Take a peek at some of the files that make up the behind-the-scenes of Poptropica and what makes the game tick. Note that capitalization does matter in these URLs! Due to sheer volume, we cannot include every file in existence on Poptropica’s database, but here are some you may find interesting.
NOTE: A block has been put on the soundtracks for some reason; to get around it, change one of the slashes in the url (/) backwards using the other slash (\). (It can be any one of the slashes.)
Music
Poptropica’s musical composer is Jeff Heim – and now you can listen to his masterpieces through these file links without having to log in! Also, check out his Poptropica set on Soundcloud.
Home
Arabian Nights Island
Lunar Colony
PoptropiCon Island
Super Power Island
Survival Island
- Episode 1 Main Theme
- Crash Landing – also watch the cutscene
- Episode 2 Main Theme
- Episode 2 Ending
- Episode 3 Main Theme
- Episode 3 Intro
- Episode 3 Ending
- Episode 4 Main Theme
- Episode 5 Main Theme
- Tally Ho (also: Tally Ho yell)
- Around and Around
- Van Buren’s Revenge
- Episode 5 Ending
Mission Atlantis
- Calm Seas
- Underwater
- Deep Underwater
- Episode 2 Theme
- Episode 2 Intro
- Episode 2 Ending
- Episode 3 Theme
- Escape Theme
- Episode 3 Ending
Shrink Ray Island
Monster Carnival
- Main Theme (Sunny Day)
- Apothecary Theme (Shrink Ray Main Theme, sped up)
- Carnival Music (Mid-day)
- Carnival Music (Dusk)
- Carnival Music (Night)
- Tunnel of Love
- Carousel Music
- Carousel Music Night
- Haunted House
- Ringmaster Raven’s Tent
- Old Forest
- Old Forest Night
- Monsters Emerge
- Catastrophic Event
- The Mirror Maze
Twisted Thicket
Time Tangled
- Main Theme
- Ancient Greece
- Dismal Future
- Great Wall of China
- Statue of Liberty
- Mali Empire
- Mt. Everest
- Edison’s Workshop
- Lewis and Clark Expedition
- Declaration of Independence
- Viking Theme
- Aztec Theme
- Bright Future
- DaVinci Theme
24 Carrot
Spy
Mythology
Poptropolis Games
Virus Hunter
- Main Theme
- Sneaky Suspense
- Sneaky Shop Theme
- Quirky Suspense
- Deadly Virus
- Boss Battle Theme
- VHS Store: Strange
- VHS Store: Romantic
- VHS Store: Action
- Techno Jam
Virus Hunter: Nano Combat Training
Mocktropica
- Main Theme
- Main Theme Glitched
- Poptropica HQ
- Night Theme
- Ephraim University
- Country Farm
- Cheese Factory
- Servers
Mocktropica: Mega Fighting Bots
- Title Screen
- Fight Theme
- Continue
- Lose
- Win
- MFB Battle: Orchestral Variation (Boss Battle)
- MFB Battle Intro – also watch the cutscene
Backgrounds
As well as music, you can view the backgrounds of scenes just like you can view items! Sadly, you can’t save them to you computer, as they are shockwave files, and some of them are off of the screen.
Early Poptropica
Monster Carnival
- Main Street Background Day
- Main Street Background Evening
- Main Street Background Night
- Midway Day Background
- Midway Empty Background
- Midway Evening Background
- Midway Night Background
- Rides Day Background
- Rides Evening Background
- Rides Night Background
- Woods Background Day
- Woods Background Evening
- Woods Background Night
Mocktropica
Mythology
- Garden of the Sphinx background
- Grove of Temples background
- Hades’s realm (Cerberus) background
- Hades’s temple background
- Hades’s throne room background
- Hydra’s cave background
- Labyrinth (maze) background
- Main Street background
- Mount Olympus background
- Poseidon’s Beach background
- Poseidon’s Temple background
- Poseidon’s Throne background
- River Styx background
- Tree Bottom background
- Tree Top background
Poptropolis Games
- Coliseum Background
- Archery Background
- Javelin Background
- Ad Ground Background (in between locations)
- Triple Jump Background
- Shot Put Background
- Pole Vault Background
- Long Jump Background
- Wrestling Background
- Weight Lift Background
- Hurdles Background Beginning
- Hurdles Background Middle
- Hurdles Background End
- Diving Background
Spy Island
Vampire’s Curse
- Armory Background
- Castle (Entrance) Background
- Castle Grounds Background
- Castle Towers Background
- Cliff Background
- Count’s Chamber Background
- Great Hall Background
- Laboratory Background
- Main Street Background
- Mausoleum Background
Interactive Overlays
Interactive overlays are made up of platforms and interactive things you can click on. There are also animations in these overlays, as well as objects that change over time (e.g. the glitches on Mocktropica slowly disappear, etc.). Pretty neat stuff!
Monster Carnival
- Main Street Interactive
- Midway Night Interactive
- Rides Day Interactive
- Rides Evening Interactive
- Rides Night Interactive
Mocktropica
- Basement Interactive
- Cheese Exterior Interactive
- Classroom Interactive
- Main Street Interactive
- Mega Fighting Bots Interactive
- Mountain Interactive
- University Interactive
Poptropolis Games
Backdrops & Foregrounds
Backdrops and foregrounds are the things that give depth to Poptropica’s graphics. Backdrops lie in the back part of the page, while foregrounds are always in front of you. Here are some examples:
Monster Carnival
- Main Street Backdrop Evening
- Main Street Backdrop Night
- Rides Day Backdrop
- Rides Evening Backdrop
- Rides Night Backdrop
- Woods Backdrop Day
- Woods Backdrop Evening
- Woods Backdrop Night
Mocktropica
- University Backdrop Day
- University Backdrop Night
- Main Street Backdrop Day
- Main Street Backdrop Night
Poptropolis Games
Vampire’s Curse
- Armory Foreground
- Castle (Entrance) Backdrop
- Castle Grounds Backdrop
- Castle Towers Background
- Cliff Backdrop
- Cliff Foreground
- Count’s Chamber Backdrop
- Count’s Chamber Foreground
- Main Street Backdrop
General
Just some miscellaneous parts of Poptropica.
XML Files
XML files take Shockwave files (swfs) and put them to use through commands. XML is sort of like HTML for Flash. Sometimes you can find some pretty neat stuff in these files!
- http://static.poptropica.com/game/data/custom/MocktropicaMVU/mainStreet/scene.xml
- http://static.poptropica.com/game/data/scenes/mocktropica/island.xml
- http://static.poptropica.com/game/data/scenes/time/mainStreet/sounds.xml
- http://static.poptropica.com/game/data/scenes/time/shared/sounds.xml
Sounds
These are some sound effects and ambient sounds that you may hear alongside the main music.
Body
Each character/avatar on Poptropica is made up of many body parts, including clothing items, and while there are far too many to list them all, here are a few examples.
- 24 Carrot shirt
- Astro-Knights shirt
- Athena’s golden spear
- Big Nate shirt
- Early Poptropica shirt
- Head
- Nabooti shirt
- Ooh Mouth
- Shark Tooth shirt
- Spy Island shirt
- Studded belt
- Super Power shirt
- Time Tangled shirt
- Wimpy Kid shirt
Items
There are links to Poptropica SWF (Shockwave Flash) files, eg. http://static.poptropica.com/items/item13.swf, where you can see various Poptropica item cards. Replace “13″ in the URL mentioned with different numbers for more item cards! Items in the 1000s = island medallions, 2000s = advertisement items, 3000s = Poptropica Store items.
Trivia
- The “Did You Know” bar was updated from “.gif” to “.swf” 8/20/10.
- Every time a new island is determined, a domain is bought by Poptropica with the name of the island. For example, virushunterisland.com redirects to Poptropica.
- Islands on the map can be selected via the “Tab” and “Enter” key.
- There are lost items on Poptropica outside of the game. Learn More
- Creators upload Daily Pops a day early! That means you can view them a day early by going to the right url. Start here, and change the url to the date of tomorrow (Whenever that may be! 😛 ). Enjoy! http://static.poptropica.com/creatorClips/sneakPeeks/images/sneakpeek_01-15-14.jpg
for more Poptropica goodness, check out our Pop Plus page!
and if you’ve found some cool links, feel free to share them in the comments below.
Awesome job HP & Fishy! 😀
um hp and fishy i had an idea
how about we have a new years party to celabrate what the phb crew has done this year and what poptroica acomplised this year also
We just had a Christmas Party……..
kewl
Awesome work, guys. 🙂
Hope the admins will put in the new osts from Arabian Nights. Really loved the ost which plays when you look through the telescope and see the genie, drum so catchy.
slantedfish: I asked Jeff Heim, and he put the genie dance track on his soundcloud! Check it out here! 😀
oops i forgot to mention, from Part 3 of Arabian Nights.
oh nvm i found it online. didnt read through the whole page..
I came here for the music! I love them! Here are a few thoughts on some of the tracks:
Dismal Future: This one is CUH-REEPY. *shivers a bit* Makes me want to save the future. If that’s the length they can go music wise for the bad future in Time Tangled, I’m scared to hear what music will be in store for some island moments that are creepy without sound! *shiver*
Bright Future: Holy cow, such contrast! O.O
Time Tangled Main Theme: Very… Whimsical. Not my favorite theme, but its still pretty cool.
24 Carrot Main Theme: Some people criticize this piece to be too creepy, but I don’t see a problem. Well, the town is in economic shambles thanks to a certain grown man in a bunny suit. The sky is brown and everything looks down in shambles… so the music should set that creepy tone.
Train Finale B: From the sound of that title, it sounds like this piece will be reused in Mystery Train during the final confrontation with the culprit. It does have the finale feel…
Spy Main Theme: Very spy-esque. Enough said.
Poptropolis Main theme (first half): Oddly enough, this is my favorite island theme right now. I feel an Olympian vibe off of it!
Virus Hunter Main: Very science-y.
Techno Jam: This sound might just be vague coming from the radio, but I was drawn to it for some odd reason.
Mocktropica Theme: Has a pleasant vibe off it it (and the glitchy version is funny XD)
Night Theme: For some reason, I like this one. It’s unique. I don’t know how to describe it…
MFB Battle: Orchestral Variation (Boss Battle): I like this one… I just do. Epic…
MFB Battle Intro: Oh HECK YEAH! This one just rocks! And the cutscene this goes with is just epic…
Same here, I love the soundtracks.
Dismal Future: Creepy, and awesome. Love it. Gives me chills as well. 😛
Time Theme: One of my favorites. :3
Carrot Theme: I think it’s a pretty awesome track! Eerie, but very suiting, you are right.
Train B: Had the same feeling. And I love this one, especially.
Poptropolis Theme: I like it, it isn’t my favorite, but certainly a cool track. I also like Poptropolis for the Glory.
VHI Theme: One of the bests. I love it.
Techno Jam: You too? It’s sorta catchy.
Mock Theme: Yup, I like it. I sort of wonder if this was an alternate Time Tangled Theme at one point…
Night Them: As I described it in a post, MONUMENTAL. 😛
MFB Orchestral Variation: VERY epic. Genius, in fact.
MFB Battle Intro: IKR? The cutscene is very epic, you are right. 😛
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Dismal Future: Creepy, but honestly, I love it. I could listen to this all day.You can hear the Poptropica style and rhythm to it; it’s a beautiful song. Also, I love how the regular Poptropica main theme is overcome and slowly fades into the “creepy” part of the song. Very unique. It shows that the future does have hope by you saving it, which is why the Poptropica theme is established into the end.
Bright Future: Too much bright. Too much. >.< It's not gonna be a utopian society!!! TOO BRIGHT. O.O
Time Tangled Main Theme: I agree. Whimsical. What would have been astounding is if they somehow incorporated songs from different time periods.
24 Carrot Main Theme: I LOVE this theme!!!!! LOVE IT. It's amazing! It goes with the circumstances well, and is just PERFECT!
Train Finale B: Why do I love all the songs from 24 Carrot? I don't know. They're just…amazing. The instruments… The beat, the rhythm. You can tell they spent a lot of time on this. ❤ Unique.
Spy Main Theme: They add their own touch, I'll admit that. It's just….the same classic spy theme. I wish they would have created a…fresh, unique song.
Poptropolis Main theme (first half): c: It has that Olympic feel, but it has that hint of Poptropica. It remind me of a song from a Wii game…
Virus Hunter Main: I don't like this one. I just don't. Science is my favorite subject; I want to be a doctor. This island just doesn't feel right, nor does the music.
It gets quite annoying, also.
Techno Jam: Meh. Good beat, but my ears hurt from the high-pitched noises.
Mocktropica Theme: Too peppy, even for the glitched one. The Creators are lost and working as hard as they can, and the island is glitchy.
Night Theme: Could have been made glitchy.
MFB Battle: Fell in love. Perfect for an intense, final battle.
MFB Battle Intro: I hate it. </3 I'm a rock lover, and this song makes it seem like they're making fun of rock.The cut scene is great, though.
I can’t get the mocktropica music.
Any of it.
well i also like them because tey dont glich as much eitther
sorry for mispelling
Hehe. It’s ok everyone mks mistakes. See what I did there? 🙂
My fave was Normal Mocktropica music beacause it sounded really beatuiful!
I also love Mocktropica music,it is pleasant.
I really love the Virus Hunter Boss theme.
I also love the MFB boss theme and Train Finale B.
Hmm,I tried to listen to the Deadly Virus theme again,but it 404’d.
Nv mind,wrong link.
I love them all, but I especially love the Train Ending B from 24 Carrot. I just love it. For Virus Hunter Main theme and Boss Battle, meh, I wish they had worked harder with the VHI soundtrack, as both were just re used from the trailer. Dismal Future freaks me out, and I love it. I just need to not listen to it before I go to bed… And Mocktropica, LOVE EVERY BIT! I especially love the night theme and the MFB boss battle theme. And Spy, just classic spy, but Poptropicanized. Love it.
If you comm-enter wanna save the music, click the link and right click and press save as.
I just save music of Apollo music flute.
I don’t know if anyone else has said this or not, but the Virus Hunter Deadly Virus brings me to an error page. The link for it is here: poptropica.com/game/sound/music/Deadly_Virus.mp3
It doesn’t for me… O.O
Strange…
This is the link posted: http://poptropicahelp.net/cool-stuff/behind-the-scenes/Deadly_Virus
This is the link that worked for me: poptropica.com/game/sound/music/Deadly_Virus.mp3
Thanks for the notice. 😉 It has been updated.
Thank you very much! I adore the Mocktropica Night Theme and have been looking everywhere for it! You guys are awesome for finding all of these.
I’m glad we could help you! The night theme is one of my favorites. 😀
The music from Monster Carnival island was amazing!
Two backgrounds for Monster Carnival:
Main Street Day – http://static.poptropica.com/game/assets/scenes/carnival/mainStreet/background.swf
Main Street Night – http://static.poptropica.com/game/assets/scenes/carnival/mainStreet/backgroundNight.swf
More backgrounds from MCI:
http://static.poptropica.com/game/assets/scenes/carnival/midwayDay/background.swf
http://static.poptropica.com/game/assets/scenes/carnival/ridesDay/background.swf
http://static.poptropica.com/game/assets/scenes/carnival/woods/backgroundDay.swf
http://static.poptropica.com/game/assets/scenes/carnival/woods/backgroundEvening.swf
http://static.poptropica.com/game/assets/scenes/carnival/woods/backgroundNight.swf
Yup, they’re pretty amazing. 🙂
I wonder who’s the one that makes them…
Lol, probably the creators. Specifically Nasan Hardcastle. 😉
I completely forgot about Nasan, lol.
Here’s the crash landing music for Survival Island: http://static.poptropica.com/game/sound/music/crash_landing.mp3
Awesome! 😀
I couldn’t help it… it’s too awesome.
http://static.poptropica.com/game/assets/scenes/survival1/crashLanding/crashLanding.swf
xD
Ikr, it’s pretty awesome. 😛
Now I can see completely Count Bram’s castle! Pretty cool…
http://static.poptropica.com/game/assets/scenes/vampire/castle/background.swf
WOW! How do u do this stuff? xD
With magic. XD
With our special Divergent brain powers.
Wow, that means they’ve uploaded the art for the Vampire’s Curse SUI. I’ve uncovered most of the other VC backgrounds, backdrops, and foregrounds – check them out on the page; I’ve listed the more interesting ones. I also added most of the Monster Carnival ones in there. 😀
Yurp, they’ve uploaded all the backgrounds from all the islands listed on the “SUI Page”. Sadly, they don’t list the soundtrack yet. >,<
This is so cool.
Here are my thoughts on Mythology Island Music
Main Theme: Don’t mind me, just strolling around because I like this music
Hades’ Realm: My uncle LOVES that
Poseidon’s Realm: Pretty and peaceful, might spend the day at the beach
Labyrinth: Is this a sacrifice or what?
Apollo’s Flute: Sounds way better than his poetry
Epic Boss Fight: IN YOUR FACE DAD!!!!!!!
I’ve uncovered the Survival Episode 4 main theme: http://static.poptropica.com/game/sound/music/Survival4_Main_theme.mp3
spooky but awesome! If it Shows the block, there’s something at the top of the page that will help you get around it.
hey poptropicans can you tell me how to see SWF’ s
My thoughts:
MFB main theme: it sounds like the sonic theme, but overall its PURE AWESOMENESS!!
VHS romantic: too short and boring. Sorry to those hoo like it.
Survival 4: Well, its… Interesting… Kind of creepy and suits the environment.
Survival1: Really natural and says, no, SCREAMS “Survive and get it over with.”
My thoughts:
MFB main theme: it sounds like the sonic theme, but overall its PURE AWESOMENESS!!
VHS romantic: too short and boring. Sorry to those hoo like it.
Survival 4: Well, its… Interesting… Kind of creepy and suits the environment.
Survival1: Really natural and says, no, SCREAMS “Survive and get it over with.”
Would anything happen if you click “Put On” or not?
No, it doesn’t do anything, sadly. It’d be cool if it did, since there are advertisement cards. I’d probably go back and get some Open Season stuff d:
I found the background to the Early Poptropica Common room, if you want to use it http://static.poptropica.com/scenes/islandEarly/sceneCommon.swf
Some music won’t come even if I interchange the slash!
Some of the names of the files may have been changed, and we can’t really keep up with all of them. 😉 Try finding the sounds.xml files for each scene! 😀
when you do the SWF files I can only see part of it how do I fix it
That’s the way the file naturally is. It stinks, but you can use a SWF Viewer / Player to see the entire thing.
Here’s my thoughts:
Mocktropica: AWESOME!!!!
Time Tangled: I’m okay about that
Mocktropica Boss Fight: AWESOOOMMMMMMEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is their a way to look at a whole swf file?
type http://static.poptropica.com/game/assets/scenes/zombie/tunnel/background.swf
for a new background!
I like the prepare for liftoff, which today is in the shrink ray island trailer. I also know that the space chase is in survival island/ episode 5 today.