Hello, little Earthlings. As I was perusing the Earth literary material and looking for a way to pass the time on this planet, I came across a post on the PCB called Shuffleboard.
And for all you fans of this island called Reality TV, (TV? What is this strange Earthling invention?), the name of this image is….
“RealityTVPreview” !! This almost assuredly proves that RTV is in the works, as the last RTV post was quite a while ago.
Shuffleboard seems to be another game in the making; not a multiplayer game but a game against the Reality TV contestants of the island. as you can see, at the top of the image are faces of people (some previewed in earlier RTV sneak peeks) and their ranking in the game. More interestingly, there seems to be a mime in the picture! And shuffleboard will probably be a fun game to play.
Well, enjoy your upcoming trip to this RTV Island, as the natives call it. (This Earth is such a very different place than where I come from.)
*rocket engine starts……rocket flies off*
Random Civilian 1: Hey, look, was that a spaceship? Aliens! *screams and runs in circles*
Random Civilian 2: Nah, there are no such things as aliens. Calm down, man.
DaVinci: *swoops down in spaceship and winks at Random Civilian 1*
Random Civilian 1: Aaaaahhhhhh! *screams and falls over*
Random Civilian 2: *rolls eyes* These Earthlings are so strange. I mean…..whoops! Did I say Earthlings? Uhh…..
For Green Seal’s post about the Honey Nut Cheerios ad on Poptropica, scroll down below!
[Update] DaVinci: Everyone, there is a new PCB post. I don’t think it’s big enough to merit another PHB post, but there is some pretty sweet info in it – regarding the upcoming membership feature! For example, the Creators hint that “This is key, since we are planning on releasing some pretty sweet islands this year!”
Regarding the many concerns about Poptropica itself still being free, the PCB mentions – “Remember, even if you don’t have credits or membership, the Poptropica Islands are always 100% FREE for all to play!” So, this is ultimately awesome.
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There’s a sweet new advertisement on every island on Poptropica… for EVERY AGE. :O I don’t think this has ever happened before! This is a historical moment *tear*. Um, anyway, it’s the Honey Nut Cheerios: Honey Defender Game Ad (Thanks Bobitator for the update!). This advertisement doesn’t have any plot or task; there’s just a costume, a video, and a quiz game. 😀 You just go inside the huge hive and jump around.
TAKE THAT DUMMY! *hits with fishing pole*
*announcer voice* Now you can become Buzz, the honey defender! Explore, collect, and defend the honey! Yeah, I just took that from the video ’cause I was bored. 😀 When you click the link to the game, you are directed to the game on Funbrain. You can also play it at: http://honeydefender.millsberry.com/, although to play the full game you have to put in a code from your cereal box. You can play the demo version, though. I can’t play either because I don’t have unity web player. xD
In other news, there’s another sneak peek of Reality TV Island posted in the Creators’ Blog:
Still stuck on this island, I found some people playing a game with small sliding pucks. I don’t think the mime is going to win this one.
It shows some kind of weird game that to me looks similar to pool or something… IDK. The characters above are probably the contestants you are going against in RTV. Some new characters are the chef, the elder woman, train/bus driver (I’m guessing), and the elder man on the right. I think the place where the mime is is where you would be… I’m not sure, it’s just a random guess. 😀
This is all for now! Be sure to check out the below posts:
Update: EPIC NEWSFLASH! :O The creators have updated their post with a handy link conveniently placed right beneath the membership video. Upon clicking this link, you reach this informative page (click the word page :O). It seems the creators have answered all of my questions concerning the price of membership and if the costumes, gold cards, and etc. disappear when your membership expires.
Good and bad news. For the bad news, you can’t keep the unlimited costumes and gold cards once your membership ends. 😦 For the good news, HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE PRICES? =D
THAT’S UNBEATABLE! Compared to most web games, Poptropica’s membership prices are super cheap. Seriously! One Gold Card costs $2.50 and with just $.50 more you could get the whole shebang — ALL of the Gold Cards. As a comparison, here are some other web-game membership prices:
1 Month: Poptropica ($2.99) < Free Realms ($4.99) < Club Penguin and Tootsville ($5.95) < Wiglington and Wenks ($5.99) < Chobots ($7.99)
3 Months: Poptropica ($7.99; equivalent to a 1 month membership on Chobots I might add) < Wiglington and Wenks ($16.99)
6 Months: Poptropica ($12.99) < Club Penguin and Tootsville ($29.95) < Chobots and Wiglington and Wenks ($29.99)
1 Year: Poptropica ($17.99; I’m only assuming this, because the prices seem to increase by $5 each time. Also, I know that 1 Year membership isn’t available for Poptropica; I’m just doing this for the sake of this experiment.) < Chobots ($47.99) < Club Penguin and Tootsville ($57.95; it seems Tootsville copied Club Penguin’s prices exactly o_o) < Wiglington and Wenks ($59.99)
There you have it. I hope these prices are set in stone, because if they are, I could probably give way more PHB-readers 1-month memberships then I had thought. ^o^
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Are you ready? 😉
Will someone eventually find the cure for cancer? Will the 2012 doomsday event occur? WILL SCIENTISTS EVENTUALLY FIND A SOLUTION THAT MAKES EVERLASTING CHEESE?!
More importantly… will Poptropica’s community and fanbase enrage with fury once membership is confirmed to the general public?!
We can answer that one today.
Now, after what could have been absolute happiness or utmost anger (depends on who you are) for you, let us evaluate (my comments in bold):
GET IT ALL WITH MEMBERSHIP! (All is a very vague word. I think you can interpret it in any way. Personally, I think “IT ALL” is cheese. I hope.)
GET EARLY ISLAND ACCESS! (=O)
GET UNLIMITED COSTUMES! (=O)
USE EVERY GOLD CARD! (I think my mouth is gonna f all off from all of this gaping. =O)
COMING SOON! (More vague words. >o>)
By the way, this membership thing hasn’t been completely unaware to us. Codien’s post (CLICKEH HERE!) informed us of this imminent feature. We got quite a mixed response with some saying yay and some saying nay. Now that it’s been confirmed, what is your opinion of it now? Leave a comment below. ^_^ By the way, that post was dated January 29, 2009. At time of posting this, it has been more or less ONE YEAR. Speedy time with creating the membership, creators (jk, jk).
It seems that buying a membership would actually be better than just buying costumes and gold cards and early island access passes — because you get all that with a handy dandy membership! Now, there are more questions. Do you get to keep the gold cards and unlimited costumes if your membership runs out? How much will it take out of my money that I could be using to pay for college? So many life-threatening questions.
Also, I noticed something else in the video. Those sneaky creators sneaked in yet another confirmation of Reality TV Island! (Psst, creators. I have kept my patience long enough for Hippie Man. MAKE MY TRIP TO REALITY TV SNAPPY! >:O)
I blame the horrible image quality on YouTube's horrible video quality 😀
Moreover, they added some useful links to the side of their blog:
That question mark block is from Super Mario! PLAGIARIZE! COPYRIGHT! SUE! SUE! SUE! Oh, and there's Raymond from Wheel of Fortune again. :O
That about wraps it up! Don’t forget to give your own thoughts about the upcoming membership! Hope you all have a good life. ^o^ Peace. Also, I’ll probably hold a contest once membership is officially released. Then again, that conniving Motion AKA Coderkid will probably find a hack for it as soon as the creators unveil it. >=P
It features Hades next to a Meet the Minotaur sigh pointing upwards, and it says “Wonder what they charge for admission?” It also shows a step-like formation of rocks in the background, which you probably have to climb in order to…..da da da daaa…..MEET THE MINOTAUR! Roar!
If any of you are unsure as to what a minotaur is, it is a humanoid creature with abnormally large height and a bull’s head, complete with sharp horns. If you have read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Minotaur is mentioned in the first book, the Lightning Thief.
In other – random – news, I took the Mensa I.Q. test designed for PHd’s, and I am officially a certified genius (and then some!) Awesome!
OK, I was thinking today – and I came up with zip. Zilch. Nada. Bip. Bing. Ting. Tat. Fip. In other words, nothing. Anyway, here was the question: “What is the BEST thing I could create, that would service Poptropicans/PHB readers the most?” So hopefully, your brains are working better than mine is right now. 😛
Oh – and don’t make it something that’s out of this world, like say, a credits generator. And yes, I know that that’s exactly what you were thinking. And yes, I am psychic. And yes, I am standing behind you as you read this. Boo.
But getting on – if you have any good ideas, I mean really good ideas, hit me with em’. If yours is chosen, you’ll get tons of credit. No, not CREDITS, you greedy little man, CREDIT. Two different things. Don’t get it mixed up.
So COMMENTTTTTT nowz. Thanks you. And YES, I said THANKS you. Deal with it.
Thanks, A MadMan.
BTW – Don’t forget all the awesome posts below. Check em’ out, g-dog:
As a comparison, here are some other web-game membership prices:
If any of you are unsure as to what a minotaur is, it is a humanoid creature with abnormally large height and a bull’s head, complete with sharp horns. If you have read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Minotaur is mentioned in the first book, the Lightning Thief.
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