Web Development

Counting Down!

It seems like years ago when the PHB first hit the 10,000 mark.

It felt like months ago when theĀ PHB hit their 100,000 mark.

But never did Scary Tomato, aĀ kid from Hong Kong, ever believe thatĀ a simple passion for helping people on Poptropica, wouldĀ become what it is today.

So today we are celebrating. The PHB’s biggest moment (besides their first year aniversary šŸ˜› ).

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1,000,000 Hits!1000000!

Ā And as of today, we have exactly 10,700 comments in the whole blog!

Help us count down to the huge milestone in the comments below.

Because it is you, the viewers, that made the hits.

The PHB Team

Scary TomatoĀ |Ā  Smockers

CodienĀ Ā | Grumpy Wolf

Astro-Knights Island, Bonus Items

The Mechanical Fever

Poptropica Help Blog News

The Mechanical Flu Outbreak!

robotflu

Large outbreaks of a new flu, only recently discovered have beenĀ spreading everywhere over Poptropica. The new flu known as Mechanical Fever, Two Face Plague, Robot MonsterĀ andĀ TheĀ Terminator Germ was only just recently discovered on a newly found island by the name of Astro-Knights Island. Certain cases of the flu were found on multiple Poptropicans on the island and was spreading fast.Ā 

It is suspected that a certain type of mechanical owl found on Astro-Knights is the cause for this plague. These robots have been known to fly near areas containing traces of hay, so it is recommended that you stay away from such places until the coast is clear.

Yesterday all access routes to and from the island were closed off to try and isolate the outbreak.Ā Although i must mention thatĀ no suchĀ access has beenĀ given to Poptropicans as of yetĀ to be able to get to the Island. The island was to beĀ opened in early fall as a holiday destination for any Poptropicans wishing to take a break.Ā But this holidays destinations opening seems will be delayed due to this rare flu.

Not long after highly qualified scientists from Super-Power island (these scientists were recently studying the mysterious powers given to escaped convicts when a radio-active asteroid hit the cell) were sent in to study the casesĀ and find a cure. Authorities on the case were sure that they had kept the problem isolated and main islanders of Poptropica did not have to worry about catching the flu.Ā Ā This is what the chief constable of Super Power island had to say about the matter;
“Do not panic. While this rare case of the flu could potentially be deadly, and there is no cure as of yet. We have hard working scientist on the case for that. The Poptropicans with the flu have been isolated on the island and we a sure the threat will not reach your waters. Thank-you.”

Unfortunately latter that day an urgent call from a scientist on Astro-Knights island informed the head of Police that an seriously infected Poptropican (theĀ poptropican even hadĀ his eye turned to metal)Ā had escaped from isolation and was making his way over to The main island via a blimp.

avatar imageĀ  We would like to confirm that the mysterious PoptropicanĀ is calledĀ Binary Bard. He managed to get off the island by putting the guards to sleep by doing a dance.Ā Not long after the report came in that he hadĀ fled the island bystanders on the Main Poptropican island state they saw a half robotic poptropican, with strange yellow and purple clothing float down in a parachute and land on the outskirts of Early Poptropica island.

We recently found out that the first suspect to come into to contact with Binary Bard and catch the flu was White Foot. In under 24 hours after his landing,Ā large cases of mechanic skin rashes have been appearing all over the island. All we have to say is stay indoors. Do NOT go into multiplayer rooms. You can only obtain the flu by touching someone in the Multiplayer Rooms.Ā  Look out for people with strange metal like parts on there face.

There have been no cases of the flu spreading onto different islands yet. But it wont be long till it does.
I hope this doesn’t get as serious as the swine flu (H1N1)!

This report could not of been done without the help ofĀ Cool Wing.Ā She was theĀ first to tell me that thereĀ was a new flu going round.Ā She is such a brave kid, she even had the flu when she informed me. Poor kid.

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Image #1
Blog Post Title: I Don’t Give a Hoot
Description: This place is getting stranger and stranger. I need to get back home and away from all these crazy robots.
Image URL: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fyUhortwA8M/ShQSCQi-UZI/AAAAAAAAAA0/RsyWnQrxL3M/s1600-h/mechanical_friend.jpg
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Blog Post Title: Diving into Astro-Knights
Description: I went sky diving for the first time today. Thanks to White Foot for joining me, it was great fun.
Ā  [BINARY CODE=010000010110100001101000011010000010000100100001 // Translation: Ahhh!!]
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For any of you fearing that AK Island will not come out because of this you are more then likely wrong. Somebody, most likely White Foot, copied the face when Binary Bard came to visit Cap’n Salty’s multiplayer room on Big Nate Island, Poptropica. I’m sure the creators do not mind that everybody has it. Its pretty cool.

Go out into multiplayer rooms and see if you can find it!
Have fun.

-PHB Team-
Uncategorized

Hermitspeak

What an interesting toungue that words of mystery flow through. Yes, we all know that Hazmat is a bit loopy but this is just weird.

But don’t panic. The languge he is using is a type of Programing language used in computers and preferably games e.g. Poptropica.

If you don’t know, Poptropica is developed with a program called ‘Adobe Flash’. It is a program where anyone can make games and movies with itĀ (I use it too. šŸ˜€ I might make a poptropica movie with it too oneday?). The text in the speech bubble below is probably ‘Action Script’ which is from Flash. From Action Script you can run commands and make things happen in the game.
E.g. When you click on this button here. It will make thisĀ explode here. WHY DID YOU PRESS IT!

Whether or not this coding is actually from PoptropicaĀ or its just Hazmat…being Hazmat, we don’t know. šŸ˜›
What do you think?

What we can tell from the script:Ā 
It has something to do with a Bomb that will explode at any moment becauseĀ of some kind ofĀ  CD-o-Matic 10,000, but it appears it can be dropped. Phew!Ā BUT MAJORLY ITS HAZMATS SECRET PLAN!
What on earth could that possibly be about. An evil island ruled by Hazmat Hermit? An island covered with toxic waste? What do you think? Comment what you think?

Taken from the Popropica Creators Blog.
Blog Post Title: Idle Minds
Description: Hermits like me don’t go outside much. I guess I’ll just sit here and think…
Image Link: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fyUhortwA8M/SgMRC_f0yFI/AAAAAAAAAAs/CBfQbOBlRdE/s1600-h/thinking.png
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ST posting:
There’s also a new poll on the Creators’ Blog asking, “What is your all-time favorite island?” I voted for Nabooti Island, although Time Tangled comes a close second and Big Nate third in my mind. The majority of Poptropica’s players think a little differently, though. Here are the current results:

IslandĀ Name | Percentage
Early Poptropica | 2%
Shark Tooth | 2%
Time Tangled | 5%
24 Carrot | 3%
Super Power | 12%
Spy | 39%
Nabooti | 12%
Big Nate | 22%

Want to voice out your own opinion? Head over to the Poptropica Creators’ Blog now and submit your vote!

PHB Specials, Web Development

The Monthly Surprise

šŸ™‚ We are happy to announce the major event that will be happening every month, and you will be involved. šŸ™‚

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_AĀ Special “PHB Monthly Newsletter”_
The First Sunday of Every Month

The PHB Newsletter. A giantĀ mixture of news, events and even competitions. From now on, on the first Sunday of every month we will post this legendary post. It will consist ofĀ almost 10Ā sections for pure Poptropica awesomeness. šŸ˜›
That’s right, it’s what you have been dreaming about.

The monthly post will contain things like:

  • “Ask PHB”: Readers can ask questions about Poptropica via e-mail to the PHB staff. We can select about 3 of them to publish per month.
  • Competitions.
  • “PHB Sneak Peeks” – Yes, new ones. šŸ˜›
  • Stories: Readers can submit their own short stories to PHB’s e-mail and we can select one for every month, OR we can hire someone to be a “Newsletter Author”, and they will send in a short story/chapter or part of a long story (for each month) to PHB’s e-mail for us to publish each month.
  • Submit Your Own: Let readers submit their own ideas (maybe their dreams of what kind of island they want to see on Poptropica), stories, competition entries, fan art (comics, etc) and more to [email protected].
  • Current News/Monthly Reflection: A summary of what happened in Poptropica for the past month – Sneak peeks, new islands, new ads, etc
  • “Easter Eggs”: In each issue, reveal a secret (known as “Easter eggs”) from Poptropica. (example: typing ‘1225’ in the phone from Nabooti for a Santa hat and sack) or maybe someone besides Dr. Hare.
  • Fan Art: Show a Poptropica-themed poem, comic, drawing, puzzle, or something else created by a Poptropican.

Any more suggestions? Opinions? If you would like to apply for any of these positions, you may start now and send them over to [email protected]. We can’t wait to see our readers’ creativity!

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A Note Regarding ‘Poptropica Poll’

As you’ve probably noticed, we have a sidebar widget titled ‘Poptropica Poll’, where there is a Poptropica-related poll that readers may vote on. They used to be changed at random times, but starting this month, they will be changed every time a new PHB monthly newsletter is released (the first Sunday of a month). This month’s new poll will start a little later, probably next week, and will ask the question, “What would you like the PHB’s monthly newsletter to be called?” We will use this to review your suggestions, and when June’s edition of the newsletter comes out, you will find the winning name, as well as a new poll updated for the coming month!

We have the idea. We have the writers. The only problem? We don’t know what to call it.
Comment with your great ideas on this post. Your suggestions may be put into the next poll.

-The PHB Team-
Reality TV Island, Sneak Peeks

Out with the Old, In with the New

šŸ™‚Ā Poptropica Help Blog is edging closer to the 1 MILLION! mark. I know your allĀ thinking “OMG OMG OMG!!”
And to make it even moreĀ exciting, when we reach theĀ milestone we will be having aĀ HUGE 1 MILLIONth surprise!

So stay tuned. You just never know when we might reach 1,000,000 Hits. šŸ™‚

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The Old but NewĀ adventures of Comic Kid.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Ned Noodlehead by day, Comic Kid hero by night.

_Chapter 1_
TV Time

“Turn ON i say! Turn ON! Don’t make me use my special mind abilities on you.” threatened Comic Kid as he lazily wavedĀ the TV remote at the TV. TheĀ TV was not turning on for him. After hours of button jabbing, kicking, screaming,Ā throwing the remote at the TV (Which i don’t think you should do. It doesn’t work!), he even climbed up this hugeĀ building and askedĀ the old super hero if he could help. But with no success he had to resort inĀ using he masterful powers to turn it on. This amazingly did not work either (I wonder why).Ā His ‘special abilities’ had came to a decision that it was broken. Most likely just to old.Ā  It looked like a trip to a TV storeĀ and what better place then Reality TV Island, they have loads of TV’s there (I wonder why :P).

After a short trip Comic Kid landed in the quiet street of TV Island. Strange though. There was no one around. Just loads of broken TV’s scattered underneath rows of houses. Uhuh!Ā Look at all the other people with broken TV’s! This must be the perfect place to find a new TV, thought Comic Kid. It didn’t take him to long to find a TV store. In fact there were many TV stores. All in the one street. Comic Kid had a problem. Which one?

Now, Comic Kid loves his TV. Of course his beloved comic booksĀ will always be number 1,Ā but his TV can be always number 2. He had to use his ‘special powers’ into choosing the right store for him andĀ BAM! There, in the far side of the street was a small store with a huge TV in the window. Glowing from the screen were huge letters saying, ‘Buy Me! I WUV COMIC BOOKS!”

Comic Kids mouth dropped and hisĀ eyes turned into those adoring Japanese style eyes gleaming magical stars. He needed that TV! He raced into the store threw the money at the cash clerk yelled Keep the change and ran out the store with his new TV in hands.

OneĀ hour later Comic Kid had his feet proped up on his favourite couch, a hot chocolate in his hand andĀ his monstrous new TV was set up waiting for him to turnĀ onĀ and play his favourite show “X-Popmen Heroes: The Cartoon series. With a flick of a button the room filled with a white light. The sound beamed around the room. His curtains shook andĀ his hot chocolate turned cold. Then everything went quiet.Ā  A message displayed on the ginormous screen. “The show has been canceled to show the new series of: Sponge Pop Circle Pants!”

You can ask any oneĀ on Super Power island what happened that very night. What happened after those evil words appeared. But lets just say Comic Kid had to get another new TV. Didn’t i say earlier that throwing the remote wont solve anything!

Blog Post Title: TV Time
Description: My old TV recently broke so I had to go shopping for a new one. Luckily for me I found a store that had lots of choices and found exactly what I needed.
Image URL: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q9BePaDQLzI/SfcvbItG1GI/AAAAAAAAAD0/z6OqQnVcQGI/s1600-h/tvs.jpg
Image Name: tvs.JPG

Ah, poor Comic Kid. Atleast he got to visit the new island of Reality TV Island. Thats right this is a sneak peek for a different island besides the usual A-K Island. Thank goodness the island is still being made. We kind of got woried when Nabooti, Then Big Nate then ASTRO KINGHTS TOOK ITS PLACE! But who cares. Atleast we have loads of islands to come in the future.

Please note that the above story is completely fiction, a story written by the PHB Team to entertain the readers.