Nicktropolis | |
Developer(s) | Nickelodeon |
Publisher(s) | Nickelodeon |
Release date | March 6, 2006 |
Genre | Adventure |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Age rating(s) | |
Platform(s) | PC
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Nicktropolis is a game on Nick.com where users with a NickName (username) and password may safely chat to their friends by using either pre-written messages or the Nick Safe Chat dictionary, which blocks out offensive language. Users can also chat with chatterbots posing as Nicktoons such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Danny Phantom, Jimmy Neutron, Aang and Manny Rivera. Users may buy items in Nicktropolis "stores" with NickPoints, which is the Nicktropolis currency. In August 2006 there was a long closing of Nicktropolis.
History
The beginning
Nick.com began construction on Nicktropolis in February 2006, and it went Alpha, or Pre-Beta, on March 14. At that time, Nicktropolis' population was limited to about 500, thus Nicktropolis was fairly quiet. However, Nicktropolis was open to non-users at the time.
Nicktropolis goes Beta
On June 18, 2006, Nicktropolis was closed for a short time to begin its beta phase. Also, Nicktropolis was closed to non-users, and only open to users with NickNames. All went smoothly in Nicktropolis until somewhat of a Nicktropolis tragedy, which was August 18, 2006 at 5:00 PM.
The closing
From 5:00 PM on August 18 to 10:30 AM on January 6, Nicktropolis was in its tragic closing. Many NickNames hosted electronic "riots" against Nicktropolis creators. They are under fire until finally opening Nicktropolis to the beta testers on January 6 at 10:30 AM.
The opening
After almost 5 months of being closed, Nicktropolis was finally opened to the original testers. It was fairly quiet, because the only way into Nicktropolis was Wikipedia, which many NickNames have never heard of.
The official public opening
On March 6, Nicktropolis was finally opened to the public and linked to Nick.com so NickNames could get to it.
Nicktropolis now
As of May 17, the Nicktropolis population was 3,231,125, which makes it bigger than Manhattan by population. Nicktropolis' homepage was redone on May 11 to match Nick.com's new look. All of the angry message board posts have been deleted since the opening, and there are few reports of anger. Nicktropolis has new safety features from reporting safety concerns to accepting ground rules. Nicktropolis is now considered somewhat of a "safe RuneScape for kids."
Versions
version | date |
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Alpha | March 14, 2006 |
Beta 1 | June 18, 2006 |
Beta 2 | January 6, 2007 |
Full Release | March 6, 2007 |
Places
There have been, and are many places in Nicktropolis, including:
Downtown
- Lounge
- Rec Center (inside)
- Rec Center (outside)
- Treasure Hunt
- Nick Mag comic Shop
- Transformers Game
- Alien Planet
- Hotel For dogs Game
The Aquarium
- The Undersea Volcano
- The Castle Ruins
- The Lost Ships
- The Store
Market Street
- Decor Nation
- Seasonal Store (CLOSED, except still accessable by slime door. (Slime door is a portal that takes to a random room.))
- Wild Walls and Floors
- Gadget Universe
- Toy Store
- Gamers HQ
- Outfitters
Metro Park
- The Entrance
- The Waterfall
- Duck Pond
- Sports Field
The Pier
- Front Gate
- Nicktropolis Space Center
The Midway
- Midway 1
- Midway 2
- Fortune Teller
Attractions
- Tube Room (currently closed)
- Slime Room
- Mirror Room (currently closed)
- House of Horrors - home to Shocktober
- Bumper Cars
Nicktoons Boulevard
Bikini Bottom (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- General Store
- Krusty Krab
- The Reef
Conch Street
- SpongeBob's House
- Squidward's House
- Patrick's House
Miracle City (El Tigre)
- Leone
- The Riveras
- General Store
- Manny's Bedroom
Amity Park (Danny Phantom)
- Fenton Works
- Casper High
- General Store
Avatar Nations (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Planetarium
- Water Palace
- Fire Tent
- Air Temple
- General Market
- Ba Sing Se
Retroville (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
- Jimmy's Lab
- General Store
- Candy Bar
TEENick Point
Naked Brothers Band
- Fuzzy Room
- Studio
- Apartment
iCarly Zone
- Loft
- Studio Left
- StudioRight
Trivia Challenges
- NickMag Trivia
- Trivia
- Kids trivia Challenge (user submitted)
Weekly Room
- Fashion Stage
New Multi Player Challenges
- Hotel For Dogs Game
- gather up all the dogs from downtown Nicktropolis before the dogs catchers
- Transformers
- Collect as many cubes as possible for your side
Former places
2007 Kids' Choice Awards
- Orange Carpet
- Voting Room
- Control Room
- Backstage
- KCA Store
Winter Park
- Igloo
- Ice Cave
- Bumper Burgs
- Snow Fort
Upcoming locations
- There has been word that Dimmsdale (The Fairly OddParents) will be coming soon to Nicktoons Boulevard.
- KCA 2009
- KCA swap shop 2009
SECRET LOCATIONS
- Secret Newsletter Store [1]
- Secret Tak Store [2]
- Secrete Tak Store [3]
- Newsletter Clothing Store [4]
NickPoints
- NickPoints are the official Nick.com currency. They can be used to buy trading cards or buy items in a Nicktropolis store.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I get to the "Closed down seasonal store"?
-There are only 2 ways possible. 1.Find someone with the link or google it. (Doubtful to find a link, by any chance if you have a link, please pot it HERE.) 2.Use the slime door (Door that takes you to a random room, use NICKZa's room)
- How do I get to the KCA Zone or the KCA Store?
-You NEED a link
- How do I get to the newsletter?
-Easy, chances are if you're reading this, use the "Secret Locations" section in this wiki document to get to any of them.
Nicktropolis Nicknames
- NT
- Nicktrop
Big Green Help Treasure Hunt Prizes
- The Wisdom Tree
- Can Crusher
- Wind Whipper (currently not working)
- ♥Waterfall♥
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Nicktropolis Timeline
date | event |
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March 4, 2006 | Nicktropolis became Alpha (or pre-beta) |
June 18, 2006 | Nicktropolis went Beta |
August 18, 2006 | The Nicktropolis ground rules are set |
August 18, 2006 at 5:00 PM | Nicktropolis closed for remodeling |
January 1, 2007 | Nicktropolis was scheduled to reopen |
January 6, 2007 | Nicktropolis opened to the beta testers |
March 6, 2007 | Nicktropolis opened to the public |
May 11, 2007 | Nicktropolis home page is remodeled with added news, polls, and weather forecasts written by users. |
Screen Shots
Trivia
- Nicktropolis' population is over 3 million as of May 13.
- Nicktropolis' homepage was redone on May 11, 2007 to fit in with Nick.com's new look, which was applied on Wednesday.
- During Nicktropolis' closing, many beta testers expressed their anger on the message boards.
- Users can create a fish in the Aquarium, but they have to be fed and played with often.
- The Treasure Hunt did not offer prizes for the first few weeks.
- The Treasure Hunt gets a new prize every Wednesday.
- Nicktropolis is updated every Friday.
- Nicktropolis is getting new rooms regularly.
- The statue of Aang (a previous treasure hunt prize) is seen in Decor Nation, however it is not available to buy.
- There is a daily "newspaper" in Nicktropolis called Nicktropolis News.
- Nicktropolis re-done another time to match nick's newest look
External Links
- Nicktropolis (requires a NickName and password)