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Poptropica Down

Hicoga

Hey guys, not much news for my first post here.

You know, come to think of it, this news isn’t even good news. Poptropica is down for maintenance.

But to think of bigger questions, why would they be down? It could be just for minor glitches or patches, but if my hunch is correct I’d say it has something to do with Criptids Island. The shutdown was actually to start up the new Daily Pop.

Be Sure to check the meter to get updates on if it’s still down or not.

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Yah, not the best keyboard art I’ve made but oh well. xD

Thanks for being so welcoming in my introduction post guys! 🙂

~GA

Hellos & Goodbyes, Web Development

Please, call me GA.

Hicoga

Trust me, I’ve been a fan of the PHB for just as long as you have and I know exactly what you’re thinking right now.

“Oh great, another new author, who is it THIS time?”

Well I know I will never be as great as Hijuyo, Coderkid, or Codien (people I admire very much.) But I can always try. 🙂

My name is GA. Most people know me as that because my first poptropica name was Golden Axe. But you can also call me Hicoga if you’d like. I will try to keep this blog as updated as possible and make sure that I fill each and every one of my posts will great information and anything else that will make your PHB experience as awesome as possible. I play baseball,  bowling, and golf. Although, my favorite sport is Nascar (But I’m not a hillbilly. :P)

I love Poptropica but also have a liking for Club Penguin.

Now, as mentioned in the previous post, my stay is only temporary, well unless Hijuyo likes me. 😉 ST is going to be gone for 7 months and I’ll take his place while he’s gone.

I just wanted to mention a few people who have helped me or been my friend throughout the years:

  • Krazi
  • Zey
  • Hijuyo
  • GoPacks
  • and ST.

Thanks, I hope you all enjoy my writing and come to like me. 😀

If you ever want to talk to me, I’m always on the PHB’s chatroom! xat.com/thephc

UPDATE: I’ll make sure I reply to all the comments so you guys can get to know me! 😀

Signed, GA

Web Development

What’s been going on?

Slanted Fish

Hey guys! Some Poptropica Help Blog news updates you might be interested in:

  • Thanks to Bluorang for creating this dazzling winter header for the PHB, which the blog will be sporting this frosty season!

https://poptropi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bluorang-winterphbheader.png

  • Former PHB author Gazek recently posted a comment on the About page saying, “Wow, the PHB looks better than ever! Seriously, man, I’m starting to rethink quitting Poptropica.” Great to hear from old-timers coming back for a visit. 🙂
  • PHB author Shaggy Tornado will be on a temporary hiatus, which means that he won’t be able to post while he’s gone. He’s on a trip in Washington, DC which he has been looking forward to, but as part of the deal, he won’t be able to come on the PHB for 7 months. In the meantime, another author will be joining the PHB in his place until he returns. Enjoy your trip, ST! 😉
  • Just wanted to say that this past Monday, I (Hijuyo) celebrated my 14th birthday on November 15th. 😀
  • Look out for the upcoming Thanksgiving Special of the epic awesome dialogue show Party With Hobos!
  • The winners of the Poptropica Help Blog’s Second Annual Halloween Costume Contest have been announced, but people have been curious about the exact placements of each of the ten finalists (who all did excellent jobs to make it into the top ten!). So here are the poll results, and thanks to those who participated!

Finalist | Votes | Percentage of votes
Clubpenguin750 | 180 | 15%
Moony* | 175 | 15%
Sleigh | 174 | 15%
ForceCrystal | 131 | 11%
Aks5dragon | 131 | 11%
iceuni2 | 106 | 9%
GulpinTheKing | 82 | 7%
Doglover49 | 74 | 6%
Anton220 | 70 | 6%
Colin1259 | 61 | 5%

Congrats to all of the finalists – all of them had over 50 people like their costume enough to vote for them, which is definitely something to be proud of! Read about the winners here, the finalists here, the contest itself here, and of course, remember that you can always look back at the great finalists’ costumes on the Costumes page!

GO GO POPTROPICA!

~Hijuyo

Cryptids Island, Sneak Peeks

Hanging on a cliff

Slanted Fish

Atop a cliff in a snowy, unheard of corner of Poptropica sits a creature more reclusive than Hazmat Hermit himself. When the hermit hears of this, he immediately goes to investigate. But partly up that cliff, still hanging onto some rope, Hazmat Hermit wishes he hadn’t come.

https://poptropi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cliff.jpg?w=300

Why? Must be some creature if even a tough hermit in his hazmat suit is afraid of it. We don’t even get a look at whatever it is, but the surroundings hint that it could be a yeti, a very reclusive cryptid. Now that’s a dramatic cliffhanger.

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I’M GOIN’ FROOTO FOR..ER..FRUIT LOOPS?

coderkid

The title wasn’t well thought-out. That, I admit. As for where your tater-tots went, I’ve no idea. I promise you that I did not take them while you were checking your texts. That’s lunacy.

There’s a new ad in Poptropica! (Update thanks to kert61 on the PHF) In this ad, your Poptropican will enter a Fruit Loops pyramid, inside which you will be tasked with the extremely important job of finding all of the missing Cereal Pieces. Unfortunately, I never was able to complete the ad because every time I ate them. ( What, they’re tasty! >:C )

This ad has an Egyptian theme (hence the pyramid I mentioned…) and, of course, there will be mummies preventing you from getting to the Cereal. Cuz’ everyone knows, mummies LOVE cereal. Can’t get enough of the stuff. Nom. Nom-Nom. After you finish the ad: finding all 6 Cereal Peices (and not eating them :C) you’ll get a Mummy Run Power, which allows you to move quickly (sort of like super-speed), and a Pharaoh Costume. Tut-Tut.

Walk-though video thanks to (once again..!) Kert61. (Geez, that guy is taking credit for everything of late! Something has to be done! Heh, I kid..but not really…)

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Credit Song Time!

It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the cream of the fight
Risin’ up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he’s watchin’ us all in the eye of the tiger

Face to face, out in the heat
Hangin’ tough, stayin’ hungry
They stack the odds ’til we take to the street
For we kill with the skill to survive…