A Lament to Poptropica

A LAMENT TO THE 32 ISLANDS

Over the last few days, I have been going over all the last few Poptropican Islands. It is strange to think that once there was only one island; and that less than four years ago, there were only EIGHT!

Sometimes we forget about these old islands. They are just figures of the past, unwanted, and used. But really, they are more than that. They are milestones of Poptropica.

Now there are thirty-two islands on Poptropica, and 32 is a very special number. If you divide it by 2, it equals 16. If you divide that by 2, it equals 8; divided by 2, 4; divided by 2, 2; and then divided by two… you have a winning island!?!

So… I guess we should take the time from now until when the 33^rd island comes out to celebrate, and decide, once and for all… WHICH IS THE BEST ISLAND IN POPTROPICA?

THE BEST ISLAND…

Obviously, everyone has different opinions, but here is what I think…

Round One

ISLAND 1	ISLAND 2	WHO WINS?
Early Poptropica	Wild West	Wild West
Shark Tooth	Wimpy Wonderland	Wimpy Wonderland
Time Tangled	Red Dragon	Red Dragon
24 Carrot	Shrink Ray	Shrink Ray
Super Power	Mystery Train	Mystery Train
Spy	Game Show	Game Show
Nabooti	Ghost Story	Nabooti
Big Nate	SOS	Big Nate
Astro Knights	Vampire’s Curse	Astro Knights
Counterfeit	Twisted Thicket	Twisted Thicket
Reality TV	Poptropolis Games	Poptropolis Games
Mythology	Wimpy Boardwalk	Wimpy Boardwalk
Skullduggery	Lunar Colony	Skullduggery
Steamworks	Super Villain	Super Villain
Great Pumpkin	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Cryptids	Zomberry	Cryptids

Round Two

Wild West	Astro Knights	Astro Knights
Wimpy Wonderland	Twisted Thicket	Twisted Thicket
Red Dragon	Poptropolis Games	Poptropolis Games
Shrink Ray	Wimpy Boardwalk	Wimpy Boardwalk
Mystery Train	Skullduggery	Mystery Train
Game Show	Super Villain	Game Show
Nabooti	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Big Nate	Cryptids	Cryptids

Quarter Finals

Astro Knights	Mystery Train	Mystery Train
Twisted Thicket	Game Show	Game Show
Poptropolis Games	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Wimpy Boardwalk	Cryptids	Cryptids

Semi Finals

Mystery Train	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	Mystery Train
Game Show	Cryptids	Game Show

Final

Mystery Train

Game Show

GAME SHOW!!!

Well, there we are. I think Game Show is the BOMB!

MILESTONES

Here are some milestones of Poptropica:

2007, EARLY POPTROPICA: Early Poptropica, the first island ever, was created.

2008, ASTRO KNIGHTS: The first “boss battle” scenes ever! Also, Astro Knights is one of the oldest islands, but one of the hardest and most popular!

2010, SKULLDUGGERY: The longest island TO DATE. It is an extremely popular island and is regarded to some as the hardest island on Poptropica.

2010, THE DAILY POP: All of Poptropica was closed down in late 2010 for repairs. No one knew exactly what was going on, until… it RE-OPENED: with a new format! Your own Poptropican homepage, the Daily Pop, a new saving system and a great new store came out.

2012, POPTROPICA FRIENDS: Poptropica gained a new activity: friending. Now, you can become friends with other people, start Multiverse codes with them, and see what they’ve been up to.

2012, SUPER VILLAIN: The 30^th Island came out on Poptropica… with characters from other islands! In Reality TV (2009-10), you could go on a TV Show with them, but in Super Villain, you could actually go into their dreams and find out why they were so evil: giving a terrific back-story to Poptropica.

2013, ZOMBERRY: Yep, the 32^nd island is out, and, well, let’s just say that in the past six years, Poptropica got a whole lot better!

-Loud Feather (Jack McNeill)