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New Contest - They are starting a new weekly competition called Lookup Of The Week. If you think your user lookup is worthy of a mention, why not give it a whirl? (October 1, 2004)
A new page dedicated to everything noble and good in Neopia has just gone live - the Gallery of Heroes! The first brave souls to get a mention are Jeran, the Space Faerie and Fyora. (October 7, 2004)
A new Neopedia Article about Meri Acres Farm has just gone live. (October 18, 2004)
Illusen and Lisha are new additions to the Gallery of Heroes. (October 19, 2004)
After all the great things she has done for Meridell, Neopets thought it only fitting to add Kayla to the Gallery of Heroes. (October 21, 2004)
The first part of the Hannah and the Ice Caves has just been launched. (October 21, 2004)
Psellia and Skarl have also earned their place in the Gallery of Heroes. (October 25, 2004)
People have been claiming to find strange objects around the Symol Hole in Meridell... (October 27, 2004)
Jhuidah's service to Mystery Island has been noted in the Gallery of Heroes. (October 27, 2004)
There is a new Neopedia entry about those mysterious characters The Three. (October 28, 2004)
Count Von Roo has been added to our How To Draw section. (October 29, 2004)
Every week or so they will be running a Random Contest, what you will be asked to do will vary from competition to competition. You may need to write the most bizarre poem, create a Neopets sock puppet, absolutely anything. (October 29, 2004)
The Toy Shop is selling a Halloween Goodie Bag that could be filled with all kinds of treats... (October 29, 2004) if you drop by on Halloween, you can also get free ones here:
c Deserted Fairground Scratchcards
c Tyrammet, the Tyrannian Village
Special Days for these months were:
Pets are painted at the Rainbow Pool (on the Main Shops page) with special magic paint brushes. Click here for a list of all pets and their available colors.
v Eww gross, you can now turn your Poogle all Snotty! (October 1, 2004)
v Grarrls can be painted Pirate and Orange. (October 4, 2004)
v The Maraquan Moehog is now available. (October 5, 2004)
v If you own an Eyrie, you can now turn them into a regal prince or beautiful princess with the aid of a Royal Paint Brush. (October 8, 2004)
v The 49th pet, the Bori, was released today and is currently the only pet to be available in Ice. (October 8, 2004)
v A regal looking Ixis could be yours with the aid of a Royal Paint Brush. (October 12, 2004)
v You can now create your own Red, Blue, Green or Yellow Bori. Bori are Not limited edition. (October 13, 2004)
v The Maraquan Grarrl is now available. (October 14, 2004)
v Jetsams can be painted Darigan and Island. (October 15, 2004)
v Yurbles owners will be pleased to hear they can paint their Yurble Cloud. (October 18, 2004)
v The Baby Ruki is now available. (October 19, 2004)
v Bori can now be painted Pink and Cloud. (October 19, 2004)
v Bori can be painted Island and Fire at the Rainbow Pool. (October 22, 2004)
v Korbats are now available in Pirate and Snot varieties. (October 26, 2004)
v You can now own a Halloween Ruki. (October 27, 2004)
v Get hold of the right paint brush and you could be the proud owner of a Ghost Bori. (October 28, 2004)
v Yurbles have a rather awesome Halloween costume that you might recognise and Ruki can be painted Ghost. (October 29, 2004)
For those of you looking for the Petpet Puddle, it is part of the Rainbow Pool. When you are on the Main Shops page, click on the Rainbow Pool. At the top of the next page is the link to the Petpet Puddle. Click here for a list of all petpets and their available colors.
q Warfs, Pawkeets and Niptors can now be painted Disco at the Petpet Puddle. (October 1, 2004)
q Tanizards can now be painted Fire, Plushie, Pink and Disco. (October 11, 2004)
q Polarchucks, Angelpi and Nuranna can now be painted Disco at the Petpet Puddle. (October 12, 2004)
q Symols can be painted Cloud, Mutant and Pirate at the Petpet Puddle. (October 20, 2004)
q You can now learn how to draw a Symol with ease using the handy How To Draw guide. (October 20, 2004)
q Cadro owners will be thrilled to hear they can now paint their Petpet Blue, Green, Pink, Red and Grey. (October 25, 2004)
q Polarchucks, Mazzews, Kookiths and Gebs can be painted Halloween at the Petpet Puddle. (October 28, 2004)
Because I was unavailable over August and September, lots of areas needed to be updated. Much of that is now finished.
The avatars section of the FAQs has been updated.
BrightVale has been added to the Meridell portion of the Tour.
The Tour pages have been updated to show the new maps and ever-increasing product placement areas.
The Game Reviews page has been updated to include all the new product placement games.
Work continues on the upcoming museum. This project is rather large, but at least you can get a quick look at it here. Note that these pages are still very much under construction. If you have anything you’d like to contribute, please send it to: Naomi_Tran@baylor.edu
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Avatars have a broad based appeal that touches almost every aspect of life in Neopia. These are the avatars that were added this month. For a complete list, drop by the avatars section of the Chat FAQs. If you know of one that is not listed, simply fill out the automatic comment form.
The list of avatars added this month is rather small.
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How earned |
Date released |
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Score 2500 or more on Petpet Sitter |
October 1, 2004 |
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Get 4 matches in Grarrl Keno |
October 4, 2004 |
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Score 150,000 or more on Hannah and the Pirate Caves |
October 6, 2004 |
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Complete a training session at the Swashbuckling Academy |
October 8, 2004 |
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Added to the automatic list in honor of Bori Day. |
October 13, 2004 |
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Fight a jetsam in the battledome or fight your own jetsam against any opponent. |
October 15, 2004 |
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Drop by a Rainbow Korbat's lookup, like Korbath owned by reikaidetective. |
October 26, 2004 |
Games on Neopets are in a constant state of change and these changes are often not listed in the news. Here are the changes for this month:
Here are the new games that were added this month:
a New Game! – Once again featuring Cylara and Gorix, who have crash-landed on Kreludor and need to make their way across all kinds of dangerous terrain, fighting terrifying monsters en route. Click here to play Moon Rock Rampage. (October 7, 2004)
a Looking for another product placement game…why not give Postcards from Buster a try? It is based on a new TV program that will be launched on PBS very soon. Not quite what you had in mind, how about Maya & Miguel, Neopets’ first ever bilingual sponsor game (Spanish and English) also from PBS (October 8, 2004)
a New Game - Attack of the Slorgs! A Yurble farmer from Meridell has a rather large Slorg problem, can you help save his crops? (October 14, 2004)
a Not content with the pirate caves, our intrepid adventurer has turned her paws to the treacherous Ice Caves. Can you master Hannah and the Ice Caves? (October 27, 2004) You now earn 100% more Neopoints from Hannah and the Ice Caves. (October 28, 2004)
a There is another new mystery solving product placement game featuring the Kids Next Door. Click here to play B.E.S.T. Code Buster. (October 29, 2004)
These games were taken off the site this month:
Ø BVI Trivia
Ø Cinnamon Toast Crunch: Umpire Strikes Out
Ø Cinnamon Toast Crunch: Crunch Swirl
Ø Friends Finding Piglet
Ø Hamtaro Bumpers
Ø Honey Nut Cheerios: Race for the Taste
Ø Hotrod Health Hound
Ø Inspector Gadget 2
Ø Reese Puffs Mini-Golf
Ø Star Sisterz – Sisterz Speak
Ø Treasure Planet – Solar Surfer
Ø Trix Birthday Surprise
Changes to existing games:
Hannah has been added to the How To Draw section. (October 6, 2004)
They have a new Neopedia article about Ultimate Bullseye. (October 12, 2004)
Something terrible has appeared in the Meridell. Judge Hog needs you to help in the latest Defenders Of Neopia! (October 14, 2004)
If you love the music on games like Meepit Juice Break, you will be pleased to know you can now download MP3's of the soundtracks. Look for the symbol below on the games page. At the moment you can download the music from Meepit Juice Break and Sutek's Tomb!
(October 15, 2004)
Attack of the Slorgs has been added to the Meri Acres Farm map. (October 19, 2004)
They have a new Neopedia article about Tyrannian Mini Golf. (October 19, 2004)
They have a new Neopedia article about some rather scary goings on at the Freaky Factory... (October 27, 2004)
More Easter Eggs from the Wheel of Knowledge:
"Type boohooiwanttheoldgameback on the 'Select a game mode' screen, to launch the old version of Destruct-O-Match!"
"If you type "buuuurrrrrrrrp" while playing Snowmuncher, the bloat-percentage of your belly decreases by 50%."
“If you type 'custard' during Carnival of Terror, it will reset your timer.”
If you know of anything that was overlooked, or have suggestions or even constructive criticisms, use this form.
Featured Game:
Have a guide you'd like to see here? Send it to: Naomi_Tran@baylor.edu
Considering the spookiness of the month, it seemed only fitting that we feature a spooky game. This time, we’ve chosen Mutant Graveyard of Doom.
In this game, you play Albert the Kacheek, and your job is to enter the Mutant Graveyard of Doom and collect enough food to feed the Esophagor. Watch out for the Ghostkerchiefs, walking gravestones, and of course the hideous tentacled eyeball beast.
As you know, this game was moved to the Game Graveyard earlier this year. That means you cannot earn any points for this game. You can still earn this avatar, though:
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You must score 1250 or more in Mutant Graveyard of Doom. Note: The game itself is in the Game Graveyard, but you can still earn the avatar. |
Shown above is the RULES page. It is important to note the point values for the foods you need to collect. You’ll want to have a strategy when each level loads so that you can get the most points or clear one area at a time. Remember, you are racing against the clock…
The Walking Tombstones can be tricky if you don’t wait for them to return to stone before you approach them. Take your time and be patient.
Ghostkerchiefs are evil and can float over tombstones. That means they can follow you anywhere.
As a rule, the eyeball beast is fairly easy to avoid. Just wait for his tentacle to appear and get out of its way. The monster itself is stationary, so it will only affect the center area.
If a monster touches you, you loose a life and will not get the time bonus at the end of the level. This may be worth it, however, if a high point food is surrounded or close to several monsters. Move quickly while you are shaded purple from a monster’s death touch, and as long as you are purple, other monsters cannot hurt you.
Since you are not playing for neopoints, you may want to skip the earlier levels and move on to higher point food items. To skip the current level, press the space bar and Tab key at the same time. Remember that the higher the level, the faster the monsters.
Featured Article:
Mysteries of Jelly World explained. Jelly World? That's just a myth. It doesn't exist…
Like the mysterious white WeeWoo, Jelly World is something of a well known “secret” that almost all Neopians know and joke about. If you have somehow missed it, let’s get you caught up so you can join the fun.
This area became available on September 18, 2002 for those players who could find it. From the very beginning, Neopets official stance is that it “doesn’t exist…nod, nod, wink, wink”. In fact, it was the first “mini world” Neopets created.
Many players stumbled onto (or should that be INto?) this area when the Jelly Food shop opened. By typing in the name of a food sold there, they could use the “Go to shop” option and there they discovered a link back to this mini world.
Next, let’s talk about the Giant Jelly… Sitting in the middle of Jelly World is a gigantic jelly... and you know what this means - yes, FREE JELLY for everybody who visits it!
If your Neopet is hungry, why not grab a spoon and take some yummy jelly to eat. You can pick up one free jelly each day and each jelly is good for two meals. Is your pet tired of omelettes? Drop by for a quick treat.
While exploring Jelly World, you will find the remains of another giant jelly…this one is green. This is all that remains from an old story line. On June 12, 2003, many petpets disappeared (including JC’s pet Jinjah, Giggler).
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Waaah... where hasGiggler gone??? |
And it looked like Sloth was up to his old tricks again. There was a report of a shady character boarding a shuttle heading towards the Virtupets Space Station.
(June 17, 2003)
It seems that they were actually pigging out rather than “stolen”:
They were finally returned on June 23, 2003. From the news page: Wow - it seems all the petpets that were missing have returned to their owners. I wonder where they went... it's a shame that they can't talk :( One thing is for sure, they all seem VERY happy! As you can see…they really enjoyed that Green Jelly in Jelly World:
Then, of course, there is the fun you can have with “Jelly World” on the NeoBoards. Any time the phrase “Jelly World” is used on a chat board, it mysteriously changes to another random area in Neopia. This could be Tyrannia, Haunted Woods, Faerieland, etc. Some players have taken advantage of this to have a little fun with their NeoSignatures or Default NeoHTML.
While we are on the subject of NeoBoards, did you know that there is a hidden board for this area? The Jelly World NeoBoard is at http://www.neopets.com/neoboards/boardlist.phtml?board=18 or click here to pay it a visit.
Last, but not least: How do you create a thread on a message board that “doesn’t exist”? While it is easy to respond to something already posted, creating your own involves a little more work.
First, go to the Create Topic page. You will notice that there is no option for “Jelly World” in the drop down menu.
Replace the url ( http://www.neopets.com/neoboards/create_topic.phtml?board=18 ) with this code
javascript:alert(document.forms[2].board_id.options[document.forms[2].board_id.options.length]=new
Option("Jelly World","18"))
and hit enter. An error message will pop up, but you can simply ignore it. You will now have the option for Jelly World on at the bottom of the drop down menu. You can now create a new message.
Now that you know about one of the best known “secrets” of Neopia, you can join in the fun of Jelly World …but that’s just a myth, right?
As always, play safe and have fun!
~StaggPub~
Name: Chilled Eyeball Custard
Available: From the Spooky Food Shop
Neopet’s Description:
A lovely thick custard with special spooky ingredients.
TNE’s Description:
May look a little gross, but still tastes great.
Ingredients:
· 8 oz Frozen whipped topping; -thawed
· Blueberries or raisins (for pupils in the “eyes”)
· 1 1/2 c Boiling water
· 1 lg Pkg gelatin - any green flavor
· 1 c Cold water
· Ice cubes
· Ginger Ale (optional)
Directions:
Using a small ice-cream scoop or a melon baller, place scoops whipped topping on to a cookie sheet.
Do not allow them to touch. These will form the main part of the “eyes”.
Place a blueberry or raisin in each scoop for the "pupils”. Freeze 30 minutes, or until firm.
Meanwhile, stir boiling water into gelatin in large bowl at least two minutes until completely dissolved.
Mix cold water and ice cubes to make 2-1/2 cups. Add gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened.
Remove any remaining ice. You can allow it to set up slightly, but do not wait until fully set.
Add two to four "eyeballs" to a decorative glass and pour about 1/2 cup gelatin around them. Add Ginger Ale if desired and top with more whipped topping.
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