PHB Parties

Get Ready For… Fourth PHB Author Night and Anniversary!

Slanted Fish

Note: Author Night 4 is over. Click here to read the recap.

(credit goes to cheepys/flamez for the above invitation graphic)

We so excited

On July 26, 2012, the Poptropica Help Blog turns four years old! Just like last year, we’re celebrating with a PHB Author Night at the Poptropica Help Chatroom (PHC), in which you, dear readers, will get to talk live with the authors of this blog and meet lots of other awesome Poptropicans!

DATE: Thursday, July 26, 2012

TIME: 5:30pm PST / 6:30pm MST / 7:30 CST / 8:30pm, EST
(There’s no set time for it to end, so stay as long as you can!)

PLACE: The PHC!

Be sure to check which time zone you’re in to make sure you come at the right time! (Though it wouldn’t hurt to be early.) EST is Eastern Standard Time in the USA, but if you’re in the GMT+8 time zone like me, that’s 8:30am.

PHC
The PHC – where Author Night will be taking place. A safe chatroom environment with moderators, and of course, PHB authors!

The PHC can be accessed by clicking the “Chat” link in the navigation bar above, or by going to xat.com/thephc. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the chat rules and ranks (this information can be found by scrolling down on the Xat page). Even on regular days (before & after Author Night), you’re welcome to use the PHC.

See you then!

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Here I Am

MT

Posted by: MT-? This can’t be!

But it happened. A month after my heartbreaking resign, Hijuyo invited me back to this wonderful blog to be a bonus author. I guess miracles really do happen! To refresh your memory about me, I’m a thirteen year-old mulatto boy from California who likes to listen to music and laugh at silly things. While I was gone, I was writing on a Poptropica blog I created called LegitPop (updated daily). I made history I suppose coming back here, but y’know .. it be like that sometimes. So, I’ll be helping along some cool writers to provide the best of Poptropica news. Thanks Juyo for taking me back and I’ll try my hardest.

Wimpy Boardwalk Island

Summer “Board”om?

Shaggy Tornado

Then “Walk” on over to Wimpy Boardwalk, because it is OUT…for members. (I’m bad at jokes huh? Points for effort? 😀 )

There is a demo out for non-members though. Once you land on the Boardwalk, talk to Greg. He’ll tell you how the game he’s playing, Himalayan Hurl is rigged. When he takes out his money, it flies away into the hands of two teenagers who run off with it. Follow Greg as he runs after them. Catch up with him at the Boardwalk Arcade and says the teens disappeared somewhere. Go right to the beach and talk to the guy selling Souvenir keychain photos. Tell him you don’t have any money and he’ll let you take a photo for free. (You get a photo for your photo album once you complete this action).  He gives you sunblock, which you’ll be able to use for this guy once the full island releases.

While you’re there, you’ll see a seagull carrying a keychain! Jump onto the trash can and when  the seagull passes over you, jump and get the keychain. See a striking resemblance to the guy with the metal detector? You can give it to him when the full island releases. Meanwhile, go back to the Boardwalk arcade and see Greg tell you that the kids are underneath the boardwalk taunting you with the money, like so:

If you try to go underneath the boardwalk, they run away with the money. So you’ll have to find a way to get the money without them running away. CUE END OF DEMO if you go to the beach or the Boardwalk Rides. But this place will play a role in your quest:

(Creds to Super Thunder for pics! 😉 )

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Wimpy Boardwalk Trivia!

1) There is a handheld laser gun in the common room! But you don’t get to keep it 😦 *sigh*

2) Your character gets  to wear SHOES!

3) This is the first time the Creators’ have released an island out of the blue without a countdown.

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The island will be released to everyone on July 18! At least it’s a shorter wait! 🙂

Happy 4th of July for those in the US! And Happy Wednesday for those that aren’t!

~Shaggy

Sneak Peeks

The Mystery of Zaggy Moondust

Slanted Fish

A new character named Zaggy Moondust was featured today on the Creators’ Blog, with the caption “Who is Zaggy Moondust? And what’s he got to do with Poptropica? Perhaps one day we will find out.”

The name does have that Poptropica feel to it, but it’s not one of the standard Poptropican names. It’s worth noting that it sounds like a spin on Ziggy Stardust, which was English musician David Bowie’s alter ego. Dressed like a pop/rock star, perhaps Zaggy Moondust is an idol for screaming fangirls.

The image shows both a boy and girl in the same Zaggy Moondust outfit, so which is it? However, the caption uses the pronoun “he,” which suggests that ZM is male. Perhaps it’s a costume that will be made available to both genders? Or is ZM a character with the ability to change genders?

Who do you think Zaggy Moondust is?

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Ka-BOOM!

Green Boa

*official-looking person lights fuse on abnormally huge firework*

Official looking person: Stand back everybody! This firework isn’t called ‘The KA-BOOM-BANG-BANG-BANG-POP-WHISTLE-FIZZ-WHOOP-RATATATAT-DONG-A-BONG-SHAKKA-LAKKA-WOOT for nothing! It says on the label, may through out strange projectiles and possibly tear apart the fabric of the universe.

(everybody stands well back)

(Firework eplodes, and GB is one of the ‘strange projectiles’ thrown out.)

GB: Hi! New creators post! Looky!

Friday, June 29, 2012

Sis boom bah!

 

Independence Day is next week, and you know what that means: fireworks! If you’re itching to get started on the skyrockets a little early, check out the Fireworks in the Poptropica Store. You can plant these festive rockets anywhere on Poptropica, and watch them explode across the sky!

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BLACK WIDOW

Fireworks are fun, and I hope everyone in america (not me) or anyone who celebrates Independance day/4th of July (still not me) has a great day. To everyone else, have a great Wednesday!!
 
 
Are you going to release the power of the fireworks this Wednesday? Or have you got another party item in mind?
 
 Tell us in the comments!
 
 
GB.
 
Late edit! Well guys, I have a reason to use the fireworks! Guess what it is!!
 
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IT’S MY 50th POST!!!
 
Hooray!!!
 
*Lights firework display to rival that of New Year’s Eve on Planet Pyrotechnics*
 
(And for those who don’t know, pyrotechnics is fancy for fireworks and gunpowder and explosions and stuff like that.)
 
GB grabs onto a firework, and flys into the air with it.
 
Cya! 😀