Guest Posts

A Letter to the Poptropica Creators ๐Ÿ“ re: Game and Blog Inactivity

Hey Poptropicans, this is aย guest postย by Anon.ย Enjoy!

Hi Poptropica Creators,ย 

What’s going on? I know you might have been bothered by this subject, but you haven’t posted on the official blog in four months, since February, despite comments about it from fans on social media.

To be honest, I’ve been really worried sick about you and your game. Many Poptropicans are saying the Pop Creators’ Blog is dead and so is the game. Many are losing interest and walking away. It seems like Poptropica is heading down the same path as MovieStarPlanet, a game that was abandoned by its developers without new updates.

The Pop Creators’ Blog was last updated in February โ€” four months ago!

But I’m not gonna stop playing your game or supporting you guys. I still really love Poptropica. I just think it needs a lot more improvement, and I’d love to help, but it’s hard to know how.

Poptropica has been a major part of my childhood, as well as lots of other people’s childhoods. I’ve even been a guest blogger on the official blog. You’ve talked about bringing back the old islands, and if fans could help, we’d love to โ€” particularly for all the old-school islands like Early Pop and the original Reality TV that didn’t make it to the Steam bundle.

If we could play these classics again, people would come back to the game. And I still have that hope that things can get better.

Nessie?: Hard to make out those shapes in the water…

So I wonder and I ask, will you really bring the classic islands back? How about other popular features now lost, such as the Multiverse or common rooms on every island? And is there any way fans can help, whether with programming, remembering, or just general support?

Thank you for reading, have a great summer, and hope to hear from you soon…

– Anon


Hope you enjoyed thisย guest postย by Anon. If you did, you might also enjoy previous open letters to the Pop Creators from the PHB here and here.

The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? Weโ€™d love to hear from you!

Fanfiction, PHB Series, The Villain Saga, Uncategorized

โ€œThe Villain Sagaโ€ โ€“ Episode 8, Part 2

(Table of contents) (See previous)

CUT TO JUPITER and BARD, back in the cell.

JUPITER

Are you sure this is real?

BINARY BARD

I searched what I couldโ€ฆnothing. The cause shall remain unknown forever.

JUPITER

โ€ฆyet here you are, so perhaps this curse wasnโ€™t realโ€ฆ

(He smiles)

Or perhaps you did break it after all?

Continue reading “โ€œThe Villain Sagaโ€ โ€“ Episode 8, Part 2”
Fanfiction, Guest Posts

Fanfic: Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES! ๐ŸงŸ Ep. 6: Chaos in City Hall

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Magic Kid. Enjoy!

Ohhhโ€ฆ you must be pretty upset with me for ruining that perfect, happy in the last episode with another planted blueberry smoothie machine and ANOTHER zombie. But I didnโ€™t like all thisโ€ฆ peacefulness and decided to send certain people to their doom (if youโ€™ve ever written a story, youโ€™ll understand). But now you want to know what happens next! Of course, of course!ย (Or start from the beginning here.)

Please enjoy Episode Six, and PLEASE donโ€™t hate me for all the events that happen. (Feel free to tell me if you want any characters/islands in the future episodes! Bosko was suggested by Fast Lizard.)

Magic Kidโ€” over and out!

ZOMBIES, ZOMBIES, ALWAYS ZOMBIES!

A Zomberry Series

Episode Six:ย Chaos in City Hall

The City Hall of Goofball Island is frozen. Nobody is moving. Athena has her mouth open, and Birdy, Pick, and Hawk seem to turn to stone for a moment, because of that terrible, terrible shock. And then fear floods the bones of all the Poptropicans in the City Hall. Fear that is so surprising, so frightening that for a solid minute, everybody is staying still, like they are made of ice.ย 

Zombie

Bleh?

And the chaos erupts. Poptropicans screaming, fainting, running. The  zombie chases the scared-silly mayor around untilโ€ฆ

Bosko

No!

โ€ฆThe mayor becomes indigo as well. Another zombie.

Continue reading “Fanfic: Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES! ๐ŸงŸ Ep. 6: Chaos in City Hall”
Fanfiction, Guest Posts

Fanfic: The Chronicles of Friendly Thunder ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ Chapter 3

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Serious Heart. Enjoy!

Hello! Serious Heart here, with Chapter 3 of The Chronicles of Friendly Thunder, taking place on 24 Carrot Island. Enjoy!

(Start from Prologue) (Continued from Chapter 2)

FADE IN.

FRIENDLY THUNDER, DIZZY CLAW, and ICY SNAKE are in the pipe. They go through the pipe and enter a dark room.

DIZZY CLAW:
Why is it so dark?

ICY SNAKE:
I donโ€™t know! I canโ€™t see my hand in front of my face!

FRIENDLY THUNDER goes over to three switches.

FRIENDLY THUNDER:
Iโ€™d love some light right now.

DIZZY CLAW:
I second it.

The lights turn on, and a claw starts moving.

DIZZY CLAW (sighs):
Was that supposed to be a name pun? You know, Dizzy Claw, and thatโ€™s a claw?

Crickets chirp in the background.

DIZZY CLAW:
No? Fine.

FRIENDLY THUNDER:
Come on, Dizzy Claw!

Continue reading “Fanfic: The Chronicles of Friendly Thunder ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ Chapter 3”
Advertisements, Fan Art Features, Social Media

Teenage Kraken goofing around under orange skies ๐Ÿฆ‘

What’s part of Poptropica’s world this week? Move over, The Little Mermaid: Home Island is now promoting Dreamworks’ upcoming animation โ€” Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken! ๐Ÿฆ‘

Inside, where you’ll swim instead of walk, Ruby needs your help retrieving a trident. ๐Ÿ”ฑ Click to jump to dodge sea creatures and tap the space bar to blast water, which knocks things out of the way. But you can only do one action at a time, so balance your moves carefully!

Upon completing the chase, you’ll win a Sea Dog Follower and purple Kraken Tentacles, which glow pink when the space bar is pressed.


Maybe it is better down where it’s wetter. Up on land, you might have seen the news last week of New York City covered in orange skies, a sign of poor air quality โ€” which Poptropica quickly likened to the dystopian future of Time Tangled Island in a meme on social media. โœด๏ธ

And the Creators are staying cute talking about a “Poptropica summer” popping with activities โ€” but besides the ads, when will we be getting new content to enjoy? The Baron’s ship has been gone half a year…

Much of the Pop Creators team is a mystery these days, but we’re still getting cool content from Jonathan Pitcher, who recently posted a selfie showing him working on Goofball Island. Keep going, Jon!


Rounding off this update, here’s the latest in fan art features from Poptropica’s Instagram stories. Enjoy! ๐ŸŽ‰

~๐Ÿ