Poptropica is an onlinerole-playing game, developed in 2007 by Pearson Education's Family Education Network, and targeted towards children aged 6 to 15. Poptropica was primarily the creation of Jeff Kinney, the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. As of 2015, he remains at the company as the Creative Director.^[1]

In the game, players can go to different 'islands' (game quest scenarios), compete in multiplayer games, and communicate with each other. The islands all have various difficulties, but all center on a problem that the player must resolve by going through multiple obstacles or completing goals. All islands, upon finishing, award 'Poptropica credits' which are non-negotiable but may be used to buy costumes and special effects in the Poptropica store.

When you use a Game Card for an existing Poptropica Member, the Membership period will begin on your next re-billing date. You will not be charged at that time. Normal re-billing will resume at the end of the period. Where can I buy a Poptropica Game Card? Poptropica Game Cards are available at participating retailers. After creating a character on Poptropica, you 'save' your Username and Password (which is not the same thing as your avatar name, such as Leaping Whale). For usernames, just go to the site.

In 2011, Poptropica was listed on Time magazine's list of '50 Websites that Make the Web Great', where it was described as 'an inventive megasite for kids with a wholesome and slightly educational bent.'^[2] In 2012, Poptropica had an Alexa Internet rating of 1,302 in the United States, and a ranking of 5,162 in the world.^[3] By 2012, the game had grown to have over 500 million registered users, with 35 million in the 15-25 age group.^[4] Versions of the game have been released on Nintendo DS and 3DS, and iOS mobile devices. In May 2015, it was announced that Family Education Network was sold by Pearson to the interactive-education venture capitalist Sandbox Networks,^[5] and that Poptropica had 'over 3.2 million monthly unique users in 200 countries and territories.'^[6]

In 2015, Poptropica was sold to educational-technology investment ground, Sandbox Partners.^[7]

Gameplay

When it first launched in 2007, Poptropica only had one island, titled Early Poptropica Island. As of 2017, it has 58 islands to be explored, all with a different theme: examples include Back Lot Island, where the player helps produce a movie, and Super Power Island, where their goal is to defeat six super villains. Each island has its own quest, for which a player can receive an island medallion as well as 150 credits to spend in the in-game Poptropica Store. Starting July 6, 2011, Poptropica allowed players to replay islands without creating a new account, while still keeping track of all the Medallions the player had earned.

Advertisements

In addition to the available island quests, advertisers contract for temporary mini-games that appear on the site, sometimes targeted to players of a certain age group or gender. Regular advertisers have included Disney, Kellogg's Froot Loops, Lego toys, and various animated movies and DVD releases. Advertisement mini-games normally appear only during a two-week period. If the player completes an advertisement mini-game, they receive a temporary prize, usually related to the media being advertised.

A few Poptropica islands are themed after certain book series: these include Big Nate, Timmy Failure, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Magic Tree House. These islands are permanent, and can be played at any time. In 2015, a total of seven of these islands became members-only.

Mini-games

Poptropica features different mini-games that users can play with other people. These include Switch, Sudoku, Hoops, Sky Dive, Paint War, Star Link, Balloons, Soupwords and Pathwise. The game keeps track of how many times the player wins or loses a certain mini-game.

Expansions

Island Creator Kit

In August 2013, an island creator kit was made available for purchase. It is an activity book that walks the player through all the same steps the developers take when they make a new Island: coming up with a storyline, creating characters, and designing puzzles.

Poptropica Adventures

In 2012, in partnership with Ubisoft, Poptropica released a new video game for the Nintendo DS, titled Poptropica Adventures.^[8]

Poptropica: Forgotten Islands

On September 5, 2013, Poptropica launched Poptropica: Forgotten Islands, an iOS game, which allows players to meet new characters and discover story elements about Poptropica by finding artifacts littered throughout the game. It was also released on the Nintendo 3DS system through Ubisoft in 2014.^[9] It has been replaced on iOS with a mobile version of the desktop Poptropica game.

Poptropica Worlds

On January 11, 2017, Poptropica announced via their blog that they were introducing another game called Poptropica Worlds, developed in Unity. It was released in Spring 2017. Poptropica Worlds has new features, such as redesigned characters, customizable homes, and new Islands. Returning players are able to port over their avatar's look and name to Poptropica Worlds. Poptropica Worlds can be played on both the web and mobile. If membership was bought for Poptropica, it carries over to Poptropica Worlds, and vice versa.

References

1. ^Dossena, Tiziano Thomas (October 29, 2014). 'From Lost Side Of Suburbia to Poptropica, An Exclusive Interview with Artist Kory Merritt'. L'Idea Magazine. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
2. ^McCracken, Harry (August 16, 2011). '50 Websites that make the web great'. TIME. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
3. ^Alexa ranking
4. ^Brian Solis (2010). 'Virtual Worlds'. Engage. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN978-0-470-57109-5.
5. ^Rosen, Judith (May 21, 2015). 'New Owner for Poptropica and FEN'. Publisher Weekly. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
6. ^Dorbian, Iris (May 21, 2015). 'Pearson sells Family Education Network to Sandbox Partners'. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
7. ^'Pearson sells Family Education Network to Sandbox Partners - PE Hub'. PE Hub. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
8. ^'Ubisoft and Poptropica partner to bring popular virtual world for kids to the Nintendo DS system'. PRWeb. May 29, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
9. ^https://web.archive.org/web/20141012014051/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/CoA7KDYAI99r7hBGI2w-hZtcxRBtTbQb/

External links

Poptropica is filled with plenty of secrets and surprises, and this page is here to show you some of the cool things you can do or get in the game! Some are just for fun, and some may even get you ahead. Plus, check the comments below for even more.

Promo Codes

To enter these promotional codes, go to the Poptropica Store section of Poptropica, and where it says “Promo Code” in the top right corner, type in the code and enter for your cool new freebie.

• SKULLBOOK: Skull Pirate costume

Hotkeys & Special Effects

Note: Mac users will need to replace “Ctrl” with the “Command” key for these cheats to take effect.

• Ctrl + Shift + R: Completely randomizes your Poptropica character (may or may not acquire a handheld item, such as a basketball or cell phone) – you will lose your current outfit!
• Ctrl + Shift + S: Changes your character’s skin color
• Ctrl + Shift + H: Changes your character’s hair color (at first it may just show some computer history, but click on the Poptropica screen once and press “H” only and it’ll change hair color)
• Ctrl + Shift + P: Character wears a pumpkin mask
• Ctrl + Shift + 1: Character does the laughing emote
• Ctrl + Shift + 2: Character does the crying emote
• Ctrl + Shift + 3: Character does the angry emote
• Ctrl + Shift + 4: Character does the jumping emote
• Ctrl + Shift + F6: Randomizes character (same as Ctrl + Shift + R, above)
• Ctrl + Shift + F10: Pauses game (or press the pause button in the upper-left corner)
• S: Press “S” to skip a character’s dialogue when he or she is talking. You may have to click on the screen to get it to work. (note: does not work on SUIs – sound-updated islands)

Easter Eggs

Easter Eggs are secret surprises often found in many games, including Poptropica. Listed below are just a few of the many secrets of Poptropica.

Hypnotic Costume

Here’s how even non-members can get an otherwise members-only costume! The prize is hidden at the Poptropica Towers on Early Poptropica Island. Go left until you stop at a green tower, jump up four stories high, and find the window pane in the middle with the orange flower pot. Click on the top-left corner of that window, and you will receive the “Hypnotic” costume!

Nabooti Phone Codes

The cell phone can be found at Mountains of the Moon, Nabooti Island. Enter certain number codes into the phone to get a cool new costume. Note that this can get rid of something you’re wearing.

• 1225: Santa Hat and Sack
• 911: Police Outfit
• 411: Brain Helmet
• 1337: Nerdy Outfit (Comic Kid/Ned Noodlehead)

Skull Mask

There’s a free “Skull Mask” wearable item hidden in a cave in Legendary Swords. To get it, enter the cave from the beginning and pass by the first cave area. In the second cave area, near the place where you find your first Legendary Sword (Rusty Relic), go left and jump up until you reach a brown space filled with strange fossils. Keep going left until you see the Skull Mask, then click to receive it!

Viking Suit

1. On Time Tangled Island, use your time device and click on 831 AD, the Viking time period.
2. Walk over to the cave area but don’t go inside.
3. Put on your glider from Leonardo’s workshop.
4. Jump on the right side of the cave to get the bonus Viking Suit. Glide from the Viking mountain until you land on the ledge with the suit tucked away in the upper righthand corner of the Viking time period.

Glitches

A glitch is not intentionally placed into the game like the easter eggs, but you can still have some fun with it on Poptropica and use it to impress your friends! (Special thanks to Fuzzy-B, SL, Elphangor, Samwow5, and others for discovering the various glitches.) (Note: May not work on SUIs – sound-updated islands.)

Changing the Cat

1. This takes place on 24 Carrot, after you get the cat out of the shower.
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + R.
3. The cat will turn into a mini-person.
4. If you want to change cat’s color, just press Ctrl + Shift + S.

Floating in Air

1. Beat Nabooti Island (walkthrough here).
2. Go to the Nabooti Museum.
3. Go to where the totem pole was.
4. Jump into the open air and you will float on where the pole used to be!

Minotaur Ears

1. You must have finished Mythology Island first.
2. Buy Medusa Hair from the Poptropica Store.
3. Go to Mythology Island and enter the Minotaur’s place.
4. Go to your Store items and use the Medusa hair on the Minotaur.
5. He will now have unusual ears that you can customize!
   

No Mouth

1. Open the Poptropica Avatar Studio.
2. Type fsdummy in the username box.
3. Refresh Poptropica.
4. If a message appears, do not hit retry, hit cancel. Also, note that this will replace your current costume with fsdummy’s. If you’re a girl, this could change your character’s gender.

One-Legged Race

1. Get a peg leg from the Store’s pirate costume or multiplayer rooms.
2. Go to Spy Island and on Main Street, you will find a woman in a jumpsuit that covers your whole body.
3. Customize the jumpsuit and now will you have only one leg.

Non-costumizable Character (dogs, cats, robots)

1. Locate a dog, cat, or robot that you can’t normally customize.
2. Click on it.
3. Immediately, go to your Friends tab.
4. Click on your first friend.
5. Scroll to the right right for 20 seconds.
6. Click the Costumize button to the right (tiny blue shirt).
7. There should be the dog, cat, or robot you clicked on in the Costumizer window, and if not, try again.

Standing on Rope

1. Climb onto any rope, such as the one hanging from the blimp.
2. Perform any emote (Ctrl + Shift + 1/2/3/4) or use a handheld item with a special effect (space bar).
3. When your character is done with the action, you’ll be standing on rope!

Underneath

1. Walk over to the cord on Main Street, Spy Island.
2. Put on the grappling bow-tie.
3. Jump on the cord/telephone wire, aim the bow-tie down, and it’ll stick there.
4. You’ll be in the parkway with the cord under your feet!

Handheld Items

Want something to hold in your Poptropican’s hands? Try these glitches for a fun new handheld item. Thanks to Fuzzy-B, Samwow5, SL, Elphangor, & Mashimai for their help with these cheats.

Big Sword, Scissors, Apple, Spears, Hades’ staff, Bongo, Club, TNT dynamite stick

1. Add the username 55990022567 to your Poptropica friends list.
2. Go to his costume closet and look for those rare handheld items to customize.

Poptropica Username Search Free

Big Spoon, Book, Swords, Feather, Paddle, Handcuffs

1. Add the username everything173 to your Poptropica friends list.
2. Go to his costume closet and look for those rare handheld items to customize.

Black juice

1. Enter the Carrot King Diner on 24 Carrot Island.
2. Go to the drink-filling area on the left and get white juice.
3. As you’re drinking, quickly press Ctrl + Shift + S.
4. Log out and log back into Poptropica.
5. You’ll be carrying a cup of black juice!

Candle & Fire iron

1. Go to Great Hall in Bram’s Castle on Vampire’s Curse Island.
2. Click on a Candle or Fire Iron so that you are holding it.
3. Turn on a Store item card like Torch or Electrifier (you may also be able to use Ctrl + Shift + S).
4. Turn off the Store item card’s effects.
5. Exit the Great Hall and you should now be able to hold the candle or fire iron anywhere until it is customized away!

Fan

1. Go to Game Show Island.
2. Go to your items and turn on the Fan.
3. Press Ctrl + Shift + S so that your skin changes color.
4. Walk into a room and you should now be able to hold the fan anywhere until it is customized away!

Glowstick

1. Travel to Early Poptropica Island.
2. Get your Jetpack and then go to the left to the Poptropica Towers.
3. Go down the underground area (Dark Room on your Map) where the boy is holding the skateboard.
4. Climb down the rope.
5. You’ll be holding a glow stick.
6. Take off your Jetpack.
7. Climb back up to the rope.
8. When you exit the Dark Room, you’ll be holding the glow stick!

Lantern

1. Go to Cryptids Island and go to New Jersey.
2. Ride on the Motorcycle and stop at the first pace you can.
3. When you get off the Motorcycle and are holding the Lantern, press Ctrl+Shift+S so that your skin changes color.
4. Ride back to the start, you should now be able to hold the Lantern anywhere until it is customized away.

Ninja items: Bo staff, Shuriken, Smoke bomb

1. Go to Red Dragon Island and do your Ninja Training.
2. While holding any of the Ninja items, press Ctrl+Shift+S so that your skin changes color.
3. When you are done, you should now be able to hold the Ninja Item anywhere until it is customized away.

Pickax

1. Go into Dr. Hare’s dream on Super Villain Island.
2. Once in and holding the Pickax, press Ctrl+Shift+S so that your skin changes color.
3. Press “Wake Up” and you are done. You should now be able to hold the pickax until it is customized away.

Torch

1. Go to the Vikings time period on Time Tangled Island.
2. Wear the glider and enter the cave.
3. Inside the cave, take off the glider.
4. Exit the cave, and you’ll be holding the torch.

Beards & Facial hair

If your prepubescent face is feeling a little bare, put on a beard to tell the world what a man you are! Or, reduce your status to Baby with one of Mr. Yoshi’s costumes… it’s up to you. Thanks to Nice Dragon, SL, PoptropicaaGCHelp, Fuzzy-B, Elphangor, and anyone else who helped in discovering these cheats.

Short Beard

1. Go to Wild West Island and use the Beard Brew.
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + S so that your skin changes color.
3. Go into a new room and you should now be able to keep the beard anywhere until customized away!

Pointy Beard for Boys

1. Get Dr. Hare’s Secret Lab from the Poptropica Store and go there.
2. Enter the orange door to start the mini-quest.
3. Walk right and jump on the platform there.
4. Jump off to the left and hide behind the crate of carrots.
5. Wait for one of Dr. Hare’s minions to walk by on the platform above you.
6. Click on the Costumizer and then on the Dr. Hare minion above.
7. Customize his pointy beard!

“Dog” Beard

1. Go to Lunar Colony Island and click on the guard dog outside Mission Control.
2. Click on your “Friends” button immediately after clicking on the dog.
3. Immediately click on your first friend and scroll to the right until you can not see them anymore.
4. Click on the “customize” button inside the “Friends” feature and customize your “Dog Beard.”

Miscellaneous

Still looking for some rare costumes that will dazzle the commoners? Check out these showbiz-style dress-ups!

Mr. Yoshi Costumes

1. Go to Game Show Island and go on the “Mr. Yoshi” game show in Tokyo.
2. While wearing whichever costume you want (Baby, Chicken, or Bowling Ball) press Ctrl+Shift+S so that your skin changes color.
3. Continue on through the game show. Once you leave, you should be able to keep whatever costume you wanted until you customize it away!

Poptropica SWF

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.

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