🦄 Ponytropica 🦄

EDIT: Sorry about the deleted picture of the video for the Smurf’s ad. I have no idea why they would delete it.

The Creators’ have introduced the next installment of Poptropica Superstars with today’s superstar: Grey Icicle! 😀

Poptropica Superstars: Grey Icicle

Introducing another Poptropica Superstar: Grey Icicle!

Not to be confused with our first Poptropica Superstar, Grey Icicle is nevertheless a dedicated player who you’ve seen most recently as one of the first 10 finishers of Shrink Ray Island. Grey Icicle has been playing Poptropica for over 2 years, and in that time has torn through some of our toughest islands within days of their release. He’s also won 93 games of Skydive!

Grey Icicle, congratulations on being a Poptropica Superstar!

We at the PHB Give you a big hearty congratulations on this Honorable position! 🙂

In other news, 2 new ads have made their way into the Poptropica world: The Smurfs and Fijit Friends. Screenshots are provided by Striped Grape!

First off, the Smurfs ad isn’t a building ad, but a video ad. When you watch the video (which is about the movie coming out sometime this m onth), at the end, you get a free Smurfs costume!

The next ad is Fjit Friends, which is for girls. It’s a product that is a girl’s best friend and can say a lot of phrases. Inside there is a video, a quiz game, and a dummy with a costume from one of the Fijit Friends.

Well, have fun with these ads, and congrats again to Grey Icicle! 🙂 ~ST

Shrink Ray Island

July 28: The Day You Get Your “Shrink Spurt”

July 13, 2011July 14, 2011 Slanted Fish

Hahaha, kids getting their growth spurt, and now a shrink spurt, get it? Got it? Good.

Moving on… the day your Poptropican turns miniature (if it hasn’t already) will be the day Shrink Ray Island releases to the public! And that day is…

July 28th!

That’s about two weeks away from now. Not to worry, the PHB already has our Shrink Ray island resources up and ready on our Island Help page, which links to our written walkthrough guide with Shrink Ray Island cheats, a labeled map, video playlist tutorial, and if you’re still stuck, an ever-helpful discussion page!

In other news, thanks to PHB reader Angry Wing we have learned the names of some more Poptropica Creators – Cara Campanelli, who handles customer support, and Kevin McGrath, who used to work as Poptropica’s customer support. And thanks to Crazy Thunder, who gave us the identity of Jon Pitcher, alias Master Mime, and John “J.T.” Gallant, an intern at Poptropica. You can check out all this and more on our Poptropica Creators’ Database.

Until next time!

~Hijuyo

Snapshot Series

The next superstar: Fierce Moon!

July 13, 2011July 14, 2011 elmopwns

The creators are very eager and zealous to continue this new series it seems. I’d have to say, NICE IDEA, creators. They’re starting to recognize VIP players and top gamers in the world of Poptropica. The new PCB post is all about the newest Superstar.

Say hello to Fierce Moon!

She’s completed 19 out of the 20 islands – all except Red Dragon Island. Get out there and FINISH IT, Fierce Moon! It says in the new superstars post that it she’s also completed all the miniquests including Haunted House, Dr. Hare’s Secret Lab, etc. Work hard to beat everything, Fierce Moon. Have fun being recognized as a star. 😀

Also, Hijuyo recognized that yesterday’s superstar, Grumpy Icicle, is a PHB reader. He even commented on the post! According to several comments from PHB readers on this post, Fierce Moon runs the Poptropica fansite known as PoptropicaSecrets. (The original PCB post referenced with the phrase “Poptropica secrets.”) So if you’re reading this, FM, we wish you a big congrats!

Snapshot Series

I wanna be a star too :D

July 12, 2011July 12, 2011 elmopwns

The creators have started a whole new series on the PCB. Remember snapshot sagas? It’s almost just like that except that they don’t just go to random players. They actually look at your record and select top players from Poptropica. Players familiar with snapshot sagas will probably be drawn into this as well.

The new series is called Poptropica Superstars! They select top players that are totally into the game, and then mention them into a new post. Todays superstar is…*drumroll*….Grumpy Icicle!

Poptropica Superstars: Grumpy Icicle

Millions and millions of kids love Poptropica, and we love you all right back. That’s why, all this week, we’re going to showcase some of our most dedicated players right here in the creators’ blog. Say hello to the first Poptropica Superstar, Grumpy Icicle!

Grumpy Icicle has beaten 18 of the 20 Poptropica Islands, including the toughest one, Astro-Knights. He was number 1 on our list of the first 10 Poptropicans to finish Cryptids Island, and he just missed appearing on the list of the first 10 to finish Shrink Ray Island. Grumpy Icicle was number 11.

Whoah. Top finisher on one island is pretty amazing. Top finisher on two islands? You’d have to be pretty big of a fan to do that. These people work fast :D. He’s completed 18 out of 20 of the series of islands. Job well done, Grumpy Icicle. You’re a true star!

Well, 6 more days until I get back to good old US. EP out!

EDIT: Just wanted to add that we’re honored to say that Grumpy Icicle is one of our many PHB readers, and he has commented on this blog a couple times. His username is Xalevoid, and you can look him up on the Avatar Studio for proof. If you’re reading this, G.I., the PHB says congratulations! 😀 ~Hijuyo

Advertisements, Bonus Items

Fast food, the best way to advertise to kids!

July 10, 2011July 11, 2011 Rainfall

Good news to those who eat at Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr, because the best online game in the world has just arrived!

Poptropica at Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr.!

Dr. Hare shows his appreciation for the Cool Kids Combo.

The summer of Poptropica just keeps heating up! For a limited time, you can get an exclusive Poptropica toy at your local Hardees or Carl’s Jr. restaurant. When you get a Cool Kids Combo meal, you’ll get one of the following:

Astro-Knights game

Temporary tattoos

Spy Island decoder

Shark Tooth Island treasure map

Plus, each toy comes with a code that you can redeem for an in-game prize, by visiting www.poptropica.com/coolkids.

Don’t spoil your appetite — there’s always a lot more Poptropica fun right around the corner.

CAPTAIN CRAWFISH

Silly rabbit, Trix and a Cool Kid’s meal is for kid– oh, wait, right.

For those who don’t know, redeeming the above codes is a bit like buying a membership or game cards.

Capture — First, enter you username and password.

Capture2 — Next, verify your Poptropican and enter your code.

And, I am assuming, voila! Easy, right? 😀

Enjoy your “in-game prize”~ you get a “Happy Star” costume and “Star Power”! ^^ Thanks to a comment from PHB reader Aang who revealed that the secret code is coolkids11. Enter it while you can! 🙂