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This is the My Place in Poptropica story of Popular Singer, who has been playing Pop on-and-off since 7th grade and is now in college. See the bottom of this post for details on sending in your own MPIP!

2010–2011 | Discovering and Rediscovering Poptropica

Once upon a time I was playing online games at my best friend’s house. I believe I was in 7th grade, and I was watching my friend play a new game I had never seen before. What I saw surprised me: the character’s heads could pop off!!! I noticed the name of the game was Poptropica. I thought “Well, that makes a lot of sense!”

My friend explained to me that there were quests on different islands that your character could complete. She was playing Counterfeit Island, and was at the part where players have to go up onto the forklift to defeat the Black Widow (the hardest part of the game, am I right?). I remember creating an account and playing around with the game after that, but I did not continue to play after I left her house. My character’s name was something to do with ‘Moose’.

The next year, I was at another friend’s house because my parents were out of town. We had two hours of computer time per day, and my friends decided to play Poptropica. Since I couldn’t remember my login information, I created a new account, which is my current character Popular Singer. I did not even pay attention to the name generator, so I’m relieved I got a good one. The first island that my friends and I completed was Red Dragon Island. I love the Magic Tree House book series, so of course I had to finish it first. From there I went on to complete Counterfeit Island, since I’d been introduced to it before.

2012–2013 | Meeting Friends and Completing Islands

During this time, I started adding friends and finishing islands on weekends after my homework was completed. This was also during my goth phase, so I remember my costume saver being filled with bats, skulls, fangs, purple, and black. I also became obsessed with the hair dye on 24 Carrot Island, so it was not a surprise to see me with purple or blue hair at times.

Some of the islands I completed during this time were 24 Carrot Island, Shark Tooth Island, and Night Watch Island. I started watching walkthrough videos on YouTube, and through this, I discovered PHB. I visited quite frequently, but I haven’t commented in a while. I definitely need to change that!

2014–2015 | Exploring, and Taking a Hiatus

In 2014, I bought the Popstar outfit from the Store, which has sort of become my character’s trademark outfit. Before this, I wore a red and black dress and carried a staff. I worked on some of the newer islands, but with high school overwhelming me, I didn’t play much for nearly a year.

Then in 2015 I got back into Poptropica, and was excited about the new bigger screen updates and sound. I also downloaded the Poptropica app, which turned out to be a disappointment because I found it to be glitchy. I did finish Time Tangled Island on it, though. My character on the app was Mysterious Fox until my phone broke and I had to re-download it onto my new one.

I also had fun testing out Poptropica Realms. Here’s a sign I’d been on Poptropica for too long in one sitting: I was really tired of the movie Frozen, and ended up making Elsa’s dungeon in the snowy biome with Elsa as evil.

2016–present | Back in Business

I have a Windows tablet now, and I’ve been obsessed with playing Poptropica on a touch screen. I have pretty much finished all the new islands and I’m going back to the older islands now. Since I’m in college, I don’t have as much time to play, but it’s also the only virtual world I play on now, so it’s always my first go-to when I’m looking for something to play. I’m looking forward to the New Pop later this year! My username is cindy47b if you ever want to friend me!

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Hope you enjoyed this “My Place in Poptropica” story! Feel free to send in your own (please include a minimum of 550 words, type with good spelling and grammar, divide it into labeled sections, and include your username). Look out for more community MPIPs in the future!

~the Poptropica Help Blog

This is the My Place in Poptropica story of Lucky Joker, a longtime Poptropican who doesn’t plan on giving up anytime soon! See below for details on sending in your own MPIP!

Howdy, it’s Lucky Joker! Before we get started with my MPIP story, be sure to check out (and maybe follow 😛) my Twitter, @LJokerPop. Shameless self-promotion, I know. Anyway, here is my story!

2008 | The Discovery

Every Friday during my years in elementary school, my class was taken to the computer lab to practice our typing through a program called Mavis Beacon. Afterward, we were allowed to play a game of our choice. The teacher gave us four options which included Funbrain, Cool-Math Games, Zoombinis and — you guessed it — Poptropica (which he pronounced as pōp-tropica 😝). I mostly opted for Logical Journey of The Zoombinis, but one day after a while of playing I found myself yearning for something new.

I eagerly tried out Poptropica because of how cool the name sounded. Alas, Lucky Joker was born! Apparently I was late to the game among my peers as most of them had already created accounts and completed some islands by the time I joined.

2008-2009│Exploring the Islands

At this time I hadn’t known about walkthroughs, so I had to figure out each island on my own which was quite difficult as a kid. I had some help from friends, though, and it was really fun. Poptropica was quite popular at my school and everyone was always flexing their costumes and medallion count. It was very much a hierarchical thing, haha.

If my memory serves me correctly, Astro-Knights was the newest island, and a funny thing that I remember was when my friend had told me Monster Carnival was going to be the last island (after Astro-Knights), “ending Poptropica”. I didn’t even know what he was talking about. Even today I’m not exactly sure where he got that idea, but boy was he wrong.

2010│Lazy Bird

By this point, I hadn’t played Poptropica in a little while and I decided to check back in. I couldn’t remember my login information, however, so I had to create a new account — this time with my mom so she could keep note of my account info. My new Poptropican was called Lazy Bird; my mother and I thought the name described me perfectly. 🙃

She purchased a 6-month membership for me which made me all the more ecstatic to log in. I completed all of the classic islands on this account once more, and also played Counterfeit, Reality TV and Mythology (the newer releases) for the first time. This was when Mythology was available with early access and it became an instant favorite of mine. I also attempted Skullduggery once, but to no avail. Unfortunately my membership sort of ended up being a waste as I played a little less actively for the tail end of it.

2011-2012│Rediscovery

One day when I was cleaning my backpack — along with a bunch of loose crayons and pencil shavings — fell a small wrinkled up piece of paper. I unfolded it to see what it was and it turned out to be my previous account’s login info. Lucky Joker was back and here to stay! I immediately went into the living room and rushed to the computer with my love for Poptropica reignited. I was surprised with how much I needed to catch up on, but thanks to walkthroughs I was now aware of and my (almost insane) amount of determination, I was all caught up within a month. I had even bought Poptropica: The Official Guidebook from my school’s book fair to help me. I still own it to this day!

(In the states) After elementary school obviously comes junior high — and like most kids I was feeling pressured to “grow up”. Luckily for me though, I eventually made a couple of new friends who I could open up to about my “childish” interests. I introduced the game to one of them and learned that the other already had an account, so that was a good feeling. Poptropica was the topic of conversation during lunch from time to time and we also multiversed occasionally over the phone once we got home afterschool.

2013-2014│Finding Poptropica Fans

As time progressed, I found myself playing Poptropica more and more. I learned about replaying islands as an option and quickly took advantage of the feature. I was really impressed by the improved art and storytelling in the newer islands.

I then introduced the game to my two younger cousins who I’m very close to. They still play today and it’s somewhat of a bonding thing for us. I had also developed an interest for learning more about the online Poptropica community (at which point I didn’t know existed). I was searching for videos on YouTube and eventually ran into Brave Tomato’s YouTube channel! I started binging her videos and quickly subscribed.

I also remember searching for Poptropica content apart from YouTube and found a blog that immediately caught my attention — the Poptropica Help Blog! The design and the team of authors intrigued me. I knew I wanted to be a part of it someday.

2015–present│Now and Later

In the summer of 2015, I took part in the first Poppies event via the comments section, inserting myself a bit more into the fandom. I also participated in Poptropica’s Hall of Fame the month before. I kid you not, I must’ve been one of the most active players of the game at this point. Half of my summer vacation was dedicated to playing every island in order to get a spot. I replayed every island at least twice, and some even up to 15 times! I was pretty upset (to put it mildly 😅) when I found out I wasn’t one of the winners. Finishing the third episode of Arabian Nights at #49 on the World Champions map (right after BT!) made me happy, though.

Nowadays, as a high schooler, I don’t know anyone in person who plays Poptropica.  However, I will never stop playing because of the status quo, and now that I’ve fully immersed myself in this community, I plan on playing the game for many years to come. I currently run a blog alongside my good friend White Ice and a couple of other cool people. The future has yet to be written, but it’s looking bright! I’m Lucky Joker and this is “My Place in Poptropica”.

– Lucky Joker 🍀

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Hope you enjoyed this “My Place in Poptropica” story! Feel free to send in your own (please include a minimum of 550 words, type with good spelling and grammar, divide it into labeled sections, and include your username). Look out for more community MPIPs in the future!

~the Poptropica Help Blog

This is the My Place in Poptropica story of Young Singer, a young and enthusiastic Poptropican who frequently comments on the PHB. See below for details on sending in your own MPIP!

Hey, PHB Poptropicans! I’m Young Singer, and my username is NachaaRules! (With the exclamation mark, yes. Don’t judge! 😀 ) Anyway, this is my story. Enjoy! :3

| How I Found Poptropica… and Lost It.

For me, it started when I was talking with a boy at school in kindergarten. He liked a game called Poptropica, while all the other kids liked another game site. Anyway, I decided to try out Poptropica, and… I fell in love with it instantly.

I forgot the username I chose, but I completed 6 Islands on my first account, and I had at least 45 friends on there. I played Poptropica so much that I got in trouble for doing just that!

Then, summer came, and it felt like I was in Poptropica heaven. I completed 14 more Islands! My main costume looked like a normal girl… brown hair… some freckles… blah. I did a lot of “MiniQuests” like Shrink Shot, the Sumo game (Prepare for Impact!), and so on.

However, after a few years, school got harder, and so did finding the time and effort to play, and so… I basically gave up on Poptropica for a while.

| I’m Back! / Finding the PHB

One day in third grade, our teacher let us have “ indoor recess”. I went on the computer, and at that moment, I remembered Poptropica. I decided to make a new account. I loved to sing back then, so my Poptropican’s name became yours truly… Young Singer.

I couldn’t figure out how to beat Spy Island. So, I looked it up online, and I came across something called the “Poptropica Help Blog”. And because of the PHB, I gained my 15^th medallion! From then on, I was a fan of the blog.

After half a year of commenting on the PHB with no WordPress account, I made one called Unicornz100 (don’t ask why…). I went by many names… too many, in fact. And that was the beginning of Young Singer. To this day, I still like to comment on the PHB.

Yes, I know this sounds a little like a fairy tale, but who cares? Let’s get on with it!

| Why I Love the PHB

First of all… the PHB staff (authors) are so generous… they always answer your questions and keep you updated on Poptropica news! Then, there’s the commenters. Shout-outs to:

Popular Wolf , Muddy Kid ^_^ , Lucky Wing, Some Guy, and every awesome commenter out there!

All the support is amazing, I can always count on you guys to help us. I can’t start chants, but I’ll do it anyway. PHB! PHB! PHB! No? Fine…

And lastly, I love the art! The PHB’s DeviantArt collection is amazing!

| Present Time: Who I Am

Now, I’m just a random commenter on the PHB, someone you probably have no idea about.

Until now, as you read this. So… I am 11 and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE art, food, and Poptropica.

I also like to make jokes. Sometimes. Mostly, they’re jokes about myself… I cri everitiem. (poetry book falls from the sky, into my hands) {reads} “I cri everitiem ~ Young Singer” Wow. They make books about EVERYTHING. That’s why I love ’em!

I’m about to move on to middle school. Oh, wait! I’m not! I’m getting homeschooled until high school. Yay me. I’m also a book freak. Once a book is in my face, it STAYS in my face. Seriously. I think I have a few pages up my nose. The doctors call it “a cold”. I think not. Too far? I can keep going. I also love cooking, but so far, all I can make is scrambled eggs and PB&J. I’m learning how to make a cake, thanks to Mom. I also am a big anime lover. Naruto, Attack on Titan, you name it! I used to play a game called “Animal Jam” when I forgot about Poptropica. Until… I got hacked on that game.

Well, it’s time to say goodbye. So… here it goes…

Farewell, Poptropicans! (bows as flowers hurdle towards me)

“AHH! ROSES! THORNS!”  (runs offstage)

(mic drop)

Stay poppin’, Poptropicans!

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Hope you enjoyed this “My Place in Poptropica” story! Feel free to send in your own (please include a minimum of 550 words, type with good spelling and grammar, divide it into labeled sections, and include your username). Look out for more community MPIPs in the future!

~the PHB