Here’s what just happened:
- This morning, I walked by Fred’s Fruit Stall in Eastman. He said that a few of his strawberries were stolen. Isn’t that a strawrobbery? 😛
- I flew to Istanbul on Game Show Island, to buy something, when a robot started going amok. He turned the place into a flee market.
- A new exhibit got stolen from the art museum in Counterfeit Island— it was a sculpture made out of soap. The thief had a clean getaway.
- I got a ticket for speeding last night in New Jersey looking for the Jersey Devil. It wasn’t a fine night for me.
- The last thing I heard about Ringmaster Raven, is that he was arrested for committing a featheral offense.
Enough with the puns! Let me welcome you to the other half of Stolen Snapshots for this round! It’s been two weeks since the last round and we’re here to start anew!
The previous half of the round was so cool—everyone tried their best to participate and guess the snapshots! Shall we open the answers? I hope you’re ready because here we go!
- SOS Island, the red warning light on the island’s rescue camp.
- Astro-Knights Island, the cracked window of the Crop Circle Inn.
- Wimpy Boardwalk, the lights on the Fastball Fury sign.
- Reality TV Island, the poster on the window inside Mike’s Market.
- Survival Island (Episode 4: Cabin Fever), one of the tapestries on MVB’s wall.
For what you’ve all been waiting for, who won? Who nabbed all the correct answers? Well, no one did, but I’ll be giving credit to those who nearly won! You guys are truly awesome.
- PoptropicaPerfectSky 🌟
- Lucky Joker 🌟
- MariotropicaX 🌟
Here are the other snapshots coming to you for this month! Check out the announcement below for more information. (Click the images to enlarge them.)
Stolen Snapshots: July 2016 (Part 2)
For the announcement, Stolen Snapshots will be on a short hiatus in order to give way for the Poppies (Yes, it’s coming!) and I hope you have fun. Stolen Snapshots will be back in August for something new. :))))
Mechanics:
- You are only allowed to have 1 answer for each picture. You may leave your guesses in the comments of the post or the PHB’s Stolen Snapshots page.
- If you think the answer is wrong, you can try and comment again.
- Answers will be revealed each round in the post, not the comments section.
- There are 5 winners each round, to be featured in the next post.
- Anything unrelated to the snapshots will not be accepted.
- Of course, enjoy the game!
Reward
Check back next month to see if you made it to the Hall of Famers! All of the winners will get a chance to be immortalized on the Stolen Snapshots page, right here on the PHB!
🦄 Ponytropica 🦄 
This is the My Place in Poptropica story of Clean Shark, who began playing Poptropica since it first began and enjoys being part of the community. See below for details on sending in your own MPIP!
2007-2008 | Poptropica’s Early Days
Back in 2007, I frequently visited the Funbrain website. I found an advertisement for this thing called Poptropica. My older sister told me that she played this game at school a lot, and she introduced it to me. I decided to try it out, immediately got hooked, and played it frequently, even though the only island was Early Poptropica at the time. I remember there not being a blimp at all.
I wondered if the game would ever update with something new, and I think I saw a “Coming Soon: Shark Tooth Island” on the home page. That got me excited, and soon enough Shark Tooth came out. It was fantastic, even though I didn’t know how to beat it for a while. However, I figured it out and I replayed that and Early Poptropica frequently.
Now that there was a blimp and a map, I could see the upcoming islands, Time Tangled and Monster Carnival. I knew that I would enjoy this game for a long time. Island after Island came out, and the game just got bigger and better. I figured out how to save my account, and I got costumes from the new Poptropica Store. It felt amazing.
2009-2011 | That Unimportant Middle Part
Honestly, nothing truly interesting happened during these years. Sure, the map was enormous and I completed every island using the Official Poptropica Guidebook, but other than that I don’t really remember anything too interesting going on.
I think the coolest thing that happened at this time was when Wimpy Wonderland came out, because I was a huge Diary of a Wimpy Kid fan at the time, and seeing my favorite book and favorite game come together was amazing.
2012-2013 | Discovering the Community
Twisted Thicket Island, I swear. I wanted to beat it so badly since it had just come out, but I had no clue how to complete it. Just when I was about to give up, I realized something: What if I just looked up a guide on the internet?
It was then that I found the Poptropica Help Blog. I looked around and found the guide to Twisted Thicket, and I soon joined the community as “clean shark”. Not the most interesting name, heh. I used guides on tons of islands I didn’t know how to complete, and I knocked out every single one. It felt amazing.
Through the PHB, I found out all sorts of stuff about Poptropica. I learned about the Mystery of Monster Carnival Island, the island that had disappeared years before. I found out all sorts of information about Poptropica. I was completely invested.
2014-2015 | Losing Interest
Before this time, I thought I’d never stop playing Poptropica. Boy, was I wrong! About a couple of years later, I just completely lost interest in the game. I started thinking the game was becoming terrible, with episodic islands and such. I could care less about it, but I occasionally logged on to keep my account active, since I had some valuable stuff in it.
However, the Poptropica Help Blog introduced me to communities on the Internet, and I eventually made friends online on sites like Google+. I didn’t know if I’d ever come back to Poptropica, but I thought I might since I knew people regain interest in stuff they liked when they were younger. And speaking of regaining interest…
2016 | Returning to Poptropica
Near the end of the school year, I found Poptropica on the App Store. Since I easily got bored at school, I downloaded the app and played some of the older, classic Islands on there, 24 Carrot and Time Tangled respectively (now converted to SUIs – sound updated islands).
I saw a new Island called “Escape from Pelican Rock”, and it was about breaking out of prison. I thought it sounded rather interesting, and so I played it. I fell in love with it, and I thought that perhaps I was wrong about Poptropica going downhill. I played the other Islands like PoptropiCon, which I loved as well.
After that, I decided to return to the Poptropica Help Blog to get out of spots where I got stuck, and I eventually came back into the community. I have a bad habit of typing overly-long comments, though, haha. I’m a pretty big fan of Poptropica again and I’m eager to see how Poptropica 2.0 turns out.
To conclude, I’m a longtime fan of Poptropica, and being in the Poptropica community led me to become an internet star! (not really… just kinda well known on Google+…) Anyway, my name is Clean Shark, and this was My Place in Poptropica!
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Hope you enjoyed this “My Place in Poptropica” story! Feel free to send in your own (please include a minimum of 550 words, type with good spelling and grammar, divide it into labeled sections, and include your username). Look out for more community MPIPs in the future!
~the PHB