Cryptids Island, Sneak Peeks

Jeff Kinney talks about Cryptids Island

Hijuyo: Hey guys, today we’ve got big news for you Poptropicans, and to make it all the more awesome, Jeff Kinney is going to guest-star in this post with me!
Jeff: Hi Poptropicans, my name is Jeff Kinney, and I’m the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. But I also work here at Poptropica, where we’ll always bring you new islands for you to enjoy. Our latest island is called Cryptids Island.
Hijuyo: Sweet. There’s a lot of hype about that. What can you tell us about it?
Jeff: It’s all about Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Chupacabra, the Jersey Devil. I love these stories of legendary creatures and we think you guys are gonna love it too.
Hijuyo: Nice! When can we play it?
Jeff: On December 20th, the new island comes out for members, and then it comes out to the general public a few weeks later. I think you’re gonna love this island, and I think you’re gonna love what we have in store for 2011.
Hijuyo: 2011’s not too far away! What can we look forward to?
Jeff: Many more games and islands for you to enjoy and experience. Hope you have fun!

Well, that’s all the time Jeff has for us, but you may have picked up some very interesting things the Creators let us see in that video!

  • Jeff’s room is filled with Poptropica merchandise, including some unreleased ones! There’s also a framed picture of him next to a statue with a beard. 😛
  • Poptropica game cards! If you’re interested in those, read more about them here.
  • Poptropica wall posters! Not sure where you can get those, since Poptropica’s LTLprints store doesn’t seem to stock them.
  • Poptropica Fun Book! Maybe we’ll see these hit bookstores soon! The title suggests it might be a Poptropica activity book, with puzzles or games or whatever that can be done on paper. 😛
  • Video peeks of the upcoming Cryptids Island! Bushes trimmed to be shaped like Nessie, a hot air balloon, a sherpa campsite, and more.
  • Wild West Island! Perhaps the most interesting peek of all, this is hinted on a poster on one of the walls. This might also explain the recent Daily Pop sneak peeks.

What else do you think might be in store for Poptropica’s future?

Cryptids Island, Store

Chupacabra in the limelight

Entangle yourself in a string of brightly colored festive lights, with three blinking patterns to choose from. Free for Poptropica members and 75 credits for non-members, the “Tangled in Lights” costume is sure to be a holiday favorite. Batteries included. (Wait, this stuff runs on batteries, doesn’t it?)

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Or, put someone else in the limelight… you might be interested in learning about the legendary cryptid Chupacabra, who you might just be able to encounter very soon on the next Poptropica adventure, Cryptids Island!

Know Your Cryptids: Chupacabra

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Chupacabra: ¿Que es?

Cryptids Island is coming on Monday to Poptropica! Before you take on some of the world’s most fearsome mythical monsters, we’d like to tell you a little bit about the legends.

“Chupacabra” is Spanish for “goat-sucker,” and that’s exactly what this creature is said to do. Unlike many cryptids, the Chupacabra is a relatively recent phenomenon. The legend began in Puerto Rico in 1995, when a farmer found that several of his animals had been killed overnight, and the blood drained from their bodies through strange puncture wounds.

Since then, the stories have spread to Mexico and the United States. But accounts of the Chupacabra vary widely: sometimes it is reported to be doglike in appearance, and sometimes, as in the drawing above, as an alien creature that walks on two legs. The only thing that unites all the tales is the creature’s bloodsucking behavior.

Recently, a Chupacabra body was thought to have been found, but was proven to be a coyote with mange. So the questions remain. Is the Chupacabra a new, unknown animal? Is it a space alien? Or is it nothing more than a legend dreamed up by angry farmers? Perhaps one day we will know the truth.

Do you believe in the Chupacabra?

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CAPTAIN CRAWFISH

“Goat-sucker”? o.O …hmm, maybe we don’t want to encounter this cryptid…

[Distantly, you hear a noise]
Captain Crawfish (what number are we on? 8?): AAAHHH!
(You hear slurping.)
Chupacabra: Yur yummeh, Crawfeesh.
Captain Crawfish 8: NOOOoooOOoo! I’ve still got to live! Please, don’t suck my blood! Heck, I’m not even a goat!
Chubacabra: Ewww! I only eat GOATS! *spits Crawfish out*
Captain Crawfish 8: Whew! I survived!

[His panicked footsteps come closer to the PHB set and he emerges, out of breath from running for his life.]
Captain Crawfish 8: Hey, guys! It’s me!
PHB peoples: OMG!OMG! ME FIRST! LET ME AT HIM! :O
Captain Crawfish 8: …whoops.
(The crowd descends on Captain Crawfish!)
PHB peoples: FOOOOOOOD!
Chupacabra: *reappears* Where is he? I don’t care if he’s fish, I want him too! SHARING IS CARING, PEOPLES!

(Due to violence, the rest of the scene has been censored.)

~Hijuyo

Web Development

Blog Hijacking & The PHF

POLL TIME!

Plesh take this poll: http://www.blog.thephf.com/2010/09/30/what-do-you-want-to-come-out-next-poll/ 🙂

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HERRO!

I am hijacking this blog to make a VERY important announcement…I FINALLY GOT TO MEET ELMO!!!

*silence*

What, you’re not happy for me? Fine. Who needs you anyway.

I kid. What I really wanted to post about…has been posted on the PHF Blog. It is a post about…The POPMATRIX! (which is finally out, by the way so READ THE POST…:)). While you’re on the PHF Blog, please take the time to subscribe (right sidebar, topmost!). Thank you dear. (LOLOLO)

Oh, and just in case you were wondering why I’ve been less active on the PHB, it’s mostly because of the PHF. But hopefully I’ll be more active when my schedule frees up.

So…I’ll just be hiding in this extremely convenient manhole here…

Contests

Poptropica Help LOYALTY GIVEAWAY!!

Congrats! We’ve reached 4 million hits! The giveaway is now closed and winners will be announced shortly after whenever the PHF is back up (since that was part of this contest).

That’s right, your favorite Poptropica Help group is giving away 14 RARE Poptropica accounts and YOU have a chance of winning one! Click on ‘More’ to get all the details. 😀 Continue reading “Poptropica Help LOYALTY GIVEAWAY!!”

Mythology Island

Mythical Mission

The Poptropica Help Team wishes you a

:mrgreen: Happy Easter! :mrgreen:

For members, a new mythical mission awaits them on the latest Poptropica island -Mythology Island. To all the non-members (*high-fives*) out there, this island will be released FREE for everyone on April 29th.

Poptropica Creator Shark Boy says on the official Creators’ Blog that “We hope you enjoy it, this was a fun one to make. We have more awesome islands in the works, so stay tuned!” (More cool islands are on their way!)

Evidently, Vlad the Viking (another Poptropica Creator) agrees, declaring that “Mythology Island is the stuff of legends!” For those who aren’t members yet, he’s got them hooked with the official Mythology Island video trailer:

What do you think of Poptropica’s Mythology Island?