Hellos & Goodbyes, Web Development

Resignation Note of Grumpy Wolf

Grumpy Wolf

Yes, it’s true. Grumpy Wolf is resigning. It’s been a good run here on the PHB. I posted only few things here as a blogger, but as a commenter, I’m sure many. I’m very sorry I have to leave the Blog. I wish you can have fun without me here. I’m also leaving Poptropica itself for good to. But there, is good news, as there will be a contest to see who gets my Poptropica username and password! Well, I bid many a good day to all of you guys, including Scary Tomato, Smockers, and Codien.  Farewell commenters!

~Grumpy Wolf~

Reality TV Island, Sneak Peeks, Store

Pretty bugs in the forest

Slanted Fish

🙂 Well, that was fast! Poptropica Help Blog now has 1,500,000 (1.5 million) hits! In the time of just 5 months, we’ve gained one million hits. Click here to read about our first 500,000 milestone! Bright, glowing, magical cookies for all! 🙂

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Comic Kid not only likes comics and taking/drawing pictures, he also collects bugs! Thanks for the update, Obiwan2324. That is one awesome and sparkling butterfly in the strange enchanted forest! Look at Comic Kid oohing and waving his hands excitedly in this sneak peek:

Blog Post Title: Bug Collecting
Description: While I’m traveling the world of Poptropica taking pictures and drawing cartoons, I also search for rare bugs to add to my bug collection.
Image URL: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q9BePaDQLzI/Sl-ltRKNRVI/AAAAAAAAAFE/AMXW9auebLk/s1600-h/forest.jpg
Image Name: forest.jpg
Posted by: Comic Kid

Notice how the butterfly seems to be slightly transparent – maybe it has the Phantom power from the Poptropica Store! Speaking of the Pop Store, the prices have gone back down to normal, as noted by Lazy Feather, who also took the following pictures shown below. All items have gone back to their original prices (a look at the post below would show that earlier, the prices had skyrocketed up to 75 more credits than before)! Sweet!

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In other news, we’re still evaluating the winners for the ”Poptropica’s Best Dressed” contest. According to Incredible Fish, Macey909’s family made PHF accounts to vote for her, so they may not have been her own accounts. However, Shaggy Tornado and many others are still unsure, so no prizes have been sent yet. Motionman95, host of the competition, is considering just randomly picking the winners. More news will follow soon!

Sneak Peeks, Store

Financial crisis hits Poptropica

Slanted Fish
Inflation
Now more expensive!

All the prices at the Poptropica Store have just been raised by 75 more credits! (Thanks for the update, Green Seal and Cool Wing.) Costumes used to be 75 credits each, but are now being sold for 150; while items from the ”Cool Stuff” section used to be 250 each, but are now worth 325 credits. Many Poptropica players at the PHF and PHB are saying that this is a rip-off and a big tragedy!

The reason that prices have risen is most likely because the Poptropica Creators want/need to make more money, and to get people to spend their cash on Poptropica Credits in order to help pay for their jobs. Although it may seem unfair to the players, don’t worry: it’s not the end of the world!

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Also, Motionman95 and Codien seem to have secretly found a way to view item SWF cards in full form, but they’re not saying how to do this for now. The ”Party Room” that many players had earlier discovered is called Multiverse, discovered by Codien and shown by Incredible Fish on our forum. Motionman95 shares a card for an unreleased ”Quiz Game” and ”Teleporter Fuse” he’d found. Maybe they’ll tell us more in the near future!

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SWF link: http://static.poptropica.com/items/item3024.swf

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SWF link: http://static.poptropica.com/items/item38.swf

Spy fuse
SWF link: http://static.poptropica.com/items/item67.swf

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In other news, the voting for the ”Poptropica’s Best Dressed Contest” has ended. Check the forums to find out who the winners are! (We regret to inform you that there was some cheating involved, and one clever winner was not a winner after all.)

Reality TV Island, Sneak Peeks, Web Development

Don’t trash your wallpaper!

Slanted Fish

Poptropica Help Blog currently has 1,453,000+ hits (about 1.4 million)! Bring on the cookies!

Yikes, it seems that they’re at the dumpster with someone’s missing keys! Must be another mishap in the unfortunate life of Ned Noodlehead. Thanks for the news about the sneak peek (shown below), Obiwan2324!

The story below is a sequel chapter to the “Soaring High” chapter from a previous post on the PHB. Please note that the story below is a work of fiction; written by the PHB Team to entertain its readers. Enjoy!

The Old but New Adventures of Comic Kid
Ned Noodlehead by day, Comic Kid hero by night.

Chapter 5
Trashy Day

Ned Noodlehead decided to take a break from hiking, so he went back down the hill and walked downtown, where he was hoping to get some lunch after being unsuccessful in grabbing some seagulls’ eggs. He walked around the island central, considering all the restaurant possibilities. ”Yo, Comic boy, over here!” called a voice to the side. Ned Noodlehead spun around, staring at the little crowd that had gathered before him. ”How did –?” he began, but was cut off by his adoring fans. ”Noodlehead, I’m a big fan of yours!” ”I heard that you saved an island from dangerous criminals!” ”Your comics rock, man!”

”Gee, thanks.” Ned grinned about his sudden fame among the citizens of the strange island. A kid wearing a ”Brief Encounters” T-shirt with Comic Kid’s face on it shouted, ”Can I have your autograph?” Less than a second later, he was surrounded with dozens of pens and papers. Ned tried to sign as many as he could, but his hand soon got tired. ”Guys, thanks a lot, but I really gotta run. I haven’t had lunch yet!”

Another fan, who was wearing a puppy dog costume, tapped his shoulder. ”Oh, you’ll love the Cartoon Dog. They’ve got lots of tasty stuff there. C’mon, I’ll show you.” She led the way to a building with a hand-drawn sign reading ”The Cartoon Dog: Taste the comics!” The screaming mob of fans followed them inside, but the puppy-costumed girl didn’t seem to mind. ”Table for two, please,” she told the waitress standing at the front. The waitress, who was wearing a white uniform, smiled and showed them their seats. Meanwhile, the rest of the fans had finally realized that it wasn’t necessary to hog up all the restaurant’s space, helped by the manager who had to take them all outside. The restaurant manager winked at Ned.

”My name’s Comical Dog.” She reached her hand out, so Ned shook it. ”I’m Ned–” ”Oh, you don’t need to tell me who you are. Everyone here knows you; you’re the superhero who saved Super Power Island. Ned Noodlehead, am I right?” ”Yeah,” laughed Ned, very pleased to know that others knew about his heroic efforts. ”But I couldn’t have done it without a very special Poptropican!” This day is going so well!, thought NN, thinking that good fortune was finally entering his life.

After a pleasant meal with lots and lots of cookies, Ned Noodlehead sat back, declaring that his stomach was now very well-fed. He managed to resist a satisfied burp, just when Comical Dog volunteered to pay for the meal. ”That’s kind of you,” offered Ned. ”Thanks,” replied Dog, looking down at their table. ”Hmm, we seem to have made quite a mess with our leftover cookie crumbs.” She chuckled and picked them up with a tissue. ”There’s a dumpster out at the back; let’s go.” So Noodlehead followed Comical Dog out of the restaurant.

A ghastly smell filled the atmosphere as they stepped closer towards the dumpster. ”Ick,” gagged NN. ”Don’t worry, kid,” smiled Dog, who was now standing right in front of what Ned called ”the box with bad smells”. She tossed the wrapped tissue with crumbs inside the dumpster, then said, ”Sorry, Comic guy. I have to get home now. See you around!” ”Bye,” croaked Ned, feeling unable to smell the stench for much longer. Comical Dog jogged away, and Ned decided to leave to.

It was only when he’d arrived back at the front of his comic shop in Super Power Island did he realize that he’d forgotten his keys. Without them, he couldn’t unlock the door to his store. Oh no, oh no, oh no! He remembered placing them on the Cartoon Dog restaurant table, as he was explaining to Comical Dog about his comic shop. ”Nooooooo….!!” wailed Ned Noodlehead. Comical Dog had thrown his keys away!

And so this was how he came to be down in the dumps for the rest of the day. (Thanks for the joke, Cool Wing!)

Blog Post Title: Trashy Day
Description: My day was going so well until I realized that my keys were missing. The last time I remember having them was at lunch, when I threw my leftovers away. I’m afraid they’re probably in the big dumpster out back.
Image URL: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q9BePaDQLzI/SlOi3_ZZVNI/AAAAAAAAAE8/ARaifeq4X14/s1600-h/trashy.jpg
Image Name: trashy.jpg
Posted By: Comic Kid

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Show your support to the Poptropica Help Blog today! Motionman95 has created an awesome desktop wallpaper for all PHB fans to use, and it broadcasts the message ”I ♥ the PHB!” Click on the link below for the image, then right-click on it and select ”Set as Background”.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8134/ilovethephb.jpg

Update: The wallpaper image doesn’t seem to work anymore. 😦

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On another note: WordPress has changed the smilies by default, which is why they now look different. Although it seems that some of us don’t like them too much, there isn’t an option to change them back. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. 😦

A new page has been added – ”Typing Tricks”, in the Cool Stuff section. Learn what text you need to type to add in smilies to your comments, or discover how to make your words bolded, italicized, or underlined. Go check it out now!