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Poptropica Portfolio: Chris Goodwin

January 18, 2015January 2, 2017 Slanted Fish

Nate Greenwall isn’t the only one posting his Poptropica illustrations – I recently stumbled upon the site of Chris Goodwin, an illustrator/designer working for Poptropica, whose online portfolio can be found here. This post comes in three parts. As always, click to enlarge the pics!

Perhaps the most interesting section is character design: designs for E. Vile’s robots from Legendary Swords (as well as some props seen in P-Con: Ep. 2), a huge collection of characters (including several unreleased ones – some possibly for Ep. 3 of PoptropiCon!), unused flying ace designs (the corner suggests they were for the Virus Hunter minigame, Nano-Combat Training), ideas for Max McGullicutty’s look in Survival: Ep. 5, and finally, rough drafts of robots for Game Show Island.

The next section is concept art – ideas for various parts of the game. Here we see color plans for areas inside Joe’s body on Virus Hunter Island, shape ideas for “air creatures” in his lungs, a look at an extravagant (though unused) virus bug, several sketches of dark scenes, racer cars we’ve seen before as a scrapped idea, a Legendary Swords doodle, the Monster Carnival common room, and a sketch from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Island.

Lastly, there’s a section devoted to scene illustrations – most of these are already in the game, though the one of the cabin is not (but it seems to belong to the unnamed geological park island).

The rest are: the tutorial island in the Poptropica app, Ephraim University (both exterior and interior) from Mocktropica, Soundstage #1 on Back Lot, the Hemlock Herald newspaper room on Ghost Story, a hallway door and post office common room on Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, and the bonus quest on Twisted Thicket. Seeing them each as one big scene makes it all the more awesome. ❤

Poptropica sure is beautiful, and Chris has made some really creative contributions to the game we know and love. Enjoy the Chris Goodwin collection, and stay popping, Poptropicans! 😀

Mocktropica Island, Monster Carnival Island

It’s time to ride the monstrous roller coaster rid- Okay, so I’m not good at song parodies. Why are you reading this anyway? ON WITH THE POST!

February 12, 2014February 13, 2014 Blake

Um, “what’s popping, Poptropicans…?” Blake’s out running errands, so he asked me, Timmy, to cover 2 new pieces of Poptropica news. So let’s move on with the post!

So anyway, first off, the Mocktropica guide is now up for the Poptropica walkthrough iOS app thing (I don’t know what it’s called, Blake never lets me use his iPhone… Hmm, he left it behind. Let me try something I’ve been wondering about..)

*TWO HOURS LATER*

Timmy: *playing Flappy Bird* this is so fascinating and addictive I don’t think I’ll eat or sleep in a week. Oh, right. So yeah, according to this app, the Mocktropica walkthrough is now up! Let’s hope there aren’t any bugs in the walkthrough… but if you can’t be bothered to open the app, just use the PHB’s Mocktropica Island Guide!

And in other news, if you check out Jeff Heim’s Poptropica Soundcloud, you may have heard… *puts on reading glasses* …what sounds like it’ll be a track for Monster Carnival. Thanks for that, Jeff Heim. Your tracks are always wonderful. *gives thumbs-up, tries to gain publicity like HP did because I’m a fame-hungry type of guy* You can listen to this wonderful track at his Soundcloud.

So it seems like that’s it for now in Poptropica. As always, stay popping, Poptropicans.

“TIMMY, I’M BACK! Wait, why are you doing the post for this week? I specifically told you NOT TO!”

SORRY!

Mocktropica Island

I Declare Mocktropica Free to Play!

January 17, 2014January 19, 2014 HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

It snuck up on all of us, but nonetheless Mocktropica is now free to play! Head over to Poptropica to play now — and tell me what you guys think of this one of a kind quest. If you’re in need of some help, be sure to check out our Mocktropica guide (with pictures 😀 )!

You are very right, Bucket Bot. Kudos to you. 😛 You can also see what I thought of the island in my review. I think you may agree. 😉

-HP

Mocktropica Island, Reviews

Mocktropica Bonus Quest Review

January 14, 2014February 25, 2014 HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

The Bonus Quest for Mocktropica, or “Bonus Bots” as everyone has been calling it, was released very recently. I have played it, and my feelings are mixed.

The Story

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The premise is that one of Poptropica’s best programmers, Mark Hertz, has been lost to the game Mega Fighting Bots. When I say lost, I mean he has become obsessed with it, and won’t do anything other than it — I discussed the same issue concerning Minecraft in my live stream. 😉 Anyway, not only has he become obsessed, he has morphed into the game, and become evil. He is the final boss you have to battle.

The picture to the right is an email sent from Mark. A little easter egg is hidden in the email. Mark’s outro is “-Sent from my SmartTec Bananaphone“. Bananaphone is a fun, popular kids song, you should really check it out. 😛

The Gameplay

Well, here’s the deal — all you do in the bonus quest is play Mega Fighting Bots. There is a cool “real life” Bucket Bot, that is animated, but other than that, that’s all it’s got! But what do I think of it? I thought it was actually pretty fun! You see, when you hack into the game, you get unlimited coins. That means that you can respawn after the three rounds! Infinitely! And, you get to battle different bosses than just Safety Bot. Also, the bots have commentary! Little remarks before and after the rounds appear, and most of them are pretty humorous. Each bot has a different difficulty and style of fighting. To best these bots, the tips are below. 😉

– Safety Bot

The first bot you are to battle. Surprisingly, this was the bot that took me the longest to finish. He is very cautious, and avoid most attacks. Very annoying. Here’s a little tip I used to best not only him, but all the bots (click to animate):

Wait for him to come around the bend, then attack! Even more, you can lure him by standing in the corner, and then when he starts to come toward you, go down a square, to where I was in the gif. (actually, he is the only bot that the tip doesn’t fully work on… >.<)

Repeat this again and again — it really works! Believe it or not, I didn’t die ONCE in the whole game, and after Safety Bot, I only spent two rounds on all the bots (you have to beat the bots two rounds to win — I only had to go into the final round ONCE)!

– Ad Bot

Ad Bot is quicker than Safety Bot. She is also not the smartest in many ways. If you keep attacking her from a corner, she’ll keep coming back for more. Although, she can be tricky. Be sure she is in your target zone before you attack — she changes directions quickly.

– Shredder Bot

Easily ticked. Has a bit of a temper. She hurts… a lot. Hard to defeat. She will come at you with different angles. She has a broader strategy.

– Focus Bot

He is very smart. Out of them all, he’s really easy. Just use the corner tactic. He is not hesitant like Safety Bot. When he comes at a different angle, he will follow through.

– Mega Bot

Surprisingly, this bot was the easiest for me. He is the lost programmer, Mark Hertz. Of course, he is the biggest, fastest, strongest, and smartest. And he is appropriately named. 😉

Once you defeat Mega Bot, he will get thrown out of the ring! You have brought back the lost programmer!

So the question is: was this bonus quest worth the price of Membership? Is it a bargain?

After you both are transported back home, you get a little present from the now famous Bucket Bot. It’s a terrific Bucket Bot costume!

The fun is the quality here, and I had fun. I also got a rocking costume. I rate this bonus quest 3 stars. Unlike the VHI Bonus Quest, this didn’t have a separate soundtrack. It did, however, have an awesome real life Bucket Bot, and a new background. And, you get unlimited coins. Not that I used any. 😛

Also, there is a little symbolism in the bot’s rank.

The Safety Inspector is on floor 1. Safety Bot is the first bot you battle.

The Ad Sales Manager is on floor 2. Ad bot is the second bot you battle.

“Slash” is on floor 3. Shredder Bot is the third bot you battle.

Then, the whole thing flips around —

The Focus Tester is on the main floor. Focus Bot is the fourth bot you battle.

And, to make sense of all of this, Mark Hertz is in the basement. Mega Bot is the final bot you battle. Well played, Creators. 😉

–HP

Mocktropica Island

I’m friends with the monster…..

January 13, 2014January 13, 2014 Blake

What’s popping, Poptropicans? Blake here, with another little piece of scoop, as well as a review of the Mocktropica bonus quest.

First of all, I guess we should get into the moment you’ve all been waiting for! The day you’ve dreamt of! The pinnacle of-

Blake! Stop stalling and get on with it!

Fine. So yeah, Mocktropica bonus quest. Woooo….

First of all, note, please, I am NOT a Poptropica member. I tried to get it with my Visa gift card from Christmas, but it won’t take it. Okay, so now for the actual quest. I got a pretty good idea of what might happen if you go to the quest: and as it turns out, I was right.

So, you start off in a Mega Fighting Bots arena. You meet Bucket Bot, the ‘scrap heap they send in every time a new player registers.’ You have to win 3 rounds with Bucket Bot, with the traditional Mortal Kombat statistics:

1st Round Win + 2nd Round Loss + Final Round Win = Win
1st Round Loss + 2nd Round Win + Final Round Win = Win

So after that, you win the Bucket Bot outfit. I didn’t particularly like this quest. Now, onto the less exciting weekend Daily Pops. These Pops feature a pharmacy, as well as that little game you play at the carnivals where you pick a duck and win a prize. Carnivals. As well as the monsters from earlier in the month. Could it be?

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