🏝️ Poptropica Help Blog 🗺️

Hey guys! We already know that the BoxTrolls ad has been showing up on some islands, but two new ads have popped up too. Unlike a lot of ads, these don’t come with a “quest” or “game”, just a video for one and a click for the other.

First up is Disney Infinity, which now includes superheroes. You can find it on Reality TV Island. All you have to do is watch a video to earn your prize, which is a “Bring on the Super Heroes” power. When activated, a screen appears with a few Marvel super heroes, but that is pretty much it.

The second ad is for Mr. Peabody and Sherman, coming to Blu-Ray and DVD on October 14. You can find it on Steamworks Island, and all you have to do is click it to earn your two prizes: a pink Cake Costume and a link to take Penny’s Personality Quiz (which tells you somewhere you should visit).

I mainly wanted to tell you guys about these ads because the pink cake costume would go great with Poptropica’s birthday balloon and costume! Sadly, it wasn’t here in time for the PHB’s party (which you can see the recap for here).

Also, the Creators recently featured some more awesome new Land creations on their Twitter page:

Rough Peanut’s deli

Big Raptor’s house

Creepy Gamer’s statue

Fierce Wolf’s “Despicable Me” minions

Neat Beetle’s… awesome house thing

Amazing work! The Creators even said that Big Raptor’s creation was their favorite yet. It’s kind of hard to see, but the interior design definitely is detailed. 😉

~SD

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Atlantis Ep. 3 in-app purchase, GHD, & more Jeff Heim

September 24, 2014November 30, 2014 Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! This past weekend, we celebrated Poptropica’s (and Samwow5’s) birthday on the PHC, and the recap post is now up! But a few other things have happened too – so read on for more.

Mission Atlantis: Ep. 3 costs $0.99 on the iOS app

The final episode of the Mission Atlantis trilogy (Ep. 3: Out of the Blue) is now available on Poptropica’s iOS app – but it comes as an in-app purchase costing US$0.99, which is new for this app!

Asked why they put a price on the episode, Poptropica tweeted that it was to pay for all the work and resources that go into keeping the game running. Fair enough – just remember you can still play it for free online! If you need a walkthrough, check out our Mission Atlantis Island Guide. 🙂

Galactic Hot Dogs mega-dog game on iOS app

Also on Poptropica’s iOS app is an ad game for Galactic Hot Dogs, which you can find on the map. (It’s been around before, and now it’s back.) To win, just keep running right, jumping over obstacles or blasting objects on the ground (you’ll shoot automatically). Don’t let the robots catch up to you!

When you reach the end, you’ll find that Princess Dagger stole the mega-dog, but she’ll give it back and you’ll get a Jack Transform and Neon Wiener Follower for your app character. Cool! 😛

More on Jeff Heim

Recently, PHB reader Captain Spencer sent a little fan email to Jeff Heim (known for making much of Poptropica’s music) and even got a reply (pictured below)! From this, we now know why his Poptropica username is jeffheim88 – it’s his birth year, which means right now he’s around 26! (Btw: if you want to contact him over Gmail, that’s his email name too; just don’t spam him too badly with your love! 😛 )

Also, we’ve found that he’s not allowed to share what islands will be made into SUIs (sound-updated) next, but we do know that it’ll happen, as the track for Back Lot Island is in the first music album.

And a big thanks to Jeff for reading the Poptropica Help Blog! Thanks for the Facebook mention! 😀

How many Poptropicans does it take to change a lightbulb?

If you saw the Creators’ Blog post asking this question, well, we can help with that! Blake made a PHB post not too long ago about the BoxTrolls ad currently on Main Streets (such as Mythology or Reality TV), but if you missed it in the onslaught of posts that have hit our blog this week, click here to catch up on how to “balance the BoxTrolls”! The advertised movie comes to theaters this Friday.

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Anyway, that’s it for now, but be sure to keep up with all the latest goings-on of the Poptropica world in the posts below! Stay popping, Poptropicans. 🙂

PHB Parties

Recap: PHB’s birthday parties for Poptropica & Sam!

September 23, 2014September 23, 2014 Samwow5

Hey everyone! As you may know, I turned 15 years old yesterday, and Poptropica is seven as of this month! For the occasions, we had a party and invited everyone to join us on the PHC and Poptropica! Check out the recap pics and summary below. We hope you had a great time! 😀

Our new 7th birthday balloons and lucky costumes were flaunted in Multiverse rooms, along with other special effects like fireworks. Plus, we competed in lots of head-to-head game battles!

While the Multiverse rooms were in full swing, the Poptropica Help Chat (PHC) was rocking as well! People were drawing on the Doodle feature and making cool Poptropica Portraits, wishing me and Poptropica a happy birthday, and just having a good time chatting. Most of the PHB authors showed up for the event as well (me, HP, Blake, BT, SD, & Fishy)! And Pixel – you may call me a monkey, but I’m more like a gorilla. Get your facts straight, buddy! 😛

I was also hosting a music station on plug.dj where people could take turns sharing their favorite music, so many of us were listening to music on top of chatting on the PHC and hanging out on Poptropica!

Talk about a party – thanks to everyone who came! You made my birthday party special, and I’m sure you made the Pop Creators happy by celebrating Poptropica’s birthday too! Thanks again, and I hope you all enjoyed the party!

~SW5~

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Pop the “7” balloon for Poptropica’s 7th birthday costume!

September 19, 2014January 10, 2015 Samwow5

Hey everyone! In addition to the free 7th birthday balloon that everyone can claim in the Store, the Creators have also released a special 7th birthday costume – and it’s not the usual cake suit this time around! Thanks to my good friends Squeezy Wing & Pixel for the picture on the right:

As explained on Poptopica’s 7th birthday page (which, strangely, has pics from the 6th birthday), what you need to do to claim this lucky outfit is simply to visit any common room during the celebration, find the special “7” balloon (it may take several tries before it shows up, so be patient and keep trying!). Pop it with a click to get the Lucky 7th Birthday Costume! Contrary to the Creators’ claim, the balloon is not golden in color – it’s green and blue!

7 balloon2

(Thanks to Quiet Eagle for the balloon pic!) I’ve got to say though, that costume you get is pretty cool!

7thbday carousel

Anyway, don’t forget that the PHB is having a Poptropica/PHC party this Saturday in celebration of Poptropica’s 7th birthday (and also my 15th)! We hope to see you there with your birthday balloons and lucky costumes – for details on the event, check out the post below! Seven cheers for Poptropica!

PHB Parties

Poptropica’s 7th & Sam’s 15th birthday party!

September 19, 2014September 21, 2015 Samwow5

note: The party has ended; thanks to all who came! Click here for a recap! 🙂

Hey everyone! As you may have gathered from the invitation above, you’re all invited to join the PHB in celebrating Poptropica’s 7th birthday this Saturday, September 20th on our official chat, the PHC! I’ll also be turning 15, and I’d really love to celebrate with you all! Just to reiterate, here are the details:

WHO: Poptropicans of all ages who want to hang out & have fun!
WHAT: Partying in Multiverse rooms on Pop, playing games, and chatting on the PHC, and possibly playing some music on plug.dj
WHEN: Saturday, September 20th @ 7pm EST / 6pm CST / 5pm MST / 4pm PST (for those who don’t live in America, use a time converter to check when that’ll be in your time zone!)
WHERE: the Poptropica Help Chat (PHC) – click here to access it!
WHY: Birthday celebrations – Poptropica’s 7th and Samwow5’s 15th!

Update: Poptropica retweeted our tweet about the party! Whether they’ll come remains to be seen, but it would be so cool if they did! Anyway, thanks for spreading the word, Poptropica!

For those who are unfamiliar with the PHC, that’s the Poptropica Help Chat, the official PHB hangout. It’s a great place to chat with other Poptropicans anytime, not just when we’ve got a party going on, and sometimes you might even get to meet PHB staff – I’ll be there for this, naturally!

The chat is moderated for safety and we do have rules to maintain harmony, so be sure to familiarize yourself with our chat policy and ranks on our Chat page, which you can find by clicking “Chat” in the menu above. Also, it’s okay to chat about other topics besides Poptropica while you’re on the PHC!

Anyway, hope to see you there! Bring your 7th birthday balloons for the big event! 😀