i grew up on this shit, and it honestly did impact both my imagination & what i did with it in a non-small way; a lot of my conception of outer space came directly from Astro-Knights, for example. that was one of my favorite islands, along with Cryptids, Twisted Thicket, Steamworks, Lunar Colony, and finally Game Show & Reality TV. (a childhood crush of mine was Bucky Lucas, the burnt-out former B-lister from Reality TV, but i also just loved the minigames & plot.) my parents didn't allow me or my sister to play video games growing up, we only got a Wii when i was teen, after it kinda lost some popularity, and it was for the Wii Fit. this was my first video game, and i played it whenever i wasn't at school, hanging out with friends, or doing art. it was the best. it's lost some of its magic for me by now because i'm no longer a kid, but it's still fun, and it will probably always be fun. it will always remind me of being young and wanting to explore
if you want to play the original version(s), click here to see the guide the PHB (Poptropica Help Blog) made
