PHB Specials

A PHB Special: the Ongoing Story Creation

8mil ongoing story creation
In celebration of this Poptropica Help Blog recently reaching 8 million hits (thanks everyone!), we’re going to do something fun! In the comments section, ANYONE is welcome to join in as we weave an ongoing story, a Poptropica fan-fiction of sorts, told in second-person narrative. It begins here…

“Um, hello. I’m here to register for something called, uh, ‘Poptropica’?” Amidst the realm of blue vines in front of you, a crate, small and wooden, bounces out, shaking blue dust and spitting out a question of your gender. You stare incredulously before you finally manage to respond. “I’m a boy,” you tell the little box, and then it erupts a circle of numbers in individual bubbles as it asks you the next question. This is a very strange sign-up process, you think to yourself, as you decide to tell the box etched with a curious question mark that you are 9 years old.

“Your name is Jumpy Jumper. When you are ready, hop into the blimp and travel to any island.” You ponder the map for a while, but decide none of the islands suit you. “There’s got to be something better…” you mutter to yourself. Just then, you see it. Out of the corner of your eye, there’s another island, shrouded in mystery by layers of smog and unidentifiable smells. Island X.

“But no one’s ever been there before,” the voice warns, the voice of the box that had guided your creation earlier. “Jumpy Jumper, JJ, you can’t… how did that even get on the map anyway? It’s not safe… please no… JJ!!” But it’s too late. You’re gone.

What happens next? Will JJ survive the unknown dangers of the mysterious Island X? What is the island’s secret, its true name, the people, the villain(s), the setting? You and your fellow PHB readers get to decide what items he collects and uses, other places he visits, and the adventures that await…

RULES: Make sure it follows what others have written before you, makes sense, and if you wish to add a comment that is not part of the story itself, use parentheses, for example: (I think we should…) Your comment can be as long or short as you like and you are definitely welcome to contribute as many times as you like. Be creative!

Where will these words take us? Continue the story in the comments!

PHB Specials, Pop-over

PHB Pop-over Special: Why So Serious?

(Whether you’re on the good side or the dark side, enjoy these Poptropica costume adaptations of movie characters made by PHB author Fuzzy-B! You can read his original post on his blog.)

Batman, Avengers, Star Wars… the war between good and evil rages on! Learn how you can look just like one of the heroes – or perhaps you favor a devious villain as inspiration for your Poptropica attire.

Batman

  • Utility Belt: Customize the blue-and-orange costume from the Masks & Capes store on Super Power Island
  • Pants: Goth Boy on Main Street, Vampire’s Curse Island
  • Chest plate: Dark Astro-Knight costume (Poptropica Store)
  • Cowl: Bat Guy in the Temple (first room) on Shark Tooth Island
  • Cape: Grim Reaper from Haunted House

The Joker

  • Colors: Green hair, white skin
  • Jacket & Pants: Leprechaun costume (Poptropica Store)
  • Shirt: Dr. Jekyll from Haunted House
  • Smile: Clown costume (Poptropica Store)
  • Hair: Goth Boy on Main Street, Vampire’s Curse Island

Hawkeye

  • Bow & Quiver: Robin Hood costume (Poptropica Store)
  • Glasses: Gamer Dude costume (Poptropica Store)
  • Jacket: Rock Singer costume (Poptropica Store)
  • Shirt: Grim Reaper from Haunted House
  • Pants: black
  • Utility Belt: blue suit from Masks & Capes store on Super Power Island

Jedi (Yoda)

  • Shirt & Belt: monk in the Castle Library on Astro-Knights Island
  • Pants: brown
  • Ears: Furry Monster 2 or Elf (Poptropica Store)
  • Green skin
  • Lightsaber: Sky Hawk Warrior (Poptropica Store)

Sith Warrior

  • Hair: Goth Boy on Main Street, Vampire’s Curse Island
  • Shirt & Cape: Grim Reaper from Haunted House
  • Face: Scarecrow from Haunted House
  • Lightsaber: Sky Hawk Warrior
  • Pants: black

May the Force be with you!

PHB Specials, Pop-over

PHB Pop-over Special: K-Poptropica Style!

PSY in Poptropica

Oppa Gangnam Style! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that’s PSY, the big K-pop(tropica) phenomenon famous for his Korean music video “Gangnam Style” with the crazy horse dance. And in this PHB special adapted from Samwow5, we’ll show you how you can dress up just like this debonair dude.

  • Hair: Cryptids Island (Main Street), make it black at the 24 Carrot Diner
  • Shirt & pants: Prom King (Poptropica Store) – choose from light blue, orange, purple, and white!
  • (Optional) Mic: Rock Singer (Poptropica Store) – if not, get the wand from the Prom King suit.
  • Shades: Customize from the top secret secretary in the Spy Island Headquarters
  • Horse: Dance with the bucking broncos of Wild West Island!

Enjoy the costume and go out in style! Gangnam style, that is. 🙂

Hellos & Goodbyes, Web Development

Introducing… Fuzzy-B!

Hey guys, I’m Fuzzy-B and I am the newest author here at the PHB! I would like to thank Slanted Fish so much for letting me join the blog. This is something that I have been dreaming of since I found out about the PHB back in 2009 from friends in my class. I hope to have a lot of fun here and post a lot of good updates. You may know me from the blog I run over here. Don’t worry, I will still post over there too.

A little about me is that I am a 14-year-old boy living in the central U.S.A. I love movies, running, and Jesus. I enjoy going to concerts, listening to music, and playing Poptropica (but that is obvious). “It’s been fun but now I’ve got to go, Life is way too short to take it slow, But before I go and hit the road I gotta know, till then, When can we do this again?”

Nothing better than an Owl City quote to end a post with, eh? ;)

Guest Posts, PHB Specials, Zomberry Island

PHB Sunday Special: Become a Living Zomberry

(Happy Sunday! Here’s a guest post by MetusNui; enjoy! -fishy)

Zomberry costumeHi viewers,

I’m MetusNui, a guy who likes blogging, but doesn’t have a blog of his own. This is my second post on PHB (click here to see the first) and today I’m going to talk about Zomberry Island. Want to know how to dress like a uh… zomberry?

  1. Colorize your hair and skin purple/indigo (your hair should a darker shade).
  2. Complete the Haunted House and get the Zombie Costume.
  3. Customize the Eyes and the Mouth.
  4. If you have the Applebees item, customize the handheld apple.

Enjoy your zomberry costume! When the island is released, it will look like a zombie (sorry, zomberry) fighting against other zomberries. 🙂