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Yes, the winged creatures. These birds of all kinds, from seagulls to owls to woodpeckers, will quite frankly be haunting your life in Survival Island. These are the Survival Files, and danger awaits…

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Let’s discuss the birds that we may be seeing in Survival Island. In some of the early pictures from Reality TV Island (which is based off of Survivor), the main setting was a mountain theme. In one such sneak peek that never became a reality, a seagull and its nest are shown.

In Survival Island, one of your main goals is to survive, and one way to do that is to find something to eat. Comic Kid is not sure if the bird would like it if he were to eat the eggs laying inside the nest.

As we know from the Daily Pop, one of the items from Survival Island is a nest.

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But enough about seagulls — let’s talk about owls. In a Daily Pop from a few months ago, an owl in horrible shape is shown. He seems to have fallen apart, but it’s probably for the animation pivot points. This owl also seems to have multiple babies (then again, perhaps it’s just the process of animation).

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Perhaps this will be the final boss of the owls, because this island appears to house many other owls. From the looks of it, they will be jumping out at you for the most part. 😛

Besides seagulls and owls, it looks like woodpeckers will also appear on Survival Island. You can find one flying through the forest in the desktop wallpaper.

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And that’s just the birds! Tune in next time for More on the Story of Survival Island. 😉

-HPuterpop

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App updates, NPC advancements, and hair-raising ads

March 18, 2014May 22, 2014 HPuterpop

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Get ready to be hit by a ton of updates…

Poptropica iPad App Updates

I have a lot of things to go over concerning the Poptropica iPad App. First of all, it’s coming out for Androids and iPhones soon! Pixel first posted about it on his blog, getting the info from Poptropica Official Twitter, but the info page for the app also houses the fact:

This means that, if I’m not beat to it by someone else, I’ll be able to make a review of the app soon! 😀 And, if you haven’t noticed, the Poptropica homepage now has a bunch of NPCs running by — with iPads in their hands! 😛 There are rumors that there is a hidden code in the app to redeem the iPad handheld, but rest assured, these are all rumors! No one really has any code.

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And if that wasn’t enough, the Main Theme for the app has been uncovered on the Behind the Scenes page! Such melodic awesomeness. 😛 Jeff Heim also uploaded a new track to his Soundcloud — the Super Power Island Main Theme! You might recognize it from the app trailer.

You may also run into a survey link when you log in – but if you say that you don’t have an iPad, the survey abruptly ends. 😛

100 Times the Charm on Early Poptropica

My friend Pixel (whom I mentioned earlier, isn’t he on the ball? 😛 ) and I recently hit 100 replays on Early Poptropica. If you don’t believe us, my username is “puterpop”, and his is private — but you can check out the picture below for proof. I stopped at a 100, he went on and accomplished bigger feats. 😛

And speaking of medallions, the Survival Island – Episode 1 medallion has been added!

New NPCs

I might just be going crazy, but auto-generated NPCs (like on the Main Street of Early Poptropica) have been looking a little more complex lately. I think they’ve been updated with new clothing — the combinations are just different. Take a look and decide for yourself —

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Now, think about it; have you ever seen an NPC (non-player character) with freckles, or those neat glasses that the first one has? Have you ever seen the 6th one’s kind of hair on an NPC — have your ever seen it anywhere, actually? Look at their mouths — they’re supposed to be generated by the start page’s options. NPCs are becoming more advanced, so it seems. What do you think?

The Poptropica Police Network

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I just want to mention a current blog project I’m working on called the Poptropica Police Network. It’s different than any other blog, and I’d be really glad if you could check it out. 🙂

I’m currently hosting a contest there for the 1,000 hits that we just achieved. I hope you can participate! 😀

Check out everything else about the blog on these posts. 😉

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Advertisement Updates: Mixels & Muppets

You may have heard about the new LEGO Mixels ad on Poptropica, but in addition to the two Mixel powers you get by going into the advertisement building, there’s also a costumizable Mixel Mask (alliteration ftw) card, featuring three different Mixels – grey, yellow, red:

I gotta say — these masks are pretty cool! They make up for the shabby “power” cards you can find in the building. 😛

You can also get the new Constantine Criminal Power by watching the trailer for the “Muppets: Most Wanted” movie. I found the ad on Time Tangled Island. When you press the “Steal Hair” button, a clip from the movie plays, then it cuts back to the screen.

You’ll now have a mole and suitcase, while everyone else on the page has a lack of hair! Hey, Muppets? Have you been getting ideas from Poptropica? 😛

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What’s really cool is that you can press Ctrl+Shift+S (not on SUIs), which changes your skin color but lets you keep the mole and suitcase forever! It does something strange in the Costumizer, however. 😛

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Also, don’t press Ctrl+Shift+S if you don’t want to lose your original skin color. If you do mistakenly change your skin color, you can always change it via the Colorizer card in the store. 😉

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So, yeah. I hope you enjoyed this… thing. 😛 If you did, tell me in the comments!

And the meme of the day is…

-HPuterpop

Survival Island

Survival trailer for surviving winds & thundersnow

March 15, 2014March 16, 2014 Samwow5

Hey everyone! The Creators have released the video trailer for Survival Island, Poptropica’s first ever island to be released in episodes! Poor exploded blimp…

Also, the members’ Wind Power for Survival Island is now in the Store. (We already knew about this from HP’s sneak peek a week ago, plus HP has the leaked Ghillie Suit, the next Survival members’ gold card item! It was in the Store for a short time before being pulled off.) When you use the Wind Power, the weather turns windy, and white dots fly through the screen – kind of like snow.

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Overall, I think this will be harder than other islands, but their idea of episodes are great! I wonder how they are going to do the rankings of people completing the island because they will have multiple episodes. What do you think of Survival Island and the idea of episodes? Tell me in the comments! 🙂

~SW5~

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The Top 5 Best Common Rooms

March 12, 2014August 31, 2024 HPuterpop

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These days, Poptropica common rooms don’t get as much attention as they used to — but we’ve been missing out on a lot recently. The recent common rooms are awesome! Here are my top 5 best common rooms to date! 😀

5. Bananabee’s — Night Watch Island

This is a resturaunt spin off of Applebees, a popular classy restaurant. Poptropica once had a kids meal pamphlet that came with the meal featured at Applebees. I still have mine. ^-^

This common room has multiple tables and chairs, each with a dish of food sitting on it. It’s perfect for chatting, and on the top floor is a game room. It’s all very ritzy (as Applebee’s is), and has a nice feel to it. The attention to detail is very nicely done.

4. You Know the Drill Eatery — Super Villain Island

This common room has many key features that make it unique. The specials are sea cucumbers and burritos, there is a poster advertising the island’s villain, Dr Jupiter (also known as Zeus), and the name is just awesome! It has an oil rig theme, and a skyline view from the second floor. Some parts of it are new and modern, while others are not — it’s a great mixture, and creates a great environment!

3. The Hair Club — Spy Island

This common room’s outer building is shaped like a giant hair spray bottle and giant comb on the side. You can spray the giant hair spray bottle by jumping on the cap! 😛

Inside, it’s themed like a 1930s barber shop, with a jukebox, stage, and milk shakes sitting on nearly every table. It also has lights on the top floor. This is a timeless (though based on a time period) classic common room — it’s worth visiting! 😀

2. Celebrity Wax Museum — Backlot Island

This common room is just amazing. It features four wax celebrities; Elvis, Groucho Marx, Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey Hepburn. Each of the celebrities are drawn, and Groucho Marx’s eyes follow your cursor, and he winks! I love this room for it’s artwork and creativity.

1. Party Time Tower — Time Tangled Island

This common room, when you’re talking about parties, has it all! It has balloons, a bubble machine, a huge birthday cake, more balloons, and a big clock — which doesn’t really go with the theme, but then again, it’s in Time Tangled Island.

This was released with Time Tangled Island as the third common room. It’s one of the biggest when you look at the outside of the building. It all has a special place in our hearts, and it’s the best place to be when Poptropica’s birthday comes around. 😉

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Which common rooms are your favorite? Tell me in the comments! 😀 You can also vote in the poll below to see which common room from the the top 5 is everyone’s favorite. 🙂

And don’t forget — you might just see me in one of these common rooms, as I troll them! 😛

The meme of the day is…

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-HPuterpop

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Get the all-new Poptropica iPad app for free!

March 11, 2014March 16, 2014 Slanted Fish

Not long after the Creators announced that Poptropica would be coming to iPad, guess what? Poptropica came to iPad! The app is now available on the iTunes Store, and to top off the good news, it’s FREE! So what are you waiting for? (To get your hands on an iPad? Yeah, me too. 😛 )

That fancy promo animation was created by Tyson Burnham, who, as it turns out, works as a motion graphic designer for Poptropica! He has animated for Poptropica in the past, creating island trailers and other cool stuff, and you can check out a recent highlight reel of his work in another YouTube video. 🙂

As for the iPad app, it’s got 24 Carrot and Time Tangled so far, with more islands on the way – and yes, it’s just like the online version we know and love. It features the same art, the new soundtracks, up to 3 customizable characters, and more – details are on the app’s official info page. But as you may have noticed in the trailer video (around the 0:26 mark) or in the App Store’s screenshots, the iPad version comes with a new “Tutorial Island” (or “welcome scene”):

Yes, that’s the “Tutorial Island” HPuterpop uncovered in his sneak peek in the latest issue of our PHB magazine, which was just published last week! This little quest covers the basics of the app’s gameplay, and you’ll collect Medallion Shards along the way, right until you’ve got your whole Tutorial Island Medallion all pieced together.

And if you’ve been paying attention to some semi-recent PHB posts, this probably dispels the rumors of a Sky Island or Asgard Island, seeing as the very “island/castle in the sky” imagery we’ve been seeing in the Daily Pop has been implemented here. Thanks for crushing our dreams, Creators. (Just kidding, we still love you guys. But not everyone has an iPad.)

Anyway, iPad owners, how’s the game been for you? Do share your thoughts in the comments so we can hear about how awesome it is! 😀 Or, tell us what other devices you’d want to play Poptropica on.