by mashakim on September 3, 2010
OK Poptropica Fans, this is huge! Our roving investigative reporters here at at PoptropicaSecrets.com have been able to obtain a letter sent from Balloon Boy to the Poptropica Creators. As you may remember, Balloon Boy flew up into the air towards the beginning of Counterfeit Island, and he hasn’t been spotted since last December. We’ve been campaigning tirelessly to make sure Balloon Boy is rescued on our Save Balloon Boy page. Now Balloon Boy himself has spoken. He wants to be rescued. The fateful starting moment of Balloon Boy’s tragic and unending journey around the globe. Here’s a copy of the letter, which we retrieved from the dumpster behind the Poptropica offices. Along with some picture postcards that balloon boy sent to the Poptropica Creators of his journey over the last nine months. What do you think? Will the Poptropica Creators finally let Balloon Boy land safely on the upcoming island? Will he make an appearance? Or is he condemned to a horrible eternity of flying through the air forever holding desperately onto his tiny green balloon? Let everyone know how you feel about Balloon Boy in the comments below! Balloon Boy – We will never forget you. Save Balloon Boy
by mashakim on September 2, 2010
Steamworks Island is getting ready to launch to the public in a few days, but the Poptropica Creators are already busy at work on the next island. Good thing, too, because back at the beginning of the year when they announced membership, they promised us lots of new islands . They’ve been posting a few new sketches and screenshots from their work on the newest island, which still doesn’t have a name. Last week we saw early sketches of different styles of Poptropica mansions, and there was also a poll to vote on which mansion looked the best. The most popular choice for the mansion in the next island. This week, we’ve seen two new screenshots involving a jeep. One is an overhead view, similar to the navigation map from Skullduggery Island or the airplane trips from Nabooti Island. Only now there’s a jeep/SUV driving over a rugged terrain. If you look closely at the ground, you’ll see what clearly looks like dinosaur tracks on the ground. The whole thing kind of looks like Jurassic Park in a way. How cool would it be if the Creators released Dinosaur Island on Poptropica. I don’t want to get my hopes up, but that would be awesome. Did a Tyrannosaurus make those tracks? And why is a dog driving the jeep? The really strange thing about this overhead view is that it kind of looks like a dog is driving the jeep. Look closely and you’ll see it. But later they posted a close-up side view that shows the jeep has a brown roof, so the dog is actually riding on top of the jeep. Still kind of strange! The second close-up side view of the jeep also clearly shows that it’s outfitted for an excursion, so we know that you’ll be driving around from place to place. You know…to see dinosaurs. A side view of a jeep / SUV in an upcoming Poptropica island.