Pop Fan Artist Spotlights

Pop Fan Artist Spotlight: Slanted Fish

Hello, Poptropicans, and welcome to another Pop Fan Artist Spotlight! It’s Lucky Joker here, and today I’m featuring the art of the one and only Slanted Fish!

As the primary graphic creator for the PHB, Slanted Fish’s creations can been seen all over the site, such as in the header at the top! As you’ll see, there’s a very distinct look to her art with theย unique shapes, textures, and patternsย she uses. Fishy often draws in a Poptropica-like style, but also experiments with other styles too.

Check out this gallery of some of her work below, which includes my favorite piece of hers,ย “Mighty Action Force.” Click the images to enlarge them:

Slanted Fish’s art is seriously special! Check her out on DeviantArt if you haven’t already. (By the way, Fishy just celebrated her birthday this past Thursday, so send birthday wishes her way!๐ŸŽˆ It’s not too late yet, right? ๐Ÿ˜› )

And that’s it for this spotlight! I hope you liked this look into a Poptropica fanโ€™s artwork! Got any Poptropica fan art of your own? We’d love for you to share it to our DeviantArt group gallery,ย We-Love-Poptropica!

Alsoโ€”on the topic of artโ€”donโ€™t forget to participate in Community Creations this monthโ€”the theme is food! ๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฅฆย Thanks for reading, as always, and Iโ€™ll talk to you all soonโ€ฆ pop on!

โ€“ Lucky Jokerย ๐Ÿ€

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Breaking news: Pets are blasting off to Poptropica!

Hello, everyone! It’s Lucky Joker here along with some huge news โ€” new pets are coming to Poptropica!

In 2016, Poptropica released pet packsโ€”a dog pack and a cat packโ€”to members only, which weren’t very popular among players. But coming soon, Poptropica will have all-new pets in store for us in the Pet Barn! The Creators posted a sneak peek with five animals: a dog, cat,ย chameleon,ย goat, and bunny rabbit.

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They’re so adorable! They’re probably the most adorable animals I’ve ever seen in Poptropica… which brings me to my next bit.

They don’t look quite “Poptropica” to me, if that makes sense. Compared to just about every other animal we’ve seen in Pop, they don’t really fit in โ€”ย they look more suited to Worldsย with the extra shading and thicker limbs if you ask me. Not really a complaint though, just an observation. ๐Ÿ™‚


Also, the Blast-Off Arcade has been remastered and has officially opened! There are a few differences to be noted since the lase time it was open.

Blast-Off! Arcade

There have been a few minor design changes here and there, but the biggest difference would probably be with the Blaster Crazy game, or should I say,ย Blaster Attack.

Instead of being an ad game for the LEGO Star Wars play sets, it is now more original to Poptropica (and a little reminiscent of Astro-Knights Island in particular).

The gameplay is pretty much the same as before: first, choose a blaster, then, dodge and blast obstacles by moving your mouse around and pressing the space bar.


Lastly, an advertisement for Disney’s upcoming animated movie, Ralph Breaks the Internet, has surfaced and can be found on Home Island. There are two prizes to be earned, and to earn the first one, you must watch the video trailer. Go ahead and do that now… finished? ๐Ÿ˜‰ Now onto the mini-game!

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The mini-game is really easy, and mimics the one you’ve probably seen the little girl playing in the trailers for the movie on YouTube!

All you have to do is swipe the milkshakes to the cat, and swipe the pancakes to the bunny in the allotted timeโ€”without making more than seven mistakes. Don’t worry, the bunny won’t explode. ๐Ÿ˜œ

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Once you complete the game, you’ll win a Blockhead Transformer card and an awesome Vanellope Glitch Power card! Congratulations!

And that’s about it for now! What do you think about the Blast-Off Arcade? Are you going to watch “Ralph Breaks the Internet” in theaters next Wednesday? Most importantly, how do you feel about these new pets? Share it all in the comments below!

Thanks for reading as always, and I’ll talk to you in the next one… pop on!

โ€“ย Lucky Jokerย ๐Ÿ€

 

PHB Sneak Peeks

The lost jewels of Poptropica

Hey, guys! It’s time to uncover some more lost items from the depths of the Poptropica files. Thanks to idk for sharing these gems with us on the PHC. Let’s get started!

Below, we have two jewels that could have appeared inย Nabooti Island: theย Lumbar Jewel and theย Third Eye Jewel. There are some interesting differences between these scrapped jewels and the final in-game jewels. The scrapped jewels have mystical names rather than just being referred to by their respective colors (for example, Lumbar Jewel vs. Orange Jewel), and they lack the strange inscriptions that the in-game jewels possess.

 

The Third Eye Jewel doesn’t look like any of the seven jewels in the game. It’s not quite blue or purpleโ€”probably indigo. On the other hand, the Lumbar Jewel might be the orange jewel that’s found on the Nabooti Monument; it might be in the game but not as a collectible item. idk said, “Take the exact details with a grain of salt. The item card data was never finalized, meaning some details are a little off, like the card’s background color and text size.”

idk also found a lost scene from Reality TV Island. He said: “[It’s] an image of Reality TV Island’s beta found in an old Viewmaster ad. It appears the scene was located directly to the left of the main camp and was called ‘The Thick Jungle’.”

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If you’d like to see more lost items from Poptropica, check out these PHB posts from 2014, 2016, and another fromย this past September.

That’s all for now! What do you think of these behind-the-scenes glimpses? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. Thank you for reading, and have a good day!

โ€”Gentle Dolphin

 

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Lego Island for all, new gifts for members, and costumes for the dead

Hey, guys!ย Itโ€™s time toย leggoย ofย ourย worries andย giftย ourselves with the knowledge of new updates. I promise you wonโ€™t feelย deadย after hearing about these!!! ๐Ÿ˜€ (Iโ€™ll see myself out… just kidding.)

Theย Creators have been busy updatingย Poptropicaย with new features and perks for all players. For example,ย Home Island was given a complete redesignย less than two weeks ago, and theย Blast-Offย Arcadeย wasย accidentally releasedย a mere two days ago! And now:

Lego Island has officially been released onย Poptropicaย Original!

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Itโ€™s been almost nine months since the previous island, Greek Sea Odyssey, was released to players onย Poptropicaย Worlds. Now, for the first time in forever, a new island has appeared, and onย Poptropicaย Original nonetheless. We showed you unofficial sneak peeks before, and now you can access Lego Island from the map on Pop Original.

At this point, Lego Island consists of a Main Street scene containing three ads, each advertising a different Lego product. The three ads that are currently on Lego Island are for LEGO Boost, LEGOย Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, and LEGO Friends. The ads for Boost and Ninjago have already appeared before on Poptropica Original.

On the far right, you will find the ad for LEGO Boost. All you need to do is watch the video to get a Robot Cat Follower.

The ad to the right is for theย LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzuย series. Go inside and talk to Zane to start the mini-game.ย Repeatedly click your mouse to jump over the obstacles on the ground, and release to avoid the ones from above.

After completing the mini-game, you will win two awesome prizes: a Shadow Ninja costume and a Dragon Follower!

The ad on the far right is for LEGO Friends. Enter the building and talk to Stephanie to start the mini-game, which is a scavenger hunt. Your goal is to find the eleven items on your checklist.

After finding all eleven items, you will receive two items of your own: a Wind Surfboard and a Wave Runner.

These are the only ads on Lego Island at the moment. A recent post on the Creators’ Blog encouraged fans to check the island often as new items are added. It’s likely that more ads will appear and replace already existing adsย on the island as updates come and go. If you’re paid member, you get to keep your prizes even after the ad campaigns end.


Speaking of paid members,ย aย new trio of member gifts have arrivedย just in time for November! As always, members willย automaticallyย receive these gifts upon logging intoย Poptropicaย Original. This month, members will receive aย Wolf Costume, andย Sheep Costume, and aย Scarecrow Costume.ย ย 

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One thing I want to mention is that these costumes are accessed through theย Costumizer. This time, members can pick and choose what pieces of the costume they want to wear,ย as opposed toย the whole costumeย being put onto the player.ย (Donโ€™t worry, non-members. You can get the Wolf Costume by using this ASG.ย ๐Ÿ˜‰ย )ย ย 


Last but not least, the Creatorsโ€™ Blog celebrated Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)ย withย a celebratory postย onย Novemberย 2. The post contained aย brief description of the Mexican holiday along with its origins and traditions.

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If you like the costumes shown in the picture, you can get them for free in the store. The girls’ costume was designed by our very own Lucky Joker, the winner of Poptropica’s Halloween costume design contest! Be sure to get these costumes before the next store update comes and takes them away to the afterlife…

Thank you for reading, and have a good day!

-Gentle Dolphin

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Teen Titans Blast Off… to the Arcade!

Hello, Poptropicans, how’s it going? It’s Lucky Joker here along with the all-new Blast-Off Arcade on Home Island!

Just yesterday the arcade was accidentally released ( I say ‘accidentally’ because the “Coming Soon” tape has not yet been removed), and it’s been pretty popular so far. I’ve already gone in myself and must I say it looks out of this world! Here’s a full picture of the beta version from PHC frequent, idk:

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It’s worth noting that slight changes have been made to this version that makes it different to what we actually see in the game. Examples include the games Blasteroids!” &ย Crash-Derby!”ย being changed to Blaster Crazy!” & “Crash-n-Bash!”, as well as more bouncy creatures being added all throughout the room. Let’s take a more thorough look into each of these games…

Head-to-Head:

In this machine are three of the eight classic multiplayer games we all know and love, which include: Balloons, Sky Dive, and Star Link.

Poptastic!:

In this single-player game, all you have to do is pop the balloons before they get to close simply by clicking on them.

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Blaster Crazy!:

This single-player game looks to be an advertisement for the LEGO Star Wars play sets. First, choose player, then, dodge and blast obstacles by moving your mouse around and pressing the space bar.

Crash-n-Bash!:

This game is also an advertising single-player gameย โ€” this time for the movie Cars 3. In this game, you have three character options to choose from, where you’ll race and dodge obstacles by moving your mouse around.


In less exciting news, a new ad has surfaced โ€” this time forย Teen Titans Go! from Cartoon Network โ€” and is accessible via the island map.

There are two prizes to be collected, and to get them, you must watch the video advertisement for the first one, and play the game for the second one.ย After the video finishes, you are immediately taken to the game.

To complete the game, all you have to do is continuously press your space bar to blast upcoming obstacles without losing any of your six lives โ€” it’s pretty easy actually. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Once you do so, you’ll earn a really cool Beast Boy Power card and a Beast Boy Costume.

And that’s it for now! What do you think of the new arcade? Thanks for reading as always, and I’ll talk to you all soon…pop on!

โ€“ Lucky Jokerย ๐Ÿ€