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RocketSnail Games is an old website that got closed down due to a lack of funding, but got re-opened as a blog. This was the site of both Penguin Chat and Penguin Chat 3. It was created by Rsnail, a Moderator of Club Penguin. Rsnail currently uses it as a micro blog as of April 14, 2009.

Games

Mancala Classic

Mancala Classic is identical to Mancala in Club Penguin. This game is still available.                                                                                                                                   

Rocketsnail.com has re-opened as a micro blog

Mancala Snails

Mancala Snails is a game that that is the same as Mancala, except, instead of moving stones, you move snails. When the snails jump in the jar, a rocket will come out of their back (hence the name Rocketsnail Games). This game is still available. Play it here!

Mancala Classic.

Word Crunch

Everyday there was a new theme of word crunching. This game is also still available. Nothing else is known about Word Crunch.

Ballistic Biscuit

What the old Ballistic Biscuit looked like. Note the Human.

Ballistic Biscuit was like Club Penguin’s Hydro-Hopper, except that there were Humans in the game instead of Penguins. Club Penguin’s Hydro-Hopper used to be called Ballistic Biscuit, until the name was changed due to a vote. Some of the other choices were “Board Blaster” and “Water Yachter.” There are different variations of this game as well, made for many websites, like they did with Penguin Chat.

Experimental Penguins

Penguin Chat by RocketSnail

Experimental Penguins was an early version of Club Penguin. In this game, you could be a little blue penguin and waddle around meeting new friends. However, it was not as safe as Club Penguin. Any penguin that was mean or had a bad name you could not report. They soon closed it down and made Penguin Chat. This game was so famous that Contact Music found it and called it their own. “Experimental Penguins“‘s name was changed to “Penguin Chat” so Club Penguin fans wouldn’t know. The idea of Experimental Penguins was very successful, so the game transformed into Penguin Chat, and the famous Penguin Chat 3, which eventually turned into the Club Penguin we use today.

Other

Rocketsnail also made other games like Goat Chat, Crab Chat and many more.

RocketSnail Blog

If you want to see the archive remake of the Rocketsnail CP blog, you can see it here. Or, if you prefer, this is back up, but now it is only a blog.


The logo for Experimental Penguins.
Information
Platform Browser
Producer Rocketsnail Games
Publisher Rocketsnail Games
Genre MMOG
Date released 2000

Experimental Penguins is an old game from 2000, which was believed to have started the Club Penguin series. It was a multiplayer Game/Chat, similar to Club Penguin and Penguin Chat 3, and it was made around the time of Rocketsnail.

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Gameplay

You could choose a name and be a default color. Default colors included black, blue, green, and red. Little is known about Experimental Penguins since there are not any pictures of gameplay. From the icon they put next to it on Rocketsnail.com, it seems that there was dynamite (explosives) and Snow Cats (vehicles), which soon made their way into Penguin Chat.

History

Experimental Penguins only stayed up for a few months, but it got several awards. It closed down, and then Penguin Chat came along. During Experimental Penguins, there was a game being worked on for it called Snowblasters. The game was never finished before they put up Penguin Chat.

Ballistic Biscuit reference

An Experimental Penguin onboard the 2001 game, Ballistic Biscuit.

A game also being developed by RocketSnail Games called Ballistic Biscuit, now known as Hydro Hopper was also made in 2001. Now being a penguin-only version, the older version had humans, however a newer revision had an Experimental Penguins reference with a penguin on board the boat.


The logo for Penguin Chat 3.
Information
Platform Webchat
Producer Rocketsnail Games
Publisher Rocketsnail Games
Genre MMOG
Date released 2003

Penguin Chat 3, commonly abbreviated to PC3, is the third installment to the Penguin Chat series, that was created by Rsnail. You used to be able to play it on “www.rocketsnail.com”, but as of now, they have closed down the site, so everyone visits Club Penguin instead. It can still be played at a remake, though it is only a minor version.

Penguin Chat 3 was a free online MMOG, and therefore required no membership. There were no coins or any other way of earning currency, and the purpose of PC3 was to simply chat and have some fun.

A Penguin from Penguin Chat 3.

A penguin from Club Penguin compared to one from Penguin Chat.

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Features

Ninja

Ninjas were secret in PC3. When you opened up the color select window, if you clicked the “n” in “Select Your New Penguin”, a ninja color would pop out. Once you selected the ninja outfit as a color, you would have a black color, with a headband, belt, and sword on your back. Dancing would make it transparent, identical to dancing as a ninja in Club Penguin.

Construction Worker

You could also be a construction worker. You had to click on the hook of the crane in the sky (the crane was behind a fence in the back) in the snowfields that were right of the Town to get the hard hat (you did not have a player card back then, so you did not really get a hard hat, you just wore one). If you danced, you would be drilling the ground and if you went into the middle snow fields, you would be driving a snowcat, a special form of transportation forever immortalized when it was once shown on the wall of the Pizza Parlor, and is a CP pop culture top subject, but was only available on Penguin Chat 3.

Toolbar

In the toolbar, there was the chatbox, the snowball button, the actions button, a report button, the emotes button, a “Tell a Joke” button, and the enter button. There was an arrow button that collapsed the chatbox to make the toolbar smaller. To change color, you would click a color change button on the chatbar, and select a different color. There was a chat history and report button on the upper left of the screen. Judging from the pictures found, there is also a heart button and a musical note button. These are actually two emotes that are still on Club Penguin so it is believed they were just two other emotes you can do. There seems to be a couple help buttons on the right of the toolbar as well (probably for technical assistance, etc.).

Differences from Club Penguin

Snowballs

Snowballs were also available in Penguin Chat 3, however the crosshair was different, and after aiming, the desired position may not be the one that occurs.

Penguins

Penguins changed their appearance slightly during the the transition of PC3 to CP, although they retained the same cartoon concept. Penguins in Penguin Chat 3 used to be a bit more complex, there was a fair bit of bevel on them, colours were more realistic and darker and their body shape was a lot more pointy and less curved. Club Penguin’s penguins seem to almost have a more child-friendly and cartoony appearance.

Igloos

In PC3 penguins didn’t own their own igloos, however one public one was later available in one of the empty rooms, which was also the new home of the PC3 Band.

Membership

Because Penguin Chat 3 was simply a chatroom, items and membership weren’t available. Furthermore, membership wouldn’t have had any benefit to any penguin in the game, because of the lack of fundementals to provide membership priveleges anyway.

Ninjas were once a secret aspect of Club Penguin until November 2008. They were originally from Penguin Chat 3. They wear black suits, most likely black belts, and a black facemask. As of November 2008, the Ninjas have had several hidden appearences as a result of the storm damaging the Dojo. This began with the Ninja Ghosts. These special penguins have long been a mystery. On November 14, 2008, ninjas were confirmed real by The Penguin Times and by Sensei, which means Teacher in Japanese. On November 17, 2008, it became possible to become one by beating the Sensei at Card-Jitsu. The 172nd edition of the Penguin Times said that ninjas are peace-loving penguins, and big fans of the arts.

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History

At first, Ninjas could be only be played as in Penguin Chat 3. When Club Penguin Started, The Ninja myths started. Ninjas could be announced real by using clues and evidence hidden around the island. Hackers like Sanity Penguin obtained ninja clothing to make everyone think that ninjas were real. He also said that if you stood in the dojo for thirty minutes, you could become a Ninja. Many other penguins believed that some penguins had ninja clothing, this started a war between thoughts that Ninjas were real. Finally, the Ninja myth became true on November 17, 2008 when Card-Jitsu became real. Sensei proved that Ninjas were real in an interview in the Penguin Times, where Sensei was asked if ninjas were real. The Ninja Journey hadn’t really been important until 2009, when Sensei said that the element of fire was stirring in the mountains and ninjas would continue their Journies. Ninjas helped in the awakening of the Volcano by using their Cloud Wave Bracers to operate a mechanism that woke the volcano up. Then, the Ninja Construction began. This brought the mysterious Amulet that most bloggers like Chrisdog93 found. Afer this event, The Ninja Hideout featured a tiled floor and Construction scaffolding and a big hole in the ground. Ninjas also found black puffles that lit up when any ninja went up to the black puffle. The Volcano also made the clouds stormy and Ninjas tried to calm it down. This caused a storm that lasted through the Halloween Party 2009. After the party ended, Sensei used the same mysterious amulet found by bloggers to ‘tame’ the volcano. On November 13, 2009, Ninjas could visit the place where they would continue their journies, the Fire Dojo. On November 20, 2009, The Ninja Journey was celebrated with a Celebration of Fire. And on November 24, 2009, Ninjas could finally continue their journey, and becoming Fire Ninjas.


The Club Penguin logo after partnering with Disney.
Information
Platform Browser
Producer New Horizon Inc.
Publisher Disney, Inc.
Genre MMOG
Date released 2005

Club Penguin’s official poster.

”Club Penguin”, mostly referred to as CP, is a MMOG for kids/teens that was developed by New Horizon Interactive. Using cartoon penguin avatars, players can chat, play mini games, and participate in other activities with one another in a snow-covered virtual world. Club Penguin was first made available to the public on October 24, 2005 on 12:00 PM (Penguin Standard Time) and has since then expanded into a large online community. Club Penguin shares similarities with other popular online environments like RuneScape and Habbo Hotel. Though open to everyone, Club Penguin is primarily designed for children aged six to fourteen, and has been qualified for the Better Business Bureau – Kid’s Privacy Seal of Approval. Club Penguin was also awarded the “Editor’s Choice” award from Children’s Technology Review Magazine.

Though the game can be played for free, some of the features are not available unless a membership is purchased. These features include: upgrading and buying things for your igloo, buying clothes, hats, and wigs.[1]

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Gameplay [1]

3D development/Mesh of a penguin avatar with a Chef Hat and Pizza Apron.

Overview

Club Penguin world

Club Penguin is essentially a chatroom that takes place in a 2D world (from an isometric point of view) divided into several rooms. These rooms can be either outdoor or indoor rooms. Outdoor rooms usually are more popular because getting there is much more easier (you can be transported to an outdoor room instantaneously via the Map) and they offer more links to other rooms. Outdoor rooms are also gateways to indoor rooms, obviously. Indoor rooms offer a lot more to do within them; players are often laid upon books to read, minigames to play and missions to participate within.

Penguin Avatars

After registering an account, users can create their own penguin avatar, initially only choosing their colour, but ultimately can decorate their avatar with items. Each penguin also owns an igloo (igloos are not located in Club Penguin proper, and can only be entered through a buddy list or the igloo gateway), and users that have paid for a membership can further decorate this igloo. Pets known as puffles can also be bought, and they can be kept in the owner’s igloo or taken for walks.

The gameplay input of Club Penguin is the mouse and the keyboard, players click where they want to waddle to within a room. Although the whole can room can hear what one penguin says, players often waddle near their friends or to people they want to talk to.

Chatting

All penguins have the privilege to chat to one another, however filters introduced by New Horizon Interactive prevent messages being sent that include certain blocked words. Messages appear in speech bubbles and a history of messages within a room can be seen by clicking on a drop-down at the top of the screen. Whenever someone swears or uses a swearing acronym, the message does not show up (asterik or direct censoring is absent in Club Penguin, in order for it to not suggest spoken swear words within the game) and pop-up message indicates that you have been banned for a certain amount of time. When registering an account, the player has to select their age, and if they have selected an age under 18, the player needs their parent/carer’s permission in order to register. Furthermore, parents can choose whether their children communicate through Safe Chat or Normal Chat. Safe Chat uses a variety of preset messages so players can communicate safely. Safe Chat is also available for players with Normal Chat. Numbers (whether used in an innocent way or not) do not show up when chatting. This move ensured that players could not reveal their age or phone number to other players.

Economy

The Economy of Club Penguin revolves around mini games and the coin system. Money can be earned via playing mini-games, which can be both single-player, and multiplayer. Items such as: clothing, furniture or pets, can be bought to accommodate the lifestyle of a character in Club Penguin. The absence of trading is because of the fact that items collected usually do not have any purpose other than a penguin’s appearance, and show no aid to any missions. Therefore, all items acquired are permanent.

Membership

See main article: Member

Members[2] are players who pay for extra benefits in the world of Club Penguin. They count as about 2/3 of the population. Members can use coins to buy clothing, furniture and puffles – domesticated animals, which are kept as pets. They also have the privileges for VIP rooms and are more recognized in Club Penguin. However, non-members can still acquire items, which are usually given out at “parties“. Members also attend exclusive parties and events.

Parties

Parties are monthly events that are immensely popular in Club Penguin. The island is usually decorated to fit the theme, and as aforementioned, free items are given to non members. In some parties, members can gain VIP access to a special, exclusive room which is only available at the time of the party, and thereby called The Party. Only members can enter to the party room (if there is one). Parties usually last to around one week, but if it is of significance (e.g. Halloween, Christmas) the time is usually extended. Some break-ins by non-members have been tried at member parties,but they never get in. That is maybe the reason why CP Trainer and Penguin Storm and all those other trainers were made. You can break in with them. WARNING: Breaking in with these trainers will get you a 72 hour or forever ban.

Languages

Club Penguin is currently available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. There is a rumor that Club Penguin will offer more languages in the future. A common bug in Club Penguin is where the game files from two different languages are swapped around causing confusion.[1]

Reception

Although it has attracted some criticism, Club Penguin is for the most part well received. The Better Business Bureau gave it the “kids’ privacy seal of approval”. It has been praised for teaching children to “practice safe money-management skills”. Club Penguin is rapidly growing showing that it has been successful.

However, concerns about the safety of Club Penguin have been raised. Caitlin Flanagan from The Atlantic Monthly said Club Penguin was “certainly the safest way for unsupervised children to talk to potentially malevolent strangers — but why would you wants them to do that in the first place?”. Lynsey Kiely from the Sunday Independent said: “we cannot guarantee that every person who visits the site is a child.”. Club Penguin has also been called “childish” on numerous occasions.

Club Penguin has also been criticized for the “member’s only part of the game”. Non-members cannot acquire certain clothing items, furniture for their igloos, new igloos or many types of puffles.

Technical

Internally, Club Penguin is powered by LAMP servers for the websites. SmartFox servers are used in the game.[3]

On the administrative site; Plesk, ClickZ, WinHTTrack, Web Developer, and Firebug are used.[4]

Merchandise

Toys

Books

Several books, such as “The Ultimate Official Club Penguin Guide Volume 1“, “Stowaway! Adventures at Sea” and “Waddle Lot of Laughs” have been published by Club Penguin.[5]

Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force game series

Club Penguin made a few games for the Nintendo DS. They are:

See also

Sites supporting Club Penguin

Club Penguin can be played via three different places:

Sources and References

External links

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