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New Pop, New Pad: Voting Time!

August 25, 2016August 26, 2016 Spotted Dragon

Hello everyone, Spotted Dragon here again with a Poptropica update!

As you already know, Poptropica will be experiencing some big changes in the upcoming future. We aren’t completely sure what this “New Poptropica” has in store yet, but we do know that we will be getting pets, shoes, and more cool stuff. And ya know what else? We’ll also be getting houses!

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Yep, you heard right! The Pop Creators have shared a few cool designs with us that we get to vote on. And houses are only the beginning!

“The Poptropica Creators are hard at work on the New Poptropica that’s coming later this year — and we need YOUR help! Over the upcoming months we’ll be asking for your opinions on a bunch of different exciting things that relate to the New Poptropica.”

Now that’s some big news. First, New Poptropica is still on track to be released this year! There aren’t too many more months to go in 2016, so this big update seems to be coming very soon! Or at least before 2017, which is something I guess. Maybe some new islands will be released soon after the update?

Second, this isn’t the only part of New Pop that we get to help decide on. Aside from houses, apparently we get to vote on many other features over the next couple months! Of course, they’ve casually asked our opinions on some features, like shoes, over on Twitter before, but we actually are starting to see what they’ve been working on!

So, be sure to vote on your favorite house design by clicking here. From top left to bottom right in the image above, we have Landmark, Rustic, Beach, Tudor, and Castle to choose from. Personally, my favorite is Tudor. 😛

Remember that the poll closes this Sunday, the 28th, at midnight EST. Vote before then! 😀

~SD

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When Robinson Crusoe appears beyond Monkey Wrench Island

August 24, 2016 Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, what’s popping?

Crusoe’s on Home Island! Okay, it’s not the Crusoe of Monkey Wrench Island – it’s Robinson Crusoe from the new animated movie, The Wild Life (but titled Robinson Crusoe outside the US). There’s an advertisement for it on Poptropica, but only on the mobile app (which you can get here – looks like they’ve updated the promo page for that as well!). (Thanks to Friendly Foot for the tip.)

Anyway, I personally found trying to enter the ad room a bit glitchy – you should be able to enter just by tapping the door entrance, but it took me a few tries of logging out. Sometimes an “Action” button would appear in the bottom corner that you could also tap to enter the room.

Once you enter, you can head up to the top left corner of the room to play a game where you have 30 seconds to tap on fruit before they get too close (as indicated by their size). If you experience the glitchiness of some fruit not appearing and causing you to lose like I did, try exiting the game and going back to it – that fix worked for me. The prizes for winning are a Carmello Follower (floating chameleon; pressing the Action button makes him camouflage) and Pirate Costume.

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In other news, RedRiderYT recently pointed out to us that the online Poptropica Shop is no longer selling the custom Poptropican t-shirts and hoodies. Searching for “Poptropica” on the third party website that made the clothing, TV’s Toy Box, results in a “forbidden” error.

If you have one of these shirts or hoodies, that means it’s now a (real life) rare item! Treasure it, keep it, and wear it proudly. You’ll be missed, Poptropica shirt shop.

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Oh and by the way, there’s a new Poptropica tool for customization around, no download required… those who are interested can check it out on the PHB’s Glitching page. 🙂

Don’t forget, this weekend is the Closing Ceremony for the PHB Tribal Tournament! It’s going to be a lot of fun, so try to make it if you can! Check out this post for all the details.

That’s all for now – thanks for popping in, Poptropicans!

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PMFM (Poptropican Meme Face Mondays)

Poptropican Meme Face Mondays: Round 38

August 22, 2016 Ultimate iPad Expert

Heyyo Poptropicans, it’s Ultimate iPad Expert here.

meemkingmeem Thanks to the amazingly talented SmileyFaceOrg for this absolutely awesome image!

Let the Meme King forever rule. Let Memelandia prevail forevermore! Memes! Memes! Memes! Welcome to round thirty-eight of PMFM (Poptropican Meme Face Mondays)!

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The lucky meme-faced Poptropicans this week are rafaa rara, Maganashake, and Rocky Rockstar! And here are the memes:

Feel free to click on the images to view them in their full glory. 😛

More memery today, as well. Celebrating the two birthdays of Giant Raptor and DJScratchStep! Giant Raptor’s is this Wed, and DJScratchStep missed out last week on his chance, but his birthday was on the 13th. Be sure to send them your birthday wishes! 🎉

And last but certainly not least, is SmileyFaceOrg. I did an art trade with her over on DeviantArt. This is my end of the trade and that super dank pic used for the meme at the beginning was made by her. If you want to check out the original image, click here, and I’d highly suggest you check out her whole DeviantArt page, she’s super talented.

Want your own meme face?

Well, it’s simple. Comment on the most recent PMFM post (just choose the top one of the list, here). Be sure to follow the criteria below:

Very crucial: Wear the outfit you want to have in the meme face on Poptropica and keep it on for at least a week.
As mentioned, find the most recent PMFM post (it will be at the top of this list)
Include your Poptropican username in a comment.
Include the meme face you would like on your Poptropican in your comment (a link to an image of the meme is very preferred).
Post your comment and wait! (PMFM is operated on a first come-first serve basis, so your meme face will come after all of the ones before are released).
Just a note: You do not need to re-comment on newer posts if you haven’t gotten yours yet. Once I reply to your comment mentioning “You being added to the list,” then I have seen your comment and added it to my literal list, so yours will be made after each one before is made.

This completes round thirty-eight of meme faces. Tune in next Monday for the next Poptropican Meme Face Mondays!

What do you think about this week’s meme faces? Comment below.

Meme King out. 👑

• Ultimate iPad Expert •

PHB Sneak Peeks

PHB Sneak Peeks: Pets, alternate worlds, and more!

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans!

While Poptropica remains pretty quiet about what they’re working on, our resident glitcher idk recently uncovered some interesting test scenes behind-the-scenes. Keep in mind, as these are test scenes, there’s no guarantee of whether they’ll appear in game eventually. With that said, let’s take a look!

In this scene, we get a backdrop with a scenic mountain range that features a few platforms and a character you can talk to – who’s accompanied by a cute little blob that may be a pet!

We know from Poptropica that pets will be part of the New Poptropica – and this might be one of them. Or maybe just a prototype. Who knows?

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Here’s another room, named “Air Control Test”. According to idk, the red block shoots your character into the air! Wonder what this could be for. Some skydiving, perhaps?

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There was also this rather empty room, save for a character who offers you something to open a treasure chest. Thanks… matey.

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Moving on, here we have a royally-dressed character who seems to be hinting at something super interesting… the idea of other Poptropicans coming from an alternate “Poptropiverse” (probably meaning Poptropica universe)! Could the Realms theory proposed in an earlier Popspiracy be true?? Hmm… perhaps this will be answered through the Poptropica graphic novels, as book 2 hints!

Finally, idk also uncovered these unused graphics for the Daily Pop which featured a “Challenge of the Day”, although the activity is unknown. Perhaps it was replaced by the flash games section.

Anyway, that’s all for this sneak peeks post! Hope you enjoyed the behind-the-scenes look! Keep poppin’ on, Poptropicans. Have a geisha goodbye, courtesy of Shaky Skunk! 🎎

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Contests

To the finish line: coming up, Closing Ceremony!

August 21, 2016August 26, 2016 Slanted Fish

poptribe closing

Hey Poptropic-athletes, it’s been an energetic month of friendly competition for the PHB Tribal Tournament, but we’re almost to the finish line. This Friday, August 26th, we’ll be wrapping up our Games with a Closing Ceremony where we’ll be announcing the winning tribes for each category and the overall reigning champions, so don’t miss it! Here are the details:

7pm Eastern time (that’s 6pm Central, 5pm Mountain, 4pm Pacific, and for all other time zones, check a time converter). In some parts of the world, it may be Saturday (26th) morning.
The party will be on the PHC at discord.me/thePHC – a completely safe chatroom environment where PHB staff and other Poptropicans regularly hang out – with Multiverse, games, and more!
Feel free to pop in and out as your schedule permits – you’ll usually find Poptropicans online at this time! Cheer on your tribe, battle against players in Multiverse rooms, and have fun!

As the tournament draws near its end, keep in mind the final day you can compete in our various competitions: Wednesday, August 24! (Some posts originally said the 21st but it’s been extended.)

Be sure to check out how you might like to participate: for example, there’s the Artistic Athletes round, where you can submit Poptropica fan art, written works, fashion, and Realms. Click here for more info.

The Tribal Thinkers round also ends this Wednesday, August 24. If you haven’t already, check out your tribe’s channel on the PHC and help out your fellow team members with the trivia questions and stolen snapshots we posted earlier! Double-check for mistakes and you could help win more points!

Finally, there’s the Medal Marathon, where you can earn points for your tribe just by playing through Poptropolis Games Island and sending us your scoreboard – the better your rank, the more points you earn, and you can play as many times as you like! Check out this post for all the details.

We hope you’ve had a blast competing in these Games and chatting with tribemates and competitors alike on the PHC this month! We hope you can make it to the final party this weekend (see details above), where we’ll be announcing all the winners on the chat. (Don’t worry, we’ll also have a recap of the results here on the PHB – but the best excitement comes live!)