Category: Web Development

Whether it’s the PHB or Poptropica.com, these websites get updated from time to time, and these posts are here to document those developments.

Red Dragon Island, Web Development

The ninja’s guide to saving Japan

Slanted Fish

Even stealthy ninjas need a little help sometimes. And that’s what the Poptropica Help Blog is here for. Thanks to Super Thunder and Icy Comet, a guide is now available for the new Red Dragon Island! Just click here for the walkthrough (it even has pictures!), or here for the island page. Update: Red Dragon Island will be released to all on June 2nd, 2011!

If you prefer to be taught visually, our video playlist with the trailer video and four-part guide by YouTuber Graser10 is now available on our YouTube channel. We are working on creating a labeled map for this Magic Tree House-based island, but in the meantime, the Poptropica Creators have released the trailer video that’s sure to get you excited to help out Jack and Annie!

Can you save your friends from a legendary power? This is the test!

In other news…

  • The Flamin’ Skulls are looking for some new members. Reply on the Poptropica band’s website if you’re interested!
  • Party With Hobos is going to be releasing a mega-awesome episode on June 3rd, 2011! You won’t want to miss The Golden Ticket!
  • Our Poptropica Creators Database has been updated with information about Chris Barney, a name recently uncovered by PHB reader Lewis!
And finally, to all the nerds out there…
9x – 7i > 3(3x – 7u)
Pranks, Store, Web Development

April Fools?

Codien

[Insert quirky pun to trick all Poptropicans here.]

Remember the good old days of Scary Tomato's Weblog?

(post written by Hijuyo; trick by Codien)

If you know your PHB history, you know that the founder, Hijuyo, used to be known as Scary Tomato, whose Poptropican was pictured in its very first blog header (shown above for your reference), back when ST/Hijuyo’s graphics weren’t all that great.

A few months later, along came Codien. He became the third author to join the team, after Smockers, and began sprucing up the place by creating amazing graphics for the site and even renaming it from ‘Scary Tomato’s Weblog’ to ‘Poptropica Help Blog’ – what we still know it as today.

PhotoAnd although he left the team, Codien’s missed us and is back to posting and being the awesome graphics guy – that part is not a joke! Coming back just in time for April Fool’s Day 2011, he quickly came up with the idea of triggering back some old memories as part of the prank – by putting the very first header up and once again changing the site name to Scary Tomato’s Weblog!

We hope it made you smile, but rest assured, we’re back to being the Poptropica Help Blog, and with Codien back on the team, our next header is definitely going to awe everyone. 🙂

Happy April Fool’s Day!

-‘Scary Tomato’ and Codien

*note: Since the PHB prefers to maintain a limit of 7 staff members and Smockers hasn’t been posting for almost a year despite attempts to contact him, we have removed him from the staff list. We are saddened to do this, but it is extremely unlikely he would have continued posting anyway. Farewell, Smockers, you will be remembered. :,)

P.S. Wondering what Poptropica did for April Fool’s Day at the same time? Check out the new ‘Prank Can’ gold card available at the Poptropica Store!

Daily Pop, Web Development

Smashing Success

Slanted Fish

Hey PHB readers! Just wanted to thank all of you for continuing to come to the Poptropica Help Blog, as we have just hit 4.8 million pageviews (and hopefully reach 5 million by summer)!

Last night’s PHB Author Night [2] was a smashing success, and although I was not available, those in attendance can probably attest to having a great time chatting with PHB authors and other fellow readers! If you would like to be a part of a Poptropica chat community, the PHC (Poptropica Help Chat) is a friendly place and an affiliate of ours. The next Author Night will be here before we know it, and hopefully continues to become a successful event!

See the champion, my friend.

The Poptropica Creators have a new post on their blog about the Daily Pop game leaderboards for the ‘brick-obliterating’ “Smashing.” Captain Crawfish admits he’s not doing quite as well the current top champion, Grumpy Lightning with his score of 1,199,000. Nice job!

The PHB probably won’t be posting this kind of post (Daily Pop game scores) much, since it isn’t really considered news that most people would prefer to see, but if you’re interested: it’s a reminder that scores reset at the beginning of the month, so you’d better get “smashing” if you want to beat that high score!

[Update] Game for another SMASH HIT? The Flamin’ Skulls Poptropica band is out with a new song – “Drawn This Way,” a parody of Lady Gaga’s new hit ‘Born This Way,’ written by FS fan Scootdaloop188! And this one’s about sketchydoodley (okay that’s not a word xD) Wimpy Wonderland!

~Hijuyo

Web Development, Wimpy Wonderland Island

Walkthroughs for wimps

Slanted Fish

Okay, so you’re stuck on Poptropica’s Wimpy Wonderland, which just came out for non-members this Thursday (thank you 20th Century Fox!). Call yourself a wimp for trying to look up the cheats to this island quest, but that’s completely okay with us. In fact, we’ve got just what you need.

  • Wimpy Wonderland resources are listed under our Island Help page
  • A written walkthrough by Fearless Cheetah is available if you click here
  • A video walkthrough by YouTuber Graser10 is available via this playlist on Poptropica Help Videos
  • A map of the island can help you find where you are and need to be!
  • We have a discussion page for Wimpy Wonderland if you have more specific questions or would like to help answer others!
I thought snowmen were supposed to have charcoal for eyes.

So just remember, it’s okay to look up a few things if you need to. You’ll find much more joy in being able to handle the game yourself, but if you’re not sure at some parts, you’re always welcome to use our resources. Have fun walking in the snow of Wimpy Wonderland, and best of luck with finding the missing Manny!

~Hijuyo