Arabian Nights Island, Store

Arabian Nights Ep. 2 & items for members, plus Jeff Kinney interview

Slanted Fish

Helloooo Poptropicans! As of 4pm EST on Thursday, Arabian Nights: Episode 2 (Lair of Thieves) became available to members, which marks the release of the 50th medallion! If you need help, check out our Arabian Nights Island Guide, now updated with a written walkthrough (with pictures) for Ep. 2.

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For more insight into the episode, check out our behind-the-scenes info post or trivia page for Arabian Nights Island. Plus, members can also collect two new freebies in the Store: a Shield and Scimitar!

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After you make it to the end of the episode, remember that you can check your finisher’s rank on the World Champions Player Map. Congrats to PHB author Samwow5 for making it to the top ten!

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In other news, a news site called BellyFeel recently posted a ten-minute Skype interview they had with Jeff Kinney, Poptropica’s founder (and Diary of a Wimpy Kid author). Check out the video below, or read the transcribed conversation on their site.

In the video, Jeff discusses some of the thought processes behind Poptropica, including scrapping the idea of our characters having their own home/apartment, the decision to switch to episode format due to the popularity of mobile gaming, and even a confession about the original name of Poptropica – “Poptropolis” – being altered due to Nicktropolis, as Brave Tomato theorized in a previous post.

And don’t forget the PHB is having a Christmas party next Saturday (Dec 20th) – we’d love to see you there! Check out the invitation post below for more details. 😀

Galactic Hot Dogs Island

Is Galactic Hot Dogs a full island? (+ item names!)

HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

UPDATE: It’s Poptropica-official… Galactic Hot Dogs Island will be a full island! 😀

But do read on for a little extra insight, including the names of the items in the upcoming Island. 😉

I suggested in my last GHD post that the Galactic adventure may be a full island, what with the Poptropica Creators suggesting full islands coming back on Twitter, and there not being an episode section on the island tour page – but more clues lie within Poptropica’s files.

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It seems even more certain than ever before, however, as the island name in the files is labeled “GHD“. Not “GHD1” or “GHD2” – just GHD. Considering that they always file episodic adventures labeled with numbers, it seems odd that they would leave the name after adding all the items for the island.

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What are these items, you ask? An egg, a fuel cell, a fruit, a gelatin salad, a giant spoon, a guano, a map-o-sphere, a seed pod, and of course, the Island Medallion.

Also, they added the icon for GHD Island, which is a giant G… how original. 😛

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TAFN.

-HPuterpop

Advertisements, Popstorms, Sneak Peeks

Goldfish Fun ad: Spooky Shrub costume & Flashlight, plus PopStorm snowmen

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! Remember the Goldfish Fun ad game mentioned last week? Well, it’s still around, but with new prizes – thanks to Scary Plug (again!) for the pics and insight into this ad.

This time, you’ll have to find 3 new items: the pool noodle (above the fence), beach ball (among the tomato plants), and duck swim ring (on the far right) – to get the new Spooky Shrub Costume! Be sure to recharge your flashlight (click the battery icon) every so often.

The second prize is the Goldfish Fun Flashlight, which flashes the ad logo when you press spacebar. You can get by clicking on the three-eyed grinning monster. This flashlight is different from the one you hold in the mini-game, so if you want to keep that, check out this video.

In other news, Poptropica just recently tweeted PopStorm #9, featuring a chorus of singing snowmen! How festive. 😀 Ding dong, ding dong, that is their song…

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That’s all for now, but be sure to check out the posts below for the latest Poptropica news! 🙂

PHB Parties, Web Development

PHB’s Poptropica Christmas Party 2014: you’re invited!

Samwow5

The party’s now over – click here to see the PHB’s recap! 🙂

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Hey everyone! As some of you may remember, the PHB had a Christmas party last year, and it was a blast – so we’re having another one this year! (Yay!) :mrgreen: Here are the event details:

  • WHO: Everyone is welcome to come – you’ll get to chat with Poptropicans and even PHB staff!
  • WHAT: Multiverse parties and lively chat on the Poptropica Help Chat (aka the PHC: join in at xat.com/thephc) – with a holiday twist. Bring your Santa hats, candy canes, and of course, your very merry Christmas spirit!
  • WHEN: December 20, 2014 (Saturday) @ 9pm EST / 8pm CST / 7pm MST / 6pm PST (if you do not live in any of these time zones, use a time converter to find out what time it’ll be in your area!)
  • WHERE: The PHB chatroom, better known as the PHC – xat.com/thephc
  • WHY: To spread Christmas joy throughout the Poptropica community!

As noted above, the party takes place on the PHC (Poptropica Help Chat), and along with chatting on Xat, we’ll be sharing Multiverse codes so we can meet on Poptropica! To access the chat, click “Chat” in the navigational bar at the top of this blog or go to xat.com/thephc. The chat will be moderated, so it’s safe, and any rule-breaking will result in a kick or ban, so please don’t spoil the fun. 😛

If you have any questions, just ask! It’s going to be fun, so see you there. 😀

(Also – check out the making of the party graphic above!)

~SW5~

App, Arabian Nights Island, Glitches

Poptropica for your Kindle Fire & Plundered Armor for members!

HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

I wanted to make a quick post for the Kindle Fire users of the community – I also own a Kindle Fire – to tell them that they can in fact install Poptropica on their Kindle Fire (it’s free, too!). Watch the video below (I apologize for the poor quality of the screen recordings).

The only drawback to this is that you won’t be able to make in app purchases (basically, you won’t be able to install the islands that cost money).

Anyway, I hope you find this tutorial helpful – if you did, consider subscribing to my YouTube channel – I make gaming stuff, art stuff, and Poptropica stuff, so you may want to check it out. 😉

By the way, members can now collect a new free costume – Plundered Armor, available in the Store for Arabian Nights: Ep. 2 (Lair of Thieves), coming out this Thursday for members. Plus, check out the PHB’s Behind the Scenes: Overview & Theory for Arab Ep. 2: Lair of Thieves to get an idea about what’s coming up! We’ll have a guide for the episode as soon as possible. 🙂

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TAFN.

-HPuterpop