Glitches, Merchandise, PHB Sneak Peeks

Forgotten toys, the evolution of Poptropica, and hidden findings!

HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

I’ve been inactive for a while, but that’s about to change — I’m now on summer break! Prepare for more HP than you ever asked for… 😛

Forgotten Toys

Am I just really uninformed? I was searching through Poptropica photos on Google finding fan art for the Popcorn, when I came across this image:

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From a first glance, this seems normal — it’s just a picture of some of the Poptropica toys in a store… But before you write a nasty comment talking about how we wasted your time, take a second look:

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Wait, there’s a Rock Star toy?! Also, the green coins that have redemption codes on the back are apparently gold in this picture!

You may recall that the Rock Star outfit was removed from the store mysteriously, and is now considered a rare item — but now it makes sense! Because they were going to release a Rock Star toy, they deleted it from the store and probably were going to make it the redeemable card for the toy. But why wasn’t it released? Tell me your thoughts in the comments. 🙂

The Evolution of Poptropica

No, this isn’t another “A Pop Down Memory Lane”. Instead, I want to talk about the logo, the motto, and the terminology of Poptropica. First, the logo. When Poptropica started back in 2007, it had the same logo on the homepage that it has always had — but another logo with similar features has risen and is used outside of the game, in logos and more.

First, my thoughts: personally, I like the new logo better. It seems more “poppy” so to speak. As for who designed it, I presume it was designed by the trailer maker for Poptropica, Tyson Burnham, as he was the first to use this logo in his videos.

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Secondly, the motto of Poptropica seems to have changed outside of the game — on the homepage, the motto is “Explore • Collect • Compete”. However, seen on a banner on the Island Creator Kit book page, the motto is “I am what I play.” To be honest, the latter one sounds pretty awesome (and accurate). 😛

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Thirdly, the phrase “island”. First noted by Poptropica Secrets, the term “island” after the island name is seemingly becoming extinct. She muses that the first island ever, Early Poptropica, also didn’t hold the island title, but that was probably because they hadn’t decided about island titles yet.

Lately, Islands have been losing the island title, and episodic adventures aren’t going to have the island title either. The last “island” was Virus Hunter Island — even MCI is officially MC! I can see where some islands don’t sound right with the island title (e.g. Mission Atlantis Island), but to do away with the (iconic) phrase completely isn’t a good idea. 😦

Is Poptropica Phasing Out the “Island”?

Old, Hidden, and Strange

I recently posted about a “Monster Adventure” logo that was found while searching through the files of Poptropica via the “JPEXS Flash Decompiler”, but I found more than just that. First, I found a picture possibly relating to Monster Carnival — along with classic Poptropica “pow”s and “sting”s was “Raarrr!”. This has never been used in an island, so what is it doing there?

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The tiny picture below is of two Poptropicans running — and it’s also filed next to the Sky Dive game picture. Obviously there was supposed to be a race minigame, and I would rather enjoy the feature. Also, this very same type of mini-game was done in Poptropica Adventures for the DS.

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Including Monster Adventure, there’s many strange things in this file — tell me what you think of these in the comments. 🙂

Upcoming Survival Costume

An upcoming item will be released to the store soon — a fishing suit. Yes, it was obtainable in Survival: Episode 2, but it looks like it’s going to be an actual item in the Store. Plus, it’s free! (just like in the episode… 😛 )

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Are you ready for the Poptropican Portraits Season 1 finale livestream? Details come tomorrow!

-HPuterpop

Glitches, Survival Island

Quick Survival Ep. 3 glitch alerts & fixes

HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

There are a couple of glitches concerning Survival: Episode 3 that I wanted to mention, mainly because they’re preventing people from finishing the island…

The first glitch is the lemon glitch, and it occurs when you break the lemon box onto the ground. You won’t be able to click on the lemon and obtain it no matter what. To fix this, go to another scene, such as the nearby ad street, then come back. It will have reset, and you can pick up the lemon.

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The second is a little harder to fix — it happens when you try to assemble the radio while on the radio tower scene. When you do, the wires that are necessary to fix it don’t show up. Try logging out and back in, then trying to assemble it on a different scene. If that doesn’t work, you’ll have to restart the episode and assemble the radio in a different area than the radio tower.

If you have any more game-breaking glitches, share them with us in the comments. You can also find the Survival: Episode 3 guide here on the PHB. Hope this helps!

-HPuterpop

Monster Carnival Island, The Missing Link

The Missing Link: Monster Adventure

HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

Am I back to talk about Monster Carnival? Not quite. I’m here to talk about an explanation to a mystery about Monster Carnival – but it goes deeper than just that.

strangeMonsterAdventureThe image above was found inside the “gameplay” file for Poptropica – back in the day, they used to keep a lot in that file, including unreleased material. First of all, acknowlegde that the “Monster” text used in the logo is the same font used in the Fact Monster logo. That’s where things start to get interesting…

monsterA1As some of you may recollect, there was a plethora of unreleased monster costumes that were leaked quite a long time ago. This was before the store, and so many people believed that they were for the forgotten Monster Carnival island (read the full story here). This may not have been the case. View the image below — see the (uncanny) resemblance between the last two images?

monsterA2There were obviously plans with Fact Monster in the primary years of Poptropica — remember the Fact Monster bubbles in Time Tangled Island, the island which was supposed to be followed by Monster Carnival island? And did you notice that the bubbles were taken out in the updated version? Almost like covering up tracks…

monsterA3The last point is the creator. Fact Monster is the only creator not to be found in an island — and he’s a real creator with a real life personnel, Jess M. Brallier. What I’m getting at is that there might have been a Fact Monster character in an island, and they had just never released the island, thus never releasing the character. The special prefix “Fact Monster” is owned by a number of accounts, mainly “dummy1063“, previously thought to be the creator’s account, but later found to be owned by PHB viewer, Pixel. The fact (no pun intended) that Fact Monster is a prefix proves that there were once plans for a Fact Monster character… And by the way, the Fact Monster prefix shows up in friends, so that means it passes through a special name filter for only creator accounts.

monsterA4“Monster Adventure” may have been a preliminary Monster Carnival, but what if Monster Adventure was an island or mini-quest based around Fact Monster? The leaked monster outfits have the likeness of Fact Monster (actually, one of the costumes is an exact replica), and the logo uses the same font that the Fact Monster uses.  This still doesn’t solve the mystery, but it sure makes the answer a lot brighter. What do you think? Tell me in the comments. 🙂

-HPuterpop

PHB Parties

Poptropica party for the PHB’s dozen million hits!

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Hey Poptropicans, believe it or not, we here at the Poptropica Help Blog (PHB) just recently hit 12 million views! That’s a whole dozen million! To celebrate, we’ll be throwing a Poptropica party – read on for more details, ’cause you’re invited! 😀

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Poptropica party?! You’re invited!

  • WHO: you! Poptropicans & PHB readers! 🙂
  • WHAT: a big Poptropica bash in our moderated chatroom, where you get to meet Poptropicans in Multiverses, talk to PHB authors, and have fun hanging out with everyone!
  • WHEN: June 14, 2014 at 4pm EST / 3pm CST / 2pm MST / 1pm PST (if you don’t live in the US, use a time converter to figure out what time the party will be in your time zone) Tell me if the time is better in the comments 😀
  • WHERE: the Poptropica Help Chat (PHC) – just click “Chat” in the top navigational bar or click here for the full Xat page!
  • WHY: to celebrate a dozen million hits on the PHB!

You’ll get to hang out with PHB authors and other bloggers and readers of the Poptropica community, so bring your fireworks, balloons, and other party gear! Get ready to battle in Multiverse rooms, chat with Poptropicans, and add some new friends to your list!

As noted above, the party takes place on the PHB chat (the PHC), which you can access by clicking on “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 a safe environment. Any unpleasantries/rule-breaking will result in a kick or ban, so please don’t spoil the fun. 😛

If you have questions, just ask in the comments! It’s going to be tons of fun, so see you there! 😀

Advertisements, Back Lot Island

Dork Diaries 7 ad: Back Lot bonuses?

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Hey Poptropicans! If you like the Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renee Russell, check out the new ad for book 7 (Tales From a Not-So-Glam TV Star) on Main Street of Poptropolis Games. 😀

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Inside, you can add Nikki Maxwell as your friend (her username is npc:nikkimaxwell), as well as Costumize her or chat with her (she’ll then advertise the Fab TV Star costume you can pick up on the top floor). You can also click to read an excerpt from the book, play a quiz game, watch a video, Costumize two other girls, and find allusions to “Nikki” kissing “Brandon” (er… awkward).

UPDATE: As Super Nicey noted in the comments, the Fab TV Star costume is not only different between genders, but both versions contain a handheld item from Back Lot Island that was originally for members only! For girls, it’s the Clapboard, and for boys, it’s the Movie Camera from the bonus quest.

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UPDATE #2: The NPC (non-player character) for Nikki Maxwell can also be found in common rooms such as the Soda Pop Shop on Early Poptropica! (Thanks to KeithSammut for the picture.)

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Anyway, enjoy the ad! Also, if you’re a member, be sure to play the newly-released Survival: Episode 3 this weekend, and if you’re a non-member, Survival: Episode 2 just came out as well. If you need help, check out the PHB’s walkthrough. Have fun! 😀