Labs (Land), Nintendo DS Game

Forgotten Islands (DS) & Land: what’s to come

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Is that aย new Poptropica video game?! Hmm… remember Brave Tomato’s post where she mentioned a certain part of the Creators’ Blog that hinted at a new video game in the sidebar?

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Well, her findings have paidย off! According to a recent tweet from the Creators, this new video game will be coming soon. Specifically, the game is for 3DS and is called Poptropica: Forgotten Islands. Sound familiar? Yep, it was an iOS app. Below are previews to what the game will hold:

Poptropica: Forgotten Islands for the 3DS will come out on October 14, 2014, but you can pre-order it now forย about $30. By clicking the link in the previous sentence, you can also see the synopsis and other details for the game. If it’s anything like the iOS version that already exists, though, you can read all about it and see plenty of screenshots in the PHB’s walkthrough!

In other news, we are expecting another Poptropica Land update soon. A recent Poptropica tweet gives hints for what will be added in the update. (Click to enlarge the image.)

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As you can see, the sneak peekย shown above features furniture (a table, anย armoire/cabinet, and a suit of armor), plusย various animals. Hopefully we will get to play withย these features (and more?) soon enough. Plus, willย we possibly be able to customize parts of the animals? They do look fairly Poptropican size. ๐Ÿ™‚

~SD

Survival Island

Will you ever escape? (Survival Ep. 5 details!)

Hi Gs,

Survival Island is coming to a close, and the last episode’s title and description have been revealed on the officialย tourย pageepisode 5 is titled “Escape!” (or escahpay for Finding Nemo fans ๐Ÿ˜› ), and the description reads below –

The hunt is on! In the darkness before dawn, can you turn the tables on your pursuer and escape the woods once and for all?

What can we look forward to as we escape from the legendary game hunter Myron Van Buren? We know someoneย – presumably Max McGullicuttyย – will be waiting to help us get out of the woods, and from the looks of these Daily Pop sneak peeks from the past month or so, it looks like we may be revisited by some familiar animal friends or (foes?), like the bear from the cave in episode 1 and the two beavers from episode 2! Plus, it seems our rescuer M.M. has a secret hideout…

Any theories on how we’ll be able to outsmart MVB? Will we end up byย his bedside to gloat about our victory, like the hero of the story The Most Dangerous Game, which the past episode of Survival appears to be inspired by? Share your thoughts in the comments and stay tuned for the latest news on the Poptropica Help Blog! ๐Ÿ™‚

TAFN.

-HPuterpop

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When does the line form?

Hi Gs,

The Creators just announcedย that episode 1 of Poptropicon Islandย – Line Forms Here – is coming out for Poptropica members next Thursday, August 28. If you’d like to see some behind the scenes information,ย click here to view the BTS Overview and Theoryย on the first episode. ๐Ÿ˜€

dateConAnd speaking of forming lines, Poptropican Portraitsย Season 2 is just on the horizon – stay tuned for more info! ๐Ÿ˜‰

-HPuterpop

Advertisements, Uncategorized

PHB Ice Bucket Challenge & High Kicker power

Theย PHB team has been challenged by Fierce Moon of Poptropica Secrets to take on the #IceBucketChallenge, and…ย challenge accepted!ย The cold doesn’t bother us anyway. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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If you haven’t already seen, a few of Poptropica’s most iconic characters have taken on this challenge as well, which aims to raise awareness and donations for the ALS Association, whose goal is to fight a disease known asย amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) which deteriorates muscle control. I made a little donation in the PHB’s name, and if you can, I encourage you to help a good cause as well. ๐Ÿ™‚

As for nominees: we invite any Poptropican who wants to embrace the ice, to do so — whether in real life or with a Poptropica picture! When you do, feel free to post it on your blog or just upload it somewhere, then share it with us in the comments!

EDIT: Checkย it outย — Spotted Dragon & Silver Wolf both completed the challenge and posted pics on their blogs!ย Also included in the imagesย below is our challenger’s cool Early Pop pixel bucket:

On behalf of Spotted Dragon & her blog (ATP), Poptropica Tipsย dared toย challengeย Jeff Kinney himself to the #IceBucketChallenge… and Poptropica has replied on Twitter saying that we can “expect something at some point”! Looks like things may get more interesting! ๐Ÿ˜›

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There’s a new ad on SUIs (sound-updated islands) such as Mythology, and it’s a street stand that will lead you to a CapriSun Roarin’ Waters website where you can enter daily for a chance to take on the pros from Major League Soccer. More importantly, though, itย gives you the new High Kicker power, which is activated when you click “use” and press space bar.

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Strangely, thisย doesn’t work on non-SUIs, and it also may remove your handheld item if you’re holding one. Anyway, enjoy the special move! Keep on poppin’ on, Poptropicans. ๐Ÿ˜€

Social Media

More Land creations & Poptropica tweets

Hey Poptropicans! Have you checked out the PHB’s Poptropica Land contest yet? Blake will be accepting entries until September 5th, but if you have yet to pull together something awesome, check out this new set of Land creations posted on Poptropica’s Twitterย – which this time credited its makers:ย Mad Tiger, Hyper Drummer, and Striped Fox! (Click to enlarge pics.)

Speaking of Poptropica’s Twitter… they finally followed us back! ๐Ÿ˜€ย (The PHB isย @Poptropica_Help on Twitter, and we tweet links to the Creators’ as well asย our own latest blog posts!)

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Poptropica likes to tweet out various Poptropica fansites/creations, reply to questions, among other things, like the #IceBucketChallengeย with villains mentioned inย BT’s post earlier.

Here’s another tidbit: PHB reader Namelessย UnDEFiNed recently asked about the top 10 island finishers that used to get shoutouts on the Creators’ Blog, and Poptropica has responded saying that it stopped with the launch of the World Champions maps, but that they’ll discuss it againย — maybe something will come of it? ๐Ÿ˜›

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In other news, two of our PHB authorsย – Angry Wing, who joined last year,ย and Shaggy Tornado, who’s been posting here since 2010ย – will no longer be blogging here, due to inactivity, loss of interest, and the inevitable busy-ness of school life. They will be missed! ๐Ÿ˜ฆ