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The virtual pet website ''Neopets'' has had a couple of spinoffs over the years, whether they be games on the site or just different websites or apps altogether, including [[The Last Smiley (found online Neopets platform game; 2004-2006)|''The Last Smiley'']], [[Neopets Mobile (lost features of discontinued T-Mobile service; 2006-2009)|''Neopets Mobile'']] and '''''PetPet Park'''''. ''PetPet Park'' was opened in October 2008 by ''Neopets'' and Nickelodeon Kids & Family Virtual Worlds Group<ref>[http://www.jellyneo.net/index.php?comments=3536 Announcement of the opening of the game's beta.] Retrieved 02 Apr '19</ref> and focused on the Neopets' companions, Petpets.
''PetPet Park'' launched in October 2008 by ''Neopets'' and Nickelodeon Kids & Family Virtual Worlds Group. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220516153613/http://www.jellyneo.net/index.php?comments=3536 Announcement of the opening of the game's beta.] Retrieved 02 Apr '19</ref> and focused on the Neopets' companions, Petpets.
The virtual pet website ''Neopets'' has had multiple spinoffs over the years, whether they were site-based minigames, or on various apps. Some of these include [[The Last Smiley (found online Neopets platform game; 2004-2006)|''The Last Smiley'']], [[Neopets Mobile (lost features of discontinued T-Mobile service; 2006-2009)|''Neopets Mobile'']] and ''PetPet Park''.  


Before it opened in October 2008, it started as a mini-plot in ''Neopets'', where Neopians would go on missions to help agents "make sure any Petpets crossing over to Neopia arrive at Petpet Park safely".<ref>[http://www.sunnyneo.com/plots/PetpetPark/mission1.php A Neopets fansite that has an overview of the mini-plot and the missions.] Retrieved 02 Apr '19</ref>
Before it opened in October 2008, it started as a mini plot in Neopets, where Neopians would go on missions to help agents "make sure any Petpets crossing over to Neopia arrive at Petpet Park safely." <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220516153613/http://www.sunnyneo.com/plots/PetpetPark/mission1.php</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The game was similar to ''Neopets'', with players having the ability to customize and feed their virtual pets. There was also 9 species of Petpets to choose from as of 2014 but started with six pets
''Petpet Park'' was an isometric MMO, primarily focused on completing quests and character customization. Membership was an additional option for players looking to unlock more features, such as cosmetics and member-only areas.
Pinoxy, kassegat, dyrm Oukins,dipni and hifflo. Later paid pets were added such as the puxa, mumbat and bandalu rebuild mostly
from existing petpet art.  


== Restoration efforts ==
The game was somewhat similar to ''Neopets'', with players having the ability to customize and feed their virtual pets. There were of 9 species of Petpets to choose from as of 2014, but the game initially started with six pets: the Pinixy, Kassegat, Drym, Oukin, Dipni and Hifflo. The later three additional members only Petpets were the Puxa, Mumbat, and Bandalu. <ref>[https://bookofages.jellyneo.net/history/petpet-park/ Jellyneo page summarizing Petpet Park and its features.] Retrieved 15 Dec 2022</ref>


==Closure==
In 2014, ''Neopets'' was acquired by the educational franchise JumpStart.<ref>[http://www.jellyneo.net/index.php?comments=10057 A post on a ''Neopets'' fansite about the layoff of many ''Neopets'' employees, after the acquisition by JumpStart.] Retrieved 02 Apr 2019</ref> An announcement of the game's closure was made on September 9th, 2014, and the game subsequently closed on the 18th.<ref>[http://www.neopets.com/nf.phtml?nf_date=2014-09-08 A list of news updates by Neopets in September 2014, including the announcement of Petpet Park shutting down.] Retrieved 02 Apr 2019</ref>


Two groups currently exist to rebuild petpet park with different focuses and objectives
No playable versions of the game have surfaced since then, and in May 2017, ''Neopets'' stopped paying for the domain; the site's current state is an advertising page unrelated to ''Neopets''.<ref>[http://www6.petpetpark.com/?s_token=1554256372.0729769065&searchbox=1&showDomain=1&tdfs=1 Petpet Park's current state at the moment.] Retrieved 02 Apr 2019</ref>
 
=== online version ===
Petpet park rebuild started in 2021 by cosmicpopstar
 
technical skills unknown,
 
offshoot of petpet project due to petpet projet  unwilling to make a online version
 
 
=== Offline version ===
 
 
Petpet Project rebuilding under Project X by kassegathdr4k
 
 
Started in 2014 by Admin gab as a memorial in 2014, early efforts were rooted in preserving and saving availible files on the web and seeking others doing the same early days didn't result in much of a actual game rebuild. many attempts
 
were done to preserve maps by youtube videos and etc
 
but the discovery of the maps by nary. made many of these
 
obsolete but the tutorial map.
 
 
 
 
=== Drama between the groups are killing the games survival as a whole ===
 
 
both groups are  unfriendly with each other and dividing the petpet park rebuild effort isn't being very successful
 
and making game restoration difficult.  
 
 
 
==== Petpet Projects stance on community files ====
 
 
We believe that any group that finds files should also be fully rewarded for their efforts as well as how to get INTO the files if their unable.. this means properly crediting the group that found them in mentioning them, as well as sharing precissely how to put them together, and or etc. we do not believe individual artists work who redrawn art should be unless the artist agrees to it.
 
== a line in the sand ==
 
 
 
 
 
in september 2022 a leak of neopets accounts was noted in the news and as a result, Petpet park Rebuild via the reddit user neo_truths recieved a list  contained the following which petpet project was also able to obtain through alternate sources
 
 
 
petpet park petpet art for all six petpets(Pinixy,dyrm, kassegat, dipni, hifflo and oukin ) in swf form for base colors, includes four beta colored pinxiys. THe stock colored ones are availbile on archive.org
 
early beta art and animations for the petpets
 
a selection of clothes from the store wearable by the petpets


==Restoration Efforts==
There are currently no playable versions of this game; however, as of 2022, two groups currently is active in attempting to restore Petpet Park,petpet project x(started in 2014) and  Petpet Park Rebuild (started in 2021)


its notable that these files are NOT easily viewed even if you have flash and require extensive assembly in animate cc to even view.
A reddit user (u/neo_truths) made access to previously lost files available to ensure that not all features of the game are totally lost. (i.e., beta content, in-game code, etc.)<ref>[https://pastebin.com/mw43Qgee neo_truths' beta assets dump] </ref>
 
the assembly was done on petpet project<ref>https://www.facebook.com/PetpetProject</ref>( and shows many of these petpets in action. Petpet park rebuilds discovery of the files is in their progress video<ref name=":0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwygTpDJeJs</ref>.
 
== the second file cache ==
 
 
In the video also noted was a few games that petpet project was not able to look at , nor will petpet park rebuild share with petpet park project to attempt to restore to our knowledge or other sources. the source of this cache was not found by petpet project and while it looks completely viable to save, it appears that the world will not get to play these games until the needed skill to access them is obtained by petpet park rebuilds.
 
== Games ==
 
 
Frantic farmer
 
 
Wardrobe wars
 
== Beta Maps ==
early beta maps of petpet park were teased but were not shown whole and look to be zone files for petpet park to
 
load under openspce MMO engine.
 
== Misc. content ==
photos of various quest pieces and etc are known about from the video <ref name=":0" />
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Petpet park games that were reskinned for Neopets ==
 
 
Neeterball now known as Pakiko- game was located and is archived but not yet playable.
 
this file was found on neopets.com but isn't loadable at the moment, preservation efforts are underway for this
 
game.
 
 
 
Invasion blastoids
 
 
the original game in the park was called sword of the cyodake king and is accessable using the following url:
 
http://images.neopets.com/games/g1330_v0_90432.swf
 
some quirks appear as ohter files were edited for the neopets game but this hopefully can be fixed.
 
 
 
 
other games that are found but not yet playable
 
Boat Blasters(neopets game : Coal war tactics) accessable by using V0 as the swf version for the game on neopets.
 
 
 
 
University exam was located and is currently being restored.
 
==== Games found on archive.org ====
Stack happy on flashpoint but broken due to a loading error(noted to fp)
 
Bonbon pickup same as above.
 
 
Games found on other sites:
 
 
Castle defender (on flashpoint) .
 
== Unreleased games: ==
Files were found reflecting a reskin of the game Castle defender
 
called/ "pharows last stand" but was not looking
 
completed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[https://www.neopets.com/help.phtml?folderID=1315]
[https://www.neopets.com/neoboards/boardlist.phtml?board=23]
 
 
==Closure==
In 2014, ''Neopets'' was acquired by the educational franchise JumpStart.<ref>[http://www.jellyneo.net/index.php?comments=10057 A post on a ''Neopets'' fansite about the layoff of many ''Neopets'' employees, after the acquisition by JumpStart.] Retrieved 02 Apr '19</ref> Many things would be moved to a different place, but ''Petpet Park'' was not included in this group of things included in the move, as stated in a news post by ''Neopets'' on September 9th, 2014. The game then closed down on the 18th.<ref>[http://www.neopets.com/nf.phtml?nf_date=2014-09-08 A list of news updates by Neopets in September 2014, including the announcement of Petpet Park shutting down (you have to scroll down a bit).] Retrieved 02 Apr '19</ref>
 
No playable versions of the game have surfaced since then, and in May 2017, ''Neopets'' stopped paying for the domain, and the site's current state is an advertising page unrelated to ''Neopets''.<ref>[http://www6.petpetpark.com/?s_token=1554256372.0729769065&searchbox=1&showDomain=1&tdfs=1 Petpet Park's current state at the moment.] Retrieved 02 Apr '19</ref>
 


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==See Also==
*[[Jelly World Practice Team (partially lost original images of Neopets characters; 2006)]]
*[[Neopets Mobile (found features of discontinued T-Mobile service; 2006-2009)]]
*[[Neopets Movie (partially found production material for unproduced CGI animated film; 2006)]]
*[[Tales of Neopia (unreleased MMO game based on Neopets; 2008-2010)]]
*[[The Last Smiley (found online Neopets platform game; 2004-2006)]]
==References==
==References==
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Petpetpark.png

The game's logo.

Status: Partially Lost/Found

PetPet Park launched in October 2008 by Neopets and Nickelodeon Kids & Family Virtual Worlds Group. [1] and focused on the Neopets' companions, Petpets. The virtual pet website Neopets has had multiple spinoffs over the years, whether they were site-based minigames, or on various apps. Some of these include The Last Smiley, Neopets Mobile and PetPet Park.

Before it opened in October 2008, it started as a mini plot in Neopets, where Neopians would go on missions to help agents "make sure any Petpets crossing over to Neopia arrive at Petpet Park safely." [2]

Gameplay

Petpet Park was an isometric MMO, primarily focused on completing quests and character customization. Membership was an additional option for players looking to unlock more features, such as cosmetics and member-only areas.

The game was somewhat similar to Neopets, with players having the ability to customize and feed their virtual pets. There were of 9 species of Petpets to choose from as of 2014, but the game initially started with six pets: the Pinixy, Kassegat, Drym, Oukin, Dipni and Hifflo. The later three additional members only Petpets were the Puxa, Mumbat, and Bandalu. [3]

Closure

In 2014, Neopets was acquired by the educational franchise JumpStart.[4] An announcement of the game's closure was made on September 9th, 2014, and the game subsequently closed on the 18th.[5]

No playable versions of the game have surfaced since then, and in May 2017, Neopets stopped paying for the domain; the site's current state is an advertising page unrelated to Neopets.[6]

Restoration Efforts

There are currently no playable versions of this game; however, as of 2022, two groups currently is active in attempting to restore Petpet Park,petpet project x(started in 2014) and Petpet Park Rebuild (started in 2021)

A reddit user (u/neo_truths) made access to previously lost files available to ensure that not all features of the game are totally lost. (i.e., beta content, in-game code, etc.)[7]

Gallery

Official game trailer

Short animated advertisement

Beta Petpet Park gameplay

Post-beta Petpet Park tutorial gameplay

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Announcement of the opening of the game's beta. Retrieved 02 Apr '19
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220516153613/http://www.sunnyneo.com/plots/PetpetPark/mission1.php
  3. ↑ Jellyneo page summarizing Petpet Park and its features. Retrieved 15 Dec 2022
  4. ↑ A post on a Neopets fansite about the layoff of many Neopets employees, after the acquisition by JumpStart. Retrieved 02 Apr 2019
  5. ↑ A list of news updates by Neopets in September 2014, including the announcement of Petpet Park shutting down. Retrieved 02 Apr 2019
  6. ↑ Petpet Park's current state at the moment. Retrieved 02 Apr 2019
  7. ↑ neo_truths' beta assets dump
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