It’s summertime, but the living ain’t easy for a wimpy kid. When Greg and Rowley visit the boardwalk for a relaxing beach vacation, they never expect to run afoul of thieving teens, ravenous seagulls, and crooked carnies. Only you can clean up Greg’s mess before vacation ends!
With Wimpy Boardwalk (PHB guide here) as Poptropica’s 28th island, the challenge is on to collect them all (island medallions, that is)! Have you completed all the islands? How many medallions do you have? And which islands did you enjoy the most? 🙂
Ooh, shiny!
Speaking of islands, what do you think of the recent Daily Pop sneak peeks? It looks like there may be some interesting musical/space exploration in the future! These two pics below suggest there’s some old photos for the memories at PASE, which is the Poptropica Academy for Space Exploration, a parody of NASA.
What are your thoughts on this? 😀
Also, thanks to MT for the new Twisted Thicket themed PHB header!
Hola, Poptropicans! With the recent release of the Summer-anticipated island, Wimpy Boardwalk, members got to experience it first hand. And the Creators exposed the first ten players who figured out the Boardwalk first. The island could be pretty tough to figure out independently without a guide (just a little warning for the non-members waiting for it)! And so if you hit a brick wall, you could always turn to the official PHB guide or video playlist! And here goes the list. Congratulations to..
Then “Walk” on over to Wimpy Boardwalk, because it is OUT…for members. (I’m bad at jokes huh? Points for effort? 😀 )
There is a demo out for non-members though. Once you land on the Boardwalk, talk to Greg. He’ll tell you how the game he’s playing, Himalayan Hurl is rigged. When he takes out his money, it flies away into the hands of two teenagers who run off with it. Follow Greg as he runs after them. Catch up with him at the Boardwalk Arcade and says the teens disappeared somewhere. Go right to the beach and talk to the guy selling Souvenir keychain photos. Tell him you don’t have any money and he’ll let you take a photo for free. (You get a photo for your photo album once you complete this action). He gives you sunblock, which you’ll be able to use for this guy once the full island releases.
While you’re there, you’ll see a seagull carrying a keychain! Jump onto the trash can and when the seagull passes over you, jump and get the keychain. See a striking resemblance to the guy with the metal detector? You can give it to him when the full island releases. Meanwhile, go back to the Boardwalk arcade and see Greg tell you that the kids are underneath the boardwalk taunting you with the money, like so:
If you try to go underneath the boardwalk, they run away with the money. So you’ll have to find a way to get the money without them running away. CUE END OF DEMO if you go to the beach or the Boardwalk Rides. But this place will play a role in your quest:
(Creds to Super Thunder for pics! 😉 )
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Wimpy Boardwalk Trivia!
1) There is a handheld laser gun in the common room! But you don’t get to keep it 😦 *sigh*
2) Your character gets to wear SHOES!
3) This is the first time the Creators’ have released an island out of the blue without a countdown.
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The island will be released to everyone on July 18! At least it’s a shorter wait! 🙂
Happy 4th of July for those in the US! And Happy Wednesday for those that aren’t!
Do you have what it takes to make it to the “Thunder Volt” high scores list with Greg Heffley, Is An Idiot (uhhh…), Sonic, Chris, Billy, and the rest?
We don’t even know what Thunder Volt is yet, but we’re asking anyway. Maybe it’s an arcade game on Wimpy Boardwalk. Maybe it’s the name of one of Super Thunder’s evil plans (just kidding). What do you think?
-slanted fish (hijuyo)
(If you missed it, click here for my last post, where I explained my name change.)
Are you done with Poptropolis Games waiting for the new island to come? Here’s a video to quell your anticipations! It’s the trailer for Wimpy Boardwalk!
In the trailer, you can see that Greg says that the game Himalayan Hurl is rigged and see his money fly away. You also can see the array of many games lining the boardwalk. 😀
Members can also now get their Wimpy Boardwalk gear pack in the store, consisting of the Beachgoer costume, Beach Umbrella, and the Heat Wave Power!
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Speaking of the Heat Wave Power…
Since its release, Poptropicans everywhere have been sweating profusely!
Whew! I don’t know how it is where you are, but it’s incredibly hot outside of Poptropica HQ!
It might be our fault. Just yesterday we released the new Member-exclusive items for Wimpy Boardwalk in the Poptropica store, which included the sizzling Heat Wave power. Today, bam! Sweltering weather outside.
We hope you’re staying cool on the first full day of summer, unless you live in the southern hemisphere, in which case we hope you’re staying warm on the first full day of winter. Either way, we’ll have some hot news about Wimpy Boardwalk for you very soon!
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And so it’s summer. If you’re looking for a great song to dance/get addicted to, try this song. And remember:
“We don’t even have to try, it’s always a good time!” ~ Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen
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