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An incredible shop update and more!

LJ

Hello, everyone! It’s Lucky Joker here with an abundance of Poptropica news for you all today!

First off, Back Lot Island takes the spotlight in the newest Island Highlight post on the Creators’ Blog.

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The greatest filmmaker of all time has come out of hiding, and he needs your help to make his masterpiece. But will you be producing the next big blockbuster, or is there trouble in tinseltown? From the first frame to the final cut, it’s lights, cameras, action!

Secondly, the Poptropica store’s items have been re-filtered for the new month as the creators said they’d be. Here is the current stock:

Gold Cards

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  • Karate Master costume
  • Island Wildlife – Dodo costume (members only)
  • Phantom
  • X-Ray Visor (members only)
  • Troll (members only)
  • Mystery Tain Inspector costume
  • Midnight Red Ninja costume
  • Classic Flavor PopGum
  • Time Freeze (members only)
  • Flower Power!
  • Escapee Dr. Hare costume (members only)
  • Balloons
  • Narf Follower (members only)
  • Multiverse
  • Wrestling Gear (members only)
  • Dryad Follower
  • Balloon, Shrink Ray Island (members only)
  • Atom Power (members only)
  • Silly Streams
  • Light Ninja costume (members only)

Costumes

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  • Geisha (girls only)
  • Cowboy or Cowgirl (members only)
  • Midnight Ninja (members only)
  • Wild West Hero (members only)
  • Sheriff Hat (members only)
  • Big Hearted
  • Samurai
  • Puppy (members only)
  • Sweet As Pie – Cherry
  • Royal Ball (members only) (girls only)
  • Hat and Bandana
  • Graduate

As Slanted Fish pointed out earlier this month, the prices are insanely higher than what gold cards and costumes typically used to be. Although with the Daily Spin Wheel, I suppose it shouldn’t be too difficult to acquire the credits you need to buy what you wish.

Lastly, there’s a new advertisement on Home Island on Poptropica Original for Disney·Pixar’s upcoming movie “Incredibles 2”.

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Like almost every ad we’ve seen in the past couple of years, the game here is very similar, however, there is a little twist this time around. Like all of the other ads, you have to run and jump over obstacles in your path with your mouse, but in addition, you also get to blast them by pressing your spacebar.

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You have six lives which are represented by the movie’s logo. It’s pretty fast paced so you may have to give it a couple of tries before you win, but once you do, you’ll earn a plethora of prizes (and they’re pretty legit!) which include: an Invisibility Power Suit, and Laser Eyes, Flaming, and Jack Jack Multiply power cards.

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Well, that’s about everything! What do you think of this new-ish monthly shop update? Leave your thoughts in the comments!

Thanks for reading, as always! Talk to you in the next one…

Woot woot
Woohoo, finally!

– Lucky Joker 🍀

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Store stock simplified, with prices amplified

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! It’s Slanted Fish, splashing in to report that there’s been several changes to the store on Poptropica Original lately.

Last week, the Creators mentioned they’d be updating the shop every month, and three formerly member-exclusive items made a return: the Berry Scary Monkey follower, the Beachgoer costume, and the Sea Captain costume. And now… there’s more, but at the same time, there’s less. Take a look at the current shop stock:

As you can tell, there are more formerly retired items that have returned to the store, and at the same time, there are less items in the store than there have been before—many gold cards and costumes have been chucked out, and what you see is all that’s left.

On top of all that, prices have risen dramatically, with most items costing several hundred credits (but still free for members). Here’s all of what’s in the store right now:

Gold Cards

  • Earth Day shirt (75 credits)
  • Smiley Potion (375 credits)
  • Binary Rain, Game Show Island (375 credits)
  • Lucky Shamrock Flavor PopGum (375 credits)
  • Multiverse (0 credits)
  • Hammerhead Shark costume (350 credits)
  • Outlaw costume (350 credits)
  • Robot Dance, Game Show Island (375 credits)
  • Sea Captain costume (250 credits)
  • Beachgoer costume (250 credits)
  • Berry Scary Monkey follower (350 credits)
  • Dr. Hare costume (500 credits)
  • Spiked Bounce Ball costume, from Shrink Shot (250 credits)
  • Zombify! power, from Haunted House (375 credits)
  • (now members only) Mini Dr. Hare follower (400 credits)
  • (now members only) Fart Gun (375 credits)
  • (now members only) Cool Kid power (surrounds you with stars), from Cool Kid plush toy (375 credits)
  • (now members only) Shrink Ray (375 credits)
  • (now members only) Mini Hamburger follower, from Pocketeer toy (350 credits)

Costumes

  • Candy Bar (250 credits)
  • (now members only) Fairy Queen (girls only)(350 credits)
  • Gamer Dude/Girl (250 credits)
  • (now members only) Ice Cream (250 credits)
  • (now members only) Large Fry (250 credits)
  • Leprechaun (350 credits)
  • Mythology Surfer (350 credits)
  • Prom King/Queen (350 credits)
  • (now members only) Rock Star 2 (350 credits)
  • (now members only) Soda Pop (250 credits)

So… this is pretty different. On one hand, it’s cool to see a lot of exclusive items returning to the store, particularly for those who hadn’t had the chance to grab them before. On the other hand, this update has cleaned out a lot of other items from the store, limiting our options. My guess is that the Creators wanted to simplify the selection, considering how long the list of items in both categories were before, but it’s sad to see old favorites go.

Then there’s the fact that a number of items that were formerly available to everyone have been made members only. If you had these items before and are not a member, don’t worry—you can still use them. However, this membership barrier feels a little Poptropica Worlds, which is something I’ve written on before. Anyway, all items are free for members on Pop Original—so it’s odd that these items are given prices in the non-member’s store view.

That brings us to the price hikes. In the past, gold card items have tended to be around 250–350 credits, and now we’re seeing plenty that are 375 or higher. Costumes used to be around 75 credits each, though there have been some cases where they were higher. Now, they’re more in the 250–350 range. This does make some sense with the Daily Spin Wheel that was introduced two years ago, which makes it easier to rack up credits than in years past. Still, it’s quite an adjustment.

What are your thoughts on all the new changes to the Poptropica Original store? What items would you still like to see? Leave a comment for the Creators and for us!

Keep on popping, Poptropicans.

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Is creative content a myth?

LJ

Hello, everyone!

It’s Lucky Joker here today with somewhat interesting news from the Creators’ Blog. First off, a new Outfit of the Week post has made its way onto the blog—the Mythology Surfer.

Considering that it’s just one entire costume straight out of the store (rather than a unique costume made up of a collection of different pieces), it doesn’t seem especially worth highlighting, other than the fact that it’s returning to the store. Why not just add multiple item cards to the store at once and post about that?

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There is a positive to this post, though, in my opinion.

At the end, you can see they’ve included a trivia question about the costume, and I’m a sucker for all things trivia. I did comment my answer earlier this morning, but it’s still not visible, most likely due to not being approved yet.

Also on the Creators’ Blog is a post called “Guess the Island.” It’s pretty self-explanatory: a picture is posted, and we guess which island it’s taken from.

Guess the Island

Looks a lot like the Stolen Snapshots series hosted by former PHB author Slippery Raptor, and also one that Silver Wolf used to host on her blog, Poptropica Tips for Poptropicans.

I also commented my answer under this post, but no sign of approval for visibility yet. Which island do you think this screenshot came from?

Well, that’s it for now! What do you think of the recent posts on the Creators’ Blog? I think we’ve seen better days, but I am appreciative of the effort, and I do like trivia. 😛

Thanks for reading, as always! Talk to you in the next one.

– Lucky Joker 🍀

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Costume Comebacks and Flashy Questions

Silver Wolf

Hiya, Silver Wolf here with news about Store updates and answered concerns!

Just today the Creators posted about some updates coming to the Store, saying that every month items will be added, old or new. And so far, they have proven themselves…

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Three items have been added to the Store on Poptropica Original, all of which are Member exclusives from old islands. These include the Berry Scary Monkey follower from Monkey Wrench Island, the Beachgoer costume from Wimpy Boardwalk Island, and the Sea Captain costume from S.O.S. Island:

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So far, I’m pretty excited about this idea. After all, we’ve all been wanting at least some update to Poptropica, and hey, Store items are a start. I especially like that fact that old items are being brought back for those who missed them.

The Creators are also asking for feedback about what you would like to see added next through their new comment system. Lucky Joker recommended some items like the Steamworks Mech Pilot costume and Vampire Count costume, and I recommended costumes from some of the earliest islands, as many of us didn’t play when the game was first created. What do you want? Leave it in their comments (and ours)!

Not only are updates being announced on the Creators’ Blog, but they are being announced on Poptropica’s Twitter (@Poptropica), too. One of the most pressing questions that has been on all of our minds for awhile now is what is going to happen to Poptropica when Flash ends in 2020, and @FordGaile finally got an answer:

It looks like the Creators are planning to transfer everything over to Poptropica Worlds or somehow avoid the Flash issue, which is very good news. Perhaps all of our progress on Poptropica won’t be lost after all!

The second most pressing question we’ve had is about what has been happening to Realms since its disappearance months ago, and this time @georgiemendes03 got an answer for us:

This may mean that Realms had a serious bug or that some big changes are going to be made, but at least it will be back! Additionally, the Creators announced that they’re “working on a lot of new stuff” and to check the Creators’ Blog often, and the somewhat pesky ads for old islands are for the “tons of new players” coming to Poptropica.

Despite our worries about Poptropica fading out, if what the Creators said is true, it’s actually doing the opposite. Still, that begs the question: why the recent staff cuts? As Skinny Moon (@PopGirlJess) recently tweeted, the team “got drastically cut down.” So what’s really going on?

What do you think of old items coming back to the store? Any theories on what Poptropica is going to do to adapt to Flash ending in 2020? Leave your comments below!

-SW 🐺

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Dr. Hare today, Carotenoid gone tomorrow

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! Slanted Fish here with news of massive updates to Poptropica Worlds. Quite possibly the biggest load we’ve had in all of Worlds’ half-year of existence!

First up: the long-awaited winning costume designs from the #MyPoptropicaCostume contest have made their way into Worlds! Well, the grand prize winners, anyway: the “Ocean Princess” by Creepy Peanut (with matching Merman designed by the Creators), and the “Hip Hop Boy” by Speedy Toes (with matching girl design by the Creators). (Let’s hope the runner-ups eventually get their designs in the store, too.)

You can check out these new costumes in the store on Poptropica Worlds, along with several other new costumes: a fashionable girl with snazzy flower pants, another with a flower crown (members only), a tough-looking dude with a gun and Nintendo Power Glove (members only), a cowboy and cowgirl, and Carotenoid from Dr. Hare’s Revenge.

It’s good to see that most of these are available to everyone. Even the members-only costumes have a part or two available to all. Enjoy the new costumes!

Speaking of making things available to everyone, check your Poptropica Original map: Legendary Swords, which returned from a long hiatus last week but for members only, is now back for everyone! Go kick some bots and earn that sweet new “LS” medallion!

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Need a hand? Check out our Legendary Swords Guide!

So, while it’s super awesome of the Creators to make some of this stuff available to everyone, here’s a hard truth: some of the good things in life aren’t free. Like this massive Dr. Hare-themed update to the player homes on Worlds, which, guess what: is almost entirely for members only! Leave it to the pink villain to spoil our spirits, huh?

But hey, we still like to look at what’s new, so let’s check out the Hare-splosion that’s taken over every tab of the home decor selections, plus the new house expansion:

Wow, that is a ton of new items:

  • bright yellow Dr. Hare wallpaper (for everyone!)
  • space station walls (default in the new house expansion)
  • a Rabbot statue
  • carrot-like vintage-style wall telephone with mini Dr. Hare holding it up
  • inflatable Dr. Hare boxing punching bag
  • green saucer light from H.A.R.E. (Dr. Hare’s space station)
  • fridge with Hare’s drone ears
  • carrot bed
  • carrot throne
  • pink chair from H.A.R.E.
  • “Respect the Carrot” sign (for everyone!)
  • crate of carrots (for everyone!)
  • floating table with carrots of various colors (for everyone!)
  • table with a big sliced carrot (for everyone!)
  • framed picture of drone ears
  • another of a carrot
  • window with dystopian 24 Carrot Island backdrop
  • window with space view
  • “Beware the Hare” poster
  • Dr. Hare autographed poster (note: it’s super small!)
  • and finally, the Dr. Hare key for the house expansion.

Whew, that was a lot. Here’s what everything looks like, including the new room (oh, and I threw in the trophy from Dr. Hare’s Revenge—which we’ll get to in just a bit):

Click to view the images in full size!

There’s also something new on the Poptropica Worlds map (no, it’s not a new island): a green “Start Here” label was added to 24 Carrot Island, so I suppose that’s the recommended place to start if you’re new to Worlds.

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Neat, but let’s hope we see some more full-fledged islands populate this map in the upcoming year!

One last thing: Dr. Hare finally showed up to his own game, Dr. Hare’s Revenge! And it only took him two months since the mini-game’s release. Regardless, he’s here—or at least, he will be once you finish all four zones of the game. If you’ve already beat the game but haven’t seen him, you can see him right away next time you hop on over.

When he shows up on the scene, he’ll fire his fancy new carrot-powered ray gun at Carotenoid for being useless, and Carotenoid will fall to pieces. RIP.

Then he’ll turn his target to you… except, of course, you’ve snagged all his carrots (never mind the many boxes that remain all over the place). Still, he’ll trick you into looking away, and he’ll be gone before you know it. Oh, and you’ll get 500 coins again—I suppose that’s a good deal!

(Why yes, I did snag myself a new jacket from one of the hip-hoppers in the store earlier. Reppin’ Poptropica in Poptropica… makes sense, right?)

Also: if you’ve yet to beat the game, we’ve got a Dr. Hare’s Revenge Guide right here!

Well, that concludes this super-big update! What did you like or wish was different? Share your thoughts in the comments below. ✌️

Keep troppin’ and don’t be trippin’,

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