🥳
How would you like to be described by enemies?
The best at what you do 🏅
Totally not a pushover 😓
Annoying 🙄
I don’t want any enemies! Only friends 🥰
What award would you want to win?
The best at what you do 🥇
Most loved ever 🥺
Awards mean nothing to me 😤
The nicest, most helpful ☺️
5. What’s your favorite season?
Summer — season of sports and clear skies 🌞
Fall — season of harvests and falling leaves 🍁
Winter — season of long nights and cold days ❄️
Spring — season of sunshine and flowers 🌼
Do you have your answers in mind? Okay, good! Tally them up to see which number you have the most. Now match that number with the corresponding character from the list below to see who you’re most like!
1. The Baron2. Dr. Hare
The Baron 💯 — You don’t like losing. You want to be really good at what you like doing and are determined. You are confident in your abilities.
Dr. Hare 🥕 — You don’t mind being in the spotlight. You manage to work little and get great rewards. You are lucky and laid-back.
3. Rumpelstiltskin4. Amelia
Rumpelstiltskin ☠️ — You like playing games — and winning. You want to be someone that people won’t forget, even if you’re not around. You also like being the smartest in the room.
Amelia 🦄 — You are optimistic and want people around you to be happy. You like people saying that you’re nice. Also, unicorns forever!
Thank you for taking this quiz. I hope that you found it fun!
-Magic Kid, over and out ✨
Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Magic Kid. If you did, you might also enjoy Poptropica’s “Good or Evil” pop quiz, or our archive of pop quizzes from the former in-game feature.
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!
Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Invisible Ring. Enjoy!
Hello, and welcome back to the superhero story of a ten-day trial of terror inside the chaotic convention center! BWAAA-HA-HA-HA-HA!
…It’s been a while, though. So for the sake of convenience, here’s my first PoptropiCon Saga post, and a recap: *ahem* So far, each issue of the saga represents one day at the convention.
As of now, three days have passed there, and you are about to witness the terrors of the next three! (That’s right, terrors. Or at least that’s what it seemed like when I drew these chapters up. But let’s see if they can keep YOU on the edge of your seat!)
Issue #4: Omegon’s Attack
Issue #5: Force it all Together
Issue #6: Conflicts
Along with the sixth issue comes a plot twist that literally changes EVERYTHING in the saga… What could it be? And do you dare to press on once you find out what it is?
If you do, then don’t miss the next post of my fan comic saga here on the PHB! Good luck, and enjoy the wild ride.
Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Invisible Ring. If you did, you might also enjoy other posts of hers, including her PHB interview about her Poptropica fan movie, Battle Morale!
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!
Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Dizzy Feather. Enjoy!
Longtime players may remember an old feature that allowed one to copy outfit parts from NPCs and other players: the Costumizer. Accessible with a green shirt button, it used to be on every island. But nowadays you can only use the Customizer on a single island, PoptropiCon.
The costumizer was removed because we were receiving many complaints about the feature. Older players had to spend the credits to purchase a costume or they may have had a discontinued outfit from the early days that is unavailable in the store. Meanwhile, a new player would be able to instantly copy and wear the same items from any older profile, sidestepping the other player’s efforts.
As many players have pointed out already, the Costumizer was designed not only to allow costume pieces be copied, but also to prevent other, more exclusive pieces from being copied. All it would take to adjust a costume piece’s accessibility was a small change in the code.
Old store costumes from the Flash era
Besides, the lack of the Costumizer isn’t fair to new players, who have no access to what were once extremely common outfits. With the new store constantly rotating outfits that I’ve seen a thousand times before, there may seem like many options, but they’re all limited to that pool. Instead, to access more pieces, they would need to turn to unofficial glitching tools like the ASG, which still doesn’t have everything.
Not only are new players left out of old store outfits, but also outfits that were available when a player first entered Poptropica. For example, I loved the pink, gray-striped shirt, but I have no way of getting it anymore on a new account. I lost count of how many times I’ve seen someone else wearing it, but now I can’t use the Costumizer to copy it.
Removing the Costumizer isn’t fair to old players either. Those who enjoyed this amazing feature for years, all of a sudden, can no longer use it, now left as just a memory to reminisce on.
With the slow pace of porting the islands back, having the Costumizer around would have been a nice way for players to pass the time, playing around with outfits from NPCs and other players. You can only replay an island, decorate your clubhouse, and play arcade games so many times without getting bored.
Bring the Costumizer back, Poptropica, and give truth back to the old advertisement that stated the game offered endless customization. Without the Costumizer, the possibilities may be wide for those with a lot of outfits in their closet, but they’re not quite as endless as they could be with the Costumizer.
Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Dizzy Feather. If you did, you might also enjoy other posts of hers, such as her party clubhouse tour.
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!
This is a guest post from Azure sharing their My Place in Poptropica story, which is all about one’s Poptropica journey. Enjoy!
Hey everyone! I’m Little Heart or Azure, I’m currently 19 years old, and this is My Place In Poptropica, from when I barely knew how to use a computer to current date.
2008–2009 | The Bag of Rocks
I was about 5–6 years old around this time and I saw my older sister playing a game on the family desktop. So I asked her, “What are you playing?” and that was when I learnt about Poptropica for the very first time. I vividly remember she was playing Time Tangled Island in that timeline where you had to collect the bag of salt rocks off that building.
As a confused 5-year-old, I quickly returned the game back to my sister. I also remember around this time, I physically hurt myself because I was struggling with Shark Tooth Island (of all islands…).
2011 | Grandmother’s House
Around summer 2011, I rediscovered Poptropica whilst at my grandmother’s house, and it was honestly some of the most fun I had ever had. I wouldn’t get frustrated with islands anymore, because these blogs would have walkthroughs for all islands.
On Friday and Saturday nights, I would stay up until 3 a.m. playing an island, to the obvious and understandable dismay of my parents. This was also the time I developed a habit of faking illness to go over to my grandmother’s to play Poptropica.
Home Sweet Home: Just a quiet house in the suburbs. Or is it? Yes, it is.
2012 | Creating My Accounts
Nearing the end of summer 2012, after another full summer of grinding Poptropica, I made my very first save account under the alias “Orange Hero.” Unfortunately, I have no screenshots of that character (you’ll find out why later on). From September to December 2012, I would have a different island completed every couple of days, and by Christmas that year, I had completed 29 islands.
However, during the last week of 2012, I made a mistake no one with an account in any video game should do: I dropped my password in an active Poptropica blog. Somehow, I was absolutely perplexed to find out, on the very last day of 2012, that my account got hacked. Luckily, back in October 2012, I had created Little Heart as a backup in case anything went wrong with my main account. Going into 2013, I immediately kicked it off with my new account, and was granted membership for the first time during that month.
Camping Is in Tents: That looks like a dangerous place to camp.
2013–2015 | The Golden Years
This was when I truly started taking Poptropica seriously. Back then, with a membership, you had early access to islands before they were released to everyone, so I would always try to be one of the first people worldwide to complete it. Still, only once was I a part of the first 100 to complete an island.
April 2013 was when I first discovered the Poptropica Help Blog, and I honestly wish I did sooner. From then till now, I can’t think of anything I don’t like about this blog. I must admit, however, around this time I had a massive ego and truly thought I was above everyone.
You could find me being cringe under old posts under the name HatersLoveMe4897. 😂
2014 and 2015 was more of the same, with me being obsessed with Poptropica, I did not mind the then-new Sound Updated Islands, also known as SUIs, as all of the old stuff was still there.
Archive Immediately: You don’t have to micro-fiche for compliments with us!
September 2015–present | Quitting?
When I began high school (which basically starts at 7th grade where I’m from), I knew I had to reduce my time playing drastically, to a point where I had almost completely forgotten about Poptropica.
Every year in July, the Poptropica Help Blog hosts a party to celebrate its anniversary. I promised myself to be present at all of them post-2015… and then completely forgot about it for the next 2 years. 😂 I did attend the annual party in 2018 and 2019, but the game felt completely different compared to 5 years ago, and not really because I was older.
Screenshot taken on July 26, 2019 (the PHB’s 11th anniversary)
The above image is the last screenshot I have of my account from Poptropica as I remembered it. I especially wish I was still able to check through those photos… and I still don’t know how over 5,000 of my friends got deleted lol.
More memories: Gentle Dolphin from the PHB’s Poptropica Help Chat on Discord drew this absolute masterpiece of my Poptropican, and honestly, I was obsessed with this image for a while.
In October 2020, I created this banger of a costume for the PHB’s Halloween contest, and that was pretty much the last time I logged on to the game.
Room with a View: This office looks like it has seen better days.
Current thoughts: I’ll never bring myself to say that a game that was the biggest part of my childhood is bad now. It’s definitely not a bad game, but everything just feels different. The disappearance of islands that I really enjoyed, like Skullduggery, Reality TV, Red Dragon, Mystery Train, etc, due to Flash’s end was upsetting, but I guess it needed to be done.
I hopped onto my account for the first time in ages earlier this year, and I was surprised to see the common room on Home Island being just as active as any common room was a decade ago.
My username is knucklehead5249, feel free to add me!
~Peace, love, Azure out ✌🏽💙
Hope you enjoyed this “My Place in Poptropica” story! If you did, you’ll probably enjoy our other MPIP stories here on the PHB.
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