Hey Poptropicans! The Creators recently posted a “super early” sketchpad sneak peek on their blog, featuring a bunch of Poptropicans seemingly eating something in a winter setting, with a sled and Oliver from the Poptropica comics near the center. Take a look:
This seems to be for the second book in the Poptropica graphic novel series, for which the working title is The Secret Society – check out the Q&A we had with Poptropica for more details! (The first book, of course, is Mystery of the Map, which also has its own island.)
Over on the Daily Pop, we’ve been seeing sneak peeks for what appears to be the prison-centric “Pelican Rock” island we’ve mentioned before. From the pics, it looks like it’s set in a seaside city with sushi and ferries, while inside the jail, we’ll be crawling through the cooks’ vents, dodging guard towers, creeping on birds’ nests, and more.
Top of the Heap: A silent sentinel keeps watch.
Save Ferries: Hang with the Bay City rollers.
Fresh Fish: Now we’re on a roll.
House Full: What ever happened to predictability?
Pumping Iron: You’ve got to carry that weight a long time.
Heavy Metal: Shop til you drop.
Outhouse: When you gotta go, you gotta go.
Small Potatoes: The winds of change are coming.
Venting: Just gotta get something off our shoulders.
Too Many Cooks: A dash of me and a pinch of you.
Posted: This guard towers above the rest.
Pipe: The plan falls between the cracks.
Inmates: They look more like twinmates.
Tip Top: I can see my house from here.
Nested: I know why the caged bird sings.
Ship Shape: We’re working in broad outlines here.
Warehouse: There house.
Dog Paddle: Keep kicking those feet.
Also, if you like making Poptropica fan art or writing fan fiction (or simply browsing either one), or if you enjoyed the PHB’s recent HPuterpop Fan Art contest, check out We-Love-Poptropica on deviantArt! You’ll get to see Poptropica art like this drawing I recently made of the PHB team…
We-Love-Poptropica is a big (but not too big) community of Poptropicans posting Poptropica-related creations, and it’s a good way to get your Poptropica fan work out there (we also handpick some POPCORN magazine entries through the gallery!). As a plus, I was recently made an admin there. 🙂
Heyyo Poptropicans, it’s Ultimate iPad Expert here with today’s Timmy Failure prize. You may be asking, “Y u b releasin dis post so l8, brah?” Firstly, you need to work on your spelling. Secondly, we mistakenly thought it had already been posted. Now let’s move on to the actual post (if you didn’t notice I get quite distrac- SQUIRREL! Okay, let’s move on.
Today’s Timmy Failure prize is a Timmy Failure Poster which you can print out with your character on it! The poster itself has a pretty cool design, so be looking forward to what else this giveaway could possibly have in store. 😀 Of course, be sure to tune in next Thursday for more Timmy Failure prizes!
Remember, Timmy Failure Island debuts September 17th for members, and you can check out our Behind-the-Scenes Overview & Theory post for an exclusive and extensive sneak peek!
Also, over on YouTube, the Poptropica Creators have posted a new video titled Inside Poptropica: Whoopsie Cushion, which you can view below! Myron Van Buren remains oblivious…
By the way, members can get the “Whoopzie Cushion” item for free as part of the Night Watch Island prize pack in the Poptropica Store.
So, what do you think of the Timmy Failure Poster and this Survival Island strategy? Comment below.
Heyyo Poptropicans, it’s Ultimate iPad Expert here with this week’s Timmy Failure promo prize. Simply go onto Timmy Failure Island, walk to the left and talk with Timmy and he’ll give you a Total Costume! (Total is the name of Timmy’s polar bear sidekick in the series 😉 ) Check it out:
Glad Poptropica is releasing a costume themed for the island instead of the credits! Pretty cool costume, as well. Plus, like how they’re slowly coloring in the island (it was pretty black-and-white last week!).
And of course, be sure to tune in next Thursday for the next Timmy Failure Island prize!
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Now for some really interesting news. If you go onto Poptropica Friends and look in your Medallion list, you will see this below:
Props to Slanted Fish for noticing this first. 😉 I’m very curious as to what this mysterious island is. Slip suggested to me that it could be something like the Tutorial Island on the Poptropica App, which could be the case considering the name. The medallion is oddly placed between Survival Island (Episode 1) and Mythology Island in the list and I’m not completely sure why.
Being as curious as I am I tweeted out to the Creators. Haven’t had any reply yet, but I’ll be sure to update the post if they do.
Hey everyone, and welcome back to our BTS Overview & Theory series! This time, we’ll be covering Timmy Failure Island, written by the PHB team and organized by myself, SD. Be sure to check out our previous BTS posts, our most recent being for Arabian Nights Episode 3.
WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW (but that’s what you want, isn’t it?)
Overview of evidence
As always, we will start out with the basics and lead up to the scenes, dialog, etc. Be sure to visit the Timmy Failure Island Tour for more info!
When danger lurks, and criminals hide around every corner, you need the best detective money can buy. That detective is not Timmy Failure — but don’t try to tell him that. You’re about to come face to face with the craziest cast of characters ever to appear on a Poptropica Island. Trying to solve this mystery is only the beginning!
Judging from the art style and subjects of the following sneak peeks, we know that they are for Timmy Failure. 🙂
Scaffolding: When it comes down, the work is done.
Bear Minimum: We’d never settle for the lowest number of puns.
Muffler: Scarf it down.
Vault Tec: Let there be no fallout from this decision.
Timmy Time: Failure is in the cards.
Croaked: The face of disappointment.
Noted: Leave no log unturned.
Save Ferry: Maritime history comes to life.
Motoring: You’re behind the wheel.
Great Clips: The gardener is looking for some super cuts.
Slide Show: It’s electric. Boogie woogie woogie.
Sprite Sheet: Frankly, this guy could use a little less caffeine.
Higher Learning: So much knowledge your head will spin.
Posted: Signs, signs — everywhere are signs.
Portrait Hall: It’s all in the family.
Dumped: Stay back at least 100 feet!
Storage Space: Not a lot of elbow room in there.
Scoot Along: That’s levitation, holmes.
Itemized: Gamer Guy checks out this year’s deductions.
Garbanzo Man: He conveys a sense of fearsome greatness.
Tyger Tyger: What mortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Goodbye to Rosie: It was me and Julio, down by the schoolyard.
Knight Court: Enter the tomb of horrors!
Supine Ursus: That’s one lazy bear.
Bowled Over: Another one like this and we go on strike.
Biggest and Best: We don’t mean to sound like a broken record.
Top of the World: When the moon hits your eye like a big falling safe…
Topiary: Bingo, you’ve got great looking shrubbery.
Morning Zoo: Why can’t they just play music in the morning?
Crazy Climber: Let’s hope these windows don’t give you a blue screen.
For Lease: If you worked here, your commute would be done by now.
Bowled Over: It’s the King of locations for your office party.
Bear Minimum: Hibernation came early this year.
Bank on It: You’ll vault ahead if you make your deposits here.
Events
Below is a compilation of all the major events that will take place during the Timmy Failure quest.
Items
These are all the items that will be used during the quest:
Beach Ball
Bonbons
Box
Bucket
Camera
Cat
Change
Chicken Nuggests
Crispy Rice Treats
Detective Log
Garbanzo Man Head
Gardening Shears
Money
Office Key
Permanent Marker
Pole
Rope
Screwdriver
Shoes
Wagon
Scenes
Now we can get into the detailed stuff! Below are the image layers for each location on the island.
Main Street:
Timmy’s Street:
Timmy’s House:
School:
Mansion:
Alley:
Zoo:
Store:
Dialog
Be sure to read the captions to find out what scene each set of dialog is from!
Alley
Main Street
Mansion
School
School
School
Timmy’s House
Timmy’s Street
Zoo
Final Theory
Before diving into our theory on how the quest will play out, we first need to know our characters… Timmy Failure is a young child that believes that he is a world class detective. He has a pet “business partner” polar bear named Total that somehow followed the scent of Timmy’s cat food back to his apartment. His parents are divorced, and he lives with his mom, who dates a “Bowling Turkey”. His best friend, who he claims to be an idiot, is named Rollo Tookus and is actually an over achieving student. Molly Moskins is a girl in Timmy’s class who has a crush on him and smells of tangerines. She also owns a cat named Senior Burrito. Finally, Corrina Corrina is Timmy’s arch nemesis (at least in his opinion).
Looking at the dialog, Senior Burrito (the cat) has stolen Timmy’s pants and is hiding in a vending machine. To get them out, you’ll need some loose change to activate the machine. The Bowling Turkey challenges you to a match of bowling, and when you win, he’ll give you the keys to his car. From there, we couldn’t really follow much more of the plot using the dialogue, but it looks to be quite a lengthy island.
Remember, Timmy Failure Island is going to be out for members on September 17th, so until then, share your theories in the comments below! 😀
Hey Poptropicans, and welcome to another PHB special.
If you’ve played Ghost Story Island – which recently won the title of Best Storyline in an Island in our Poppies Awards Show – you may recall the hauntingly beautiful tune that was Fiona’s violin song.
The music was so moving it even inspired an hour-long challenge of that song in a YouTube video by user Kaydorable1, with thousands of views. (Update: That video has disappeared. Instead try this video below from The Bruhtasticks!)
And this was before islands were released with ambient music!
Over on a sheet music website called MuseScore, a user called iwasborninjuly has uploaded sheet music for the popular Poptropica melody, which you can view and listen to at this link.
Give this song a try on your musical instrument! Or, if you don’t play one, you can still play this song perfectly on Poptropica by moving the bowstrings of your violin on Ghost Story Island. If you don’t already have it, check out our Ghost Story Island Guide, our written walkthrough with pictures.
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