“ | Explore, collect, compete | ” |
—Poptropica slogan |
Poptropica is an online role-play browser game created by Jeff Kinney and Family Education Network for kids ages 6–15.
In the game, players, called Poptropicans travel to different islands and complete quests on them. So far there are forty-five islands released on Poptropica and over 500,000,000 Poptropicans. Poptropica creates a lot of merchandise, including the Poptropica Blimp toy and many outfits, all of which are sold at the Poptropica Shop. They also make action figures, plush models, and "Pocketeers," which are two-inch toys.
Islands
Poptropica has had 50+ islands over its runtime, and more are currently being planned. Click "Expand" for a list of islands by release year.
Video Games
So far, Poptropica has created two video games. The first one is called Poptropica Adventures. Poptropica Forgotten Islands was released for the Nintendo 3DS and iOS devices in 2013.
Common Rooms
- Main article: Common Room
Common Rooms are rooms where you can chat or challenge other players head-to-head. Nearly every island have their own Common Room. Below is the list of most of the island Common Rooms:
Island | Common Room | |
---|---|---|
Early Poptropica | Soda Pop Shop/Arcade | |
Shark Tooth | Coconut Cafe | |
Time Tangled | Party Time Tower | |
24 Carrot | 24 Carrot Cinema | |
Super Power | The Daily Paper | |
Spy Island | The Hair Club | |
Nabooti | Fly-By-Night Airlines | |
Big Nate | Cap'n Salty's | |
Astro-Knights | Crop Circle Inn | |
Counterfeit | The Moldy Baguette Inn | |
Reality TV | Billiards | |
Mythology | Midas' Gym | |
Skullduggery | The Broken Barrel | |
Steamworks | Steamworks Gear Shop | |
Great Pumpkin | Flying Ace Cafe | |
Cryptids | Bert's Bed & Breakfast | |
Wild West | Dusty Gulch Hotel | |
Wimpy Wonderland | Photo Gallery | |
Red Dragon | Frog Creek Library | |
Shrink Ray | Sweet Dreams Candy Shop | |
Mystery Train | Reverie Lounge | |
Game Show | Robo-Bling Boutique | |
Ghost Story | Visitor Center | |
S.O.S | Daggoo's Fish Market | |
Vampire's Curse | A Farm | |
Twisted Thicket | Bjorn's Smörgåsbord | |
Poptropolis Games 2013 | Poptropolis Training Hall and Gym | |
Wimpy Boardwalk | Laser Tag | |
Lunar Colony | Final Frontier Gift Shop | |
Super Villain | You Know The Drill Eatery | |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | The Post Office | |
Zomberry | Cinema B | |
Night Watch | Bananabees | |
Back Lot | Celebrity Wax Museum | |
Virus Hunter | Town Hall | |
Mocktropica | The Blue Locust Restaurant | |
Monster Carnival | Ice-Cream Shop | |
PoptropiCon | The Facili-tee, Atrium | |
Arabian Nights | Rumi's Rugs | |
Galactic Hot Dogs | Intergalactic Arcade | |
Mystery of the Map | Viking Grotto | |
Timmy Failure | Maury's Museum of World Records | |
Escape From Pelican Rock | Bert's Basement Gym |
Mini-Islands
- Main article: Mini-Islands
Also called Miniquests, Mini-Islands are quest that looks like the island quests, but shorter and usually easier. The Mini-Islands can be bought on Poptropica Store with various prices. However, since late 2011, the Mini-Islands would not cost any credits. Below is a list of Mini-Islands released on Poptropica:
There's also a Mini-Island play called Blimp Adventure. You must buy the Poptropica Blimp first on Toys R Us to get the redeem code.
Bonus Quests
In December 2011, Poptropica started releasing bonus quests for members. The bonus quest can be unlocked when you finish selected islands. The islands that have Bonus Quests are:
- S.O.S Island
- Vampire's Curse Island
- Twisted Thicket Island
- Poptropolis Games Island 2013
- Wimpy Boardwalk Island
- Lunar Colony Island
- Super Villain Island
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Island
- Zomberry Island
- Night Watch Island
- Back Lot Island
- Mocktropica Island
The Poptropica creators have stopped making Bonus Quests since Survival Island came out.
Island Restart
On July 6, 2011, Poptropica started allowing players to replay islands, while keeping all the Island Medallions they had already earned. After you finished the island numerous times, you'll get to see how many times you've completed it.[1] An island can be restarted from the map screen.
HAXE Port
A port of Poptropica, made in JavaScript, was announced in 2018 and first available to the public on March 11, 2020. The most recent version of the port can be played here.
Changes
- The game is programmed in JavaScript. Graphics are PNGs instead of SVGs and are ported from Flash. Files are GAFs and PNGs contained in ZIP files, as opposed to SWFs. XML files remain in use.
- On release day, account creation was not possible. Users did not yet get benefits from membership, and the account name in the Account Settings window was "default0".
- On episode 1 of Survival Island, the fire effect is a solid image instead of a group of particles.
- On episode 1 of Survival Island, the water droplets in the cave are more visible and fall at a faster rate.
Timeline
- On March 11th, 2020, the HAXE port was made public. Home Island, 24 Carrot Island, Snagglemast Island, Survival Island episode 1, and PoptropiCon Island episode 1 were available. Timmy Failure Island, Escape from Pelican Rock Island, Shrink Ray Island, and Mythology Island appeared on the map, with Timmy Failure Island being labeled "coming soon" and "not ready to play," also appearing half-sunk. The other three islands were completely submerged underwater.
- On March 30th, 2020, the character creation screen and name selection were redesigned.
- On April 2nd, 2020, Timmy Failure Island was released for members. Escape from Pelican Rock Island was updated with a "Coming Soon" label and partially rose out of the water.
- On April 9th, 2020, the character select screen was further redesigned. Players can choose pre-made characters with unique names. Additionally, this update changed the dialogue on Home Island to ask players what they would like to do in the game and fixed a bug in which the game would crash after jumping on the pig on Home Island.
- On April 21st, 2020, the description for 24 Carrot Island was updated from the island's official summary to a brief description and list of "island tips."
Trivia
- Poptropica was officially launched in September 2007.
- As of October 19, 2012, Poptropica has over 498 million users.
- In early 2010, the Poptropica team added membership for Poptropica users to have an upgraded access to exclusive items from the Poptropica Store, and to play on islands before their release to non-members. In August 2014, they allowed members to access a beta island, Poptropica Land, where they are able to play with special idealistic tools, costumes, etc., for their enjoyment, even if they will not be used in future islands.
- The game's login screen was redesigned on September 25, 2018.
External links
- Poptropica Website
- Poptropica Island Tour
- Poptropica Creator's Blog
- Poptropica on Google Plus
- Poptropica on Youtube
- Poptropica on Facebook
- Poptropica on Twitter