PHB Specials

Something big is going to be under the tree this year…

Blake

Ahh, the holiday season. Friends, family, presents…

BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THAT…

CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT THE TV SPECIALS Y’ALL!

Speaking of which, remember in my last post, when I said to watch out for something big coming this holiday season? Well, it’s time to reveal said big thing…

Announcing: the 2015 Poptropica Help Blog Christmas Special!

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That’s right, to celebrate the holiday season, me and the other authors are bringing you a full length Christmas special starring the PHB cast! It won’t be animated (mainly because we’re too lazy to do it), but if you want to animate it based on the script we’ll put out, we’ll reward you with lots of crawfish!

Now, how is this going to work exactly? The special will be released in 12 parts, starting December 14th! Each part will range from around 2 to 3 movie-script-style scenes, with a few classic PHB references mixed in!

Well, that’s all for now, Poptropicans! Stay tuned for Part 1 of our big special coming on December 14th!

Magazines

POPCORN, the PHB magazine: issue #28 out now!

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, the butter is back! 😀

Issue #28 of our Poptropica fan magazine, known as The POPCORN, has just been released, with all sorts of Poptropica fan creations, including more of the popular prison interviews by Red Moon, artwork by DjRose4, and more! As usual, this is available as a PDF.

Check out the December 2015 issue now! (Or download it to read offline!)

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To send in entries for The POPCORN, simply email us at [email protected], comment on this blog, or tweet us @Poptropica_Help. We’re looking for all kinds of Poptropica fan creations, including stories, fan art, comics, costumes, island ideas, and whatever else you can think of. We’ll also be scouring the web for some handpicked selections, including the We-Love-Poptropica deviantArt group and our new subreddit! Remember to proofread your own submissions – your work is your responsibility! That being said, we’re always excited to see what you guys come up with. 😀

You can enjoy this issue and all the past issues over on our Magazines page. We’ll be publishing each issue as a PDF, so leave your comments on the posts! We’d love to hear your feedback.

Stay popping, Poptropicans. 😉

Hope you enjoy our pop-pop-Poptropica Help Network fan magazine! :mrgreen:

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Trees and cheers for Week 2’s Sweepstakes winners!

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! The second weekly winners of the Island Hopper Sweepstakes have been announced, with each lucky winner receiving a one-month Poptropica membership.

Congratulations to Strange Penguin, Silly Pear, Grumpy Skunk, Slippery Tiger, and Busy Pear. Enjoy your memberships! 😀 (Learn more about membership with the PHB’s Membership Tour page!)

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Over on the Daily Pop, we’re seeing some sneak peeks of nature! Not sure what all these trees and huts are about just yet, but at least one of these pictures seems to be for the next Poptropica graphic novel. Plus, it looks like the Home Island revamp mentioned earlier is getting more polished, with a shop building on a ship! (For more, check out our Daily Pop Sneak Peeks Archive!)

Hut and Stuff: Quit your jibber jabber.
Under Construction: Open during renovations.
South Pacific: This is some enchanted evening.
Hands Up: The end of the line.
Old Growth: It’s a jungle out there.

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Hungry for some Poptropica cake? (Sorry, we’re out of crawfish today.) Check out this sweet confection that popped right out of the oven known as Poptropica’s Twitter:

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By the way, the Poptropica Help subreddit is always looking for fresh new posts, so pop on over! Promote your Poptropica fansite! Post your Poptropica artwork! Comment on what others are sharing! It’s a fantastic little platform for whatever you make it to be! 😀

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Just keep swimming, Poptropicans. 🐠🐠

Uncategorized

Through Twitter and the Viewing Glass…

Slippery Raptor

Hey, guys! Slip here. Get the pun? It’s time for a new post!

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There’s a new ViewMaster advertisement in Poptropica Main Streets! It previously appeared on the mobile app then, online—don’t worry, both of the ads aren’t the same. They have different prizes for players, so let’s take a look!

The ViewMaster ad features an advertisement room where you can enter and get your prizes. Simply go in and you’ll find yourself inside a place similar to a planetarium.

Now, follow the blue arrows pointing up. It’ll lead you to the first prize: the 360 Teleporter Power. When you’re using this power, your player wears the ViewMaster and travels through several different Poptropica islands, without leaving the room! (Challenge: If you can name all of the islands, you’re awesome!)

To get to the next prize, you can go to the far right of the room until you come across some asteroids and a UFO. There you’ll receive your next prize: the Island Warper Power! With this power, you will warp to an island—like Night Watch or Wild West—you’ll stay for a while and warp back to the place you’re at. Seems fun, right?

Wait, there’s more! You can even try answering the quiz about animals or even try watching their advertisement on the giant ViewMaster in the middle.

If you have nothing left to do, you can exit the advertisement through the rocket at the end. 🙂

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On the other hand, there are some new Twitter tidbits from Poptropica!

Poptropica shared this vine featuring the animation of the Monster Duck Hunt Carnie. Really scary monster. (Need any help with Monster Carnival? Click here!)

Poptropica also shared a photo of their bookshelf at the Poptropica HQ! See any familiar books? Do you have some of them? Comment it down below!

Last but never the least, Poptropica also posted this photo with the hashtags: #truth and #Poptropica. Do you agree with this?

And that’s all of the news and things you need to know! Did you miss me? I hope you did! Did you enjoy this post? Don’t forget to leave a comment!

Catch up on this week’s news with the latest PHB posts:

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–Slippery

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Mixels II: The Merry Mixening

Blake

What’s popping, Poptropicans? Blake here, with another piece of Poptropica news.

Remember in one of my first PHB posts, whenever I covered an ad for the LEGO Mixels? Well, the ad has returned, in order to accommodate the 3 new tribes put into the waves! This includes the Munchos, the Glorp Corp and the Constructos! Note that it’s for boys only.

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Upon entering the ad building, you’ll find yourself greeted by the Munchos leader, Snax. Walk to his right and you can collect the green Dribbal Follower –

– as well as the purple Snax Toss Power! (Thanks to Slippery Raptor for the gifs!)

Now that you’ve gotten your prizes, it’s time to head up top and collect your masks! There’s one for each Mixels tribe, and they’re only here for a limited time, so get them while they’re available!

In other news, four Christmas costumes are back in the Store! They are the Candy Cane, Snowman, Elf (red for girls, green for boys), and Holiday Ball (comes in red, green, and blue). The first two are 75 credits, while the latter two are free (unless you’re a member, in which case they’re all free).

They’re not new, but it’s been a while since they’ve appeared in the Store, so grab ’em if you like! (Thanks to Hyper Gamer and Daisy for the tip.)

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Well, that’s all for now! Stay popping, Poptropicans, and look out for something big dropping from me and some other members of the PHB this holiday season!