The Race to 10,000!

Hey guys, after two week of no WiFi (our WiFi carrier is awful) I finally got it fixed! What do I see when I get back?
This is what I see!

The new Dr. Hare Light and Shadow Outfits! The Creators also had this to say;

It's been a long road, but at last we've done it. We've reached 10,000 supporters for our LEGO CUUSOO project!

Now, it's up to our friends at LEGO to review the project and decide it's something they want to move ahead with. We hope they do. If not, we still had a great time working on "Dr. Hare's Lair," and we enjoyed being able to share it with you.

 Congratulations to everyone who voted and made this possible.
...And the award for most evil looking Dr. Hare goes to Shadow Dr. Hare!

Avengers Assemble!

The  Non-Stop Summer advertisement has been updated again! For a limited time, you can transform yourself into a giant green rage monster! All you have to do is watch a preview for the new Disney XD show Hulk and the agents of S.M.A.S.H.! You will want to click on A-Bomb (the giant blue guy standing beside the video) before watching the video. I will explain more about that later. Once the video is over, you receive the Giant Green Hulk Power.

But that's not all! Once you have won the Kickin' It game, the Randy Cunningham game, obtained the Crazy Helmet item from the Porta-Party room, and talked to A-Bomb (the big blue guy standing beside the Hulk video) you receive the special bonus prize, which is.... drum roll please.... the Iron Man Outfit!

As always, once you click on the "hulk size" button or the "make me a hero" button, you will put on the Hulk or Iron Man costumes, but you will return back to what you were wearing before when you enter a new room/area. That means if you want to be able to wear the costumes anywhere you go, you have to press Ctrl + Shift + S, but be warned, this will do away with what you were already wearing and replace it with the Hulk or Iron Man costumes.

The Avengers can now assemble on Poptropica with Captain America, Hulk, and Iron Man all being available as costumes! I have been waiting for this for so long! Which is your favorite? I really like the Iron Man outfit.

A virus is nothing to sneeze at!

Hey guys, I'm back from camp and it looks like there have been some new items released in the store!

The first appears to be the last of the Members Bonus Items. With the all new sneezing power you can... wait for it... make people sneeze? That's pretty cool I guess...?

Next up the is not very popular game amazing new game Nano-Training! You get to fly around in a little ship thing and battle little robots. I love Thunder Volt and I don't even really like this game... But it is growing on me...

Also, if you haven't had a chance to check it out, here is a video of the game play thanks to Captain Crawfish.

Virus Hunter Bonus Items!

With the release of Virus Hunter Island nearing closer every day, we are seeing the release of the Member's Only bonus items!
First, we have the Virtual Virus Costume,  which lets you become the virus. Having four creepy legs, crawling around on everything. Eekk!The costume is broken up into two parts, the head which acts as a helmet, and the body, which gives you those four creepy legs.

Next is the Inside-Out Power. This lets you see deeper inside yourself than you have ever seen before. You can use this power to turn both yourself and others turned inside out!

The sneezing powder is still on the way, so be on the look out!

The lost levels of Poptropica (Multiverse 2.0)

All this week the Daily Pop has been filled with images of what appear to be unused Multiverse rooms accompanied by the caption "One of the lost levels of Poptropica." They are compiled below.

Ice House

Country Cabin

Fantasy Forest

                                                                             

Future Fest

Water World

 Most of these "lost levels" has a very close connection to an already existing Multiverse room. The "ice house" bears a very close resemblance to the Crystal Cavern mixed with the Ice Planet from Astro-Knights. The "country cabin" could be an early idea for what would become Sweet Tooth. The "fantasy forest" is basically almost the exact same as the Enchanted Forest. The "future fest" could possibly be connected to the Big Brain Factory. What do you think of these lost levels of Poptropica?

4th of July Special: Captain America Costume

First off, to all those who are celebrating today, have a great 4th of July!

It appears that Poptropica is also celebrating giving out a special prize that is perfect for today! A Captain America costume!

The Disney XD Non-Stop Summer advertisement building had been updated to include the preview for the new Disney XD series Avengers Assemble, premering this Sunday at 11AM/10 Central.

Once you watch the video, you receive the new Captain America Outfit! When you click on the “make me a hero” button, you are inserted into Captain America’s costume, but you will return back to what you were wearing before when you enter a new room/area. That means if you want to be able to wear the costume anywhere you go you have to press Ctrl + Shift + S, but be warned, this will do away with what you were already wearing and replace it with the Captain America Outfit!

The Creators also posted a reminder that no 4th of July celebration is complete without fireworks! You can head on over to the Poptropica Store and pick up the gold card now!

Return of the Poptropolis Games and Beta Carrotene update news!

There have been some new Daily Pops that have been getting some attention. It appears that they are previewing the return of Poptropolis Island!

Plant your flag – …which is kind of hard to do when there’s no solid ground around.

Salvage Operation – There are a lot of treasures at the bottom of the sea.

Splashdown- Take a dip in the pool on a hot summers day.

Perhaps the return of the Poptropolis Games is coming in the near future! If it is, it looks like there is going to be some new game-play other than what was there before.

In other news the Creators have been tweaking on Beta Carrotene! They have been working on improving things such as...

• Fixing the entrance to the sewer that was giving lots of players fits
• Improving the inventory so that it's easier to put on the drone ears
• Eliminating jittery performance in the smelter

That's not the only big news going around about Beta Carrotene though! Thanks to HPuterpop for the find!

Here are the instructions for this to work. First, open a new tab and log into Poptrpoica. Once you have logged in, open this link in a new tab and enjoy Beta Carrotene!

Legends of Chima Advertisement

There is a new advertisement on the Main Streets of Poptropica! It appears that players up to 14 years of age have access to this new advertisement. This new ad I keep talking about is of course for the new show LEGO Legends of Chima, premiering July 10th on Cartoon Network.

Once you enter the advertisement you are challenged to a Chima battle. You have to aim and launch your "speedorz" to get the chi, which is basically a blue floating orb. You get 5 chances per stage and once you win all three stages you get the Speedor Power and Laval Costume!

Cute or Creepy?

Since "Dr Hare's Lair" is still needs over 2,000 supports, we have a new Dr. Hare themed insensitive to vote! To "help you visualize just how cool a Dr. Hare Lego set would be" the creators have released this new Dr. Hare Paper Craft!

So, cute or creepy? You be judge when you put it together yourself!

Now to some Daily Pop preview news. It appears that there are some sneak peaks floating around that could possibly be Mocktropica Island or another yet to be announced island. 

The first two appear to be of someone navigating a lava flow. The second appears to be of an octopus(?) and the third looks like the inside of a computer. So, Mocktropica or something new? Only time will tell what islands these are sneaks peaks of.

Two Despicable New Ads!

Scroll down for our 24 Carrot Island: Beta Carrotene review!

Get your fart guns ready, because there are two new advertisement buildings on Poptropica!

First off, there is a new ad for Despicable Me 2, in theaters July 3rd.
Inside the building there are three different games you can play.  The first of which is Bee-Do: The Emergency Minion response game. This game is very similar to the old game Donkey Kong. You have to climb up through Gru’s lab using the arrow keys and put out the fire with a fire extinguisher. Make sure to dodge the falling cups that come at you! Pick up cupcakes, unicorns, and bananas for bonus points.  Your prize is your very own Minion Costume!


The next game is a training mission from Lucy, and agent of AVL. This game is like a scavenger hunt.  You have to find four items that have been scattered throughout the mall.  They are a lipstick taser, a blue car, a freeze ray, and an AVL badge. You are provided with a radar which shows you where all of the items are located so it isn’t too difficult. Once all four are found you win the Lipstick Taser Power which lets you give other Poptropicans a little shock and the Fart Gun Power which lets you knock over other Poptropicans with that gnarly stink.

The last game is Bop-a-Minion. It is very similar to Wac-a-Mole. You have to hit the minions as they pop up. Hitting minions holding coins will earn you in game money towards unlocking new minions to bop. Minions holding a 200 sign are worth 200 bonus points. Make sure not to hit minions holding bombs because that will mean game over for you. Your prize for this game is the Freeze Ray Power which lets you freeze other Poptropicans in blocks of ice!

Next is a new building for Disnney XD’s Non-Stop Summer. Once you enter the building on Steamworks Island you can hop on a bike and make your way to the adventure. Once you have won all of the games, you get a special bonus prize, but that will have to wait until July 8th when the last game is released.

I see, it’s clever because the bike tires make an infinity sign.

The first stop on this summer road trip is at the Kickin’ It: Race the Black Dragons game. This game is a plain old race to the finish. Beat the Red Dragon bike to the finish by hitting green speed boosts and dodging puddles and pot holes. If you win you earn the Kickin’ It High Kick Power!

Next up on our road trip is the Crash and Bernstein Burp Along game. Hit the arrow keys in the correct order to copy Bernstein’s burp pattern. Once you match him burp for burp six times you win the Crash Follower.

The last stop on our road trip as at the Lab Rats: Virus Eddie game. This is a matching game, so you have to find and match both of pictures of each character. Once you have matched all four pairs you win the Adam’s Laser Vision Power which lets you shoot optic blasts where ever you point your mouse.

Which mini-game is your favorite to play? I personally enjoyed the Bop-a-Minion.

24 Carrot Island: Beta Carrotene Review

I cannot give enough praise to the Creators for this new update. Even being in a beta test phase right now, it is amazing enough for a complete release. The visual and audio aspects are both stunning and really add something to the experience of playing Poptropica. The following is a review and description of each new feature, followed by a video I took of the highlights from both the music and sound effects, so if you haven’t had a chance to experience the Beta Carrotene update to 24 Carrot Island, make sure to check out the video and see what it has to offer.

Larger Screen

While Poptropica might not be in full-fledged HD this larger screen sure comes close. It may just be because of the game screen being nearly full screen but it feels like an HD experience. The images are crisper and the way your character interacts with the back ground makes it feel like you are playing an entirely new game.

Improved Menu

The improved menu offers an options section where you can turn the music and sound effects volumes up and down along with editing the dialog speed. There is also just a plain old mute button for if you want to play without the music and sound (which wouldn’t be a good idea). The new upgrade to the already established functions like Items and Friends also is a great step forward for Poptropica. You can see the new features in action in the video below. I highly suggest you watch the new items inventory in action.

Sound Track

I cannot begin to describe how amazing the sound track is. The music while piloting Dr. Hare’s Rabbot and once you get back to Main Street is astounding. The sound effects go above and beyond what would be expected. You can check out the amazingness that is the new sound track in the video below.

Final Rating
Yes, there are some glitches, your character may go the wrong direction at some point, it may freeze once or twice, but nothing that severely effects the game play.

8.5/10   B+

Journey to the center of Carl

Hey there!
This week has given us some new looks at Virus Hunter Island and the currently unnamed battle bot island (possibly Mocktropica Island).

First off we got a look at a marvelous hero preparing to save Poptropica from the evil lurking within (literally).
Later, we were able to confirm that this was in fact a screen shot from… wait for it… the trailer for Virus Hunter which you can view below.

At the end we get a statement that Poptropica is “now in sound” which seems to confirm that not only this island will be released in sound, but that all of the previous islands can be looking for a full sound makeover in the possibly not so distant future.

The Daily Pop has also offered up some previews at what we can expect from this upcoming battle bot adventure.

The first preview appears to show a bot in action and the second appears to show  something that could possibly be a battle arena surrounded by on watching battle bots. I am getting very, very excited about how these battle bots are going to fit into a story. Is it just me, or are these journeys inside of bodies and giant battling robots reminding you of Jimmy Neutron too?

Dial B for Bunny

Hey, I’m back! With projects, finals, and even summer assignments for high-school, I have been really busy and unable to post. Do not fear! Now that summer is underway I will have more time to post!

Now that the introduction is out of the way, we have our first official look inside the new 24 Carrot Island: Beta Carrotene and we get an explanation of what it includes (other than  a red-orange pigment found in plants and fruits, especially carrots and colorful vegetables).  We will be able to play with  features previously previewed such as the full screen, music and sound effects, and controversial new “navigation system” that appears to be the same as what is used in the common rooms. We do have to remember that since it is just in Beta that there will be features missing such as saving your game or using the customizer, but don’t fret, because these will be added back in later. Are you bouncing off the walls about this update, because I definitely am!

We also have our first look at the newest LEGO CUUSOO project prize. Our next code will give us the power to place these bunny ears on who ever we want! But wait, what would happen if we tried to put them on Dr. Hare? These styling bunny ears can be yours in under 100 more supporters, so if you haven’t yet, make sure to support the project!
You have to admit, you want to put some bunny ears on every one on 24 Carrot too.

Ladies and Gentlemen

Ladies and Gentlemen, for your hearing pleasure, I present Poptropica... in sound.

Those are the most important 12 seconds in the history of Poptropica.  After almost 6 years we now have music and sound effects! When will this amazing update come to us? We will have to wait and see!

The Battle Bot in the Cheese Factory.

And yes, that is a Bones reference. From time to time we get a reminder of some of the great little things that Poptropica offers. One of those things is the abundance of free Mini-Quests that are available.  Good ol’ Captain Crawfish is giving us a reminder about those Mini-Quests. Legendary Swords, Shrink Shot, Prepare for Impact, Dr. Hare’s Secret Lab, and the Haunted House are free and available for you to play.
Go out to the Poptropica Store and get any of those epic free adventures you don’t have right now!

Speaking of Legendary Swords, when are we getting those updates promised a year and a half ago? I would be pretty excited getting a Battle Arena or some new legendary adventures!

In other news, some strange images have been showing up in the Daily Pop. I don’t really know what to make of these sneak peaks.

De-Coded: There’s a glitch in the system.

Building a Mystery: Why is construction going backwards?

Battlemechs: Don’t mess with these battle bots.

I am the Cheese: You can’t stay neutral about flavor this bold.

I am going to go out on a limb and say that these probably aren’t about Virus Hunter Island, so what are they about? The new Battle Bot Cheese Factory Glitch Island? What do you think all of these could be about?

The (2nd) First 10 to Finish Back Lot Island!

Non-Members rejoice! Back Lot Island has been released to everyone. Make sure to head on out and catch the world premiere of The Many-Splendored Zephyr.

You can still catch the premiere, but I can assure you that you wont be one of the first ten, because the first ten non-members to finished have been revealed! If you haven't managed to get to that world premiere yet  head on over to the Island Guide Page to check out our guide!

Back on the LEGO CUUSOO front we have confirmation on our next prize. We will receive an all new wallpaper once we get to 6,000 supporters. Right now there are only 5,703 so go on over to the LEGO CUUSOO page right now and vote!