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Pirated from previous items: a store stock update

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! New things are in store… literally. As we near the end of the month, it’s time for the store stock to change! (In case you missed it, yes, that’s a thing now.)

As usual, it’s a case of old items resurfacing, and this time around, in honor of International Talk Like A Pirate Day, we’ve got quite a few pirate costumes going around. Among the assortment also are various knights, dragons, and more. ☠️⚔️🐉 Take a look!

Gold cards

About 40% of the current gold cards are for members only, including the formerly free Prepare for Impact! mini-game, which still has the (now inaccurate) “Free+” label. 👀

  • Rock Singer (boys only)
  • Skullduggery Pirate
  • Spy Agent
  • Captain Cobalt
  • The Bolt
  • Templar Knight
  • Multiverse (free; also seems to be the only permanent gold card)
  • Skull Pirate
  • Medusa
  • Cryptids Nessie Hat
  • Prank Can
  • Captain Crimson
  • Pearson Flashlight
  • Bully Bot Costume
  • Hazmat Suit
  • Birthday Candle (free, and goes out at the end of September!)
  • Renegade Robot (members only)
  • Followers (Dragons) (members only)
  • Prepare for Impact! (mini-game guide here) (members only)
  • Night Hare (members only)
  • Popzilla costume (members only)
  • Timmy Failure Greatness (members only)
  • Robin Hood (members only)
  • Meteor Shower (members only)
  • Bounce Ball (members only)
  • Lightning Knight (members only)
  • Plundered Armor (members only)

Costumes

Four of the six available costumes (the names and colors of which may vary by gender) are for members only. The girls’ version of the members-only Pirate Captain is quite similar to the Captain Crimson gold card, available now and not just for members. ☠️

  • Bigfoot Fanatic
  • Heart Astro Knight (girls only)
  • Earth Astro Knight (boys only)
  • Dragon (comes in blue, green, and purple) (members only)
  • Steam Robot (members only)
  • Pirate Captain (members only)
  • Dark Astro Knight (purple for girls; black for boys) (members only)

In other news…

  • The Poptropica Creators celebrated International Talk Like A Pirate Day* with a party in the Broken Barrel common room on Skullduggery Island, at about 3 p.m. EST on Wednesday, September 19. (*Aye, but Krispy Kreme ain’t givin’ out a dozen free donuts no more, so really, what’s the point, mate? Ok, that’s all the pirate-talk for this post…)

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  • Something new is coming… for members! (Yup, once again disappointing the majority of players…) At the end of the Creators’ latest post about the Smallfoot ad, they wrote, “Stay tuned to learn about the newest membership benefit coming to Poptropica!”
  • The deadline for Poptropica’s Halloween costume design contest has passed, so we can hope to hear back soon about the winning design!
  • For all levels of artists, the PHB’s Community Creations is always open for your creations! Our theme this month of September is music.

That’s all for now! Keep ‘tropping on, pop-cans.

<・)))><<

Bonus Items, Member Gifts, Store

Light a candle for Poptropica’s 11th birthday 🕯 — and many more

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! We’re burning with some bright news over here. Read on!

September has arrived, which means… the winning design from our header contest is up on the blog? More member gifts? Another round of Community Creations? All of these wonderful things, yes, but one more: it’s Poptropica’s birthday month!

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You like that rainbow afro? That and more are in this month’s member gift pack. Not a member? Lots of cool stuff (many for everyone) recently arrived at the store—with rhinos, robots, and more—and one more, as you’ll see below.

Anyway. Happy birthday, Poptropica! We’re pretty thrilled to see Poptropica make it to its 11th year alive, and we hope for great things to come. In fact, that could very well be the case with some recent developments! But more on that in a bit.

To celebrate the occasion, you can now get a Birthday Candle costume for free in the store! But hurry—this candle will burn out of the store when the month is over.

store candle

A couple of noteworthy insights from the Creators were also revealed in the comments of the Instagram post announcing this update.

One Instagram user, supertalkcam, asked if the Creators were abandoning Poptropica Worlds in favor of Pop Original. The Creators replied, “It’s a myth!”

Another user, chillzaj, asked, “Will Poptropica end up shutting down in 2020 due to Flash ending? So we have one more bday party left…?”

The Creators responded, “Poptropica isn’t shutting down – we’re working on new technology that will keep Poptropica around for a long time! #poptropicaforever”

This sounds like some of the behind-the-scenes work that has been keeping Poptropica quietly busy over the past few months at least. The Creators’ Facebook post from December 2017 explaining Poptropica’s relationship to the downfall of Flash, which we posted on the PHB in March, has even been gone for some time now.

Could it be that Poptropica Original will stick around even after 2020, as it gets moved to a newer technology so that it can survive post-Flash? This seems to be the Creators’ plan now, though one they’re still “working on,” so no solid promises yet.

Once again, happy eleventh birthday to our beloved Poptropica. Share your thoughts and congratulations in the comments, and keep on popping on, Poptropicans. 🎈🎊🎂

<・)))><<

🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯

Advertisements, Store

Pop Shop Update: Rhinos, Robots, and more!

LJ

How’s it popping, Poptropicans? It’s Lucky Joker here with another update and ad game to show you guys today! Let’s get right into it.

Poptropica updated the shop stock a couple of days ago, so we’re a little late to the game, but anyway, the current stock for this next month includes:

Gold Cards

  • Robot Costume, Game Show Island
  • Viking Feast Bundle: Sausage Smasher
  • The Hombre, Wild West Island
  • Rhino Costume, Survival – Episode 4
  • Sombrero, Wild West Island (members only)
  • Ghillie Suit, Survival – Episode 1
  • Electrify
  • Oompa-Loompa, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (members only)
  • Wonka Bar, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (members only)
  • Charlie the Chocomonkey (members only)
  • Poptropica: The Official Guide: Wacky Hair (members only)
  • Señor Burrito Follower, Timmy Failure Island
  • The Kid, Wild West Island
  • Scarecrow
  • Wind Power, Survival – Episode 1
  • Inside-Out Power, Virus Hunter (members only)
  • Everlasting Gobstopper, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (members only)
  • Director Costume, Back Lot Island
  • Dr. Hare’s Lair Carrot (members only)
  • Sonar Power
  • Prisoner Costume, Escape From Pelican Rock
  • Oompa-Loompa Power, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (members only)
  • Helio-Gum, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (members only)
  • The Loner, Wild West
  • Multiverse

Costume Cards

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  • Biker
  • Retro Robot (members only)
  • Fishing Suit, Survival – Episode 2
  • Firefighter

It seems a lot more options are available to all players this time, rather than being exclusive to members, so that’s nice to see.

Now onto the ad game! The game is advertising Next Gen—an upcoming film that’ll be launching on Netflix next week on September 7. You can find the ad icon on the second page of the island map.

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The game is super easy, and I mean super easy. All you have to do is press your space bar to blast the bots in your path until you get to the finish line. That’s pretty much it. For completing the task, you’ll win a Mai Outfit and a 7723 Follower.

What items would you like to see added to the shop next month? Are you going to watch Next Gen? Sound off in the comments section below!

Thanks for reading as always and I’ll talk to you soon… pop on!

– Lucky Joker 🍀

Store

Pop Shop update: plushes, pigs, and more

LJ

Hello, Poptropicans, it’s Lucky Joker!

It’s that time again—the Pop Shop stock has changed with all new costumes and gold cards for the upcoming month of August. Well, not entirely new… some of the items haven’t changed, which could be a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it. The current stock consists of the following:

Gold Cards

  • Follower: Mini Astroknight (members only)
  • Game Show Robot Costume (members only)
  • Crayons, Shrink Ray Island (members only)
  • Propeller Hat
  • Poptropica Exclusive: Cool Boy Plush
  • Island Wildlife: Pig Costume, Mystery of the Map Island
  • Poptropica Exclusive: Rockstar Costume
  • Bottle Cap Costume, Shrink Ray Island
  • Fireworks (members only)
  • Ringmaster Costume, Monster Carnival Island (members only)
  • Multiverse
  • Hypno-Powder, Monster Carnival Island
  • Lumberjerk Costume
  • Poptropica — The Official Guide: Glasses
  • Soda Bottle, Shrink Ray Island (members only)
  • Dr. Hare Plush (members only)
  • Shark Plush (members only)
  • Milk Box Costume, Shrink Ray Island (members only)
  • Steamworks Mech Pilot (members only)
  • Game Show Costume (members only)
  • Cinnamon Fire Flavor Popgum
  • Raven Swarm, Monster Carnival Island (members only)

Costumes

Poptropica costumes July 2018

  • Sweet As Pie: Mud Pie
  • Tofu Dog
  • Magician (members only)
  • Big Burger
  • International Waffle Day: Waffle (members only)
  • Furry Monster 4 (members only)
  • Hot Dog
  • Clown
  • Fierce Lion (members only)

Yup, you’re seeing it right—an overwhelming 16 out of the 31 current stock items are for members only. That’s half! Hopefully next month there’ll at least be a few more things available to all players… 😕

That’s it for now. What are your thoughts on Poptropica’s current store system that was implemented a few months ago? What items would you like to see added next month? Sound off in the comments section!

Thanks for reading as always and I’ll talk to you soon… pop on!

– Lucky Joker 🍀

Membership, Store

Now trending: shop summer styles

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! Slanted Fish popping in.

Summer has officially kicked off with its solstice in the northern hemisphere, and over on Poptropica Original, you’ll find summer styles in the latest update to hit the store.

summer shop update

The gold cards have been replaced with the following offering: Wunder Bubble Tonic (Wild West), Fishing Pole, Beach Umbrella (Wimpy Boardwalk), Scifi Doctor (Virus Hunter), Football Fever, Sneezing Powder, Multiverse (free), Tiger Shark, Woodstock Follower (Great Pumpkin), Paper Boy/Girl (Wimpy Wonderland), Heat Wave (Wimpy Boardwalk), Burnt Orange Tan Power (Night Watch), Hat Trick, Followers Classic Pack (members only), Fireworks (members only), Shark Surfer (Shark Tooth) (members only), Jump The Shark (Shark Tooth) (members only), Mythology Medusa Surfer (members only), Mega Dog Costume (Galactic Hot Dogs) (members only), Shark Costume (Shark Tooth) (members only), Sparkle Power (members only), Fake Noses (members only), Dr. Hare’s Lair: Light & Shadow Outfits (members only), Football Fever: Champion (members only, though you could just get the same clothes from the other Football Fever card).

And the costumes currently in stock are: Disco King/Queen, Rock Star (members only), Soccer Player, Sweet As Pie: Lemon Meringue, Beach Ball (members only), Summer Boy/Girl (members only), and American Football Player (members only).

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Thanks to Lucky Joker for the item collage!

In other news: earlier this week, Poptropica announced on social media that “Poptropica” is currently trending on the Apple App Store. Woot! 🎉

Poptropica has three official apps on the iOS App Store: Poptropica Worlds (playable across multiple devices), Poptropica (islands from the original game, but not connected to the online version), and Poptropica: Forgotten Islands (also on Nintendo 3DS).

Which Poptropica apps are you playing? What do you think of the store update? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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