Poptropica Tips

Welcome to Early Poptropica, the original island adventure in the game. On it, the islands oldest inhabitants ask you to help them locate three stolen items: a pig, a bucket, and a signal flag.

The Beginning

You’ll arrive on Main Street in Early Poptropica. You can walk inside the Pop Art Museum to browse several different paintings and talk with some famous artists. There are two multi-player buildings here: the Arcade and the Soda Pop Shop.

You could start exploring by climbing up the Water Tower. The Signal Flag that you need to retrieve for the Early Poptropicans is way up at the top but it’s not accessible yet. You’ll also see an open manhole. You can jump down now if you want, but you might want to wait until you get your Glow Stick. Getting back up isn’t so easy!

The Old Part of Town – Early Poptropica

Go right on Main Street to get to Early Poptropica. The characters here look like pilgrims, and the buildings look like old cabins. Speak with each of the citizens here and you’ll soon learn that three important items have been stolen from them. They are missing their signal flag, the bucket to their well, and their prized porker, a pink pig.

Now it’s time to go get the Glow Stick. The Glow Stick is in the very upper-left corner of this room. Walk into the Glow Stick to add it to your items.

Return to the Start

OK, with glow stick in hand, let’s go check out that underground area beneath the open manhole. Jump down to the very bottom. You might get knocked over by a spider, but that’s okay. Keep falling all the way to the very bottom. You’ll land just fine. Then jump over the green spider and go straight away to find the prized porker. Contact the pig to include it in your backpack. You might be tempted to leave the manhole now, but there’s more to be found down there. Get past the green spider again and enter the tunnel on your left.

Because you have the glow stick, you’ll be able to find your way through the dark passages. Once you see a rope, go up. Keep climbing until you reach the Golden Egg. There are hints written on the walls to tell you if you’re going in the right direction. Walk up to the Golden Egg to put it in your backpack.

Once you get the Golden Egg, make your way to the top left and exit. You’ll arrive in the Poptropica Towers area.

Taking a Peek at the Towers

So now you have the Pig, but you still need the Bucket and the Flag. Since you’re at Poptropica Towers, you should start exploring the city street lined with tall buildings. Jump to the ledge of the first building you see and head for the roof! Travel from building top to building top, bouncing off clotheslines to help you. When you reach the blue building, climb to the very top, which looks like a rooftop restaurant. Then go up the vine.

Up in the Clouds

Wow, you’re now very high up in the sky. Move right until you see a huge pair of purple feet. Click on them to talk to the giant. He’ll accept your Golden Egg as payment to enter his vegetable garden. You’ll find the bucket among the enormous veggies.

Continuing in the Clouds

Keep moving right until you find the Aircraft Graveyard. You cannot use some of the aircraft right here, however, if you search fastidiously, you will discover a Jet Pack. This is simply what you must get to high places–like the top of the Water Tower, where the Signal Flag is waiting for you.

Get back to Main Street any way you can. Then use the Jet Pack to fly to the top of the Water Tower. To fly, move your cursor until you see a green up-arrow. Click and hold to move up. Then move left or right. When you reach the top of the tower, click on the Flag to add it to your items.

Completing the Quest

Now you’ve got the Pig, the Bucket, and the Flag. Head back to Early Poptropica. You can fly if you want to, but you’ll have to walk between Main Street and Early Poptropica.

Talk to all the three pilgrims who were lacking items. Once you do, the things will be taken out of your Inventory and delivered to their previous owners. As soon as you return the Signal Flag, a boat will make it to the boat dock. Speak with the individual on the ship, and he will thank you with an Early Poptropica Medallion. Your quest is now complete!

The medallion at the end of Early Poptropica.