<s>
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
online	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
in	O
2007	O
by	O
Pearson	O
Education	O
's	O
Family	O
Education	O
Network	O
,	O
and	O
targeted	O
towards	O
children	O
aged	O
6	O
to	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
was	O
primarily	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Jeff	O
Kinney	O
,	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
Diary	O
of	O
a	O
Wimpy	O
Kid	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
islands	O
,	O
upon	O
completion	O
,	O
award	O
"	O
credits	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
are	O
non-negotiable	O
currency	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
buy	O
costumes	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
in	O
the	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
was	O
listed	O
on	O
Time	O
magazine	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
50	O
Websites	O
that	O
Make	O
the	O
Web	O
Great	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
inventive	O
megasite	O
for	O
kids	O
with	O
a	O
wholesome	O
and	O
slightly	O
educational	O
bent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Family	O
Education	O
Network	O
was	O
sold	O
by	O
Pearson	O
to	O
the	O
interactive-education	O
venture	O
capitalist	O
Sandbox	O
Networks	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
had	O
"	O
over	O
3.2	O
million	O
monthly	O
unique	O
users	O
in	O
200	O
countries	O
and	O
territories	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
was	O
sold	O
to	O
educational-technology	O
investment	O
group	O
,	O
Sandbox	O
Partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
,	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
began	O
porting	O
their	O
old	O
islands	O
that	O
were	O
built	O
on	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
over	O
to	O
an	O
HTML5	B-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
Poptropica'''s	O
utilization	O
of	O
varying	O
Flash	O
engines	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
islands	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
immediately	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
effectively	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
islands	O
would	O
return	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
delayed	O
by	O
a	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
seventeen	O
islands	O
and	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
Realms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
first	O
launched	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
only	O
had	O
one	O
island	O
,	O
titled	O
Early	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
island	O
had	O
its	O
own	O
quest	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
could	O
receive	O
an	O
island	O
medallion	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
150	O
credits	O
to	O
spend	O
in	O
the	O
in-game	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
replay	O
islands	O
without	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
account	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
keeping	O
track	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
Medallions	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
earned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regular	O
advertisers	O
have	O
included	O
Disney	O
,	O
Kellogg	O
's	O
Froot	O
Loops	O
,	O
Lego	B-Language
toys	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
animated	O
movies	O
and	O
DVD	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advertisement	O
mini-games	O
normally	O
appear	O
only	O
during	O
a	O
two-week	B-Application
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
islands	O
are	O
themed	O
after	O
certain	O
book	O
series	O
:	O
these	O
include	O
Big	O
Nate	O
,	O
Timmy	O
Failure	O
,	O
Diary	O
of	O
a	O
Wimpy	O
Kid	O
,	O
and	O
Magic	O
Tree	O
House	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Switch	O
,	O
Sudoku	O
,	O
Hoops	O
,	O
Sky	O
Dive	O
,	O
Paint	O
War	O
,	O
Star	O
Link	O
,	O
Balloons	O
,	O
Soupwords	B-Application
and	O
Pathwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
released	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
Adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
launched	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
:	O
Forgotten	O
Islands	O
,	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
meet	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
discover	O
story	O
elements	O
about	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
by	O
finding	O
artifacts	O
littered	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
system	O
through	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
with	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
desktop	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
announced	O
via	O
their	O
blog	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
introducing	O
another	O
game	O
called	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
Worlds	O
,	O
developed	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
Worlds	O
has	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
redesigned	O
characters	O
,	O
customizable	O
homes	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
port	O
over	O
their	O
avatar	O
's	O
look	O
and	O
name	O
to	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
Worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
Worlds	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
web	O
and	O
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
membership	O
was	O
bought	O
for	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
carries	O
over	O
to	O
Poptropica	B-Operating_System
Worlds''	O
,	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
