Hey guys, BT here. Now, the Creators actually posted TWO pieces of big news over the short span of two days! The first piece reveals the next classic island to get an update with sound and bigger screen… Time Tangled!
Yes, it seems that Poptropica’s 3rd island will be next to get this update.
And there’s a bigger piece of news that has spawned…
Well, the Creators finally announced it with everything but the Poptropica Store Members Only Gold Cards and the exact date of its arrival. Here’s the video trailer for the island:
(Is that a reference to the weird YouTube viral video “Cows & Cows & Cows” I see in the trailer?)
So I was right when I said that the Creators are parodying themselves (yes!). Anyway, the info page has some interesting info including the island’s approximate release time…
Brave Tomato: Looks like someone missed their morning coffee…
Coming mid-December!
Poptropica is under new management, and it’s falling apart at the seams! The newest Island isn’t finished, the staff is nowhere to be found, and you can’t take two steps without running into a game-breaking bug. Get ready to go behind the scenes for your most important adventure yet — because this time, you’ve got to save Poptropica itself!
An island about making an island? ISLAND-CEPTION! Time to break the fourth wall, peeps, and save our game! (Although I wonder if this is just an excuse to get away with ACTUAL bugs and glitches that can occur…)
Speaking of saving our game, here’s an odd bonus quest that… may bring in a new villain! O.O
Brave Tomato: Who’s that? And why did I think he was a girl when I first saw the pic?
Bonus Quest
A rogue programmer has conquered a rival website and now rules it like a king. You must venture outside the safety of Poptropica to bring him back — if you can last long enough to find him!
Who’s that? Is the rival website MegaFightingBots.com, that battling robots game showed in the island trailer? So many questions, yet so little answers…
By the way, the Creators just made that website real, although coming soon. This is what you’d see on the website:
…this week! Hey guys, BT here with a piece of breaking news! In a rare weekend post from Creator Captain Crawfish, he announces the following:
We know it’s been a long time coming. We know you’ve been patient. We know we’ve promised a lot. And we’ve been working around the clock to make sure we can deliver on those promises. Now, we’re very happy to say that Early Access to Virus Hunter Island will be available this week!
It’s the biggest, wildest Poptropica adventure we’ve ever made. It’s got a bigger screen, music and sound effects, and an epic storyline. We’re very proud of Virus Hunter Island, and we can’t wait until you can play it.
We’ll let you know exactly when Virus Hunter Island is available. Keep checking back!
A lot of Poptropicans are probably sighing in relief right now. We waited four months for Virus Hunter Island, and it’s finally coming out this week! Although he doesn’t say exactly when next week, it is likely that it’ll release on Thursday, August 29, considering Poptropica tends to release their islands on a Thursday.
Anyways, the map has changed up a bit, with two of the island icons colored: Virus Hunter and 24 Carrot Island. This indicates that these islands have been affected by Poptropica’s new larger screen and soundtrack format… which means 24 Carrot Island’s new format is now available for the public!Members can now play as their own Poptropicans with the new format!
(UPDATE: The improved 24 Carrot Island is now open to everyone!)
Do you think Virus Hunter Island will be worth the wait? I hope so.
So I’ve been looking through some of the Daily Pops and I remembered this one Slanted Fish posted about, specifically the “islandception” one.
I noticed that on the top of the screen, there was a file that read “Mocktropica”.
With that in mind, I randomly typed ” www.mocktropicaisland.com ” into the URL… and it lead back to Poptropica!
So I did a “Whois” search and found out that Pearson had bought that URL on April 8, 2013! So is “Mocktropica Island” the name of Poptropica’s 36th island? Well, we’ll see.
Anyways, I think I somewhat have an idea on what this new island would be about. from the Daily Pops recently (not the Battle Bot or the Poptropolis Games-looking ones), I think the Creators are gonna parody THEMSELVES and their jobs creating new Poptropica islands and features. That’s all I can really say right now. In the meantime, here are a couple of unreleased Daily Pops I think would be related to “Mocktropica Island”, one even parodying the old Microsoft virtual “assistant” Clippy:
(Idea Generator: Spin to win, try your luck.)
(Poppycock: Nothing like a virtual assistant who’s virtually useless.)
So yeah. How do you feel about “Mocktropica Island”?
Thanks to PHB reader Aang, we’ve got the name for our next Poptropica island – Virus Hunter Island! It turns out that Poptropica artist Nasan Hardcastle has posted pictures on his blog for characters he has designed, including this image below of what looks like characters for the next island:
EDIT: About a day after this PHB post, the image above was taken down. Looks like someone’s been checking up on us! But they can’t take back what we now know. ;D
(By the way, check out Nasan’s site, Soft-Shack, for more cool Poptropica artwork.) A Whois search for virushunterisland.com confirms that Poptropica has owned the domain since March 12, 2013, and it even re-directs to Poptropica. Hmmm…
You may remember or have noticed the Daily Pop sneak peeks featuring Poptropicans exploring the human body’s interior, which shows us that the next island, Virus Hunter, will involve exploring a Poptropican’s insides. Plus, from the characters above, we can see it has something to do with a gym. Cardio exercise time!
Now… what about Dr. Lange? (First of all, is she named after Poptropica designer Ashley Lange? Creators’ inside joke, perhaps?) Silver Wolf and BT think she may be a suspicious character (evidently, red goggles + lab coat = PURE EVIL). But who knows?
So… Virus Hunter Island! Get excited like an electron in an excited state! (*ahem* chemistry joke) Stay tuned to the PHB for more updates!
Hey there Poptropicans! In case you haven’t been frequenting the Daily Pop in the past few weeks, this post will catch you up on some of the sneak peeks. Currently we’re seeing a biology-related adventure in the works and it looks like this time, we’re exploring the anatomy! Check ’em out:
24-Hour Bug – Sometimes, all you can do is ride it out.
At Arm’s Length – I’ve got you under my skin.
Dash Away – You can’t live inside a bubble forever.
Enemy Within – Antibodies, or anti-your-body?
Exit Next Left – Yummy in your tummy.
Insane in the Membrane – This island will get into the fiber of your being.
Lab Session – The answers to science’s greatest mysteries are found here.
Lose It – Make time for exercise every day.
Outta Sight Erythrocyte – These RBCs have places to go.
Splintered – Watch out for jagged pieces.
Pearly Whites – The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth.
Market Leaders – Building the future, one day at a time.
(Click on an image to enlarge it.) Viruses, red blood cells, molecular structures, and more await in this island! Science geeks should be pleased. In other news…
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