Bonus Items

Dare to enter the Haunted House?

LJ

Boo! It’s Lucky Joker here, how’s it going?

Halloween is less than two weeks away, and what better what way to immerse yourself into the season than playing the classic Haunted House mini-quest? Yup, that’s rightย โ€” the Haunted House mini-quest is back, and with an all-new prize to be won! Click the ad on the billboard on Home Island to get there.

If you need help anywhere along the way, feel free to refer to ourย Haunted House Guideย here on the PHB, so you can win yourself a Pale Zombies power card. ๐Ÿ˜‰

That’s not all that Poptropica’s doing for Halloween โ€” there’s also the Halloween Photo Booth, for which the Creators are challenging you to make your best spooky picture and post it on Instagram with the hashtag #SpookyPop!

halloween pop

And, here on the PHB, we’ve got a couple things going too…

๐ŸŽƒย Spooky Reminders ๐ŸŽƒ

Well, that’s it for now! Stick around the PHB for more spooky shenanigans in the month of October, and I’ll talk to you all soon… pop on!

โ€“ Lucky Jokerย ๐Ÿ€

 

Advertisements

The three (or four) realms of ads

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, what’s popping?

If you head over to the map, you’ll find three new ads with prizes to play with! Everyone can play, of course, but members especially have a new incentive to play โ€” they get to keep these prizes even after the ad campaigns end.

The most extra of these new ads is a castleย for the upcoming Disney flick, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, in theaters November 12. Talk to the girl in the purple dress, Clara, to begin the game, wherein you jump over obstacles in some creepy woods to chase a mouse with a key. Plus, if you turn up your sound, you’ll hear the spooky version of the Monster Carnival Island theme in the background!

Upon completion, you’ll win two prizes: a Music Box handheld item and Soldier Transformation costume and power.

The Music Box, when activated, will send snow falling on your screen and play a twinkly “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” The Soldier Transformation, besides being a costume, can also send out soldiers to run out by your orders.

Another ad going on โ€” and this one also with sound! โ€” is for Frosted Flakes, with the premise being “a concert in the park.” Talk to Tony the Tiger to start the game, which is like Guitar Hero but with cereal. With volume up, you’ll hear guitar riffs in the background.

Once you’ve successfully played your set, you’ll win a Tony Transform (which turns your character into Tony) and Cereal Rain, which sends various colors of Frosted Flakes falling down your screen.

One more ad, and this one’s simpler: LEGO Boost has video stall on Mythology Island. Watch the vid, and you’ll get a Robot Cat Follower. Meow.

And now for some ads of our own…

  • The PHB’s 10th Annual Halloween Contest is in full swing, and we eagerly await your entries! Enter your most casual or creepy costumes before it’s too late…
  • Community Creations is also seeking entries this month for the theme of “Villains”! Create something (even if just for fun) and send it in!
  • The Poptropica Creators are doing a contest with the Halloween Photo Booth. Post your creations on Instagram and use the tag #SpookyPop to enter!

Until next time, Poptropicans! Keep ‘troppin on. ๐Ÿญ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ˜ธ

<ใƒป)))><<

 

Web Development

The new login screen is live!

Sporty Boa

Hey, Sporty Boa here! What’s up Poptropicans? I’ll tell you what’s up โ€” it’s the brand new login screen for Poptropica Original!

That’s right, yesterday the login screen we caught glimpses of was released on Poptropica Original. And who else to greet us into this new experience but the pink fluffy bunny himself, Dr. Hare?

newloginscreen

He’s not the only one โ€” throughout the new login sequence, you’ll find other fan-favorite Poptropica pals!ย New players will still be able to customize their age, outfits, and name, but the user experience is different, bringing a bright and poppy twist to the old classic screen that had been around for 11 years.ย (More on the changes were covered in our original sneak-peek post about the update.)

So whatcha waiting for? You can go experience this new login screen for yourself on Poptropica.com, as well as voice your opinions in the comments below.

I personally really like this change, as it gives a fresh new take on the old login experience! Well folks, stay awesome and I’ll catch you later. Boa out!

Advertisements, Membership, Photo Booth

It’s all tricks & treats in Poptropica!

LJ

How’s it going, spooktropicans? It’s Lucky Joker here with a couple of updates to share with you all today!

First off, a new membership benefit has been implemented into the game. Now, members who win items from advertisement games will be able to keep the prizes after the ad disappears!

prizes

Not a huge deal, but still pretty cool nonetheless. I find many of the prizes from the ad games quite amusing. ๐Ÿ˜›

If you’re not a member, though, don’t worry โ€” the creators say that they’re working on some new stuff for all players expected to launch this year! We’ll see if that happens…

In the meantime, we also have the largest ASG collection you can take advantage of to deck your character in retired ad costumes and lots more!

In other news… with Halloween approaching, it’s the perfect time to create a photo with all the new fun options that have recently been added to the Photo Booth! Check out the few that I made:

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And there’s plenty more props and characters where those came from… I guess you’ll have to try it out for yourself. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Plus, you can even have the chance to have your creation featured on the Official Poptropica Instagram account; just post it on Instagram with the hashtag #spookypop!

One more thing: If youโ€™re feeling especially artistic in this spooky season,ย be sure to participate inย this monthโ€™sย Community Creations. The theme for October isย Villains!

That’s all for now, and I’ll talk to you all soon…pop on!

โ€“ Lucky Jokerย ๐Ÿ€

Contests

๐Ÿ The PHB’s 10th Annual Costume Competition: the Casual & the Creepy ๐ŸŽƒ (Win a Pop membership!)

Slanted Fish

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Calling all Poptropicans! Have you got what it takes to dress your Poptropican up for the season? Then enter your costume into the Poptropica Help Blog’s 10th Annual Costume Competition! (Can you believe we’ve been doing this for ten years??)

This year we’re presenting two categories: the “Casual” for your everyday style as well as theย traditional “Creepy.” You can enter from Poptropica Original and/or Worlds!

Tips for a casual or creepy costume

As you put together your entry (or entries โ€” feel free to submit as many times as you like!), keep in mind the following:

  • ๐Ÿ Be original!ย Instead of just using all the parts of one costume that already exists, mix and match to create your own unique costume.
  • ๐ŸŽƒย For CREEPY VIBES:ย There are someย great Halloween costume partsย at the ghoul gathering from the end of theย Haunted Houseย quest from the Store, but be creative and search in other places too! We have tools like theย Avatar Studio Giftย (ASG) andย iPopย to help you find just the right parts you need.
  • ๐Ÿ˜Žย For CASUAL VIBES: In addition to our massive ASG collection, simply hopping about in other places can help you locate some cool pieces! Try the Home Island “New You” place, clothes from Night Watch Island mall stores like “In the Now,” as well as browsing your friends’ threads to see what they’ve got!
  • ๐Ÿ Keep your costume intactย until after the winners are announced on October 31 (Halloween). If you change your costume before then, we may not see it!ย If you donโ€™t want to keep the costume on your main account, you can create a new one and post the link to that instead. Or, send us aย screenshotย from theย Avatar Studioย in the same way as you see cropped on ourย ASG page. (Entries for Worlds will require a screenshot โ€” donโ€™t worry, itโ€™s a simple process!)
  • ๐ŸŽƒย Optional:ย Give your costume a groovy name.ย Itโ€™ll help your costume stand out even more, and if it wins, weโ€™ll refer to it by the name youโ€™ve given it!

How to enter your costume

Once you’ve assembled your costume on Poptropica, here’s how to share it with us:

  • ๐Ÿญย To post your entry forย Poptropica Original,ย go to theย Avatar Studio, type in your username, clickย Load, click on theย Linkย to highlight it, right-click and chooseย Copy. Then, go to the comments section right here onย this post, right-click and chooseย Paste, type in your comment (you can include your username if youโ€™d like to) and submit it, so we can view your costume by clicking the link!
  • ๐Ÿญย To post your entry forย Poptropica Worlds,ย go to your closet and take a screenshot (see instructions hereย for screenshotting on any computer or mobile device). Then, upload your screenshot on an image hosting website such asย imgurย orย TinyPic, copy the link to your image, and insert the link into your comment so we see it!

For both categories, you can submitย as many entriesย as you like, but if you do, make sure toย use multiple accountsย so that you donโ€™t overwrite the last costume you put on. Remember, though, you can only win aย maximum of one time for each game.

The contestย closesย on Tuesday,ย October 30. Winners will be announced October 31.

Winners & Prizes

  • ๐Ÿ‘ปย On Halloween (October 31), weโ€™ll make a post featuring the winning costumes on theย front page of the PHBย for all to see,ย *PLUS*ย 3 top winners will each receive aย one-month Poptropica membership, courtesy of the Poptropica Creators!
  • ๐Ÿ‘ปย The winning costumes will also beย immortalizedย on the PHBโ€™sย Costumes page, where you can see examples of past Halloween winners.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ปย Weโ€™ll haveย 10 winners totalย โ€“ 5 costumes for each category โ€“ as well as some honorary mentions for just the post, but not the page. Three top winners will be selected from among the ten.

๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸŽƒโœจย Happy Costumizing! โœจ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ˜Ž

๐Ÿฆ‡ย P.S. If youโ€™re feeling especially artistic in this spooky season,ย be sure to participate inย this monthโ€™sย Community Creations. The theme for October is Villains!