Cryptids Island Guide

Synopsis

An eccentric billionaire is promising a big reward to whoever can prove the existence of cryptids — hidden creatures. The hunt is on for Bigfoot, Nessie, and other legendary beasts. But watch out: you’re not the only one in search of these monsters…and your competitors will stop at nothing to find them!

For walkthroughs on Cryptids Island, scroll down.

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Released: December 20, 2010 (for members)
or January 18, 2011 (for all)
Common Room: Bert’s Bed & Breakfast
Preceded by: Great Pumpkin Island
Succeeded by: Wild West Island

Resources on this page: Island Extras | Synopsis from Poptropica | Video Walkthrough | Written Walkthrough | Album Photos | Trivia

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Video Walkthrough

For a written walkthrough with pictures, scroll down on this page!


Written Walkthrough

Walkthrough and pictures by Super Thunder & Slanted Fish
Special thanks to: EmoEyedFreak & Spotted Dragon

Welcome to Cryptids Island, where you’ll be on the hunt for mythical beasts and legendary creatures! You will arrive on Main Street. Walk right and a guy will hand you a Reward Flyer, which explains that local billionaire Harold Mews is offering a million dollars for proof of the existence of cryptids.

Head right, past the fancy houses, and climb up the tree with money stuck in it.

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Hop up and grab the Five Dollar Bill.

Now head back to Main Street and enter the General Store. Click ‘Use’ on your newly-found $5, and you’ll be able to buy a Sports Drink! (Everything else is just too expensive!)

Go back to the lane with the fancy houses, and give the Sports Drink to the thirsty gardener. He’ll decide to take a break and give you his Gardening Shears to hold.

(Just for fun: You can use the shears on the bush in front of the rich lady’s house. She won’t be too happy, but at least you can make a leafy masterpiece!)

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Now, head all the way left, past Main Street, and over to the park area. To the left, you’ll find the girl holding onto a hang glider, and at her request, be sure to give her a push by clicking on her.

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Next, jump up the house and find the person sitting in a hot air balloon to the right. Cut his rope with your Gardening Shears and you’ll obtain some extra Nylon Rope.

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Now go to Kitty’s Kites on Main Street and click ‘Use’ on the Nylon Rope. You’ll get a brand-new Kitesurfer X250! Go back to the park and go all the way to the edge. You will surf for a while and… lookie here… it’s Gretchen Grimlock, the villain of this island who’ll do anything for Mews’s million dollars. She’s like the updated Betty Jetty: she’ll throw fire balls at your kite, burning your connection to the kite, and… you’ll sink. (Aw, not my new kite!)

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Fortunately, the Mews-copter comes in and saves the day! That’s the last thing you see before passing out. Later, you’ll wake up, lying down on a nice comfy bed…

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Yay, you lived! Anyway, Harold Mews will come tell you to meet in the foyer. (That’s right! He’s talking to YOU!) First, you have to drink the water that should be on your nightstand.

Exit the bedroom, and enter through the door on the lower right. Since Mews isn’t here yet, check out all the videos. When you’ve watched them all, Mews will arrive. Tell him you’ll help him in his hunt.

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Exit the mansion and run to the right. Check out that totally rad private helicopter!

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Hop onto the Mews Corp helicopter and pick a destination. You can go in any order, but I’m doing them in the easiest order – so Loch Ness, here we come!

Loch Ness

Go right, to the Pub. Inside the pub, grab the matches and talk to the dude who looks like this:

Play a game of darts with him. Click and hold to drag the dart back, and release to throw. Aim for the center if you can, but if you land in the outer slivers of the circle, you can still earn points.

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After you win (don’t give up, you can win), he’ll give you a Rowboat Ticket for a ride on the Li’l Ness. He’ll also upgrade your Ratty Darts to Osprey-feathered Darts.

Go back left, and under the bridge, there should be a guy with a yellow jeep. Talk to him, then click on his tire. Blow it out, and he’ll give you a Rugged Camera.

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Now go take a ride on the Li’l Ness. Take a picture of the thing that looks like Nessie.

Go back to the Mews mansion, and show Mews the picture of Nessie. You will find out it’s fake: just some truck tires floating in the pond!

Go back to Loch Ness, and talk to the liar from the rowboat. He will go away, scared that you’ll call local police for tricking you. Now, go back to the pub and talk to the guys who are hanging out. Play another game of darts, and if you win, you’ll get a Submarine Ticket.

Now you get to drive a submarine! Head back to the water and show your ticket to the man by the submarine. Deep-sea diving time! Steer the sub down to the lower left, and take a picture of the weird-looking Nessie:

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Return to the pub and show the guys the picture. They will show you a newspaper article about Oh! Looks like another fake. Sigh. But not wanting you to feel bad, the man gives you Peregrine-feathered Darts.

You’ll play another game of darts, but the reward promised is a LIE!!! But the bartender, feeling bad for you, will give you a Penny Whistle.Go on the Lil’ Ness, and go left.

Go left again. Blow the whistle. And…. NESSIE!!! (Doesn’t it look CUTE?)

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Take a picture, then head over to the Mews Mansion! The Nessie case will be confirmed.

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Now go back to your helicopter, and go to the Himalayas.

Once you arrive at the Himalayas, go up a bit, until you see the Sherpa guide who’s carrying a big load on his back. He looks like this:

Climb up the mountain with him. In this part you will have to run and click the next ring so you can get safely up without falling. You’ll go first, then after hooking your rope to the next ring, the Sherpa will follow. Move when the winds aren’t blowing against you, so it’ll be easier.

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You will arrive at a monastery. Go inside, and talk to the monk in the far right corner. He won’t let you take Bigfoot’s scalp as evidence, but he’ll give you a Lantern. Light it with your Matches from the pub at Loch Ness.

Then go outside, and climb a little bit up. Talk to this monk:

You will play a quick game, where the objective is simply to get your piece, the Yeti, to the other side of the board without being trapped on all sides by the Hunter pieces.

Once you beat the game, he will let you pass. Go up and there will be a foot in the snow. Use your camera to get a Photo of Snow Track.

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Go back to the Mews Mansion and show Mews the photo. Turns out, it’s just a snowshoe footprint.

Get on your helicopter, and head to Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico

Talk to the farmer. He will give you seeds to take to his brother, and lend you his jeep. Get on the jeep and drive north, to the top right hand corner star. Give the other farmer the seeds, and go left, to grab the Unidentified Fur.

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Head back to the lab at the Mews Mansion to test the fur, making sure to follow each step at the lab station carefully. And… you’ll find that it’s just coyote fur.

Fly back to Puerto Rico, and drive your jeep to the star in the top-left corner (farthest from the beginning). Talk to the farmer there, who will tell you that the Chupacabra only feeds on goats that are brown with white spots. You’ll need this tip in a while.

For now, climb up the branches to the right, until you reach the top of a cliff. Pick up the Bolt Cutters.

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Now, get back into your jeep and drive to the area indicated by the middle star. Using your jeep, herd three goats that are brown with white spots into the grassy patch next to the bone-like cave area.

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Once you’ve herded the three goats there, exit your jeep at that spot and go right until you find the first farmer you met earlier. Hide with him by the boulders. You will hear a THUMP!

Go move the box. Suddenly, it will shake and open, and out pops… the CHUPACABRA!!!

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It will growl at you, run away, and leave you in the ground with stars circling your head. Go where the Chupacabra was, and grab the Chupacabra Tooth. Head back to the Mews mansion, and… yay, confirmed! But, wait! You still have to find Bigfoot!

Now you can go to New Jersey.

New Jersey

When you arrive, jump on top of the gas station. Cut the girl free using your gardening shears.

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That motorcycle by the gas station looks tempting, but first, you’re going to need instructions on where to go. Next to the motorbike is a dumpster. Cut open the lock using the Bolt Cutters you picked up from Puerto Rico (see above).

Dig out the old bathroom door from the trash, then enter the gas station bathroom and match it with the other old bathroom door. Your character will copy down the completed Bathroom Door Message.

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These are the instructions for where you’ll be taking the motorbike. Here it is for your reference:

Now that you’ve got that, it’s time to jump on this sweet ride!

Follow the instructions above, and you will finally come to a small clearing (see picture below). Get off the bike here by clicking on it to look around.

Enter the gate, and through there, enter the house and start heading up. On your way to the attic, you’ll hear a noise, and when you get upstairs and keep walking, you’ll find that it was just a raccoon. Next to it is a Grappling Hook – you’ll want to take that.

On your way down, you should see a monster. Could it be… the Jersey Devil?!

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Go outside, and the Jersey Devil will fly away. Use your grappling hook to reach its nest and pick up the Broken Egg Shells.

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Now head back to Mews Mansion and test the egg shells in the lab, again being sure to follow the steps carefully so the DNA extraction is successful.

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And… yes! The egg confirms the existence of the Jersey Devil.

Mews will tell you that Bigfoot has been spotted in the Pacific Northwest, and that he’s installed the location in the helicopter. Go to your helicopter, and head for the Pacific Northwest.

Pacific Northwest

When you arrive, Bigfoot will be running around. Follow him in your helicopter, and don’t lose sight of him! He’ll eventually scamper off into a cave.

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Mews will send you a message, but Gretchen will listen in on it and catch Bigfoot first.

Now you have to stop Gretchen. Jump on her helicopter, and let all the fuel out by clicking on the circle near the front (the opening for her helicopter’s fuel tank).

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Next, jump down to Bigfoot’s cage and use your gardening shears. You and Bigfoot will float down to safety in a parachute. Yay!

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You and Mews will talk for a bit, and being the good-hearted person you are, you just can’t take that million-dollar reward because he wants to use it to help build a good habitat for Bigfoot. Aw well. At least you get your medallion and credits to spend in the Poptropica Store! Congrats! 😀

Looking for more walkthroughs? Check out our Island Help page! 🙂


Album Photos

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Trivia

  • Cryptids Island is Poptropica’s 16th island. It was released to members on December 20, 2010 andJanuary 18, 2011 for non-members.
  • Common room: Bert’s Bed & Breakfast
  • The island’s plot is centered around hunting legendary creatures – Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster,the Chupacabra, and the Jersey Devil. Many players have reported being deathly scared when they first saw the Jersey Devil on Cryptids Island.
  • The house in New Jersey where you sight the Jersey Devil has the number 666 on the front gate (the last 6 is hanging upside-down so it looks like a 9). 666 is considered to be the number of the beast (the devil).
  • Starting from December 2, 2010, players could visit a preview version of Cryptids Island, where they could look through a viewfinder once a day for a chance to spot Nessie. If you saw her, you’d win a special Nessie Hat. Other interesting sights included seeing Balloon BoyCaptain Crawfish’s ship, a carrot, bag of popcorn, all kinds of dogs, toy sailboats, fish jumping out of the water, a seagull, pelican, motorboat, helicopter, etc.
  • Now, if you look through the viewfinder at Loch Ness, you can spot planes, Balloon Boy, and even a fishing boat that matches the one on the docks of Counterfeit Island, called Ribica.
  • An external website for the Mews Foundation (http://mewsfoundation.org) was launched by the Poptropica Creators to promote Cryptids Island.
  • Players visit real-world locations while hunting cryptids: Loch Ness (which is in Scotland),Himalayas, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the Pacific Northwest.
  • If you have the Garden Shears, you can click on the untrimmed hedge next to the well-dressed lady in the rich housing estate next to Mews Mansion and trim the hedge however you like. Make something artsy!
  • The yellow jeep at Loch Ness says “Lema” – a reference to former Pop Creator James D. Lema.
  • The fence beside the gate to the Mews Mansion is patterned with a foot motif.
  • The Bigfoot Fanatic costume was released in the Poptropica Store on December 22, 2010.
  • There’s a sound when the Chupacabra escapes from the trap.
  • A book for Cryptids Island was released on April 4, 2013.
  • The name “Harold Mews” may be derived from the phrase “Herald News.”

don’t be messy
be cool like nessie

642 thoughts on “Cryptids Island Guide”

  1. Hey! Super Thunder, your guide is great!!! ;.) I just finished the island with your help!! 😀 Thanks a lot!!!!

      1. it wasn’t that scary,the only thing i was scared of were those little green pimples on its body

  2. hi. this is very good by the way, but i cant find the fur, help?!

    Hijuyo: The fur is in Puerto Rico! There’s more info if you read the guide. 😉

    1. Just Please stay out of those Woods! Then you might be safe… (If you see it, Do not look into its eyes!!!!)

    2. the devil lives in the pine barrens of new jersey,in the shack of mother leeds,i know that because i really like reading books about cryptids,and the njd is my favourite monster,TIP:if you live in nj never go to the toilet at night,just dont.

  3. thankyouu, it was REALLY helplful(: but it didnt say to light the matches in fron of the door (before the housse) & to move the desk in the house to jump into the attic, took me a while to figure out:p

  4. I don’t know about you guys, but New Jersey was my favorite part. But the Jersey Devil scared me!! 😮 😮

  5. um hi? i was looking at your guide, which, by the way, is REALLY GOOD!!!
    anyway, i was looking at the comments posted by other people nd i saw couple of posts that said they got really scared. do they mean they saw something on poptropica thats scary, or do they think the story’s scary? i HATE being scared. i barely go on youtube anymore bcause people post the videos with they surprise monster face. but i really want to finish this isand. help?!?!?!?!

    Hijuyo: One of the cryptids, the New Jersey Devil, seemed particularly scary to the people whose comments you are referring to. You may or may not think it looks scary when you see it, but just keep it in mind as you go along with the guide.

    1. Its not that scary – in my opinion. (I don’t get scared much) Also if your afraid a video on youtube has a scary face in it, just read the comments. If there is any complaints of scary faces you’ll know. Another Tip: Don’t believe those chain-mail comments that say Oh Bob is gonna get you. (Bob XD)

  6. awesome info but the motor bike ride thing was pretty hard because i have NEVER found that clearing i think there r just too many directions. I LOVE these poptropica island tour they help me sooooooooo much I would have NEVER won a medal without the island tours.

    THANX

  7. I HATE THE JERSEY DEVIL he or she or what ever it
    is scared me!!!!!!!!!! I recon i liked the loch ness monster
    the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1. I liked the Jersey Devil! 😀 Why? Cause its the scariest/coolest thing on Poptropica! (Well it didn’t scare me that much but I see it frightened a lot of you guys :P) When I did it in early access, at first I thought that thing in the bucket was gonna be the Jersey Devil, but it ended up being a Raccoon! XD Then I was like, It has to be outside. Then I was standing next to that window and at first I didn’t see the Jersey Devil. After one minute of looking around I saw it in the window and kinda was a tiny bit scared,(my shoulders jumped a little) but not as much as other people. I remember right before Cryptids island was released, I bought a book about cryptids that had a photo-shopped picture of it.(It looked real!) Also Fun Fact: According to Myth, if you look into the Jersey Devil’s eyes, they will paralyze you. (anybody notice the sign in the front of the house that said 666, but the last number had lost a screw causing it to say 669) And um..that’s all i can think of! XD Bye!

      1. Yeah I noticed the sign. It really freaked me out when I saw the Jersey Devil in the window, but when I went outside it was ok. The loch ness monster was the best part in my opinion.

  8. hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

    GO……… POPTROPICA YAYAYAYAYAYAYYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9. when you said it was cute i was like “Its Gonna be cute!” but when i saw it was like oh……
    Btw the New Jersey Devil iz a girl Cuz it Had an Egg! XD
    and I TOTALLY agree! POPTROPICA ROX!

    Hijuyo: In some species, it can be the male who lays eggs. Also, since it has not been proven that a New Jersey Devil really exists, we can only guess.

  10. nessie is ugly..no offense but nessie is also very cute in a way XD.. the jersey devil part creeped me out,you know… but cryptids island is like the most interesting island so far..

  11. Know what’s really creepy about the Shroud House? If you return to the attic after using the rope, there it will be again, neatly coiled up where you found it.

    Who put it back? Does someone still live here? Is Mother Whatsherface haunting it? Or did you ever really take it in the first place? Was this all a halucination? Are you going crazy? More importantly, why is the rope also still hanging in the tree outside? AAAAAAAa!

    1. Mother Leeds you mean? Mother Whatsherface was a good one… XD Maybe the Jersey Devil has a rope collection,or maybe they bought it at some kinda Bargain Mart place.. We may never know..DUN DUN DUN!
      P.S. I remember when i whent back after i finished the island,the Raccoon thing repeated itself..XD Raccoons Must Love Hiding in that barrel..

  12. When I was in New Jersey, I had to have my two best friends (they were over for a sleepover) sit RIGHT NEXT to me the WHOLE TIME. They I was chicken, but there was no way I was going in there alone. Thanks for the walkthrough, I have know finished every open to the public island on Poptropica.

  13. Its me, Prickly Dolphin’s best friend, Hazy Girl. By the way, thanks alot for writing the guide. Um, I have two poptropicans Hazy Girl and Massive Bang. They both completed the island. Oh boy! I need one more island before Mystery Train comes. Um, I am not a member not even Massive Bang. But Prickly Dolphin is! – Hazy Girl

  14. Help ! See the problem is that i was playing Cryptids island and i took the picture of Nessie and when i came out of the submarine there was no picture of Nessie in my items so i tried to take it again but she said “i’ve already taken the photo” so now i have no picture and my character wont take another one …………..i tried refreshing the page and loging out but nothing is working . HELP !!

    Hijuyo: If all else fails, you may have to resort to restarting the island.

  15. I can’t find the five dollar bill! Help! There’s an orange tree but I’ve jumped on it, clicked, and everything but no 5 dollar bill! Help?!?!

    Hijuyo: If you’re stuck on any part of an island and there’s no way forward (glitched), you can restart the island.

  16. Wow. This was really helpful! 😀
    Thanks for taking the time to write this all out to help like a hundred people! I found it extremely useful! 😀 Good Job!

    ❤ Bigfoot ❤

  17. Yeah, I agree with Nicky! This was extremely helpful and especially to me and my younger sister because we have problem-solving difficulties. Hehe 😛 We are still a little stuck because I am not sure where to light the lantern or even how! :S

    1. You set the target with the dart pull the dart back and release the left button on the mouse and heres a tip to get bullseye pull the dart back straight to the first end of the table not the second

  18. Hey guys, when I was doing the darts thing for the lil ness boat ticket, I scored 50 points and I won. Here is a tip, Take the dart, click on the dart at the bottom and pull back little bit or alot. Sometimes you will miss and sometimes you will get points Please note that this is true

  19. 50? 111? Wow!!!! Thats a lot of points. I got the whistle and I am now on the part when you have to get the goats in Puerto Rico in the place where you find the chupacabra.

  20. Can i ask u sumthing ? where did u get the cheese ur poptropican is holding ?? just curious XD

    Hijuyo: The Mouse costume on the Poptropica Store.

  21. I’m stuck… PLEASE HELP MMEEEEHHH!!! lol xD anyway, im stuck where it sais “Go find the main farm guide. He will help you. Hide next to the boulders. You will hear a THUMP!”. If you can help please reply! 🙂

      1. Go to the middle star and exit your Jeep. There you will find Mr.Farmguide. He said he set up the trap for the Chupacabra. He hides behind the Chupacabra’s cave. Follow him. A couple seconds later……. THUD! Mr.Farmguide tells you to push the box with chains into his Truck. ( Close your eyes for this!! 😮 ) Push the box into his Truck. BOOM! Chupacabra snarls at you and knocks you down. You crash-land on your butt. Walk to the place where the Chupacabra was standing. You find a tooth. Click or walk by it and it goes into your backpack. Go inside the Jeep and go to Mr.Farm guide’s farm and go inside your helicopter. Click Mew’s Mansion. Go to the lab inside his museum. Give him the tooth.

        Hope that helped you!

  22. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! YOU HELPED ME SO VERY MUCH! YOU HAVE SAVED MY POPTROPICAN STATUS AND NOW I AM A WELL KNOWN POPTROPICAN ON CRYPTIS ISLAND! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK THANK YOUUUU VERRRYY MUCCCHHH! 😀

    1. I know I’ve done the island before but I made a new person. So I close my eyes every time when I pass the window.

      1. when the racoon poped out it scared me and also when i went back down he was in the window!I said oh geez!And when the chupacabra poped out of the bow when i was pushing!

        Peace+Love+Happiness+Hugs=ME!!!(and rainbow ponies!)

  23. Okay so i got a question. How come when I go to Pacific Northwest Bigfoot is not moving not even if I refresh the page?

  24. Ok so I was at the Himalyas and I accidently clicked an ad on the side of the Poptropica page, and the ad takes you to the Chipmunk thing. I returned to Cryptids island but now I can’t get back into the mansion, what should I do???

  25. I somehow can’t find the chupacabra. I was following the directions, but the guy said “I can’t take the chupacabra! I’m going to trap it.” So now I can’t find the chupacabra. What shall I do?

  26. so before i read this i went up the mountain with the guide but didn’t know about the footprint so i went back down… now the guide just says “nice hiking with you” WHAT SHOULD I DOO!!

  27. Anyone notice that when you enter the Jersey Devil House, the address is supposed to be 666, except the last 6 is upside down? 666 is bad…and yeah? Anyone get my point?

    1. Click use on the grappling rope at the base of the tree. Then climb up the rope (you’ll have to jump.) There’s a branch on the right side of the tree at the top. Edge out on it so you won’t grab the rope as you jump and jump up to the nest. You should get the egg.

  28. thanks for the guide, it was very helpful, and its very helpful to many people, congrats, keep it up. p.s The Jersey devil scared me ALOT!!!!!!!!!!! I hope I dont have nightmares!

  29. i don’t get it the npcs say your a kid then they let you drive a motorcycle and a jeep oh well i just destroyed a cpuple of fences

  30. ok im really stubed cause i have done all what this said and he has not told me that there has been a sighting about bigfoot in the southwest

    1. NORTHWEST! NORTHWEST! If you are having difficulty, restart the island and follow the directions to the exact!

  31. i don’t get which way to go on the motorcycle,Pleeeeeease reply

    Peace+Love+Happines+Hugs=ME!!(and rainbow ponies)

  32. Never mind people I’ve figured it out and beat the island!When he poped in the window when I went back down from the attic I’m like Oh geez!It scared the living life out of me!

    Peace+Love+Happines+Hugs=ME!!(and rainbow ponies)

  33. It took me 2 tries to catch him!He went in a huge bush and came out the same way he went in!He is weird.

    Peace+Love+Happines+Hugs=ME!!(and rainbow ponies)

      1. Yeah.� None of them scared me immensely.� No, I shouldn’t know that word.� I am in the 5th grade and I was in the regional spelling bee last year 🙂

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  34. Super thunder ur so cool and that new jersy devil scared the spirit out of me god it was scary i just dreamed that i will be eaten by that devil alive (i dreamed about it after i played the game)….

  35. This walkthrough is great.I completed the island before I even know it!! I was so so scared at the Jersey devil …..It was staring at me!!!!

  36. i want to restart the island because it never told me about a sighting in the northwest but i dont know how

  37. Thanks!! It’s really helpful. Without your help, I would be stuck trying to get to the helicopter!

  38. If you are trying to get the Northwest location, show mr. mews the picture of the Yeti print again, and he’ll give you the location. It’s Much easier than trying to start all over again!

    1. I personally think the hardest island is SkullDuggery. Its just really annoying, and hard to get ships etc. But, yes, this island would be hard without this guide.

  39. Next time could you please leave directions. So i Know when i should go left of write. But otherwise good job for helping me. Thank you so much

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